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Sua waits for a blue bus at a stop near Gwanghwamun. When the bus arrives, Sua searches her bag for her transit card.
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수아는 광화문 근처 파란 버스를 기다려요. 버스가 오자 수아는 가방에서 찾아요. 공책과 접은 우산만 보이고 카드는 . 기사님이 문을 닫고, 버스는 젖은 길을 따라 떠나요. 수아는 가방 밑에서 카드를 찾았어요. 옆 사람에게 “다음 버스는 언제 와요?”라고 물어요. “ 와요.” 수아는 카드를 손에 꼭 쥐어요.
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Sua waits for a blue bus at a stop near Gwanghwamun.
When the bus arrives, Sua searches her bag for her transit card.
She can see only a notebook and a folded umbrella; the card is nowhere in sight.
The driver closes the doors, and the bus pulls away along the wet road.
Sua finds the card at the bottom of her bag.
She asks the person beside her, “When does the next bus come?”
“In ten minutes.” Sua keeps the card clasped tightly in her hand.
Vocabulary recap
Reading Comprehension Exercise
A1 Korean Reading Comprehension Exercises
1. What prevents Sua from boarding the first bus?
Correct: She cannot find her transit card
The card is hidden under other items in her bag while the bus doors are open.
2. Why does Sua hold the card tightly at the end?
Correct: She does not want to lose time again
This is an inference: after missing one bus while searching, she makes sure the card is ready for the next one.
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