Name: ____________________________________________

Date: __________________
Topic of the week: Reading

Homework #5
I.

Vocabulary

1. Context clues Instructions. Read the next excerpt from F. Scott Fitzgeralds novel The
Great Gatsby and define a close meaning of the words in bold.
I came back from the East last autumn, I felt that I wanted the world to be in uniform and at a
sort of moral attention forever; I wanted no more riotous excursions with privileged glimpses
into the human heart. Only Gatsby, the man who gives his name to this book, was exempt from
my reaction-Gatsby, who represented everything for which I have an unaffected scorn. If
personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures, then there was something gorgeous
about him, some heightened sensitivity to the promises of life, as if he were related to one of
those intricate machines that register earthquakes ten thousand miles away. This
responsiveness had nothing to do with that flabby impressionability which is dignified under the
name of the "creative temperament"-it was an extraordinary gift for hope, a romantic readiness
such as I have never found in any other person and which it is not likely I shall ever find again.
No-Gatsby turned out all right at the end; it is what preyed on Gatsby, what foul dust floated in
the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and
short-winded elations of men.
i.

Riotous

ii.

Exempt

iii.

Flabby

iv.

Scorn

v.

Readiness

Instructions. For each question, choose which of the four possible answers fits the space best
and write the correct letter in the empty box.
1. I am feeling really
today. The weather is terrible and I got some bad news this
morning too!
a. lazy
b. punctual
c. miserable
d. starving
2. My uncle

four years ago but he is still very active and says he wished he had

stopped work years before!!

a. graduated
b. retired
c. resigned
d. fired
3. I think a teacher should be quite

so that the students who want to learn can, without

worrying about other students playing around.

a. serious
b. strict
c. harsh
d. cold
4. If you turn off the central heating if you are away from home for more than a couple of day,
you will
a lot of money.

a. earn
b. save
c. win
d. gain

5. We watched the carnival and then stayed behind for two hours afterwards to help the
organisers clear away all the
.

a. garbage
b. dirt
c. mud
d. pollution

II.

Grammar

2. Fill in the blanks Instructions. Complete the gaps with the correct form (infinitive or gerund)
of the verbs in brackets.
1)

I cant imagine Peter Pan ________ (go) to school like a normal kid.

2)

Jenna agreed ________ (buy) the new book of Literature with me.

3)

The questions are easy ________ (answer) if you read the chapter for the quiz.

4)

Imagine Wendy all grown up wondering how ________ (get) to Neverland again.

5)

I look forward to ________ (see) the movie for this book.

6)

Ana told me that ________ (visit) Hogwarts was the best experience of her life.

7)

Luca and I decided ________ (run) before class.

8)

The teacher expected her students ________ (study) hard for their quiz.

9)

She doesnt mind ________ (work) the night shift.

10)

I learned ________ (ride) the bike at age of 10.

III.
3.

Writing
Creative writing Instructions. In a paragraph describe the plot of your favorite book.

Explain why you chose that book.