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v Which word replaces ‘sat down heavily’ in the sentence—'Ausable moved to an armchair and sat
down heavily’?
a) dumped.
b) flumped.
c) pumped.
d) jumped.

vi Ausable’s annoyance at the balcony when he says, “…nuisance of a balcony…” could be called fake,
keeping in mind that
a) Max was the second person to enter the room through it.
b) his balcony was easy enough that anyone could break through it.
c) he later admitted that there was no balcony at all.
d) he wanted to make a spy-like impression in front of Fowler.

(B) Ausable did not fit any description of a secret agent Fowler had ever read. Following him down the
musty corridor of the gloomy French hotel where Ausable had a room, Fowler felt let down. It was a small
room, on the sixth and top floor, and scarcely a setting for a romantic adventure. Ausable was, for one
thing, fat. Very fat. And then there was his accent. Though he spoke French and German passably, he had
never altogether lost the American accent he had brought to Paris from Boston twenty years ago. “You are
disappointed,” Ausable said wheezily over his shoulder.

i “Following him down the musty corridor of the gloomy French hotel where Ausable had a room…”
Choose the correct option to replace the underlined words.
a) expansive, abnormal
b) lighted; formal
c) damp; dingy
d) uncanny; smart

ii Amy is an American woman who teaches French and German in a primary school. This means that
Amy is
a) an empathetic teacher.
b) a rational human being.
c) an experienced guide.
d) a multilingual instructor.

iii It can be inferred from the extract that a secret agent is expected to be
1) fit.
2) compassionate.
3) apologetic.
4) suave.
5) violent.

a) Option 1, 3 & 5
b) Option 1 & 4
c) Option 2 ,4 & 5
d) Option 2 & 3

iv The reason Fowler was disappointed by Ausable when he met him was because Ausable

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