Question

1 Find in the text:
a. the antonym of ‘stale’;
b. the synonym for ‘to close’;
c. the synonym for ‘to require’;
d. the antonym of ’ to open’

2 write
a. a noun formed from the adjective ‘warm’;
b. an adjective formed from the verb ‘to hide’
c. a verb formed from the noun ‘pleasure
d. an adverb formed from the verb ‘to hurry’

Textul:
One winter evening a country shopkeeper was about to close his shop for the night. He went out to shut the

windows from outside and through the glass he noticed a man in the shop quickly take a pound of fresh butter

and hide it in his hat. „What fun I’ll have,” the shopkeeper said to himself as he thought of a way to punish the

man for stealing. Seth already had his hand on the door, ready to leave the shop as quickly as possible. „I say,

Seth,”sit down. On such a cold night as this, it is very pleasant to sit in a warm room.” Seth didn’t know what

to do. He had the butter in his hat, and he wanted to get out of the shop at once. But the shopkeeper took Seth

by the shoulder and made him sit close to the stove in a corner among the boxes and barrels. "We’ll make it a

little warmer, Seth,”he said as he opened the stove door and put a number of sticks inside.”If you are not warm

enough you’ll freeze when you go out on a night like this”. Seth already felt the butter melting, and he jumped

up and said he must go. "Not till you are quite warm, Seth. I’ll tell you a story,” said the shopkeeper as he made

Seth sit down again. "Oh, it’s so hot here,” said Seth. "Sit down, don’t be in such a hurry.’ "But I must go . My cows

... they’re hungry. I must go and feed them”. "Don’t hurry, Seth, let the cows take care of themselves”. Poor Seth,

he didn’t know what to do. Th e butter began to melt and came pouring from under his hat down into his eyes

and mouth. Th e shopkeeper was talking as if nothing was the matter and continued to put sticks into the stove.

"Fine night this,” he said. "Seth, why don’t you take your hat off ? You seem to be warm. Let me put your hat over

here.” No!” cried poor Seth at last. "No! I must go! Let me go out. I’m not well. Let me go!” Th e butter was now

pouring down the poor man’s face and neck and even down his body into his boots, so that he was in a perfect

bath of oil. "Well, good night, Seth,” said the shopkeeper smiling, "if you really want to go.” Th en he added, as

Seth started out of the door. "I say, Seth. I think the fun I have had of you is worth nine pence so I shan’t charge

you for that pound of butter in your hat.”​

Answer 1

Răspuns:

1. stale=/fresh

to close=shut

to require=wanted

to open=/to close

2. warming

hider

plesuring

hurryed