Unusual Lamps

Mr. Coates worked in a music store. In the store there were many old instruments that no one cared to buy. Most of them were made of brass. Mr. Coates bought the old musical instruments and took them home. He didn’t use them to play music ? he made lamps out of them!
First, Mr. Coates cleaned and polished the instruments. Then he put light bulbs on them, and a wire to plug them in. Finally, he put a lampshade over each bulb. All the lamps worked.
Mr. Coates says, “I have the most unusual lamps in the world.”
1. The best title is --
(A) Playing in the School Band
(B) A Wonderful Band
(C) Listening to Good Music
(D) Lamps Made of Musical Instruments
2. Most of the musical instruments were made of --
(A) wool
(B) brass
(C) iron
(D) glass
3. All the lamps that Mr. Coates made --
(A) were stolen
(B) fell apart
(C) caught fire
(D) worked
4. When Mr. Coates first bought the instruments, they were --
(A) flat
(B) clean
(C) dirty
(D) used as tables
5. The word “cared” in line two means --
(A) smelled
(B) wanted
(C) whistled
(D) climbed
brass: an alloy consisting essentially of copper and zinc in variable proportions; the brass instruments of an orchestra or band -- often used in plural. polish: (verb) to make smooth and glossy usually by friction; to bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state.
1. Brass statues are polished to make them shiny.
2. Most buddha statues sold today are made of brass.