Comprehension: Andrew’s Birthday Party

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Title: Andrew’s Birthday Party
Text: New Oxford Secondary English Course for SS2 pages 12 – 13

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

It was a sunny day in the month of May. The sun took its rightful position very early, lending credence to the general feeling that Andrew’s birthday was going to be greeted with the blessing of pleasant weather. The sky looked so bright that Andrew insisted on having an open-air party. The habitual doubting Thomases had no dissenting opinions to express.

Andrew had gone to great lengths to ensure a hitch-free party; a party which would remain the talk of the town. Although it was not intended to be free for all, a lot had been done to stamp the occasion on the memories of many people long afterwards.

The bright sun continued to smile . Andrew’s face beamed with pleasure with every passing moment. Very few of his contemporaries have so far succeeded in reaching the top of the ladder. Andrew in particular had been an orphan of storm. His father’s death during his third year in

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