Lesson7 Scene1

According to paragraph 1, there is a common factor among many things ＿＿＿＿. 

• (a) we think are usual  

• (b) we have discovered 

• (c) that resulted from modern technology 

According to paragraph 2, Walpole described the ability of people to make unexpected findings by chance ＿＿＿＿＿. 

• (a) by giving some examples 

• (b) by using the word serendipity 

• (c) by writing a story 

Answer T (true) or F (false).　　 

There are a lot of things discovered as a result of serendipity.       

• True

• False

Answer T (true) or F (false).　　 

The first use of serendipity as a word was in a letter Walpole received.

• True

• False

Answer T (true) or F (false).　　 

Ceylon, which is now known as Sri Lanka, was once called Serendip.

• True

• False

Choose the correct title for each paragraph1. There are some unnecessary options. 

　　

•   (a) A Letter to Horace Walpole 

•   (b) Our Modern World 

•   (c) Serendipity’s Origin 

•     (d) Many Things Discovered by Accident 

Choose the correct title for each paragraph2. There are some unnecessary options. 

　　

•   (a) A Letter to Horace Walpole 

•   (b) Our Modern World 

•   (c) Serendipity’s Origin 

•     (d) Many Things Discovered by Accident 

Choose the two correct statements.

• 1. Common things in our modern world are almost never discovered by accident. 

• 2. The Three Princes of Serendip was published in 1754. 

• 3. The main characters of The Three Princes of Serendip made unexpected discoveries.   

• 4. Walpole believed that serendipity was only possible for the people of Serendip. 

• 5. We can learn of two examples resulting from serendipity in the following paragraphs.