Question

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

The party began shortly after nine. Mr. Wood, who lived in the flat

below, sighed to himself as he heard the first signs: the steady tramp of feet

on the stairs; the sound of excited voices as the guests greeted one another;

and the noise of the gramophone, which was turned full on. Luckily, Mr.

Wood had brought some work home from the office, with which he

occupied himself for a couple of hours, thus managing to ignore with some

success the party which was going on over his head. But by eleven o’clock

he felt tired and was ready to go to bed, though from his experience of

previous parties he knew it was useless trying to go to sleep. He undressed

and lay for a while on the bed, trying to read but the noise from above his

head did not allow him to concentrate on what he was reading. He found

himself reading the same page over and over again. He then switched off the

light and buried his head in the pillow, in a desperate attempt to go to sleep.

But even so he could not shut out the noise. Finally, after what seemed like

hours, he switched on the light and looked at his watch: it was just after

midnight.

By now his patience was quite exhausted. He leaped out of bed and

putting on his dressing gown over his pajamas, marched resolutely up the

stairs to his neighbour’s flat. He rang the bell several times but the door

remained shut in his face. This did not improve his temper. Just then one of

the guests came out and went off down the stairs, leaving the door open. Mr.

Wood went in. In spite of his odd dress, nobody took any notice of him.

Then he caught sight of the owner of the flat and managed to attract his

attention. The man whose name was Black, came across the room, smiling

cheerfully, and before Mr. Wood could open his mouth to complain, said,

“My dear fellow, come in and join us. I know our parties must bother you. I

meant to send you an invitation.” Mr. Wood’s ill-temper vanished at once.

“I’d better go and get properly dressed,” he said. As Mr. Wood left the room,

Black turned to one of the guests and said, “As soon as I set my eyes on him,

I knew he had come to make trouble. That’s why I had asked him to join us.

Did you see how pleased he was? He went off at once to get changed. What

a pity the party is nearly over!”

a. Give the meaning of the following words as used in the passage. One-

word answers or short phrases will be accepted.

[3]

i. occupied

ii. resolutely

iii. vanished​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

1.Occupied-Being busy and active

2.Resolutely-marked by firm determination

3.Vanished- To disappear from a sight

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