Our voyage was very prosperous, but I shall not trouble the reader with a journal of it. The captain called in at one or two ports and sent I this long-boat, for provisions and fresh water, but I never went out of the ship till we came into the Downs, which was on the 3rd day of June, 1706, about nine months after my escape. I offered to leave my goods in security for payment of my freight, but the captain protested he would not receive one farthing. We took kind leave of each other, and I made him promise that he would come to see me at my house in Redriff. I hired a house and a guide for five shillings which I borrowed from the captain.
QUESTIONS:
1. When the writer uses the word “prosperous” to describe the voyage, he means that
(A) it made him rich
(B) it made him healthy
(C) it was very pleasant
(D) it was uneventful
2. On the voyage, the author
(A) left the ship at intervals
(B) was not able to leave the ship because it did not stop.
(C) never left the ship at all.
(D) never left the ship till they came into the downs.
3. In the context of the passage, the word “provisions” means
(A) mainly food.
(B) mainly security.
(C) money.
(D) mainly ammunition.
4. For the payment of the author’s freight, the captain
(A) kept his goods as security.
(B) refused to accept any money.
(C) protested against being paid only a farthing.
(D) accepted a sum of money.
5. From the passage, it is clear that the captain’s attitude to the author was
(A) one of hostility.
(B) one of indifference.
(C) one of extreme friendliness and kindness.
(D) one of disgust and irritation.
(Source: CDS-I Exam Paper English – 2012)
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