RECOUNT TEXT

Text 1

On a very hot evening last week, a summer storm knocked out high-voltage power lines in the New York suburbs and within the hour returned 9 million people to the dark. The city became very quiet and hot. For a night and a day, nothing worked except telephones, transistor radios … Subways ran dead. Elevators did not work. Water pumps failed, and with them sinks, tubs and toilets. Streetlights and spotlights went out. And in the ghettos, the thieves and burners were soon in the street. They tore off the protective metal grills, broke shop windows and started fires. More than 2000 stores were pillaged.

Text 2

The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa. A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting at the airfield. Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House. While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel. To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!

Test Item

Last Friday night, Mrs. Ryan with her four children came to The supermarket. The supermarket manager watched them from the service counter, his hand on his head.

Mrs. Ryan smiled and pushed her cart up and down the aisles. Kelly, the youngest, sat in the cart and screamed. Mrs. Ryan did not listen. She was at the counter, picking out some chicken. Kelly cried louder and louder. She wanted ice cream.

Marc helped his mother. He was putting food in the cart when her mother did not look. He added cookies, potato chips, and doughnuts.

The supermarket manager talked to Tessa. He told her she couldn’t eat bananas. He took a bunch of grapes from her, too.

One of the employees walked toward the manager. She was angry; she pulled a child with her. When he was running, Jeff knocked over five bottles of soda. Another employee mopped the floor.

Thank goodness, Mrs. Ryan was finished. She walked out of the store, pushed her cart. Her children followed quietly behind her.

“Good-bye,” Mrs. Ryan smiled at the manager. “We’ll see you next week.”

1. Why couldn’t Tessa eat bananas? Because …………………

1. She was a child.
2. She was not with her mother.
3. Bananas were not rape.
4. Bananas hasn’t been paid yet
5. Supermarket manager caught her.

2. Why was one of the employees angry?

Because ……………………………

1. Mrs. Ryan came with four children.
2. Supermarket manager watched them
3. Jeff knocked over five bottle of soda.
4. Marc helped his mother
5. Kelly cried louder and louder.

3. How does the supermarket manager feel when Mrs. Ryan was finished?

A. Sad

B. Disappointed

C. Happy

D. Angry

E. Ambiguous

4. She pulled a child with her.

The underlined word mean …

1. pushed D. took
2. brought E. came
3. got

5. Who said “Good-bye”?

A. Supermarket manager D. Jeff

B. One of employees E. Tessa

C. Mrs. Ryan

6. What kind of text is it?

A. Narrative D. Orientation

B. Recount E. Spoof

C. Conflict