March 20-26, 2006
Bush hit by bouncer and fooled by googly
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1. What does a bouncer do?
A. hit
B. fool
C. google
D. bounce

2. What sport does President Bush like very much?
A. tennis
B. cricket
C. bowling
D. baseball

3. Why did Bush play cricket?
A. Bush wants to turn cricket pro.
B. People in Pakistan are crazy about Bush.
C. People in Pakistan are crazy about cricket.
D. Bush has just bought the Pakistani cricket team.

4. What did Bush think about his cricket skills?

A. excellent
B. atrocious
C. professional
D. not very good

5. What did PakistanŐs most famous cricket player want to do for the Bush visit?
A. join the Republican Party
B. ask Bush for political asylum
C. grant the president an autograph
D. organise a demonstration against him


Synonyms: Which of the following words or phrases replace the ones from the passage best?
6. avid
A. new
B. paid
C. keen
D. reluctant

7. bat
  A. pet
B. bird
C. club
D. mascot

8. former
A. sole
B. public
C. official
D. previous

9. bamboozle
A. fool
B. attack
C. admire
D. intoxicate

10. thwart
A. stop
B. permit
C. support
D. interrogate

 

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