Passage 3



Each question in the text refers to a numbered blank. For each question, choose the best answer from the options A, B and C or A, B, C and D to fit the numbered blank.



Sinbad’s father died when he was very young. He left Sinbad with ___________(17) money than he had ever seen in his life. An ___________(18) Sinbad went to sea to begin trading at ports and he had many ___________(19) adventures. His ___________(20) experience was landing on an ‘island’ that was actually a ___________(21) whale!

In his haste to escape from the ‘island’, Sinbad fell into the ___________(22) sea but he finally drifted to shore. He found himself on a ___________(23) beach. He was ___________(24) to be walking on solid ground again. When Sinbad went back to his own country, no one believed his story about the whale.



17. A many

B more

C much

D most



18. A excite

B exciting

C excited

D excitement



19. A interest

B interesting

C interested

D interests



20. A fun

B funny

C funnier

D funniest



21. A huge

B clever

C baby



22. A stormy B clean

C shallow



23. A old

B modern

C sandy

D far



24. A glad

B tired

C angry

D sad​