Question

gii 137a kumon
summarising a single paragraph 9
my pride and joy

read the passage and then complete the comment on the underlined part using words from the passage. -5 each

i therefore positioned the buck where i could get a clear shot, and waited. half an hour later i saw the lion and fired - or tried to. i had forgotten to load my gun! sometime towards morning he came back: this time his luck had run out. elsa had been a spectator of the whole performance, but never uttered a sound.

our third safari was the one to lake rudolf, when the turkana had been so amazed to see elsa and joy on a campbed together. i had decided to go up the east shore of the lake and beyond it, right to the frontiers of ethiopia, from which raiders were said to poach game.

adamson failed to hit 1) \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_ the first time he shot at him because 2) \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_ was not loaded. the lion had a lucky escape. when the lion came back some time towards morning, his 3) \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_ ,\ meaning that adamson shot him.

Explanation:

The questions require completing the summary comments using exact words or phrases from the provided passage:

• For blank 1), the passage states "I saw the lion and fired — or tried to," indicating Adamson failed to hit "the lion".
• For blank 2), the passage states "I had forgotten to load my gun!", which explains that he failed because "his gun" was not loaded.
• For blank 3), the passage states "Sometime towards morning he came back: this time his luck had run out," which corresponds to the comment about the lion returning and Adamson successfully shooting him.

Answer:

1. the lion
2. his gun
3. his luck had run out