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Read the following passage. I bought a substantial stock of goods to trade, and sailed on a ship with a number of my merchant friends. We placed ourselves in the care of Allah and set off. Soon we reached an island.We decided to go ashore. My friends went to gather fruits and flowers, but I took my food packet to a place in the shade. I had a good meal and lay down to sleep under the trees. I don’t know how long I slept, but when I awoke and looked out to sea, the ship had gone. I was all alone. Not knowing what to do, I climbed up to the top of a tall tree and looked over the island on all sides. In the distance I could see something white, and decided to find out what it was. Now answer the following questions. 1) Who does ‘I’ refer to? 2) Why do you think the speaker bought the stock of goods? 3) Who accompanied the speaker? 4) What did the speaker realise after he woke up?1) Who does ‘I’ refer to? 2) Why do you think the speaker bought the stock of goods? |
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Answer» 1) ‘I’ refers to Sindbad. 2) The speaker bought the goods to trade. 3) His friends 4) The speaker realised that the ship had gone leaving him alone on the island. 5) I would search for a companion. |
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