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l.;lif'.;--_.- You are going to read a magazine article about a young mother whose house was burgled. 8
How was Lisa feeling as she walked home trom work?
For Questions 8-15, choosethe correct answer A, B, C or D.
A tired
Mark your answerson the separate answer sheet. B anxious
C depressed
D relieved

9 What does 'pick up' mea n in line 5?

L isa Tyler was weary after a long, hard day at the pottery factory where
she works. But as she approached her home in the English city of
Stoke-on-Trent. her heart lightened: sao n she would be hilVing a nice
cup of tea, putting her feet up and watching Friends, her favourite TV series.
A
B
C
contact
visit
collect
5 But first. she needed to change out of her work dothes and pick up her threee D check
year-old san from his grandmother' s house nearby.
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As Lisa walked up her garden path, she noticed a light flashing on and off in What first led Lisato think there was a burglar in her house?
an upstairs bedroom. A shiver went down her back. What if it was a burglar? A Something had been broken.
QUietly,she crept round to the back of the house to see if there was any sign of B Something had been left outside.
a break-in. Sure enough, a window was open and someone's coat was C Something was in the wrong place.
hanging on the gatepost! D Something was moving inside.
Well,26-year-oldLisadidn't fancy coming face to face with a burglar, soshe 11
ran to a neighbour's house and rang the police. But as she sat waiting for the Why didn't Lisawait in her neighbour's house unti! the police arrived?
police to arrive, Lisa's curiosity got the better of her and she decided to go back A Shewas worried about losing her television.
and see what was going on. That's when she sawaleg coming out of the
downstairs front windowo It was a man climbing out. Lisa gasped in shock. B Shewanted to know what was happening.
The burglar was carrying her portable television! C She noticed something from her neighbour's windowo
D She realisedthat the burglar was leaving.
18 At this point. Lisa saw red. She didn't have many possessions and she'd saved
long and hard to buy that set. Besides, nobody was going to stop her watching 12 What does 'Lisa saw red' (line 18) mean?
Friellds.
A She got impatient.
'Oh no you don't,' she muttered under her breath, as the fury swelled inside B She felt frightened.
her, Without even stopping to think. she tore across the garden and started C She got angry.
shouting at the burglar. 'Give me my TV - drop it nowi' she screamed. D She fel t brave.

19noring her, the man !led across the garden. Sa Lisa threw herself at him and
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successfully rugby-tackled him to the ground. The burglar struggled to escape, What happened when Lisashouted at the burglar?
but Lisa hung on like the best kind of guard dog despite being punched and
A He tried to explain why he was there.
kicked. As she looked up, she realised that she recognised the burglar's face.
B He feli over as he ran towards her.
She was so surprised that she lost her grip and the burglar got away, leaving
C He pretended not to have heard her.
the TV behind in the garden.
D He dropped the TV and attacked her.
By the tirne the police and her father arrived, Lisa was in tears. 'l can't believe
you were so foolish, Lisa,' scolded her father. 'You could have been killed.' 14 What did Lisa's father do when he arrived?

'l know, but at least he didn't get my TV,' she replied. A He told her off.
B Her comforted her.
Lisa later remembered the name of the burglar, who had been in the same
C He praised her.
year as her at schoo!. He was later caught and jailed for 15 months after
D He argued with her.
admitting burglary and assault. In May last year, Lisa was given a Certificate
of Appreciation by Staffordshire Police, for her 'outstanding courage and 15
public action'. But in the future she intends to leave household security to a How was the burglar caught?
new member of her family, Chan, who is a real guard dog. A Lisa was able to describe him.
B He was found at another burglary.
C
Lisa realised she could identify him.
D He was already known to the police.

DJI TEST 4, PAPER 1