American Short Stories THE GIFT OF
THE MAGI - O'Henry
ACTIVITY 44a: You are going to
listen to THE GIFT OF THE MAGI by
O'Henry.
Listen carefully and for questions
1-6, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think best
completes each question.
Questions 1-6
1.
What does Della buy for Jim?
4.
What does
Madame
Sofronie do
for a
living?
A. A fine cigar. B. A better wedding ring. C. A chain for his pocket watch. D. A moleskin wallet.
A. She
only buys
hair combs. B. She
only sells
hair combs. C. She
buys only
hair. D. She
buys hair
goods of all
kinds.
2.
How much did Della have initially to spend on Jim’s gift?
5.
What does Della worry about her husband
Jim?
A. $21.87 B. .60 C. $20 D. $1.87
A. That he will no longer find her attractive. B.
That he won’t like her gift. C. That he did not purchase a gift for her.
D. That he will be angry at her for spending
too much.
3.
What does
Della’s
husband buy for
her?
6.
What does Della sell to raise additional money?
A. Hair combs. B. Gets their china out of pawn. C. A better wedding ring. D. A locket.
A. Her long hair. B. Her locket. C. Her mother's wedding ring. D. Their wedding china.
ACTIVITY
44b:
Choose the right adverbial expression to complete each
sentence.Then
check the
audio transcription together with the correct answers of the two
activities.
1.
Della had saved some money by the unpleasant means of
the grocer and the
vegetable man and the butcher.
2.
When the story opens, the time is
.
3. Jim
only $20 a week..
4.
Jim's most precious possessions are Della's hair and
.
5.
Madame Sofronie gives Della
for her hair.
6.
Della's Christmas present to Jim was a
.
7.
His gift to her was
for her hair.
8.
Della was afraid that Jim would think she was no longer
.
9.
Jim's reaction when he came home was
.
10.
The most important gift that Jim and Della gave each other was
.
CONGRATULATIONS! You have finished
LESSON 11
at OM Personal
CAE - Certificate in Advanced English. Before moving on to the next lesson, please remember
to revise everything you
have learnt here.
