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Word Power
odd: small dime: a coin (money) worth one tenth of a dollar
lost his nerve: afraid to do something famished: starving; extremely hungry
owe: amount to be repaid quit: leave
rare: uncommon baffled: confused
administered: gave (medicine / injection) diagnose: identify or determine (the type of disease)
approval: acceptance flooded: filled
Comprehension Skills
A. Choose the right option.
1. The poor little boy did odd jobs to _____________.
a. buy food b. clear debts c. pay for school
2. The woman offered the boy _____________.
a. a glass of milk b. a glass of water c. some money
3. As Howard Kelly left that house, he felt _____________.
a. stronger b. embarrassed c. weaker
4. Howard Kelly grew up to be a ____________.
a. salesman b. doctor c. lawyer
5. The hospital bill was paid _____________.
a. through a cheque b. in cash c. with a glass of milk
B. Complete the sentences.
1. The boy lost his nerve when _____________________.
2. Mother has taught us _____________________.
3. When Howard Kelly heard the name of the town she came from _____________________.
4. Dr. Kelly requested the business office to _____________________.
5. She read these words “_______________________________” on the side of the bill.
C. Answer the questions given below.
1. What did the boy ask for when a young woman opened the door?
2. What did the woman say to the boy?
3. Why were the local doctors baffled?
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