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    Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.                                                                            (5) 1. A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted. 2. On the Graduation Dav his father called him into his private study. He told him how proud he was to have such a fine son and how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful wrapped gift box. Curious, but somewhat disappoionted, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man's name embossed in gold. Angry, he raised his voice at his father and said, "With your money you giw me a Bible?" and stormed out of the house, leaving the holy book. 3. Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. One day he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his son. 4. When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to search his father's important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he read those words, a car key dropped from an envelope taped behind the Bible. It had a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation and the words........ PAID IN FULL. Questions (a) What had the boy admired for many months? (b) Why did the young boy storm out of the house? (c) How do you think the son must have felt on discovering the key? (d)  What does the story teach us? (e)  What does the word "embossed" (paragraph 2) mean?  

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    (a) For many months the boy had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom. (b) The young boy stormed out of the house because he thought his father was being miserly. (c) He must have repented his folly. (d) The story teaches us that we should be content with and grateful for what we get (e) The word "embossed" means printed with raised ink.