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Intermediate Reading Comprehension Test 02

The elephants left the shade and approached the mud pool, but became aware of the author's silent truck parked nearby due to its smell. The leading elephant cautiously backed away with the young elephants. A smaller mother elephant stood by the pool, swinging her trunk and keeping an eye on the truck. She seemed uncertain about investigating the truck but slowly advanced. The author was able to see details like the hairiness around her jaw and smell her scent closely. The mother elephant appeared intensely curious about the metal object, bringing her within a couple meters, though the author did not expect to ever freely approach elephants on foot.

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Intermediate Reading Comprehension Test 02

The elephants left the shade and approached the mud pool, but became aware of the author's silent truck parked nearby due to its smell. The leading elephant cautiously backed away with the young elephants. A smaller mother elephant stood by the pool, swinging her trunk and keeping an eye on the truck. She seemed uncertain about investigating the truck but slowly advanced. The author was able to see details like the hairiness around her jaw and smell her scent closely. The mother elephant appeared intensely curious about the metal object, bringing her within a couple meters, though the author did not expect to ever freely approach elephants on foot.

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Intermediate Reading Comprehension Test 02

The elephants left the shade, crossed an open piece of grass between bushes, and came towards
the mud-pool where my truck was parked. One by one, they arrived on the shore, but, just as they
seemed to be about to bathe in the inviting muddy liquid, they became aware of the silent truck with its
tell-tale smell of man. The leading elephant merely spread her ears and cautiously backed away taking
the young elephants with her.
A smaller mother elephant continued to stand next to the pool, however, swinging her long trunk
and swaying her head from side to side always keeping an eye on the truck. The baby elephant behind
her held up his head, waving his trunk to sample the suspicious smell in the wind. The mother elephant
seemed to be uncertain about whether to come on and investigate the truck or to back away with the
others. Finally she made up her mind and slowly advanced on the truck. Her ears were half out, and her
trunk moved inquiringly towards the vehicle and then back under her stomach in a rhythmic swing.
I was fascinated by this close approach. Never before had I been able to see the hairiness around
the jaw, nor smell the warm scent of elephant which now reach me in concentrated waves. The mother
elephant's steps were slow but determined, and brought her to within a couple of metres of me.
She gave the impression of being intensely curious about this metal object which had appeared in
her world and behaved as if it were itself an animal. I wondered how far she would accept the situation
and, if after all the centuries of men killing elephants, she would ever allow me to approach her on foot.
To be able to move freely among the elephants without their minding was an exciting thought, but I
certainly did not expect it would ever be possible.
Question 1: It had been the elephants' intention to ______ .

A) lie in the sunshine

B) swim in the pool

C) feed on the grass

D) avoid the mud

Question 2: The presence of the writer and his vehicle ______ .

A) frightened all the elephants away

B) made the adult elephants curious

C) made the leading elephant suspicious

D) was not noticed by the elephants

Question 3: How did the smaller elephant react the truck?

A) She rushed up to it excitedly.

B) She showed more curiosity than the other elephants.

C) She kept her baby away from it.

D) After some hesitation she moved away with the other elephants.

Question 4: While he watched the mother elephant approaching, the author ______ .

A) found the smell very unpleasant

B) saw details he had not noticed before


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C) was worried that the elephants were too close

D) was impressed by the elephant's size

Question 5: The author did not expect he would ever be able to ______ .

A) drive his truck close to the elephants

B) touch the elephants

C) shoot the elephants

D) walk about freely near the elephants

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Answer Keys

Question Answer Question Answer

1 B 4 B
2 C 5 D
3 B

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