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The Letter That Changed Everything

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By the time the postman arrived, Neema had already left for the city. The letter, which had travelled for two weeks, carried news she had been waiting for: she had won a scholarship. Had it come a day earlier, she would not have spent her last shillings on the bus fare. Still, as her grandmother often reminded her, 'A door that closes gently sometimes opens a window.' Neema kept the letter, unopened, until she found work and could read it without fear.

Kufikia wakati posta alipofika, Neema alikuwa tayari ameondoka kuelekea jijini. Barua hiyo, iliyokuwa imesafiri kwa wiki mbili, ilibeba habari aliyokuwa akisubiri: alikuwa ameshinda ufadhili wa masomo. Kama ingefika siku moja mapema, asingetumia shilingi zake za mwisho kwa nauli. Hata hivyo, kama bibi yake alivyomkumbusha mara kwa mara, 'Mlango unaofunga taratibu mara nyingine hufungua dirisha.' Neema aliihifadhi barua, bila kuifungua, hadi alipopata kazi.

Maswali ya Ufahamu

1. Had the letter come a day earlier, what would have happened?

1 Neema would not have spent her last shillings on the fare

2 Neema would have missed the bus

3 Neema would have lost the scholarship

2. 'carried news' — here 'carried' means the letter ___.

1 contained / brought the news

2 lifted something heavy

3 transported a person

3. What does the grandmother's saying suggest?

1 A loss can bring a new chance

2 You should close all doors

3 Windows are better than doors

4. Why did Neema keep the letter unopened?

1 Until she found work and could read it without fear

2 She lost the key

3 It was not addressed to her

5. 'By the time the postman arrived, Neema had already left.' Which action happened FIRST?

1 Neema leaving

2 The postman arriving

3 They happened together

6. 'she had been waiting' is in which tense?

1 Past perfect continuous

2 Simple present

3 Simple future

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