Peter Judd joined the army when he was eighteen, and for several months he was taught how to be a good soldier. He did quite well in everything except shooting. One day he and his friends were practicing their shooting, and all of them were doing quite well except Peter. After he had shot at the target nine times and had not hit it once, the officer who was trying to teach the young soldiers to shoot said, "You're quite hopeless, Peter! Don't waste your last bullet too! Go behind that wall and shoot yourself with it!

Peter felt ashamed. He went behind the wall, and a few seconds later the officer and the other young soldiers heard the sound of a shot.

"Heavens! The officer said, 'Has that silly man really shot himself?

He ran behind the wall anxiously, but Peter was all right. I'm sorry, sir,' he said, 'but I missed again.'

A      Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)? Write Tor F.

1. Peter was good at everything.
2. Peter was not good at shooting.
3. A lot of the other soldiers were bad at shooting too.
4. One of Peter's nine bullets hit the target.
5. The officer was not pleased with him.
6. The officer thought that Peter had shot himself.

B        Write these sentences. Choose the correct word in each:

1. Peter is looking at an enemy and trying to shoot (him / himself).

2. Now Peter is trying to shoot. (him / himself).

5. The white donkey is in a field with a black donkey, and it has hurt (it / itself).

6. The white donkey is in a field with a black one, and it has hurt (it / itself).

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اخبار العتبة العباسية المقدسة

قسم الشؤون الطبية يقدم الخدمات الصحية والعلاجية لزائري مدينة سامراء

العتبة العباسية المقدسة تقدم خدماتها لزائري مرقد الإمامين العسكريين (عليهما السلام) في سامراء

المجمَع العلمي ووفد وزارة التربية يبحثان سبل التعاون المشترك

قسم الشؤون الفكرية يصدر العدد 192 من مجلة الرياحين للأطفال

المزيد

الآخبار الصحية

كنز غذائي على طبقك.. ماذا تفعل السبانخ بجسمك؟

ما لا يتوقعه أحد.. "سر غذائي" في الجبن الدسم

لتحسين الهضم والنوم.. هذا أفضل وقت لتناول العشاء

10 طرق بسيطة وغير مألوفة لحرق المزيد من السعرات يوميا

المزيد

الآخبار التكنلوجية

سابقة بعالم الطيران.. طائرة تقرر الهبوط بنفسها بعد ظرف طارئ

"الإنفلونزا الخارقة" تكتسح دول العالم.. وتثير قلقا كبيرا

مرحلة ما قبل الأعراض.. دواء جديد يستهدف "شرارة" الزهايمر

إزالة ثاني أكسيد الكربون من الغلاف الجوي.. ما دور المحيطات والبحار؟

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