3. Read the text. Choose the correct answer.
JAPAN’S MOST FAMOUS DOG
In front of the enormous Shibuya train station in Tokyo, there is a life-size bronze statue of a dog. Even though the statue is very small when compared to the huge neon signs flashing, it isn't difficult to find. It has been used as a meeting point since 1934 and today you will find hundreds of people waiting there for their friends to arrive- just look for the crowds.
Hachiko, an Akita dog, was born in 1923 and brought to Tokyo in 1924. His owner, Professor Eisaburo Uyeno and he were inseparable friends right from the start. Each day Hachiko would accompany his owner, a professor at the Imperial University, to Shibuya train station when he left for work. When he came back, the professor would always find the dog patiently waiting for him. Sadly, the professor died suddenly at work in 1925 before he could return home.
Although Hachiko was still a young dog, the bond between him and his owner was very strong and he continued to wait at the station every day. Sometimes, he would stay there for days at a time, though some believe that he kept returning because of the food he was given by street vendors. He became a familiar sight to commuters over time. In 1934, a statue of him was put outside the station. In 1935, Hachiko died at the place he last saw his friend alive.
1.Hachiko’s statue is small in comparison to:
a. Life sized dogs. b. Huge billboard signs. c. Huge neon signs.
2.People get together at the statue of Hachiko because:
a. They like to visit the bronze statue and pray for the dog’s soul.
b. It serves as a meeting point for lovers.
c. People await there to meet with their friends.
3. Where did the professor work?
a. In a primary school. b. at a university. c. at a train station.
Read the text. Mark the sentences true (T) or false (F).
4.Hachiko waited every day at the station. True False
5. Nobody gave Hachiko any food. True False
c. Huge neon signs.
The text states that the statue is "very small" compared to the huge neon signs.
2. People get together at the statue of Hachiko because:
c. People await there to meet with their friends.
The text mentions that the statue has been used as a meeting point since 1934 and today hundreds of people wait there for their friends to arrive.
3. Where did the professor work?
b. at a university.
The text mentions that the professor was a professor at the Imperial University.
4. Hachiko waited every day at the station.
True.
The text states that Hachiko would accompany his owner to the Shibuya train station each day.
5. Nobody gave Hachiko any food.
False.
The text suggests that Hachiko may have kept returning to the station because of the food he was given by street vendors.