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Word Meanings

1. visit : to go to meet somebody

2. cousin : son or daughter of uncle or aunt
3. dinner : the meal taken at night

4. gnawed : chewed something constantly
5. nibble : to take little bites

6. delicious : very tasty
7. trembling : shivering

8. expert : one who knows more than others about something

9. mousetrap : a box to catch mice
10. frightened : got scared

Exercise
Exercise
E Exxeerrcciissee

A. Tick (3) the correct option.
1. The Country Mouse lived in a __________.

(a) city (b) village (c) town
2. The __________ had never tasted anything so delicious in his life.

(a) Country Mouse (b) Town mouse (c) cook
3. Suddenly they heard a sharp, loud meow! It was the sound of a __________.

(a) cat (b) dog (c) bird
4. The __________ didn’t like the town life at all.

(a) Country Mouse (b) Town Mouse (c) people

B. Fill in the blanks.

1. The Town Mouse was served __________ in the village.

2. The two little mice began to nibble a bag full of __________.

3. The two mice were nibbling at the __________ and __________ in the corner.

4. There was a big __________ in the cellar.

5. The Town Mouse stopped the Country Mouse from getting trapped into a __________.

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