G) the most intense part of a story, generally towards the end —
H) a person (or people) in a story —
B) Use the words in point (A) to fill in the gaps in these sentences.
A) The story is too simple to be interesting: the _____________ are too neatly divided into good and bad.
B) I found the _____________ too complicated: at times it was difficult to understand what was going on.
C) __________ is maintained throughout this thrilling story: you don’t find out the identity of the murderer until the last page, and when you do, it comes as a complete ____________.
D) Very little actually happens in this story — it is an ordinary day in the life of an ordinary person — but the writer’s ____________ makes it fascinating reading.
E) In spite of the exotic _________, in India at the time of the Mogul Emperors, the story is rather dull.
F) The story’s ______, racial intolerance in an urban setting, makes it still relevant for today’s reader.
G) The writer builds up the reader’s expectations skillfully, but the __________ itself is rather disappointing.
TEST 2
Read the short story given below. Do a thorough vocabulary work and accomplish the tasks that follow the story. Check them with the keys.