5137 reading cimprehension a very unlucky lover

A VERY UNLUCKY LOVER Aldo Brunelli, 30, from Naples in Italy, is probably the world’s unluckiest lover as well as one of the most persistent Aldo’s troubles began a few months ago when Julia Ferro, 22, moved into the house opposite with her family, and Aldo fell in love with her at first sight At first Aldo tried traditional methods When he spoke to Julia in the street and she ignored him, he sent her flowers He called at her house but her parents didn’t let him in After that, he wrote several letters and poems and dropped them in her letter-box, but Julia tore them without reading them Since she was resistant to poetry, he decided to test the power of music He bought a guitar and practiced for two or three weeks before serenading her outside her bedroom window one night last December Julia’s mother threw a bucket of water over him and her father threatened to call the police Aldo did not give up easily He was sure Julia would change her mind eventually and bought a ring and waited outside her house one morning last week When she came out to go to work, he went down on his knees and asked to marry him She went off, saying: ‘Don’t be silly!’ Losing hope, he decided to kill himself His first idea was to throw himself in front of a train, but he fell between the rails and the train passed safely over him He was given first aid for cuts at the nearest hospital but as soon as he came out, he tried again This time he jumped in front of a bus, but the driver braked quickly, and he only suffered some more cuts and bruises When he went to the hospital half an hour later, the doctors asked a psychiatrist to talk to him, and before he left he promised he would not attempt to commit suicide again Unfortunately, on his way out, he slipped on the steps and broke his leg He is now back in hospital, recovering from his injuries Julia, interviewed by a local journalist yesterday, said: ‘I hope he will get better soon, but I’m not going to marry him He’s too unpredictable,’ 1.- READ THE TEXT AND ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS: 1.- When did Aldo fall in love with Julia? 2.- Which were the three traditional methods he tried to attract Julia? _ _ _ 3.- What was the result in each case? _ _ _ 4.- What did he in his final attempt? _ 5.- How did Julia react? _ 2.- find words or phrases in the text that mean the same as the following: 1.- most unfortunate _ 2.- as soon as he saw her 3.- in the beginning 4.- took no notice of _ 5.- singing romantically to _ 6.- abandon his attempt 7.- sooner or later 8.- despaired 9.- recover _ KEY EXERCISE UNLUCKIEST AT FIRST SIGHT AT FIRST IGNORED SERENADING GIVE UP EVENTUALLY LOST HOPE GET BETTER