English language test (1) time: part grade 1) Answer all questions

Answer all questions.
Richard Cory
Edwin Arlington Robinson
Whenever Richard Cory went down town,
We people on the pavement looked at him;
He was a gentleman from sole to crown,
Clean favoured, and imperially slim.
And he was always quietly arrayed,
And he was always human when he talked;
But still he fluttered pulses when he said,
‘Good-morning’ and he glittered when he walked.
And he was rich, -yes, richer than a king-
And admirably schooled in every grace;
In fine, we thought that he was everything
To make us wish that we were in his place.
So on we worked, and waited for the light,
And went without the meat, and cursed the bread;
And Richard Cory, one calm summer night
Went home and put a bullet through his head.
9. What does the poet mean by the expression “He was a gentleman from sole to crown”?
10. Why do the people wish they were like Richard Cory?
11. Why does the poet describe Richard Cory as “always human”?
12. The poet says that Richard Cory “glittered when he walked.”
How is the word “glittered” used?
a) literally 
b) figuratively
Give reasons for your answer.
13. Identify the lines in the poem which show the poverty of the people.
14. What are the riches Richard Cory possessed?

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15. The poet gives no reason for Cory’s death. Why?
16. Why does the poet use the phrase “one calm summer night” to describe the night of
Cory’s death?
PART 2
Answer all questions.
DIRECTIONS: From the alternatives given, write the word which best fits the meaning 
of the sentence.
17. The advertiser is always trying to ______________ us to buy his products.
(A) fell
(B) attract (C) persuade (D) direct 
18. We cannot accuse him of this crime because we do not have sufficient__________ 
(A) reason 
(B) evidence (C) witness 
(D) hearing
19. It is too late for us to ________________ your invitation.
(A) regard 
(B) accept (C) process 
(D) except
20. As a result of his _________________ behaviour he was admitted to the mental 
hospital.
(A) weird 
(B) strange 
(C) insane 
(D) frantic
21. We find it difficult to ________________ what you are saying.
(A) distinguish 
(B) comprehend 
(C) trace 
(D) refuse
22. All his efforts to obtain his visa to the United States proved_________________ 
(A) progressive 
(B) futile 
(C) faulty 
(D) costly
23. Give us the tools and we would do the ______________________.
(A) job
(B) best 
(C) needful 
(D) programme

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24. His _____________________ advised him to fight the matter to the bitter end.
(A) defence (B) plaintiff
(C) colleague (D) lawyer
25. If you wish to __________________ you have to work hard.
(A) succeed
(B) progress (C) promote (D) falter
26. Anyone can see that this fire was cause by the ______________ of the staff at the
hospital.
(A) negligence
(B) irresponsible 
(C) concern (D) panic