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Old Behrman was a painter who lived on the ground
floor of the apartment building. Behrman was a failure in art. For years, he
had always been planning to paint a work of art, but had never yet begun it. He
earned a little money by serving as a model to artists who could not pay for a
professional model. He was a fierce, little, old man who protected the two
young women in the studio apartment above him.
Sue found Behrman in his room. In one area was a blank
canvas that had been waiting twenty-five years for the first line of paint. Sue
told him about Johnsy and how she feared that her friend would float away like
a leaf.
Old Behrman was angered at such an idea. «Are there
people in the world with the foolishness to die because leaves drop off a vine?
Why do you let that silly business come in her brain?»
«She is very sick and weak,» said Sue, «and the
disease has left her mind full of strange ideas.»
«This is not any place in which one so good as Miss
Johnsy shall lie sick,» yelled Behrman. «Some day I will paint a masterpiece,
and we shall all go away.»
Johnsy was sleeping when they went upstairs. Sue
pulled the shade down to cover the window. She and Behrman went into the other
room. They looked out a window fearfully at the ivy vine. Then they looked at
each other without speaking. A cold rain was falling, mixed with snow. Behrman
sat and posed as the miner.
1. Insert articles
where appropriate:
Old Behrman was painter who lived on ground floor of
apartment building. Behrman was failure in art. For years, he had always been
planning to paint work of art, but had never yet begun it. He earned little
money by serving as model to artists who could not pay for professional model.
He was fierce, little, old man who protected two young women in studio
apartment above him.
Sue found Behrman in his room. In one area was blank
canvas that had been waiting twenty-five years for first line of paint. Sue
told him about Johnsy and how she feared that her friend would float away like
leaf.
Old Behrman was angered at such idea. «Are there
people in world with foolishness to die because leaves drop off vine? Why do
you let that silly business come in her brain?»
«She is very sick and weak,» said Sue, «and disease
has left her mind full of strange ideas.»
«This is not any place in which one so good as Miss
Johnsy shall lie sick,» yelled Behrman. «Some day I will paint masterpiece, and
we shall all go away.»
Johnsy was sleeping when they went upstairs. Sue
pulled shade down to cover window. She and Behrman went into other room. They
looked out window fearfully at ivy vine. Then they looked at each other without
speaking. Cold rain was falling, mixed with snow. Behrman sat and posed as
miner.
2.
Fill in the gaps with derivatives of the words in brackets:
Old Behrman was a painter who lived on the ground
floor of the apartment building. Behrman was a (1)_____[fail] in art. For
years, he had always been planning to paint a work of art, but had never yet
begun it. He earned a little money by serving as a model to artists
who
could not pay for a (2)_____[profession] model. He was a fierce, little, old
man who protected the two young women in the studio apartment above
(3)_____[he].
Sue found Behrman in his room. In one area was a blank
canvas that had been waiting twenty-five years for the first line of paint. Sue
told him about Johnsy and how she feared that (4)_____[she] friend would float
away like a leaf.
Old Behrman was angered at such an idea. «Are there
people in the world with the foolishness to die because leaves drop off a vine?
Why do you let that silly business come in her brain?»
«She is very sick and weak,» said Sue, «and the
disease has left her mind full of strange ideas.»
«This is not any place in which one so good as Miss
Johnsy shall lie sick,» yelled Behrman. «Some day I will paint a masterpiece,
and we shall all go away.»
Johnsy was sleeping when they went upstairs. Sue
pulled the shade down to cover the window. She and Behrman went into the other
room. They looked out a window
(5)_____[fear]
at the ivy vine. Then they looked at each other without speaking. A cold rain
was falling, mixed with snow. Behrman sat and posed as the miner.
3. Find errors in
the following text:
Old Behrman was the painter who lived on the ground
floor of the apartment building. Behrman was a failure in art. For years, he
had always been planning to paint a work of art, but had never yet begun it. He
earned a little money by serving as a model to artists who could not pay for a
professional model. He a fierce, little, old man who protected the two young
women at the studio apartment above him.
Sue found Behrman in his room. In one area was a blank
canvas that had waiting twenty-five years for the first line of paint. Sue told
him about Johnsy and how she feared that her freind would float away like a
leaf.
Old Behrman was angered at such an idea. «Are their
people in the world with the foolishness to die because leaves drop off a vine?
Why do you let that silly business come in her brain?»
«She
is very sick and weak,» said Sue, «and disease has left she mind full of
strange ideas.» «This is not some place in which one so good as Miss Johnsy
shall lie sick,» yelled
Behrman.
«Some day I will paint a masterpiece, and we shall all go away.»
Johnsy was sleeping when they went upstairs. Sue
pulled the shade down for cover the window. She and Behrman went into the other
room. They looked out a window fearfully at the ivy vine. Then they looked in
each other without speaking. A cold rain was falling, mixed with snow. Behrman
sat and posed as the miner.
4.
Fill the gaps with suitable words:
Old
Behrman (1)_____ a painter who lived on (2)_____ ground floor (3)_____ the
apartment building. Behrman was (4)_____ failure in art. (5)_____ years, he had
always been planning to paint a work of art, (6)_____ had never yet begun it.
He earned a little money by serving as a model (7)_____ artists who could not
pay for a professional model. He was a fierce, little, old man (8)_____
protected the two young women (9)_____ the studio apartment above him.
Sue
found Behrman in his room. In one area was a blank canvas that had been waiting
twenty-five years for the first line of paint. Sue told him about Johnsy
(10)_____ how she feared that her friend would float away like a leaf.
Old
Behrman was angered (11)_____ such an idea. «Are (12)_____ people in the world
(13)_____ the foolishness to die because leaves drop off a vine? Why do you let
that silly business come in her brain?»
«She
(14)_____ very sick and weak,» said Sue, «and the disease has left her mind
full of strange ideas.»
«This
is not (15)_____ place in which one so good as Miss Johnsy shall lie sick,»
yelled Behrman. «Some day I (16)_____ paint a masterpiece, and we shall all go
away.»
Johnsy was sleeping when they went upstairs. Sue
pulled the shade down to cover the window. She and Behrman went into the other
room. They looked out a window fearfully at the ivy vine. Then they looked at
each other without speaking. A cold rain was falling, mixed with snow. Behrman
sat and posed as the miner.
5. Fill in the
gaps with the words below:
[an angered any artists because canvas
do friend good his ivy left lived out posed said silly studio waiting yelled
yet]
Old
Behrman was a painter who (1)_____ on the ground floor of the apartment
building. Behrman was a failure in art. For years, he had always been planning
to paint a work of art, but had never (2)_____ begun it. He earned a little
money by serving as a model to (3)_____
who could not pay for a
professional model. He was a fierce, little, old man who protected the two
young women in the (4)_____ apartment above him.
Sue found Behrman
in (5)_____ room. In one area was a blank (6)_____ that had been
(7)_____ twenty-five years
for the first line of paint. Sue told him about Johnsy and how she feared that
her (8)_____ would float away like a leaf.
Old
Behrman was (9)_____ at such (10)_____ idea. «Are there people in the world
with the foolishness to die (11)_____ leaves drop off a vine? Why (12)_____ you
let that (13)_____
business
come in her brain?»
«She
is very sick and weak,» (14)_____ Sue, «and the disease has (15)_____ her mind
full of strange ideas.»
«This
is not (16)_____ place in which one so (17)_____ as Miss Johnsy shall lie
sick,» (18)_____ Behrman. «Some day I will paint a masterpiece, and we shall
all go away.»
Johnsy
was sleeping when they went upstairs. Sue pulled the shade down to cover the
window. She and Behrman went into the other room. They looked (19)_____ a
window
fearfully
at the (20)_____ vine. Then they looked at each other without speaking. A cold
rain was falling, mixed with snow. Behrman sat and (21)_____ as the miner.
6. Insert
prepositions where appropriate:
Old
Behrman was a painter who lived the ground floor the apartment building.
Behrman was a failure art. Years, he had always been planning paint a work art,
but had never yet begun it. He earned a little money serving a model artists
who could not pay a professional model. He was a fierce, little, old man who
protected the two young women the studio apartment him.
Sue
found Behrman his room. One area was a blank canvas that had been waiting
twenty-five years the first line paint. Sue told him Johnsy and how she feared
that her friend would float like a leaf.
Old Behrman was angered such an idea. «Are there
people the world the foolishness die because leaves drop a vine? Why do you let
that silly business come her brain?»
«She
is very sick and weak,» said Sue, «and the disease has left her mind full
strange ideas.»
«This
is not any place which one so good Miss Johnsy shall lie sick,» yelled Behrman.
«Some day I will paint a masterpiece, and we shall all go away.»
Johnsy
was sleeping when they went upstairs. Sue pulled the shade cover the window.
She and Behrman went the other room. They looked a window fearfully the ivy
vine. Then they looked each other speaking. A cold rain was falling, mixed
snow. Behrman sat and posed the miner.
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