Test item: Vocabulary
15. Read the following passage. Underline the correct word that fills the blank. The first one is done for
you.
A beggar was walking along the road. He was eating a bun because he felt (1) (thirsty, hungry, tired). He saw a
(2) (well, pond, hut) with a large white duck swimming round and round on it. He jumped over the (3) (road,
hive, fence)and caught the duck and took it out of the pond. He was sitting by the pond with a large pile of (4)
(clothes, food, feathers) beside him. A farmer saw this and came running across the field waving his arms. The
beggar hurriedly put the duck back into the (5) (sand, ground, water). The farmer asked the beggar 'What's the
matter with my duck?" "Ah" said the beggar quietly. "It wanted to go for a (6)
(6) (walk, game, swim) and
I'm looking after its clothes."