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1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? 3 Match a number from A with a letter from B to make
a Jane Cole was an American tourist. complete sentences.

COMPREHENSION
b Five people died when the bomb exploded. A
c The police arrested two Irishmen for the 1 The bomb destroyed the Queen’s coach . . .
bombing. 2 Jane felt angry . . .
d Alan didn’t know Anna’s address. 3 Anna told Alan to say nothing about her . . .

TEST
e Anna left Bowater Gardens two days before 4 Anna was angry with Kev . . .
Jane went there. 5 When Jane laughed aloud in the tunnel . . .
f When Anna and Kev went into the kitchen,
B
Jane pulled the rope off her hands.
g Alan said he was alone when he visited the a . . . or they would kill Jane.
horse called Sandman. b . . . after she got out of it.
h The police found Jane’s bag and keys in her c . . . because the bomb exploded too late.
flat. d . . . Anna grabbed her arm.
i Jane waited behind the door and jumped on e . . . because her father had a woman friend.
Kev.
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j Two people could hide in a hole in the
underground tunnel.
4 Put the following events in the story in the right
order. Number them 1–5.
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a Anna pulled Jane out and tried to shoot her.
b She got on the escalator, but Anna saw her
2 Who said this in the story? Kev, Alan, Detective Hall,
Jane.
and followed her.
a ‘My leg – get this horse off me!’ ............... c Jane ran into a tunnel and hid in a hole.
b ‘We’re fighting to free Ireland.’ ............... d Jane threw Anna in front of a train and
c ‘Were you alone, Mr Cole? When you saw the escaped from the tunnel.
horse?’ ............... e Jane bought a ticket for the underground.
d ‘ANNA HAS KIDNAPPED HER! You must
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believe me!’ ...............
e ‘Terrorist murderers! Come up here now!’
5 Fill in the gaps using these words: free, hands, drink,
...............
bed, boot, cut, radio, back, house, coffee.

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Anna and Kev put Jane in the ............... of a car
and took her to another ............... . They tied her
............... behind her ............... , and tied her to
the ............... . That night Jane ............... the rope,
and her hands were ............... . She could hear a
..............., and smell ............... , so she called for a
............... .

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T Total marks

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Setting
Choose the best answer.
1 The story happens in _____.
a F Oxford b F Cambridge
c F Manchester d F London
2 _____ is inside the golden coach.
a F The Prime Minister b F The President
c F The Queen d F The Princess Royal
3 The bomb kills _____ people.
a F two b F five c F fifteen d F fifty
4 The bomb is in the _____.
a F coach b F crowd c F woman’s camera
d F woman’s bag
5 Alan Cole loses _____ in the bomb.
M U LT I p L e - C H O I C e
a F both legs b F a leg c F a foot
d F a toe
6 Alan and Anna go to see _____ the night before
the bomb.
TesT
a F Jane b F the police c F the Queen
d F the horses
7 Jane goes back to her _____ in Bowater Gardens.
a F house b F flat c F hotel d F office
8 Kev and Anna are from _____.
a F Ireland b F Scotland c F England
d F America
9 Alan Cole goes with the policewoman in _____
to find Jane.
a F the golden coach b F a police car
c F an ambulance d F a small plane
10 Anna chases Jane into _____ station.
a F an underground b F a bus
c F a coach d F a radio
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Characters
Choose the best answer.
11 _____ drives the famous golden coach in
London.
a F Kev b F Inspector Lee c F Anna
d F Alan Cole
12 Jane is _____. She also shows tourists around
London as a part-time job.
a F a student b F an actress
c F a waitress d F a teacher
13 At the hospital, _____ tells Alan Cole the bad
news about his injured body.
a F Jane b F Anna c F the doctor
d F Detective Hall
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14 Jane’s mother _____.
a F is at the hospital b F lives in Ireland
c F is very ill d F died four years ago
15 _____ knows how to fight and do judo.
a F Anna b F Jane c F The doctor
d F Detective Hall
16 _____ tells Jane that Anna and her boyfriend
have left Bowater Gardens.
a F The neighbour b F The postman
c F The gardener d F Inspector Lee
17 _____ is Alan’s new lady friend.
a F The neighbour b F Anna
c F The nurse d F The policewoman
18 Kev and Anna are _____.
a F journalists b F tourists c F terrorists
d F detectives
19 Kev and Anna _____ Jane.
a F phone b F kidnap c F kill
d F look after
20 _____ comes to see Alan twice at the hospital
and asks him questions.
a F Kev b F Anna c F Inspector Lee
d F Detective Hall
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Dialogue
Who said or wrote this?
21 ‘Fantastic! Your father’s driving the Queen!
Quick, Harry, use the video camera!’
a F Jane b F Anna c F Alan Cole
d F the American woman
22 ‘It’s my leg! My leg – get this horse off me!’
a F Jane b F Alan Cole c F the American
woman d F the American man
23 ‘It’s bad news, isn’t it? Is he dead?’
a F Jane b F Kev c F Anna
d F Detective Hall
24 ‘Your leg was broken in forty places, and you
lost a lot of blood. You’re lucky to be alive.’
a F Kev b F Anna c F the doctor
d F the American woman
25 ‘You haven’t met her, Jane, but I’ve told her
about you. She’s nice, you’ll like her.’
a F Kev b F Alan Cole
c F Detective Hall d F the doctor
26 ‘Just sit still and be sensible, little girl. Then
perhaps you’ll live a few hours longer.’
a F Kev b F Alan Cole
c F Detective Hall d F Inspector Lee
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27 ‘But we’ll keep her alive for some weeks, to 40 the part of a station where you get on and off
make sure that Cole stays quiet. Pick up the trains
phone, Kev.’ a F path b F pavement c F platform
a F Jane b F Alan Cole d F place
c F Inspector Hall d F Anna
28 ‘Were you alone, Mr Cole? When you saw the 20 marks
horse?’
a F Jane b F Anna c F Detective Hall
d F the doctor Plot
29 ‘Hey! You! Terrorist murderers! Come up here Choose the best answer.
now! I’m thirsty! Get up here and give me a 41 Jane and the American tourists are near _____
drink!’ when the bomb explodes.
a F Jane b F Anna c F Kev d F Alan Cole a F Buckingham Palace b F the Parliament
30 ‘Anna hated everyone, not just me. But she c F St Paul’s Cathedral d F South Kensington
doesn’t matter now, Jane. You’re alive! That’s all Station

M U LT I p L e - C H O I C e
that matters to me.’ 42 Alan Cole is the only coachman who _____.
a F Kev b F Alan Cole a F doesn’t die b F shoots at the terrorists
c F Detective Hall d F Inspector Lee c F helps the Queen d F saves the horses
43 _____ put the bomb in the coach.

TesT
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a F Alan b F Jane c F Kev d F Anna
44 Kev and Anna tie up Jane in her flat. Kev then
holds a _____ to Jane’s head.
Vocabulary a F bomb b F knife c F gun
Choose the best answer. d F transmitter
31 to take hold of something very quickly and 45 Anna _____ Alan in hospital.
violently a F visits b F phones c F writes to
a F drop b F grab c F kick d F lose d F shoots
32 when you feel pleased about something you have 46 Alan mustn’t tell the police about _____.
done a F Anna b F his wife c F his leg
a F angry b F uncomfortable c F proud d F his job
d F embarrassed 47 Kev and Anna are fighting to free _____.
33 very thick, strong string; you can use it for tying a F Scotland b F Ireland c F horses
things d F prisoners
a F knife b F wood c F stick d F rope 48 Jane fights with Kev and throws _____ in his
34 to look very hard at something for a long time face.
a F stand b F stare c F start d F steal a F hot coffee b F hot food
35 the place at the back of a car where you can c F a broken glass d F a burning cigarette
keep luggage 49 Anna chases Jane into the _____ at the station.
a F boot b F cupboard c F wardrobe a F shop b F ticket office c F lift
d F drawer d F tunnel
36 a long hole underground; a train can go through 50 Jane kills _____.
this a F Kev b F Anna c F Kev and Anna
a F river b F road c F bridge d F tunnel d F nobody
37 when you have not done anything wrong
a F guilty b F innocent c F wild d F cruel 20 marks
38 a children’s toy that looks like a person
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39 to breathe out slowly when you feel sad or tired
a F sigh b F smile c F laugh d F kiss

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