Global Reading >> Part Division of the Text

Global Reading >> Scanning

Scan Text A and put the sentences in a logical order.  

A. He has his laces tied and his top shirt button buttoned before taking another bus.

B. It’s after 7 p.m. that he arrives home after a day’s hard work.

C. It’s 5:45 a.m. Bill Porter lingers under the covers and listens to weather broadcasting.

D. He assembles his weapons before going out.

E. The teenagers on the bus remind him of his past.

F. Encouraged by his mother, Porter became a salesman who sold household products door-to-door.

G. He tries many times. At last, a lady buys a cake of laundry soap from him.

1. (C) 2. (D) 3. (E) 4. (F) 5. (A) 6. (G) 7. (B)

Global Reading >> Further Understanding

I. For Part 1 True or False

1. Bill Porter used to listen to the weather broadcasting every morning. (T)

2. There is something wrong in his left hand. (F)

(=The fingers on his right hand are so twisted that he can’t tie his shoes.)

3. His dead mother never thought he could do anything. (F)

(=His dead mother used to encourage him and her challenge echoes in his soul.)

4. People didn’t believe that he could live independently. That is not the case, however. (T)

5. Bill Porter has ever been a soldier fighting in the battlefield. (F)

(=A crippled body is one of his enemies, and he must fight alone for his independence and dignity.)

II. For Part 2 Multiple Choice

1. The first job for which he applied for is to sell _____. (=A)

A. brushes   B. household products

C. newspapers  D. briefcases

2. A representative in Watkins offered him a job to sell household products in a quite ______ section. (=C)

A. rich    B. poor

C. remote   D. nearby

3. For several years, his sales kept the ______ in Watkins. (=B)

A. last    B. highest

C. lowest   D. secondary

4. His first stop on his way to work that day is ______. (=B)

A. a bus stop   B. a shoeshine stand

C. a nearby hotel  D. a house

III. For Part 3 Blank Filling

Supply the missing information according to the story.

It is a windy and rainy day. Bill Porter stopped at the first house. He rings the bell. A woman comes to the door and refuses him by an excuse. The person in the second house even doesn’t give him a chance to speak. For ninety minutes, Porter hasn’t made a sale, but he doesn’t give up. At last a woman is persuaded to buy a cake of soap from him.

IV. For Part 4 Group Discussion

1. Why did he have to sell his house?

2. What is Bill’s home like? What kind of life does he lead?

3. Does Bill feel sorry for himself? Why or why not?