Reading Answer Key (unit 5)

Reading. A short story

Exercise 1:
1. c
2. a
3. b
4. c
5.a

Exercise 2
1. She pulled her hair down and looked at it in the mirror to see how long it was because she knew she could sell her hair to buy Jim a present.

2. She was worried because she wasn't sure Jim would still find her beautiful after having cut her hair 

3. Della was frightened because she couldn't read his expression, which wasn't an expression she could have expected.

4. She was trying to explain why she had cut her hair off. 

Exercise 4:

1. length
2. possessions
3. flowed
4. damage
5. lived through

Exercise 5
(possible answers)
1. jewellery shop
2. an actor
3. a diamond ring
4. a sad story
5. an old pair of jeans
6. when a dog starts barking at you