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Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct options.

(A) ‘But the sign has been hanging on the gate for over a month now and I am beginning to be afraid that the day I bought it was when I was the real fool.’

a) Why is Juliette disappointed?

(i) She is unable to get a role of cook in the films.

(ii) Her maid is leaving as she has got a role in the films.

(iii) She is unable to find a suitable buyer for her villa.

(iv) Gaston is offering a very low price for the villa.

b) Why does she call herself a fool?

(i) She has decided to sell her villa.

(ii) There are no buyers for the villa.

(iii) She had bought the villa for more than it was worth.

(iv) The villa was too close to the film studios.

(B) ‘But your parents would take possession of it, every year from the beginning of spring until the end of September. What’s more they would bring the whole tribe of your sister’s children with them.’

(a) What does Gaston mean by ‘take possession’?

(i) Her parents would stay with them for a long time.

(ii) Juliette’s sister has many children.

(iii) Gaston does not like children.

(iv) Juliette’s sister’s children are badly behaved.

(C) ‘While you were upstairs, I have been thinking a lot about your Papa and Mamma.’

(a) What is the discrepancy between what Gaston said earlier and what he says now?

(i) Earlier he did not want Juliette’s parents to stay with them but now he is showing concern for them.

(ii) Earlier he wanted Juliette’s parents to stay with them but now he does not want them to come over.

(iii) Earlier he wanted to buy a house for them but now he wants them to come and stay in their villa.

(iv) Earlier he stayed in Juliette’s parents’ villa but now he wants them to stay with him and Juliette.

(b) What does the above statement reveal about Gaston’s character?

(i) He is selfish.

(ii) He is an opportunist.

(iii) He is a caring person.

(iv) He is a hypocrite.

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Solution

(A) a) (iii) She is unable to find a suitable buyer for her villa.

b) (iii) She had bought the villa for more than it was worth.

(B) a) (i) Her parents would stay with them for a long time.

(C) a) (i) Earlier he did not want Juliette’s parents to stay with them but now he is showing concern for them.

b) (ii) He is an opportunist.


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