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A. “The Black Cat and Other Stories” is a compilation of four horror and mystery stories. Match each summary
with its corresponding title.
A traveller comes across a remarkably life-like painting 2. The Mask of the Red Death
of a woman in a mountain castle. He also finds a book,
which tells him the painting’s horrible secret._______
Another famous story, a prince tries to escape a horrible 4. The Oval Portrait
epidemic by locking the doors of his castle – but of course
fails._______
B. The Black Cat: Complete each sentence with a word from the box. You can use the same word more than
once.
angry axe cellar evil horror mad object plaster several
1 I was so badly hurt … ______ I found it hard to read the words on the page.
2 After dark, I could not sleep … ______ because of the pain.
3 I looked and read for a long time, and … ______ I found the story of the oval portrait.
4 My eyes became more and more tired, and soon … ______ that she was just paint – that she wasn’t alive!
5 I saw more pictures, and … ______ that I would die if we stayed out all night.
6 It was almost impossible to believe … ______ among them there was a portrait of a young woman.
7 Quickly, I looked through the book until … ______ the hours passed quickly.
D. The Mask of the Red Death: Are these sentences right ( ) or wrong (x)?