Consignes
- Read the text carefully, then answer the questions.
- Barème de la partie C non détaillé dans l'original : ConcoursBF propose 1 + 1 + 2 points.
Text: From suffering to happiness
Yaniya, a very pretty girl, came to Lagos from Benin to look for a job in spite of her father's refusal to let her go. Things were not easy for her there; in addition, men would deceive her and leave her heart-broken and hopeless. She gave birth to a child who died a few months later. She became pregnant again. An abortion followed; it nearly killed her.
She was determined to have no more men in her life but to work hard and get enough money to pay her rent and buy herself clothes.
Men ran after her, but they were always rejected and they came to the conclusion that such a beautiful girl must be abnormal. She could have continued her celibate life, but Wilson's kindness opened her heart again.
He used to go out with her. They were living together for about three weeks. Yaniya was very happy. One day, she told Wilson that she was pregnant. He immediately decided to marry her. She was overjoyed. They got married and went to Accra for their honeymoon. She wanted to contribute to the well-being of their new family; for this reason, she decided to have training in dressmaking; something she could do while keeping her house. It was her big dream. She was so happy of her new life that she often told Wilson how she had been deceived by Lagos men whose tongues were faster than their hired cars and whose lies could always put women in bed but never feed them.
Adapted from Beautiful Feathers, by Cyprian Ekwensi, pages 25-26.
Vocabulary
To deceive : tromper ; rent : loyer ; honeymoon : lune de miel ; hire : louer.
I. Comprehension
A. Read the text and write the letter that is in front of the correct answer.