The End of Dream

Tired of sleeping on the floor, a young man in Teheran saved up for years to buy a real bed. For the first time in his life, he became the proud owner of a bed which had springs and a mattress. Because the weather was very hot , he carried the bed on to the roof of his house. He slept very well for the first two nights, but on the third night, a storm blew up. A gust of wind swept the bed off the roof and sent it crashing into the courtyard below. The young man did not wake up unto the bed had struck the ground. Although the bed was smashed to pieces, the man was

miraculously unhurt. When he woke up, he was still on the mattress. Glancing at the bits of wood and metal that lay arund him, the man sadly picked up the mattress and carried it into his house. After he had put it into the floor, he promptly went to sleep again.

In Bahasa :

Akhir Sebuah Mimpi

Lelah tidur di atas lantai, seorang lelaki muda di Teheran menabung bertahun-tahun untuk membeli sebuah tempat tidur. Untuk pertamakalinya di dalam hidupnya, Ia menjadi bangga sebagai pemilik sebuah tempat tidur yang ada per dan kasurnya. Dikarenakan cuaca sangat panas, Dia membawa tempat tidur itu ke atas atap rumahnya. Dia tidur nyenyak di malam-malam pertama, tetapi di malam yang ke tiga, sebuah angin badai bertiup. Sebuah hembusan angin yang besar menyapu tempat tidur yang di atas itu dan membawanya ke halaman yang berada di bawahnya. Lelaki muda itu tidak bangun hingga tempat tidurnya membentur tanah. Walaupun tempat tidurnya telah terbelah menjadi dua bagian, ajaibnya lelaki itu tidak terluka. Ketika ia terbangun, dia masih di atas kasur. Pukulan kepingan kayu dan logam yang terletak di sekitarnya, lelaki itu dengan sedih mengangkat kasur itu dan membawanya ke dalam rumahnya. Setelah Dia meletakannya di atas lantai, dengan cepat ia tidur lagi.

Comprehension and Precis

Answer these questions in not more than 80 words.

1. What did a young man in Teheran buy for the first time in his life?
2. Was the weather hot or cold? Did he sleep on the roof of his house or not? (Because)
3. Was the bed swept off the roof during a storm three nights later or not?
4. Was the man unhurt, or was he seriously injured? Was he still on his mattress or not? (not only...but)
5. Was the bed in pieces or not? Did he carry the mattress indoors or not? Where did he put it? Did he go back to sleep or did he stay awake? (As...and)