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Introduction
In this
series
of practice
books,
Dr.
Hill uses
our
levels,
his
intro-
ductory
(
75O-headword),
lementary
1,000-headword),
ntermediate
(1,500-headword) nd advanced
2,07s-headword ) evels.
This
book
is at
the l,S0O-headword
evel.
Each story
s about
150
words ong, and someof the stories ontain
one
or
two
words outside
he grading.
These
are
isted
on the
Pages
n
which they appear,
and
can be
ooked
up
in a dictionary
before
work is
begun.
All
the
levels
are
very carefully
graded,
and
this
covers
not
only
vocabular
but also
dioms and
grammar.
These
our books
are
ntended
chiefly
to help
students
ead English
more
easily
and
with
more comPrehension,
ut
they
can also
be
used:
(i)
for practice
n understanding
spoken
English
(with
the student
listening
to the
teacher,
or
to the
cassette);
(ii)
for practice
n
writing English
(by
answering
he questions
n
English;by writing asmuch of the story as he student can emember;
and
by doing
the exercises);
nd
(iii) for improving
the
student's
command
of
vocabulary'
dioms
and grammar
(again
by
doing
certain
of
the exercises)'
If the student
wishes
o use
he
books only
or practice
n reading
comprehension,
elshe should
read
a story
and
then answer
questions
in
his/
her
mother-tongue.
HelShe
can
also
ry reading
some
or
all)
of the questionsy'rs,
nd
then
reading
the story
to
find the
answers
to
the questions
before
answering
them.
To increase
speed
of
reading,
the student
can
time
himself/herself
with a
watch or
clock,
and
try to
read as
fast as
possible,
proaided
hat
he/she
anstill
understand.
If the student
wants
to use
his book
for
Practice
n understanding
spoken
English,
helshe
can use
the cassette
n the
following
ways:
(i)
HelShe
can
isten
o the cassette
ne or
more
times
with his/her
book
open
or closed,
as
he/she
wishes)and
then
read the story
aloud
himself/herself,
at
first in chorus
with the
voice
on
the cassette,
nd
then
alone.
After
his/her
own
reading
alone,
he/shecan
check
his/her
performance
by listening
to the cassette
again.
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(ii)
HelShe can
isten
to
the
cassette ne or more times,
with
his/
her book closed,and
then
write
down
as much
of
the
story as
helshe
can
remember,
and/or
answer he
questions
and
do
the
exercises
all
without looking
at
the
story).
f helshe writes
as much of the story as
he/she can
remember,helshe can then look at the
story
in
the
book,
or
listen
to it again
on
the
cassette,
o
compare
what he/she
has
written
with
the original.
Method (i) gives practice in speaking with a good pronunciation,
including stress, hythm and
intonation.
Method
(ii)
gives practice
in
aural comprehension
listening
and
understanding).
Other
books
by
Dr. L. A. Hill are:
Stories
or
Reproduction, irst series
4 levels
(introductory/elementary/intermediate/advanced)
Stories
or
Reproduction,Second eries
4 levels
(introductory/elementary/intermediate/advanced)
Anecdotesn American
English
3 levels (elementary/intermediate/advanced)
Best Funny
Snries
l-3
3 levels
(
750
headwords/l,OOO eadwords/l,500
headwords)
Word
Power
3 levels
(Word
Power
1500,
3000, 4500)
Compreheruion
bpics
2 levels
(elementary/intermediate)
Writing
for
a
Purpose
Intermediate
Steps
to Understanding
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I
Mr and
Mrs Taylor had
one
child. He
was a
boy,
he
was seven
years
old, and his name
was Pat.
Now Mrs
Taylor
was expecting
anottrcr
chi ld .
Pat had
seen babies in
other
peoplc's houses and
had not
l ikcd
them
very much,
so
he
was not
delightcd about the ncws that
there
was
soon going
to be one in his house
too.
Onc
evening N{r and Nfrs Taylor
were makins
plans
lbr the
baby's
arrir, 'al . 'This house won't be big enough fbr us al l when the baby
colnes. I
supposc wc'l l have to l ind
a larger house and movc to that,'
said Mr Taylor final ly.
Pat had
been playing outside,
but he
came
into
the
roorn.just hen
and
said,
'What
are you talking about?'
'We
were
sayine that we'l l have
to move
to
another house
nt.rw,
because
the
new
baby's coming,'
his mother
answered.
' I t 's
no use, '
sa id Pat
hopelcssly.
He' l l
lo l low
us there. '
Which
of these
sentences
are
true
(T)
and
which
are
false
(F)?
Write
T
or
F
in
the boxes.
l . Mr
and Mrs Taylor
had a son.
'2.
Pat
was five years old.
3.
Mrs
Taylor
was
going
o
have
another
baby.
4. Pat d id
not ikebabies.
5.
Pat
was not huppy about
he
new baby.
6.
Mr and Mrs Taylor
l ived
n
a large
house.
Answer
these
questions:
I
.
Did Pat have any
brothe
s or sisters
at the beginning
of this story?
2.
Why was
he not
happy
to
hear that
his mother
was expecting
baby?
3. What did
his ather
say
one evening
bout
he baby's
arrival?
4. Where was Pat
when
his
ather
said his?
5.
What did he do?
6.
\\hat did he ask?
7.
What
did
his
mother
atrswer?
B.
\ \ 'hat d id Pat
answer?
Write this story. Put one word in each empty place. You will find
all
the
correct
words
in the
story
on
Page
4.
Before Mr
Taylor
married,
he
l ived
n a
very small
flat, but
when
he
m a r r i e d ,
tw a s n o . . .
r y ing
o
ive the rew i thaw i fe ,sohehad
o . . '
t o
a .
. .
l a t .Hewas. .
. ohavea lo to f t roub le f i nd ingone 'sohewas.
.
when
hc found one easi ly.
T'hen
he had to
make
. . '
for moving
hi s
furniture. He alsoordered
more
from a shop
n a town,
but
he had
to
wait a
month
for its
.
. .
,
because
t had to come
from
the
north of
England. I
.
. .
he
was
lucky to
have to
wait only
one
month. Some
peoplewait . . .
month afte
month,
and
final ly
giveup '
n
tr
tr
D
n
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ul)less hc lcarned somc
hobbies
and
relaxed whi le
hc
wa s
do ing them.
I
' fhe
doctor
advised
him not to
do anythimg
exccpt
hi s
work,
or
he would be dead
in
less han
five years.
tr
Thc businessman startecl
a hobby,
but
he did not
rc lax
whi le he
was doing
i t .
n
B Answer these
questions:
5.
t .
,2
3 .
+.
5 .
6 .
7 .
u.
Why did the businessman o to his doctor?
What did the
doctor el l
him?
(He
told
him that . . . .)
What dicl he businessman
nswer?
What did the
doctor saywas hc businessman's
ain trouble?
What did he advise
him t o do?
What did
he
say
would
happen f he did not
fbl lowhis advice?
What did the
businessman
nsu'er?
lVhat did
he tel l the doctor
he
ncxt
dav on the
elephone?
An important
br-rsinessman
ent
to
sec his
doctor
becausehe
could
not
sleep at nieht. The
doctor
examined him
careful ly
and then
said
to hirn,
'Your
trouble is
that
you need
to
learn
to
relax.
Have
you got
any
hobbies?'
I'he
businessman
thought fbr
a fbw
moments
and
then
said,
'No,
doctor, I haven't. I don't have any time lbr hobbies.'
'Well , '
thc
doctor answered,
'that
is
your main
trouble,
you
see.
You
don't har,'e
ime for anythins
except
your
work. You
must find
some hobbies,
and
you
must
learn
to relax
with
them, or you'l l
be
dcad in less
han five
years.
Why
don't you leanr
to paint
pictures?'
'Al l
r ight,
doctor, '
the
businessman
aid.
I ' l l
t rv
that. '
Thc next
day l ie
telcphcineci
hc doctor and
said,
"I-hat
was a ver.y
good idea
of yours,
doctcr.
' l 'hank
\'ou
vcry
rnuch.
I'r,.e already
painted
f i f - teen
ictures
since
saw
you. '
A
Which of these
sentences
are true
(T)
and which
are false
(F)?
Write T or F in the boxes.
I
2
The
businessman
apted
()
sleep
ess
t nieht.
tr
The
businessman
had
trouble in
sleepine
at nisht
because
he
did not relax
enoush.
3. The
businessman
id not have
any
hobbies,
ecause e
wanted
o relax
when
he was
not
busy.
4.
' l 'he
doctor
said
that he
would
be
dead n l ivc
years
Outside
he 1
500 headwords:
elax
C
Hobbies.
Make eight
sentences
out of
this, and put each
under
the
correct
picture:
' l 'h is
si r l 's
man's
woman's
a. catchins
b.
cl imbing
c.
col lccting
d.
doing
c.
growll lg
f. kceping
g.
Pal l ) t l I lg
h. pla,ving
i
l lsh.
i i . f lcwers.
i r r . mounta ins .
i v . no th ins
v.
p lc tures .
v i . rabb i ts
\ '11.
stamPS.
vi i i . the
trumpet.
hcibbr,
s
tr
tr
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Mary's mother was nearly seventy, and Mary and her husband
wanted
to
give
the old lady
a
nice
birthday
presenr.
She l iked
drinking
tea)
so Mary
ordered an
electric machine
which made
th e
tea and
then woke
you
up in
the
morning.
She wrapped it
up in prerry
paper and
brought it
to her mother
on her
birthday.
Then her
mother
opened
the package.
M.ry
showed her how
ro
use
t.
'Before
you
go to
bed, put the tea in
the pot and
the water in
th e
kettle,'
she explained
to the old lady,
'and
don't lorget
to switch
th e
electrici ty on. Then,
when
you
wake
up
in
the morning,
your
tea
will
be
ready. '
After
a few
days, Mary's mother rang
up and
said,
'Perhaps
I' m
being rather si l ly, but there's one thing I'm confusedabout: why do I
have
to go
to bed to make
the
tea?'
A
Which
of these
sentences are
true
(T)
and which
are
false
(F)?
Write T or F in
the boxes.
l . Mary 's mother
wasold.
2.
She
did
not
ike
teavery much.
Outside he
500 headwords:
kettle
n
n
tr
tr
3 .
+.
5 .
6.
Nf ar,vsent
hcr
motl ter a
tri t 'eprcsetrt
by post.
' fhe
macl .r ineswitched
i tsel f on
in
the
morning.
The
kett le did
not need e
ectric i ty .
N{ary 's
mothe r thought
she
could only
make the
tea
when
she
was
in
bed.
Answer
these questions:
l . How old
was {ary's
mother?
2. What did Mary and her husbandbuy her mothcr?
3. lVhy
did they
choose his
or her?
4. What could he
machinedo ?
5.
What happened
when
Mary brought
her
mother
he
present?
6. What did
Mary tel l
her mother?
7.
lVhat
did Mary's
mother do
a fbwdays
ater?
B. What did she el l
Mary on the
clephone?
Put the correct
sentences under
the correct
pictures:
L Her motheropened
t .
2.
In the
morning,
shewoke
up, atrd he
teawas
eady.
3.
Mary showed
her how
to
use he
machine.
4. Mary's mother switched he clectrici tyon .
5.
Mary went to
a
shop
and
ordered
a
tea-rnaking
machine
6.
Then she
ook t to her
mother.
7.
' l lhen
she
went to bed.
8.
\\rhen
t came,she
wrappcd
t
up .
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I
I
= - f l - ' 1 ' , t =
n l l l ?
Mr
Grey
was the
manaser
of a
small ofl ice n
London.
He l ived
in
th e
country,
and
camc
up to
work
by train. He
liked
walking
from
the
station
to his
ofl ice
unless
t
was raini.g,
because t
save
him
somc
exerclse.
One morning
he
was walking
along
the
street when
a
stranger
stopped
him
and
said
to him,
'You
may
not remember
me,
sir, but
seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets. I
stopped
you in
this street
and
asked
you
to lend
me
sornemoney,
an d
you
lent
me five
pounds,
becausc
you
said
that
you
were
wil l ing to
take a
chance
so as
to give
a man
a
start on
the road
to success.'
Mr
Grey
thought
for
a few
moments
and
then
said,
,yes,
I
remember
you.
Go
on with your
story.'
'Well , '
answered
the
stranger,
'are
you
sti l l
wi l l ine
to
take a
chance?'
n
tr
n
2 .
3 .
4.
5 .
ti .
Which of these sentences are true
(T)
and
which
are
false
(F)?
Write T or
F in
the boxes.
L \{r
Grei-
only walked o
his
ofl lcewhen hc wcather \,as
good.
He walked because
he was poor.
He had helped the stranger somc
)'cars
belorc.
He
had been wi l l ing to take a chance because
he wanted to
help
the man.
The stranger had been successfulsince then.
Now he wanted to
give Mr Grey'his
money back.
Answer these questions:
l . \Vhcre did NtlrGrey work?
2. Wheredid he
ive?
3. How did hc get
from his hornc
o
his
ol l lce?
4. \\hy didn't
he
go
from
the station r
his
ofi icebl 'bus e"cry dat?
5. \\rhat
happened
o
him
one
dav n the street?
6.
\\rhat
did the strar.reer
ay'?
7.
What did Mr Grey answer?
B.
,\nd
lvhat did the stranser
ask hcn?
Answer
these
questions:
L What d id thc stranger ay o
\{r
Grey?
Begin
'our
answerwith
th e
words,
The
stranger old
NIr
Grey that
he
. . . . '
\\hat
did
\{r
Grev
answcr? egin
vour
nswerwith thewords,
\I r
G r e y s a i d t h a t . . . . '
\\ hat did the stranger av hen?
Besin
vour
answerwith
the
"vords,
'The
strangcrasked
him whether
. . . '
3 .
11
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l l .
Hc
wanted to
p
to
Edinburgh
by plane
one day.
'1.
His
scat was
eivcn
to
sornebody
else because
hc lvas atc
5.
' l .he
important
of l lccr
went to l idinburgh
to givt: a
lecture
(i .
' l 'he
important
of l icer arrived in t ime
for Nf Browtr's
lec ture ,
bccause
he
wcnt by p lane
Answer
these questions:
l.
Why
did ordinary people
ind i t difl icult to
go
by
plarrc uri lre hc
SecondWorld \'ar?
2.
lVhom did
N{r Brown work fbr?
l l .
Was he n thc army?
'1.
What
work did
he do?
ir.
\\hy wereonly
very bw
people
l lowcd o
know horv rnpcirtant c
wasi
\ \ 'h,v did
he ha,u'c
o
f ly
somewhcrc
one dav?
\\ 'hy
didn't
hc manage to get thcre?
\Vhat
did t l . rc
mportant of l icer f ind
out when hc
got
to the c i ty?
n
n
u
tr
6 .
7 .
u.
Durine thc
Second
World lVar
it
was difl icult to travel by plane,
because thc scats
were needed for important
government
and
armv
people.
Mr Brown worked
lor
the
government
during the war.
Hc
was a
civi l ian,
and he was doing very secrct work,
so
nobody was al lowcd to
know how
irnportant he
was except
a very lcw
people.
One day he
had
to fly to Edinburgh to give a
lecture
to a fbw top
pcople there but an important army ofl icer
came
to the airport at the
last
minute, and Mr Brown's seat was g iven to h im,
so
he was not
able
to
fly
to the city to give his
lecture.
It
was
not
unti l he reached the city
that
the important olficer
discovered that the man whose
seat
he had
taken
was
the one
whose
lecture he had flown to the citv to hear.
A
Which
of
these
sentences are true
(T)
and which
are false
(F)?
Write
T
or
F in
the boxes.
I
. I
t was difl icult for
sove
nment
and
army
people o find
seats n planesduring
the Second \'orld War
2.
Mr Brownwasan mportant
person.
Outside he
500headwords:
civilian
(n.\
I2
Do this
puzzle:
Across:
l .
N o t
e a s y .
(i .
Put his oot.
7.
Not
the samc.
[3.
(lorrect;
right.
10 . ' \Vha t
h a t s
do
i rnpor tan t
o f l i ce rs .
.
? ' 'They .
.
.
h a t s
l i kc
h i s :
t l
I l . I [ ' . . thc passcngers
had not
come to thc
airport, Nlr
Brown could havc got a scat.
' l 'here
was
rlcnty
of
room lor
thc offrcer's
cgs n the plane
s o l re . . . t l r t ' n r
i s h t
, ru t
i n
f i 'ont
of-hi rn.
Down:
l . F i n d s .
2.
Not
sta lc
I
o
1
' fhc
arnry
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3. A kit
of ' tht 'other soldi t ' rs w,crebad rt l root i rrg
or
.1 .
One o f 'Pc tc r 's n ine
bu l l t ' t s
h i t
the ta rs ( ' t .
i l . T'he
ol l i t t ' r was not
plcasccl
wi th hi rn.
(i .
T'he
ol l ice thousht
thrt
)cter had
sht-t
i rnscl f
B
Write these
sentences.
Choose the
correct word in
each:
I
Petcr s
ookingat an
cr)cnry
, I
l r i r n .
anc l t t \ i l l g to snoot (
[
I r i r r r s c l l .
Now Petcr is
tn' ins
to shtxtt
t
him.
I
h i rns t ' l l .
Peter 's
i r l - l i iend
s
si t t ing n f ionr
o l 'hcr
sist t- r nd n lakinq
1
hc r
I
herscl f
-1.
Peter 's
i r l -
f i ierrd
s
si t t ing
n f iont
o l 'hcr sistc rand rrrrkirrg
u p
The whi tc donkev
s n a f ie ldwi th
a b lackclorrker ' .
nd t I ras
ur t
I
i t .
i
i t se l l .
' l 'he
whitc ckrnkev
s n
a
flcld
w.ith
a
blrck nt ' ,and t
hashurt
I
i.
t
i t sc l l .
The
boys
ha"'ebrought their small
sistt'rs
o
a shcir nd borrght
f
thcnr
I
I
thenrst:1.. ,
tn t t t t
su ' te ts '
The
boys havebrought thcir
small
sisters o a shop ardborreht
f
them
I
I
themsclres
j
s'me
s\{'eets
n
tr
T
n
n{ft|
Peter
Judd
joined
the army when hc
was
eightecn, and for
sevcral
months he was taught how to be a good soldier. He did quite well in
er,'erythingcxcept shootins. Onc day hc and his fricnds were
practis-
ing
their shooting, and al l of them were doing quite well except Peter.
After
he had shot at
the tarset
nine
times and had not hit i t
oncc, the
officer who was trying
to teach the
y'oung
soldiers to shoot said,
'You're
quite
hopeless,
Peter Don't waste
your last bul let too Go
behind
that
wall and
shoot
yourself
with i t '
Peter felt ashamed.
He went
behind
the
wall , and a few
seconds
later
the
ofl icer
and
the
other youne soldiers
heard
the sound
of'a
shot.
'Hcavens '
the officer said.
Has
that
si l ly man real ly
shot himself?'
He ran behind the wall anxiously, but Peter was all r isht. 'I 'm
sorrv. s i r . ' he said.
but
I
missed
asain. '
A
Which of
these sentences are true
(T)
Write
T
or
F in the boxes.
l . Peterwasgood at everything.
2. Peter
wasnot
good
at
shooting.
Outside
he
500headworls.'
hot
(2.),
target
14
and
which
are false
(F)?
up.
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N{rs
Scott bought a new
house ast year. The wal ls of ' thc
rooms had
been
pairtted a
short timc belbrc, and Mrs
Scott
ikerd
hc
colours,
bu t
thc
pcrson
wlio had
sold
hcr
thc
house had
taken
thc t'urtains with
hi tn,
so \ Irs
Scott had
to buy'ncw
ones,and
of-coursc
he wanted
to
buv c.l lcs whose
colours would
eo
with
the
walls of'hcr
rooms.
Sh e
discovcrccl
thrt
her
comb was
cxat'tly
the
same colour
zrs
hesewalls,
so
shc
always
trxrk
t
with her
wht:nc'n'er he wcnt tcl
txlk fbr
cloth lor
cu r ta l r l s .
Irt
onc slrop she showed
thc sh
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I
Which of these
sentences
are
true
(T)
and
which
are
false
(F)?
Write
T
or
F in the boxes.
l . Helen
and
Mary were
sisters.
2.
They were
quite
young.
3.
They
wereboth
married.
4. Mary drove
their
car.
5.
A policeman ried to stop her oneday.
6. Shedid
not
stop,
because hedid
not hearhim blow
hi s
whistle.
Answer
these questions:
Where did
Mary and
Helen drive oneday?
What did
they do
in
the
town?
What did
the policeman
do?
And what did
Mary do?
What
did the pol iceman
do then?
What did
he
say o
Mary when
he stopped
er ?
And what did
Mary
answer?
Had her
mother real ly
meant that she should
not stop when
a
ooliceman
blew
his whistle?
tr
n
tr
tr
tr
n
].
2 .
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4.
tr
. r -
6.
7 .
o -
Helen l ived
with her
sister
Mury.Both
of them
were
about seventy-
five
years
old, and neither
of them had
ever married. They
had a
small,
old car, and when
they wanted
to
go
somewhere,
which they
did
very rarely,
Mary always
drove, becauseher
eyeswere better.
One weekend
they drove to a
large
town
to
look
at some things
which
they
had read
about in
the newspaper.
Neither
of-them had
been
to that town before.
They were driving along in a lot of traffic when they turned right
into
a street which
cars were not al lowed
to go into. There
was a
policeman
there, and he
blew
his
whistle,
but
Mary
did not
stop, so
he
got on to
his motor-cycle
and fol lowed
them.
After he
had
ordered them to
stop,
he
said,
'Didn't
vou
hear
me
blow
my
whistle?'
'Yes,
we did,'admitted Mary
poli tely,
'but
Mummy
told
us
never
to
stop when men
whistle at us.'
C
Find words
in the story
on page
20
which
mean about the
sarne as:
l.
a t any ime
2.
bi g
3. cars,
buses,
ans,etc.
4. confbssed
5. got
husbands
6.
Mother
7. not
rudely
B. Saturdayor
Sunday
9. seldom
10.
to ld
I l. went after
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In England
nobody under he age
of eighteen
s
allowed
o drink in a
public bar.
Mr Thompsonused o go o a bar nearhishouse uiteoften,but he
never
ook his
son,
Tom,
because ewas ooyoung.Then
whenTom
had
his eighteenth
irthday, Mr
Thompson
ook
him
to his
usualba r
for
the
irst
ime.
They
drank or halfan hour,
and henMr Thompson
said to
his son,
Now,
Tom, I
want
to
teach ou a
useful esson.
ou
must alwaysbe carefulnot
to drink
too
much.And
how do you
know
when
you've had
enough?Well, I 'l l
tell you. Do you
see hose
wo
lights
at the
end of the bar?
When
they seem
o
have
become our,
you've
had
enough
and
shouldgo
home.'
'But,
Dad, 'said Tom,'I
can only seeone ight
at
the end of
th e
bar. '
A
Which
of these
sentences are true
(T)
and which
are false
(F)?
Write
T
or
F in the boxes.
l.
WhenTom
wasunder ighteen,is
ather
ook
im
o a
public ar.
n
2.
It
was
the
f i rst
t ime
that
he had
taken him
to his usual
bar.
3.
There
was
one
light
at the
end of the bar
4. N{r Thompson
wanted
o teach
I'om
not to drink too
much.
5. Mr'I 'hompson
thought
he saw
our ights.
6. Tom only saw
wo .
Answer these
questions:
L Who
can
drink
in public
bars
n England?
2.
Why did
Mr Thompson
not take
Tom to
his
usual
bar
for a
long
time?
When /id
he
take
him?
What
did
they do there?
What did
Mr Thompson say
hen?
And what did
Tom
answer?
Who had had enough o
drink,
Tom or
his
father?
How did
Tom know
this?
C
Put
the correct
sentences
under
the correct
pictures:
L But
Tom
could
see
nly one.
2.
He
thought
he could
see wo
ights.
3.
Mr Thompson used
o
go to
a bar
alone.
4. Then Mr
Thompson pointed
to the
light at the
end of the bar.
5.
Then, when
Tom was
eighteen,
he took
him to the
bar too.
6.
They drank
beer.
n
n
n
J .
A
6
6.
1
o
o .
n
n
|
"ou
. l
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IT
Mr
a.d N{rs
Da'is
had
lour
chi ldren.
onc
Saturday
Mrs
Da'is
said
to
her
husband,
'T'he
children
haven't
got
any lcss
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rhw
\f
r.Jo.es
b.ught
s.me
things
from
a
big
shop last
month,
and
when
he
sot
the bi l l
a few
days
aeo,
he
thought
that
therc
was
a mistake
in
it,
so he
telephoned
the
shop
and
askccl
o
speak
to the
Accounts
Department.
'\\ho
do you
wa.t
to spcak
to i .
the Accounts
Depart-
ment?'
the
telephone
operator
asked.
'l t doesn' t matter
to me, '
MrJones
answered.
He
did not
know
th e
names
of any
of'the
peoplc
who
worked
there. He
hcard
.othing
fbr a
fbw
seconds
and
then
thc
operator
said,
Hullo,
you
wantecr
o
speak
to
someone
n
the Accounts
Department,
d idn,t you?'
'Yes,
that's
rieht,'
N,fr.Jones
nswered.
'\\ 'ould
you
likc
to
speak
to Mr Hankinson?'
the
operator
said.
'Ycs,
that ' l l
bc
al l r ieht, '
Mr.Joncs
said
pat ient ly.
. I t
docsn' t
mattcr
who I
speak
o. '
' I 'm
sorry, '
thc
operator
answercd,
'but
Mr Hankinson
isn ' t
in
lodav. '
A
Which
of these
sentences
are true
(T)
and
which
are false
(F)?
Write
T
or F in
the boxes.
Outside
he
500
headtuords;
>perator
5.
NIr Hankinsonwasnot n thc A
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I3
\Ir
Hodge
was
a
chickc.
lrmer.
He
had
hundreds
of'chicke.s,
an d
sold
the
cggs a'd
the
meat
a.d
sot
quiter
a lot
of mo.cy
lbr
them,
bu t
he
lived
in
a very
hot
part
o1-the
country,
and he
lbund
that
his
hens
laid
hardly
any
esis n
the
surnmer.
So hc
dec'ided
t'
put air-
conditioning
into
his
chicken-house
so
that
the hens
would
lav
well
a l l
through
the year
and
hc could
q.r
morc
csss
arrd rr
hat
wai
car '
more
money.
'-fhe
ow'er
of-thc
ompany
which
sold
thc
air-co'cl i t i ' . ing
came
'
scc h im, and whcn he saw Nfr H
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I4
George Banks
was a clever
ournalist.
He
worked fbr
a good news-
paper, and he l iked
arguing very
much. He
argued
with anybody,
and about
anything.
Sometimes
the people whom he
areued
with
were as
clever as he
was, but often
they
were
not.
He
did not mind
arguing
with stupid people at al l : he
knew
rhat he
could
never
persuade
them to agree,
because hey could never
real ly
understand
what he was saying; and the stupider they were, thc surer
they
were that
they were right;
but
he
often found
rhar srupid
pcople
sa id ve ry
amus ing h i r rss .
At
the end of
one argument
which George had
with
one of these
less
clever people
the man
said something which
George has
always
remembered
and
which has always
amused him. It
was,
'\\ ' 'el l ,
sir,
you
should never forget
this:
there are always
three answcrs
to cvcr.y
question:
your
answer, my
answer, and
thc correct
answer.'
Which
of
these sentences
are true
(T)
and
which are
false
(F)?
Write T or
F in the
boxes.
l.
( ieorge
onlv
argued
with people
who
were
css
'lev'er
harr
hc was.
2.
Stupid
peoplc
ndcrstood
hat
hc
said,
because
e
spokc
verv clearly.
:1. Stupid
pcople
bcl ieved
hat they
were
always
ieht.
4. Gcorge
was sometimes
mused
by stupid
people
5. T'hestupid nran hotrght hat both he and ()eorge vere
wrong.
6.
George
oon
brgot
what this
man
had said.
Answer these
questions:
I . \\hat
was George's
ob ?
2.
What did
he work
lbr?
3.
What was
his
hobby?
4. Why did
he not
mind arguing
with
stupid people?
5.
How
did
stupid people
argue?
6.
lVhy
did
he
enjoy
hat?
7. lVhat
did
one stupid
persol l
say o Ceorge?
8. What did George hink of thisanswer?
Find words
in the
story
which
mean
about
the
same as:
l . correct
2.
funny
3.
inte l l igent
4.
less oubtful
5.
made
him) augh
6.
make
(thcm) bel ieve
7.
ought to
B.
person
who
writcs
fbr
a
newspaper
9.
talking
asaitrst
thcr
PeoPle
n
T
u
n
n
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T5
Pat
came
over
fiorn Ireland
to
Flneland
with his
wilc one
year to find
work. He
got qui te a
good
ob
wi th a
bui ld ing
company,
and as he
di d
not
dr ink
or smoke,he
saved up
qui te a
lot
of 'money.
His wi fe 's
parents werer
st i l l
in
l re land,
and
one day
she
eot
a
telegram
to
say that hcr rnother
was i l l ,
so Pat
save
hcr
some nroney
and
she went
to
Ire land
to seeher.
After a week, Pat wanted to wr i te a le t ter to her, but he could not
read
or wr i te very
wel l ,
so he went
to h is pr iest and
askedhim
to do i t
for h im.
Pat
to ld the
pr iest what hc
wanred
ro say, and
thc pr iest
wrote
it
down. Af ier
a
fbw
minutes
Pat
stoppcd, and
the pr iest
said,
'Do
vou
want
to say any more?'
'Only,
"Please
excuse hc
bad
wri t ing
and
spel l inu". '
Pat
said.
Outside
he
500
headwords:
riesf
tr
tr
n
tr
tr
n
t .
.
3 .
+.
5 .
6 .
Which
of these sentences
are
true
(T)
and
which are
false
(F)?
Write
T
or
F in the boxes.
Pat brought
his
wifb
to Fingland
with him.
He did
not
spend
all his
money.
His mother-in-lawcame
o Errgland
oo,because
hewa s
i l t .
Pat went
to see
his
mother-in-law
because
hewas
ll
Pat
wrote a
letter o
his wile
aftera week.
He askedhis wife to excuse he priest'sbad writing ar.rd
spel l ing.
Answer
these questions:
L Why did
Pat come o
England?
2.
How did
he manage o save
money?
3.
Why did
his wife have o
go to
Ireland?
4. What did
Pat want to
do a
week ater?
5.
Why
didn't
he write
the
etter?
6.
Who wrote
t fbr him?
7. What did the
priestsay
af cr Pat
had finished?
8.
And what
did
Pat
answer?
Draw
lines from the
words on
the
left
to
the correct
words
on the
right.
C
l . A bui lding company
2.
Pa t
3. Pat's
mother-in-law
4. Pat'swife
5.
The priest
a. became
ll .
b. could
not reador
write
c. gave
Pat
ajob.
d. went
home o see
er
mother.
e. wrote
Pat's
etter.
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I6
N{ark
went
to a
barber's
shop and
hacl his hair
cut, but when he came
out,
he
was not
huppy
with
the result,
and when his friend
George
saw
him, he
laughed
and
said,
'What 's
happened
to your hai r ,
N,{ark?'
Mark
said,
'I
tr ied a new
barber's
shop
today,
because wasn't
at
al l satisfied with my old one, but this one seerns ven worse.'
( )corge
agreed.
Yes ,
I
th ink you're
r ight,
Mark.
Now I ' l l
te l l
yo u
what
to
do next
t ime
you
eo
into
a barber 's
shop:
look
at a l l
th e
barbe rs'
hair,
and
then
eo
to thc
orewhose
own hair
has been
ctt the
worst. '
'The
one whose
hair's
been crut
he worst?'
Mark
repeated.
'But
that would
be fool ish '
'Oh,
no, i t
wouldn ' t , ' answered
George.
Who
do
you
th ink cut
that
man's hai r? He
couldn ' t cut i t h imsel f ,
could he?Another
of the
barbers cut
i t-and
he must have
been a worse
barber than
the one
whose hair
he
cut.'
A
Which of these
sentences
are true
(T)
and
which
are
false
(F)?
Write
T
or
F
in the boxes.
l . N{ark 's a i r was
cut badly.
2.
He had not
been
o that barber's
hopbefore.
3.
It
was better han
the one he used
o
go
to belbre.
4. His friend
Georgeadvised
him
to choosc
he barber
whosehair
looked
he worst.
5.
Barberscut
each
other'shair.
6. The barber whose
hair is
cut the
worst cannot be the worst
barber.
Answer
these questions:
l.
How did
N{ark
belwhen
he came
out of the
barber's hop?
2.
What did
his
friend George
o
when
he saw him?
11.
And what
did George
ay ?
4. What
was Mark's
answer?
5. What did Georgesuggesthen?
6.
And what did
Mark
answer?
7.
What did George
say
hen?
f].
Which
barber
would
have he
best
haircut?
Choose
the
right sentences
for each picture:
l.
a.
Mark
has
cleaned
is shoes. I
b.
Mark
has
had his shoes
cleaned.
2.
Mark
is
clcaning
his
shocs.
Mark
is having
his
shoes
cleaned.
Mark
has
cleaned
is shoes.
2
Mark
has
had
his
shoes
cleaned.
Mark
is
cleaning
his
shoes.
Mark
is having
his
shoes
cleaned.
a. Mark
has
cleaned
his shoes.
3.
b.
Mark has
had
his
shoes
cleaned.
c. Mark
is cleaning
his shoes.
d. Mark is having his shoes
cleaned.
tr
c .
d .
d .
J .
tr
n
n
tr
4. a.
b.
c .
d .
Mark
has cleaned
is shoes.
4.
Mark
has had
his shocs
cleancd.
Mark
is
clcaning
his shoes.
Mark
is
having
his shoes
cleaned.
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Mrs
Harris's
husband died
when
she was forty-five
years
old.
Sh e
had a son, who was eighteen years old at that time.
Mrs Harris
was
not
a widow for very
long.
She met
a nice
man
wh o
was
a few years.
older
than she
was,
and
two years
after her
first
husband
had
died,
she
married for
the
second
time. Her
son,
peter,
was
twenty years
old then.
Mrs Harris
had
a
nice,
quiet
wedding
in
the
vi l lage
church,
an d
after
that,
they had
the usual
party ather
house
for
her
family
and her
new husband's,
and for
some
of their fr iends,
but Peter
was
very late
for
the
party. At last
he hurried
in,
kissed
his
mother,
and
said,
,I 'm
sorry I'm late,
Mum,
but I've
been looking
everywhere
for
a card
which
says,
"To
my Mother,
for her
Wedding,"
and I
haven't
been
able to find one.'
A
Which
of these
sentences
are
true
(T)
and which
are false
(F)?
Write
T
or F in
the boxes.
l.
Mrs Harris was
rwcnty-five
when Peter
was
born.
n
2. She
was ftrrty-seven hen shemarried
her
second usband.
tr
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he
1
500 headwords:
Murn
3.
She
married
him at her house n
the vi l lagc.
4. Peterwas n
a card shop
when
his
mother'swedding
party
started.
5.
He
found
the card he
wanted
n
the ast shophe went
o.
6. He
did
not
find
the card he wanted.
Answer
these
questions:
l. Why
did Mrs Harris marry
when she
was orty-seven?
2. Who was Peter?
3.
How
old was he then?
4.
What kind
of
wedding
did
Mrs Harris
have?
5.
What
happened after
the
wedding?
6. Why was Peter ate?
7.
What had
he been ooking or?
B. Whv
hadn't
he beenable
o
find
t?
Put
the correct
sentences under
the correct pictures:
l . He had been looking in the shops for a card for his mother's
wedding.
2.
Mrs Harris
married for the first time when shewas young.
3. Peterarrived very ate.
4. Shehad a
son
a year ater,
and shecalled
him
Peter.
5. Shemarried him in
the vi l lagechurch.
6.
Then
she
met
a niceman.
7.
Then
therewas a
party at her house.
8.
When
shewas
orty-five,
her husband
died.
tr
n
n
tr
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Wv
A long
time
ago, when aeroplanes were
not very
big or
strong yet, al l
passengers
had
to
be weighed with their
luggage,
so that
planes did
not have to carry more than it was safe to carry. Then later, when
aeroplanes became
bigger and stronger, only the
luggage had to be
weighed;
and now very
often,
the
luggage has
to be
measured nstead
of being
weighed,
because
size
s more important to the
airl ines
than
weight.
Aeroplanes are
so big
and
strong
now, that they can carry
almost
any weight.
But before a passengercan
travel by Hawaiian Airl ines,
he
or she
sti l l
has to be
weighed.
Once
when one
fat man was asked by the
airl ines' clerk how
much he weighed,
he
thought
for a
few
seconds
and
then said
to
her:
'With
or without my clothes?'
'Well ,
sir, '
the
girl answered,
how
are you planning to travel?'
A Which
of these
sentences are
true
(T)
and
which are
false
(F)?
Write
T or
F in the boxes.
l.
Aeroplane passengers
ere weighed a
long
time
ago.
tr
2.
Later, only the
luggagewas weighed
tr
Outside
h 500headwords:airline
3 . El'cn
rrow, aeroplzrt tcs
Ire not str() l tu
crtough to
(
arry
hcrr
wcights.
Harl 'ai iarr
, \ i r l incs ort I l '
vveigh :rt
Passctrgers.
One
fa t man d id
not know
whethc r the
a i r l i nes '
c le rk
wanterd
his weight
lv i th c lothes
or
rv i thott t .
He wanted to travel
wi thout his clothcs.
B Answer these
questions:
Why did aeroplanc asse gers avc o beweighed ong imeago?
Why
did they
not havc o bc weighcd
some
ears
ater?
What happens o lussase
now?
Why is t
treated
n
this
way?
What st i l l
happens
t
Hawai ian
Air l incs?
What did
the airl ines'clcrk thcrc
askonc
at man?
What did
he answer?
What
did
the clerk say hen?
Do
this puzzle:
Across:
l.
' Ihc
ft rnanwantecl
o tra,u'el
l n a n .
5. The .
.
. why luegergc of ien
docs lot have
to bc
wcighecl
any rnore is that ae oplanes
can now
carra more weight
than bcfbre.
7 .
' fhe
passengersstand
.
. .
l ine
. . .
ordcr
to
givc their
t icke s o theai r l incs' ' lerk.
' l 'his
is trsually wcighed be-
lbre
t is
)ut
ln a
l lanc.
Down:
l.
' l 'hc
t ' lcrk
worked lbr an
2.
'Was
thc fat man . th ink-
ing
ol ' ra'u
l ing
without anv
clothes?'
No,
of 'course ot '
3 . Dug up
thc
sround
wi th a
nrachine.
Nfake
plans.
Less
otr r b i t ter .
lvVe
an cookb,v lectri
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When Dick was
six
years
old, he
went
and
stayed
with his grand-
parents
n
the country
for a few
weeks
n
the
summer.
He
talked a ot
with his
grandmother
while he
was
there,
and
she
told him a lot
of
interesting
things about
their family
which
he had
nor
known
before.
When he
came home
again
to
his
own
parents,
he
said to his father,
'Is
it true
that
I
was
born
n London,
Daddy?'
'Yes,
it
is, Dick,'his
father
answered.
'And
were you really
born n
Germany?'Dick
asked.
'Yes,that's right,' his atheranswered.I was.'
'And
is t
true hat Mummy
wasborn
n
Ireland?'Dick
continued.
His father
said,
'Yes,
it is,
but why are you
asking
me all
these
questions?'
Dick answered,
Because
when
Granny told me
all those
things
while I was
with her, I
couldn't
understand ow
we
had
all met.'
Outside
he 500headwords:
ranny
Which of these
sentences are true
(T)
and which
are false
Write T or F in the boxes.
(F)?
L Dick
and his
grandmother alked
o eachother a
ot .
2. Dick alreadyknew a ot about
his amily.
3.
His
grandmother old him a lot about t.
4. Dick's
parents
had
beenborn n
the same ountry.
5. Dick had been born in
a different country.
6. Dick
had
met his
parents
n
Germanv.
B Answer these questions:
Whom
did Dick visit when he was
six?
How
did
Dick nd
out a lot of nteresting
hingsabouthis amily?
Whom did he
talk to about these
hings when he camehome?
Where had Dick
been born?
Where had his father
been born?
And
where
had his mother beenborn?
What
did his father
say when he asked
a
lot
of questions?
And what
did Dick answer?
Put what, which
or who
neach
empty space:
l. Dick's
grandmother told him
things .
.
. he had not
known
belbrc.
2.
She old him
. . .
he
wanted o know.
3.
Dick
had a father
. . .
had
beenborn n
Germany.
4. It
didn't matter
. . . Dick asked:his grandmother knew
he answer.
5.
'.
. .
a
strange hingl ' Dick
thought.
We
were
all born n
different
places,
ut we al l
met.'
6.
'.
. . of those
men s
Dick's f,ather?'
The
tal lest
one.'
7
'.
.
.
s he?'
He's
a teacher.'
B.
'.
. .
s
that
woman?'
She's
Dick's
mother.'
A
D
tr
n
n
n
u
I
C
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\\ 'hen Dave
Pt'rkins was
vounf{,
hc
played
a
lot
ri f
sames,
ancl hc was
th in
and
stror)g,but when
hc was for ty- f ive,
he began
o
sct
ft and
slow.
Hc was not
able
to breathc as
wel l as befbre, and
when he
rvalked rather l i rst ,h is
heart
beat painfu l ly.
He
dic l not do anvth ine about th is fbr a long t ime, but l ina l ly hc
l tccrmc nxious and went to
scc
a doctor.
ancl hc doctor
sent h im
tcr
hclspi ta l . ; \notht ' r
youns
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Joe
was one of those people
who
love
the sound
of their own
'u'oice.
e
never had
anything interesting
to say, but he talked and
talked and
talked, and every story he told reminded him of another one, so that
he never
stopped for a
second to
let
anybody else
say
anythine.
One evening
he
was
invited
to a
party by someone
whom
he had
met only a few
days before and who
did
not
know him very
well yet.
They
had a
good
meal,
and then
they
had
some music and
dancins.
Joe
danccd once with a prett) '
sir l
and then suegested
that they
should s i t and ta lk. He
ta lked
and
ta lkcd and ta lkcd, and was
us t
beginning,
'And
that
reminds me
of the time
. .
,'
when the girl said,
'The
t ime? Yes, you're
qui te r ight '
She
ooked at her
watch quickly
and
said,
Look
how late
i t is . I must
go. '
A Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?
Write
T
or
F in
the boxes.
l.
Joe
liked
talking
very much.
2. People id not enjoy istening
o him.
3. He
stoppedother people
aying
anything.
4. He
was nvited
o a party by an old friend
5.
.Joe
wanted
ro
alk instead
f dancing.
6. .,\
sirl
askedJoe o
talk
nstead
oldancins
o -
7.
. Joc
was probab lv
eo inq
to sar ,
' r \nd
that
r t ' rn i r l c l s
tc o I
the t ime
that
I
was . . .
,'
but
ther i r l s topped
him.
.Joc
was probabl 'going
to sav,
And
thrt
erni r lds nrc ol
t h e t i n l e .
t ' s
l a t c . I m r t s t
s o , ' b t r t
t h e
g i r l s t o p ; e d
i rn .
Answer
these questions:
L What
kind of'person
wasJoe?
2.
What
happenedwhcncver
he
iund
sotneone
o
talk o?
3. What happened nc
cvcrl ins?
4. What didJoe
and
thc prettv
girl
do ?
5.
What didJoe
do then?
6. What
was
le sayirtg
when
thc
girl stoppcd
him?
7.
What did she
do ?
B.
And
what did
sl 're:
ay ?
Putforget,
remsmber
r
remindinthe
first empty
place
in
each
of these
sentences;
and
put
taking or
to
take n the
second emPty place
in
each.
Mrs
Smith
alwavs
has to . .
.
hcr son
. .
his coat tr-
chool
his tnat
to schrxrl
y 'esterda,v?'es,
hc
cl id.
tr
n
T
n
T
tr
T
T
14
Did Nfrs Srnith's
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22
Matthew Hobbs was
sixteen
years
old. He
had
been at
the same
school
for
five years,
and he had
always
been a very
bad pupil . He
waslazy,
he fought
with other
pupils, he
was rude
to the
teachers,
and he did not
obey the
rules
of the school.
His headmaster
tried
to
make
him work
and behave
better,
but
he
was never
successful-and
the worst
thing was
that, as Matthew
grew
older, he was a
ba d
influence
on the younger
boys.
Then at last
Matthew left
school.
He
tricd
to
get
a
ob
with
a big
company, and
the
manager
wrote to the headmaster
to
find
out what
he could
say
about
Matthew.
f'he headmaster wanted to be honest, but he also did not wanr ro
be too
hard,
so
he
wrote,
'If
you
can get Matthew
Hobbs
to work lor
you,
you wil l be very
lucky.'
A
Which of these
sentences
are
true
(T)
and which
are false
(F)?
Write T
or F in the
boxes.
l . Matthew
had
come to his
school
whe n he
was
ereven.
2.
He
was always
a
eood
boy.
3.
' l 'he
youtrqer
roys
earnt
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Harry
came
to his
mother
one
morning
while
she was having
he r
breakfast,
and
said to her,
'No
one at my
school l ikes
me,
Mother.
The
teachers
don't,
and
the
children
don't.
Even
the cleaners
and
th e
bus
drivers hate
me.'
'Well , Harry,' his mother answered, perhaps you aren't very nice
to
them. l f
afew
people
don't
l ike
a
person,
he
or she may
not
be
responsible
for
that;
but i f
a lot
of people
don't,
there's
usually
something
wrong,
and
that
person real ly
needs
o
change.'
' I 'm
too old
to change,' Harry
said.
I
don't
want
to go
to school.'
'Don't
be
si l ly, Harry,'
his
mother
said,
going
towards
the garage
to get
the car
out.
'You
have
to go. You're
quite
well ,
and you
sti l l
have
a lot
of
things
to
learn.
And
besides
hat,
you're
the headmasrer
of the
school . '
A
Which
of these
sentences
are
true
(T)
and
which
are
false
(F)?
Write T or F in the boxes.
L Harry
was a
schoolboy.
2.
He
liked
going
o
school.
3.
His
mother
wanted
him
to go
to school
oo .
4.
His mother
thoueht
he
should
change,
ecause
lot
of
people
diclnot
ike him.
Outside he
500
headwords:
cleaner
5. She hought he might be too l l
to
go
ro school hat dar
6.
He
was he headmaster.
Answer these questions:
l . What
did
Harry say o his mothe ?
2.
When
did
he
say
his?
3. What did his mother answer?
4. And what did Harry sa.v hen?
5. What was
his mother'sanswer?
6. And what d id shedo whi lc shcwassaying hat?
7. Whv d id shedo th is,do
you
hink?
B.
What did
vou
think
Harrv
rvas when lou startecl eading
storv?
Do
this
puzzle:
Across:
l . A headmaster
s
. . .
fbr
see-
ing
that everythinggoes
well
in his
school.
7. Aeroplanes and
ar.rd
akeof f
here.
B. Harry could not . . . whv hc
should
go to
school.
9
These
people
cleanplaces.
i
0. Harrv was
he headmaster
f
t h e . . . .
12.
't 'hc
teachers
and
the chi ld-
ren
did not l ike Harrv,
an d
the
cleaners and
bu s
dri 'u'ers atedhim.
15.
These
people each
upi ls.
18. These
people arc
rhe rop
people
n
schools.
Down:
L
Harrv
had
scveral
. .
br
no t
wanting
to
so
to
scl-rool.
2.
The
pupi ls
probablv
did not
l ike
him
because
he
wa s
. . . w i t h t h e m .
3. These
people
drir. 'e
upils
to
school.
T7
tr
tr
I .
6.
Some teachers are
men,
an d
s o m e a r e . . . .
\ \ 'hen
the
headmaster comes
in to a c lass ,a l l the pup i l s . . .
up .
Harrr' ' said to
his mother,
"\l l
the people
at
school
. .
m e . '
r\l l
the pupils at that school
help.
. . o ther.
'.
. . afternoon' means
'to-
day, n
the afternoon'.
If-youwant to
shootstraight,
you
must
. . .
your
gun
care-
ful ly.
Because.
l. )
\ 4 .
I 6 .
T
tr
n
tr
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Mrs Watson was
a
doctor's wife. She had a nice neighbour, Mrs
Potts.
They
often did each other's shopping.
One
day, Mrs Potts had to go to Dr Watson because
she
was i l l ,
so
Mrs Watson
said,
I' l l
do
your
shopping today, Beryl.' Mrs Potts
ol d
her that she only wanted a sheep's kidney.
NIrs
lVatson
went to the
shops,
and
when she came back, she went
to
Mrs Potts's house,
but shc was
not
there,
so she
wcnt
to
her
ow n
house.
She
looked in her
husband's waiting-room,
but Mrs Potts was
ttot
there c i ther, so she wcnt in to her husband's
off ice.
Her husband
told her that
Mrs
Potts had
ust
left him and gone
to the
lavatory.
Mrs Watson ran
out
into
the crowded waiting-roomjust in
time to
catch Mrs
Potts.
She shouted,
Here's
your kidney 'and ran and
gave
her the
parcel.
A
Which
of these sentences
are
true
(T)
and
which
are
false
(F)?
Write
T
or
F in the
boxes.
l . Mrs Potts
ived
near Mrs Watson.
2. NlrsWatson
was
ll .
3.
NIrs \atson did Mrs Potts's hopping.
.1.
During
this ime, Mrs Pottswent
to the avatory
and
then
to
l)r \\ratson's
oflice
Outside he 500headwords.'
idney
n
tr
.
Mrs Watson stopped
N{rs Potts
as s}re
was eaving.
Dr Watson
had
cut
N,Irs otts's idncv out.
Answer these
questions:
l.
What work did
Mrs Watson's
husbanddo ?
2. Who was
Mrs Potts?
3.
How
did she
and Mrs Watson
help
each
other?
4. Why
did
Mrs Watson oller to do
Mrs Potts'sshoppingone day?
5.
What
did
Mrs Pottsask
her
to get?
6.
Where did
Nf s \\ ' 'atson ook br N{rs Pottsu'henshecameback?
7. \\ 'here
was N{rs
Potts?
B.
\\'hat
did
\{rs
\\'atson shout o
hcr whcn
she ound her at
last?
Write
the sentences
for
each
picture. Choose
the correct words.
()
Z .
+.
l .
I seeinq
Mrs Pottscame
n
{
"
I
t o s e e
the doctor.
c, I
lauehing.
She
came
n
i ,o ush.
Shesaid,
r
can'r
r .rp
{
luuf lh i " ;q ' }
I
to
augh.
I 've just
hearda
goodjoke. '
Dr Watson's
nursc helped
he
J
to
walk.
I
walk ing.
The doctor said,
Are
you wil l ing
I
to wai t
l
.
|
. .
) a l e w m t n u l c s l
(
wal t lng
, f
mend ing . ,
Ihis
machine
needs
I
to
nrend. '
t
, t -
6. She
answcred,
No,
I don' t mind
I
to wai t '
l
t ' , ,u don'r
lcccl
I
wa l t lng .
,
I
hurrying.'
I
to hurry.'
n
n
tr
tr
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Jim
was intel l igent,
but he
hated hard
work. He
said,
'You
work
hard,
and earn a lot
ofmoney,
and
then the government
takesmost
of
i t. I want
easy
work
that gives me lots
of'money
and
that the
government doesn't know
about.'
So
he
became
a thief-but
he did not
do
the steal ing:
he got
others
to do
it. They
were
much less
ntel l igent
than
he was,
so he
arransed
everything and
told
them what
to
do .
One day
they were looking
for rich famil ies
ro rob.
and
Jim
sent
one of them to a large beautiful house ust outside the
town.
It
was
evening,
and
when the
man looked
through
one of the
windows, he
saw a young
man and a girl
playing
a duet
on a piano.
When he
went
back toJim, he
said,
That
family
can't have
much
money. Two
people
were playing
on the same piano
there.'
Outside
he 500 teadwords.'
uet. rob
Which of
these
sentences are
true
(T)
and
which
are
false
(F)?
Write T
or
F in the boxes.
l.
Jim
was clever,but
lazy.
2 . He d idn ' t i ke
pay i r rga x e s .
J.
He
alwaysusedclever
people
o steal or him.
4. They
tried o find rich
famil ies.
5. One of
his men
playeda duet on a piano with a girl .
6.
The
girl 's
family
waspoor.
Answer ese questions:
l.
Why didJim become thieP
2.
How
did
he
steal
hings?
3. What was rs
ob
in
this?
4. Why was he good at i t?
5. What did
he
sendoneof
his men
o do oneevenins?
6.
What
did the
man
see?
7.
What
did
he
say oJim?
8. What mistake id he nake?
Opposites:Find words in the story on
page 52
which mean
about
the opposite of:
l.
difficult
2.
lazy
3.
l i t t le
4. more
5.
ol d
6. poor
7. smal l
B. spend
9. stupid
10.
ugly
n
n
n
n
n
n
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26
Fred
sometimes l iked
to go to a
bar to have
a drink
before he
went
home
after work.
There
were
some tables
and chairs n
the bar,
but i t
was too early for most people when Fred was there, so he seldom
found
anyone
to talk
to .
Then
one evening
he went
into
the bar and
saw a man
playing
draughts at a
table, but he
could not
seeanyone in
the
chair opposite
him. He
went nearer
to
look,
and
was very
surprised
to see
hat the
man
was
playing against
a
dog.
When
it had
to
move
one of i ts
draughts, i t
stood on i ts
back legs
on the
chair.
Fred
watched
while the
two played
their game,
and when
the
do g
lost, Fred
went
up to i ts
owner and
said,
I've
never
seen
such a clever
dog before.'
'Well , '
answcred
the
other man,
'he
isn't
real ly
very
clever. I
always win.'
A Which of
these sentences
are true
(T)
and which are false
(F)?
Write T
or
F in
the boxes.
l.
Fred alwayshad
his drink at home.
tr
2.
He
talked
o
a lot
of people n
a bar.
Outside
he
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6 .
r\ man wasplaving draughts
with a dog
n
the
bar one
evcnrng.
The dog
moved the draughts
itself.
Fred was very surprised.
The dog sometimes
on the game
Answer these questions:
l . Where did
Fred
sometimes
o after
work?
2.
Why
did he seldom
ind
anyone
o talk to there?
3. What did he seeone evening?
4. Why
was he very surprised
when he
went
nearer?
5.
How did the dog
manage
o play?
6. Who
won?
7.
What did Fred say hen?
B.
What did the dog'sowner
answer?
Put
the
right
sentences
under the
right
pictures:
l . A man was playing
draughtsat a table.
2. Fred could not seeanyoneplayingagainsthim.
3.
Fred went
nto his usualbar.
4. He sat down
at a table.
5. He saw a dog sitting
n the chair opposite he
man.
6. He went
nearer.
7.
The
bar
was almostempty.
B.
When the dog wanted o
move
a draught,
t
stoodon
its
back egs
on the
chair.
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Henry was from the United States and he had come to London for a
holiday.
One day
he
was not feel ing
well ,
so he went
to the
clerk at the
desk
of
his
hotel and
said,
'I
want to
see a doctor.
Can you
sive
me
th e
name
of a
good
one?'
'Ihe
clerk looked
in
a book and
then
said,
'Dr
Kenneth
Grey,
610
0 . '
Henry
said,
Thank
you
verymuch.
s he
expensive?'
'Well , '
the clerk answered,
'he
always
charges his
patients
tw o
pounds for
their first visit
to him,
and 1.50 for later
visits.'
Henry
decided
to save
50p, so when he
went to
see he doctor,
he
said, 'I 've come again, doctor.'
For
a
few
seconds
the doctor looked
at his face
carefully
without
saying anything. Then
he nodded
and
said,
'Oh,
yes.'He
examined
him and
then
said,
'Everythine's
going as t
should
do.Just
continue
with
the
medicine
I
eave
you last
time.'
Outsidehe
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(a.)
56
Which of
these sentences are true
(T)
and which
are
false
(F)?
Write T or F in the boxes.
l.
Henry wanted
the c lerk at the
hotel
to send a good
doc tor to h i s room.
2.
The c lerk gave him
the
name and address
of
a
doctor.
3.
Henry
wanted to know how much i t cost
to
go
to
him.
4.
The f i rs t
visit
to the doctor cost ess han later v is i ts .
5.
Henry tr ied
to
make
the
doctor bel ieve
that
he had
been
to him bt-lorc.
6. The doctor knew that he had not seen Henrv before.
Answer
these questions:
l . Why did Henry have o asksomeone lse
or
he name
of
a
doctor?
2. What did the clerk do?
3.
What
did
Henry askhim then?
4. And what did the clerkanswer?
5.
What did Henry decide?
6.
What
did
he
do ?
7. What did
he
say o the doctor?
B.
And what was
the
doctor'sanswer?
Put one word in each empty place. You will find all the correct
words
in the story on page
56.
Dr Brown is a kind man. He lefi England
to
work in a foreign
country
when he was 25.
Someof
his
. .
are
quite poor,
and he
. . . them
verv
l i ttle. And
when they
need
. .
medicines, e
sometimes venpays
or
them
himself
One day a . . . who worked
n
a smalloffice rought
hi m
his
son.
He
was
very l l ,
and
he knew
hat only
very
expensive
edicines
could . . .
him from
dying.
Dr Brow'n
. . the boy careful ly.
Well, '
th e
lather
said,
what
have
you
found,
doctor?Wil l he be al l r ight?' The
doctor . . . without looking at him. He
thought
br
a
minute and
then
said,
Yes,
he'l l
bc al l r ight. I 'm going to give
you
some
medicine
or
him. He must . . . takine t firr a month. We don't want him to die, do
we?'
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There is a pr ison
in lccland
w]r ic]r
a l lows i ts
pr isoners
o
so
ou r
without
any guards
to work
every
day.
'I 'hey
work
on the frms
near
the
prison during
the day, and
come back
to
have
their
evening meal
and to
sleep every
evening. Belore
they
are al lowed
to
go out l ike
this,
they have
to promise
to come
back
every
evening. If
they
do not
promise
this, they are not let
out.
One night
one
of the prisoners
was invited
to
have
a meal
and a
drink with
the family
of the
farmer
he
was
working for,
so
he
came
back to the
prison very late.
He had
to knock
at
the gate
several
imes
before the guard
came
to
let
him in.
The
guard
did
not
l ike
beins
disturbed
ar
this rime,
so he
said
to
the prisoner angri ly,
'If
you
come
back
so late
again, I
won't let
yo u
i n . '
Outside
he
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Which
of these sentences
are true
(T)
and
which
are
false
(F)?
Write T
or
F in
the boxes.
I
' l 'hc
g t tax ls
i r r l r t '
r l i son
r I t ' t ' l a r r r l \ ( ' r - ( ' ( ) rl r t '
i 'n ts
w t l l t l r r '
r l i soncr
t Iu l i ne
t
re
la l , .
2.
' l 'hc
pr i so t te rs
had
to ha 'nc
l rc i r c r , ' t 'n i r rg
i t 'r l
n
hc
I i r r rns
lJ .
l 'hcy
spcnt the
n is l r t
in
t l r t '
p r i son.
l.
(
)nc
pr i s< lnc r
ad
h is nrcr l
n
:r
i r r n
onc c \ ' ( 'n rns .
. r .
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g u a r l c l i d
)o t
i k ( ' o l t . r r i r ru
l l t ' q r t ca t r ' r t
i q l l t
l r t ' t : rusc
lc w 'asa l ir i c l
t i . I t '
d i d
n o t e t
h c p l i s ,
r r . r '
r r .
Answer
these
questions:
l.
In
what
way i s thc pr i sor t
n
th is
s tor c l i f l i ' r '< ' r r trc rn l ros t thc rs?
2.
\ \ 'hat
work
do the prisoners
clo?
3. \ \ that
do
thcy have to clo
rr
order
to
l rt '
r lkrwt 'c l o work outs idc?
'1 .
What happcns
f - theydo n
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Which
of these
sentences are true
(T)
and
which
are false
Write T
or F
in
the boxes.
l . Peter tudicd a int ing
wi th a
lot
of-other
h i ldren.
2.
()ne
of'theother studer)ts
"t'as
al led
lel ia.
11.
There
were
a lot ol-Poes
n
thc telephone
ook.
l.
' l 'hc
f i rstorrc hat Pcter 's notht ' r
e cohoncd ,as
lc l ia 's
motl r t ' r .
Peter'smother
spoke
o
Nf s
Poepoli tely.
Thc woman was n her bath when he telephonc ane.
Answer
these questions:
l . How
old
was Peter?
2.
\ \ 'hcrc
did
he
studl 'pa int ing?
3.
Why
did
he want to e lephonc
lc l ia?
't.
\Vhv
was
t not
easv
()do
this?
5.
How
did
his motherplan o
rclphim?
6.
What
did shesay
o the
first
wornan
she elephoned?
7. And what was the
woman'sanswer?
[J.
How
did the
vornan bel,
do
vou
hink?
(F)?
T
n
D
tr
n
.
6 .
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tcl lsvcin
'r ' l terrou l ttvt'
to
g()
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as s
(j
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raving hcsccr clr
rr 'ce .
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l r i r t t -
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dicl
[ 'ctcr clo in his
c l a s s ? " H c . . pi c t t r r c s . '
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get
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ol '
hcr
la th
o rnsn'crh is.
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o
clo.
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l r i s
p a i n t i n e
l e s s r n s ? ' ' \ ' t ' s ,
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t l r c n r
v e r r -n ru c h . '
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l i n r l
( l c l i a 's
tc l c -
phone numbcr
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