Stray cat's gravestone sells for fortune

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1. How did Chris Brewchorne find out about the gravestone?
	A. He bought it.
	B. He saw it by accident.
	C. He discovered it in a salvage yard.
	D. It was offered to him by a local cider mill.

2. Whose image is on the slab?
	A. Winkle
	B. Roman
	C. St Peter
	D. Sotheby

3. How old is the slab?
	A. about a week
	B. less than one year
	C. more than 1,000 years
	D. almost 10,000 years

4. How did Winkle come to live with the man?
	A. The man found Winkle.
	B. The man bought Winkle.
	C. Someone gave Winkle to the man.
	D. Winkle was one of the kittens of the man's cat.

5. Who will make a new gravestone for Winkle?
	A. Reuters
	B. the widow
	C. mid-Saxon
	D. Brewchorne

Synonyms: Which of the following words or phrases replace the ones from the passage best?

6. gravestone
	A. unusual disease
	B. money changer
	C. serious matter
	D. headstone

7. image
	A. gem
	B. picture
	C. wisdom
	D. message

8. spot
	A. stain
	B. notice
	C. collect
	D. destroy

9. chap
	A. guy
	B. chip
	C. saint
	D. monk

10. former
	A. poor
	B. famous
	C. previous
	D. successful