Subject: English
It was the ambition of an eleven years old boy in Kannsas City to be an engine driver. Born without arms, he had been to specials schools where he learnt to use his feet as hands. He spent all his spare time watching trains and one day his dreams came true. Seeing a deserted engine, the boy climbed in. He had no difficulty in starting it up with his feet. Soon he was travelling along at forty miles an hour. Signalmen could not see the young driver, so they set out to stop the train. Meanwhile, the boy reached Missouri, stopped the engine himself, and then made it go backwards.
When he was near home, railway-man caught up with an engine and stopped it. At first, he was very angry, but he smiled when the boy said simply. I like trains.
"Well, I'm glad you don't like planes answered the railwayman.
Answer the following questions:
What was the ambition of the boy?
The ambition of the boy is to be an engine driver.
Answer the following questions:
What did he do after reaching Missouri?
He stopped the engine himself and then made it go backwards after reaching Missouri.
Answer the following questions:
How did the railway-man finally respond to the boy?
"Well, I'm glad you don't like planes" the railway-man finally respond to the boy.
Match the following words with their meanings:
Column A Column B
deserted traveled
set out lonely
answered unique
special replied
ColumnA | Column B |
deserted | lonely |
set out | traveled |
answered | replied |
special | unique |
Fill in the gaps:
The boy lived in ______.
Kannsas City
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