Reading comprehension 11 form
1) Read the text and fill in the gaps with the verbs in past tenses (active or passive).
The great painter Sir James Thornhill 1
(employ) for decorating
the interior of the dome of St. Paul's in London. One day he 2
(step
back) on the scaffolding x) to see how the work 3
(look) at a distance.
His servant, who 4
(stand) near. was terrified to see his
master within some inches of the edge of the scaffolding. At the last moment
backwards the painter 5
(throw) and o
(dash) to pieces on the pavement. How 7
he
(can, warn) of
this danger? If the servant 8
(cry out). he 9
probably in
his alarm
(take) a fatal step.
So the man
(chrow a pot of paint over the piece of work the
painter II
just
Kadmire). Sin dames, in a ragu. 2
(rush
forward) to punish him. Thus his life
(save). On finding out why the
servant 14
(spoil) his
painting, Sir James
(be) glad to reward him instead of punishing him.
x) Scaffolding a raised structure that supports workers and materials during work on a
building​