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II. VOCABULARY
cottage = căsuță, vilă nearly= aproape
sword= sabie path= cărare
harp with strings= harpă cu coarde grab= a apuca, a înșfăca
bloom= a înflori host= gazdă
he was off= a plecat feed= a hrăni
damage= a strica, a deteriora, a avaria grateful= recunoscător
thunderstorm= furtună cu trăsnete deserve= a merita
engulf= a devora, a scufunda, a înghiți reluctantly= cu greu, fără tragere de inimă
exhausted= epuizat fail= a eșua
V. True or false?
1. The merchant lived with his wife .
2. The city where they lived was very beautiful.
3. The man’s job was to sell things.
4. The children always wanted their father to buy them beautiful presents.
5. The oldest child’s biggest wish was to see her father healthy.
6. As a gift, Beauty wanted one of the things she liked most.
7. Because of the weather his ship was destroyed.
8. The merchant spent the night in a very beautiful castle.
9. He went to that castle because he knew its owner.
10. The Beast became very angry when he saw the man stealing a rose.
11. The merchant begged him pardon.
12. The Beast forgave him with great ease.
13. The Beast wanted the merchant to force one of his daughters to marry him.
14. The merchant was very delighted hearing the Beast’s proposal.
VIII. Choose from the list above and complete the sentences:
1. If you want to go to sleep, ………………… your …………… first!
2. He didn’t pass the exam because he ………….. a lot of …………….. in his writing paper.
3. …………………. your …………. and it will be better for you!
4. After eating, my mother always …………………………………..
5. He is a very good teacher who ………………… his …………….. with responsibility.
6. She ……………. me very …………telling me such good news.
7. I’d like to ……………………………………, but I don’t have any sugar.
8. I don’t like being a pupil because I have to …………………………… every day.
9. If you want to save time and money, ………………………………….. in big supermarkets.
10. My sister is a very sociable person. She ………………………………. wherever she goes.