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A big battle was going on during the First World War. Guns were firing, and shells
and bullets were flying about everywhere. After an hour of this, one of the soldiers decided
that the fighting was getting too dangerous for him, so he left the front line and began to
go away from the battle. After he had walked for an hour, he saw an officer coming
towards him. The officer stopped him and said, “Where are you going?”
“I’m trying to get as far away as possible from the battle that’s going on behind us,
sir,” the soldier answered.
“Do you know who I am?” the officer said to him angrily. “I’m your commanding
officer.”
The soldier was very surprised when he heard this and said, “My God, I didn’t
realize that I was so far back already!”

QUESTIONS
1. Answer the following questions using your own words. (2 points)
a. What was making things dangerous in the front line?

b. Whom did the soldier meet as he was going away from the battle?

2. Are the following statements True or False? (1 point)

a. The battle was going on in Europe: _______________
b. The soldier was a coward: _______________

3. Find a word or expression in the text, which, in context, is similar in meaning to: (1
point)
a. Fight: _______________ b. Shooting: _______________

4. Choose a, b or c in each question below. Only one choice is correct. (2 points)

1. A big battle
a. had just started.
b. was in process.
c. was about to finish.

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2. The soldier
a. felt safe in the front line
b. did not feel safe in the front line.
c. was safely protected.
3. The commanding officer
a. did not like what the soldier was doing.
b. shouted at the soldier.
c. was surprised to see the soldier.
4. The text teaches us that
a. officers are always next to their soldiers.
b. officers are always far from the front line.
c. officers love the front line.

5. Composition (100-150 words) In your opinion, what is the morals of this story? (4
points)