• Moby-Dick
1
* Fill in the correct adjective: surprising,
harsh, pure, deliberate, distant, merchant.
1 He enjoyed breathing in the
sea
air.
2 He wanted to find whales in
seas.
3 Sailing can be dangerous in
weather.
4 Ishmael didn't want to work on a
ship this time.
5 It wasn't
to hear that he
wanted to go to sea.
6 He made a
choice to work on
a whaling ship.
2
* Choose the correct item.
1 Sailing was Ishmael's way of fighting the
anger/boredom of having nothing to do.
2 He was fascinated by the adventure/
mystery of whales.
3 Ishmael wanted to work on the ship as a
member of the crew/people.
4 He enjoys sailing in forbidden/wholesome
seas where no one is allowed to go.
5 Ishmael had a strong/wild wish to go to sea
and work on a boat.​