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C. Answer the questions given below.
1. What did Ivan do on seeing the series 9,499 in the newspaper?

2. How did Ivan and his wife want to spend the lottery prize?

3. What did Ivan imagine?
4. What did Ivan think about autumn with its rains?

5. How did Ivan and his wife react when they knew they had not won the lottery?

Vocabulary Skills

A. Choose the correct meaning of the words in bold.

1. Ivan was contented with his life.
a. angry b. satisfied c. unhappy

2. He had a bewildered look on his face.

a. confused b. happy c. sad

3. She is a gracious woman.
a. helpful b. beautiful c. friendly

4. This place is very serene.

a. calm and peaceful b. noisy c. dirty

5. The journey is very wearisome.
a. exciting b. tiring and boring c. interesting

B. Match the words with their meanings.
1. lapsed cause agony

2. contented nervousness
3. torment not valid

4. panic making fun of someone

5. mockery satisfied

C. Write the words opposite in meanings.

1. hollow – _________________ 6. serene – _________________

2. pleasant – _________________ 7. healthy – _________________

3. fortune – _________________ 8. hope – _________________

4. silence – _________________ 9. pale – _________________

5. life – _________________ 10. smile – _________________

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