Text 210

Jack was a young sailor. He lived in England, but he was often away with his ship.

One summer he came back from a long voyage and found new neighbours near his mother's house. They had a pretty daughter, and Jack soon loved her very much.

He said to her, 'My next voyage will begin in a few days' time, Gloria. I love you, and I'll marry you when I come back. I'll think about you all the time, and I'll write to you and send you a present from every port.'

Jack's first port was Freetown in Africa, and he sent Gloria a parrot from there. It spoke five languages.

When Jack's ship reached Australia, there was a letter from Gloria. It said, 'Thank you for the parrot, Jack. It tasted much better than a chicken.'

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

Where did Jack live?
What was Jack’s profession?
Who were the new neighbors?
Who did Jack fall in love with?
What promise did Jack make to Gloria before leaving on his voyage?
From which port did Jack send the parrot?
How many languages could the parrot speak?
What did Gloria write in her letter?
Did Jack plan to send presents from other ports as well?
What does this story show about Jack’s feelings for Gloria?

B) Which words in the story mean the opposite of:

Young
Away
New
Pretty
Begin
Back
First
Better
Love
Send

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?

Jack was a young sailor living in England.
Jack was never away on voyages.
Jack found new neighbors near his father’s house.
Jack loved the daughter of the new neighbors.
Jack promised to marry Gloria when he returned from his voyage.
Jack sent Gloria a parrot from Freetown in Africa.
The parrot could speak five languages.
Gloria thanked Jack and said the parrot tasted better than chicken.
Jack’s first port was in Australia.
Jack did not plan to write letters to Gloria.

Text 211

Fanny and Ethel worked in the same office, and, they were neighbours at home.

Fanny was rather a careless girl, and she often lost things. Then she usually went to Ethel to borrow more from her.

Ethel was a kind girl, but she sometimes got tired of lending things to her friend.

One Saturday afternoon Fanny knocked at Ethel's front door, and when

Ethel came to open it, Fanny said to her, 'Oh, hullo, Ethel. Please lend me a bag.I've lost mine. I'm going to the shops, and I feel very stupid when I haven't got anything in my hand when I go out in the street.

Ethel laughed and answered, 'Well, Fanny, go down to the end of the

garden. You'll find a nice wheelbarrow in the shed there. Take that when you go down to the shops. Then you'll have something in both of your hands.'

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

Where did Fanny and Ethel work?
Were they neighbors?
What was Fanny’s problem?
How did Fanny usually solve her problem of losing things?
How did Ethel feel about lending things to Fanny?
What did Fanny ask Ethel on Saturday afternoon?
How did Ethel respond to Fanny’s request?
Where was the wheelbarrow located?
Why did Ethel suggest using a wheelbarrow?
What does this story tell us about Fanny and Ethel’s friendship?

B) Which words in the story mean the opposite of:

Careless
Lost
Kind
Tired
Nice
Stupid
Front
Go
Borrow
Afternoon

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?

Fanny and Ethel worked in different offices.
They were neighbors at home.
Fanny was very careful and never lost anything.
Fanny often borrowed things from Ethel.
Ethel got tired of lending things sometimes.
Fanny asked Ethel for a bag on Saturday afternoon.
Ethel told Fanny to take a wheelbarrow to the shops.
Fanny felt confident when she went out without anything in her hands.
Ethel laughed at Fanny’s request.
Fanny refused to take anything Ethel suggested.

Text 212

Dave married, and when his new wife saw the clothes in his cupboard,she said, 'Dave, you have only got one good shirt. The others are very old, and they've got holes in them. I'm going to buy you a new one this afternoon.'

Dave liked his old shirts, but he loved his wife too, so he said, 'All right,

Beryl, but please don't throw any of the old ones away.'

Dave went to work, and when he came back in the evening, Beryl said to him, 'Look, Dave, I've bought you a nice shirt. Here it is. Put it on.'

Dave put the shirt on, and then he said, 'Look at the sleeves, Beryl. They're too long.

'That's all right,' Beryl answered. 'They'll get shorter when I wash the shirt.'

Then Dave said, 'But the neck's too small.'

'That's all right,' Beryl answered. 'It'll get bigger when you wear the shirt, Dave.'

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

What did Beryl notice about Dave’s shirts?
Why did she decide to buy him a new shirt?
What did Dave ask Beryl not to do?
When did Dave see the new shirt?
What problem did Dave notice about the sleeves?
What was wrong with the neck of the shirt?
How did Beryl explain the sleeve problem?
How did she explain the neck problem?
Did Dave seem completely satisfied with the shirt?
What makes this story humorous?

B) Which words in the story mean the opposite of:

New
Old
Long
Small
Buy
Evening
Good
Bigger
Love
Shorter

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?

Dave had many new shirts in his cupboard.
Beryl thought Dave needed new shirts.
Dave wanted to throw all his old shirts away.
Beryl bought Dave a new shirt in the afternoon.
The sleeves of the new shirt were too short.
Dave went shopping with Beryl.
Beryl said the sleeves would get shorter after washing.
Dave said the neck of the shirt was too big.
Beryl believed the neck would get bigger when Dave wore the shirt.
Dave did not like his old shirts.

Text 213

Mrs. Williams lived in a small street in London, and now she had a new

neighbour. Her name was Mrs. Briggs, and she talked a lot about her expensive furniture, her beautiful carpets and her new kitchen.

'Do you know,' she said to Mrs. Williams one day, 'I've got a new dishwasher. It washes the plates and glasses and knives and forks beautifully.'

'Oh?' Mrs. Williams answered. 'And does it dry them and put them in the cupboard too?'

Mrs. Briggs was surprised. 'Well,' she answered, 'the things in the machine are dry after an hour, but it doesn't put them away, of course.'

'I've had a dishwasher for twelve and a half years,' Mrs. Williams said.

'Oh?' Mrs. Briggs answered. 'And does yours put the things in the cupboard when it has washed them?' She laughed nastily.

'Yes, he does,' Mrs. Williams answered. 'He dries the dishes and puts them away.'

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

Where did Mrs. Williams live?
Who was her new neighbour?
What did Mrs. Briggs like to talk about?
What new machine did Mrs. Briggs buy?
What question did Mrs. Williams ask about the dishwasher?
How long had Mrs. Williams had her “dishwasher”?
Why was Mrs. Briggs surprised at the end of the story?
Who was Mrs. Williams really talking about?
Why did Mrs. Briggs laugh?
What makes Mrs. Williams’s final answer funny?

B) Which words in the story mean the opposite of:

Small
Expensive
Beautiful
New
Dry
After
Laugh
Surprise
Clean
Near

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?

Mrs. Williams lived in a large house in the countryside.
Mrs. Briggs was Mrs. Williams’s new neighbour.
Mrs. Briggs often talked about her expensive things.
Mrs. Briggs had a new washing machine.
The dishwasher could put the dishes in the cupboard automatically.
Mrs. Williams had a dishwasher for twelve and a half years.
Mrs. Briggs laughed kindly at Mrs. Williams.
Mrs. Williams was talking about her husband when she said she had a dishwasher.
Mrs. Briggs never mentioned her furniture or carpets.
The story is humorous because of Mrs. Williams’s clever answer.

Text 214

One day a man went to see his doctor and said to him, 'I've swallowed a horse, doctor, and I feel very ill.'

The doctor thought for a few seconds and then said, 'All right, Mr. Lloyd, I'll help you. Please lie down on this bed.'

The doctor's nurse gave the man an injection, the man went to sleep, and the doctor went out quickly to look for a horse in the town.

After half an hour he found one, borrowed it and took it into his office, so when Mr. Lloyd woke up, it was there in front of him.

'Here's the horse, Mr. Lloyd,' the doctor said. 'I've taken it out of your

stomach, and it won't give you any more trouble now.'

At first Mr. Lloyd was happy, but then he looked at the horse again and said, 'But, doctor, my horse was white, and this one's brown!'

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

Why did Mr. Lloyd go to see the doctor?
What did Mr. Lloyd say he had swallowed?
How did the doctor react when he heard the problem?
What did the nurse give Mr. Lloyd?
Why did Mr. Lloyd fall asleep?
Where did the doctor go after Mr. Lloyd was asleep?
How long did it take the doctor to find a horse?
What did the doctor do with the horse after he found it?
How did Mr. Lloyd feel when he first saw the horse?
Why was Mr. Lloyd not completely satisfied at the end of the story?

B) Which words in the story mean the opposite of:

ill — __________
quickly — __________
happy — __________
white — __________
asleep — __________
inside — __________
before — __________
found — __________
big — __________
up — __________

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?

Mr. Lloyd told the doctor that he had swallowed a horse.
The doctor refused to help Mr. Lloyd.
The nurse gave Mr. Lloyd an injection before he fell asleep.
Mr. Lloyd remained awake while the doctor looked for a horse.
The doctor found a horse in less than an hour.
The doctor bought the horse with his own money.
The doctor brought the horse into his office.
When Mr. Lloyd woke up, he immediately felt angry.
The horse in the office was brown.
Mr. Lloyd said his horse was a different color.

Text 215

A history teacher was talking to his class about the ancient Romans.

'They were very strong, brave people, and they were good soldiers,' he said.

'They always wanted to have strong bodies, so they played a lot of games.'

'Did they like swimming?' one of the girls asked. 'That makes people's

bodies strong. She was very good at swimming.

'Oh, yes, some of them swam a lot,' the teacher answered. Then he told

them a story about one famous Roman.

'There was a big, wide river in the middle of Rome,' he said. 'It was the

Tiber, and this man swam across it three times every day before breakfast.'

The girl laughed when she heard this.

'Why are you laughing?' the teacher asked her angrily. 'Have I said anything funny?'

'Well, sir,' the girl answered, 'Why didn't he swim across the river four times, to get back to his clothes again?'

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

What was the history teacher talking about?
How did the teacher describe the ancient Romans?
Why did the Romans play many games?
What question did one of the girls ask?
What was the girl good at?
What river did the teacher mention in his story?
How many times did the Roman man swim across the river each day?
When did the Roman man swim across the river?
Why did the girl start laughing?
What clever question did the girl ask at the end of the story?

B) Which words in the story mean the opposite of:

strong — __________
brave — __________
wide — __________
before — __________
always — __________
big — __________
famous — __________
laugh — __________
good — __________
angry — __________

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?

The history teacher was talking about the ancient Romans.
The teacher said the Romans were weak and afraid of fighting.
The Romans played many games to keep their bodies strong.
One of the boys asked about swimming.
The girl who asked the question was good at swimming.
The teacher said there was a small river in Rome.
The river in the story was the Tiber.
The Roman man swam across the river four times every morning.
The girl laughed after hearing the teacher’s story.
The teacher was pleased when the girl laughed.

Text 216

Betty Brown was five years old, and her mother wanted her to begin going to school, because she wanted to start working in an office again.

A month before the beginning of the school year Mrs. Brown began telling Betty about school. 'It's very nice,' she said. 'You'll play games and paint pictures and sing songs.

Mrs. Brown began doing these things with Betty. Betty liked the games and the painting and the singing very much, but she always wanted to be near her mother, so Mrs. Brown was rather afraid and thought, 'What will she do when I leave her at school?'

But on the first day at school Betty was very good. She did not cry, and she was happy.

On the second morning Mrs. Brown said, 'Put your clothes on, Betty. I'm going to take you to school in half an hour's time.'

'School?' Betty said. 'But I've been to school!'

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

How old was Betty Brown?
Why did Mrs. Brown want Betty to start going to school?
How long before school did Mrs. Brown start preparing Betty?
What activities did Mrs. Brown tell Betty she would do at school?
How did Betty feel about the games, painting, and singing?
What worried Mrs. Brown about leaving Betty at school?
How did Betty behave on her first day at school?
Did Betty cry when she went to school the first day?
What did Mrs. Brown say to Betty on the second morning?
How did Betty react when Mrs. Brown reminded her about school the second morning?

B) Which words in the story mean the opposite of:

happy — __________
always — __________
near — __________
good — __________
first — __________
begin — __________
cry — __________
nice — __________
afraid — __________
take — __________

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?

Betty Brown was six years old.
Mrs. Brown wanted Betty to go to school so she could work in an office.
Mrs. Brown started preparing Betty for school a month before the school year.
Betty did not like playing games, painting, or singing.
Betty always wanted to stay near her mother.
On the first day of school, Betty cried a lot.
On the second morning, Mrs. Brown reminded Betty it was time for school.
Betty had never been to school before the second morning.
Betty was happy on her first day at school.
Mrs. Brown was afraid Betty would like school too much.

Text 217

One morning Mrs. Perry said to her husband, 'Jack, there's a meeting of our ladies' club at Mrs. Young's house at lunch time today, and I want to go to it. I'll leave you some food for your lunch. Is that all right?"

'Oh, yes,' her husband answered, that's quite all right. What are you going to leave for my lunch?'

'This tin of fish,' Mrs. Perry said. 'And there are some cold, boiled potatoes and some beans here, too.'

'Good,' Mr. Perry answered. I'll have a good lunch.'

So Mrs. Perry went to her meeting. All the ladies had lunch at Mrs. Young's house, and at three o'clock Mrs. Perry came home.

'Was your fish nice, Jack?' she asked.

'Yes, but my feet are hurting,' he answered.

'Why are they hurting?' Mrs. Perry asked.

'Well, the words on the tin were, "Open tin and stand in hot water for five minutes"."

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

Where did Mrs. Perry go during lunch time?
What did Mrs. Perry leave for Mr. Perry to eat?
Did Mr. Perry have boiled potatoes and beans for his lunch?
What did the instructions on the tin say?
At what time did Mrs. Perry come home?
What was wrong with Mr. Perry after lunch?
Why were Mr. Perry’s feet hurting?
Who had lunch at Mrs. Young’s house?
Did Mrs. Perry cook the food she left for Mr. Perry?
Did Mr. Perry understand the instructions on the tin correctly?

B) Which words in the story mean the opposite of :

Hot – ______
Cold – ______
Go – ______
Come – ______
Full – ______
Empty – ______
Hurt – ______
Heal – ______
Leave – ______
Stay – ______

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?

Mrs. Perry left food for Mr. Perry before going to the club meeting.
Mr. Perry carefully read and understood the instructions on the tin.
The tin of fish said to stand in hot water for five minutes.
Mrs. Perry cooked the fish before leaving for the meeting.
Mr. Perry’s feet hurt after following the instructions.
The ladies’ club meeting took place at Mrs. Perry’s house.
Mr. Perry had cold potatoes and beans with his lunch.
Mrs. Perry returned home at three o’clock in the afternoon.
All the ladies had lunch at Mrs. Young’s house.
Mr. Perry enjoyed his lunch without any problems.

Text 218

Miss Green was very fat. She weighed 100 kilos, and she was getting heavier every month, so she went to see her doctor.

He said, 'You need a diet, Miss Green, and I've got a good one here.' He gave her a small book and said, 'Read this carefully and eat the things on page 11 every day. Then come back and see me in two weeks' time.'

Miss Green came again two weeks later, but she wasn't thinner: she was

fatter. The doctor was surprised and said, 'Are you eating the things on page 11 of the small book?'

'Yes, doctor,' she answered.

The next day the doctor visited Miss Green during her dinner. She was very surprised to see him.

'Miss Green,' he said, 'Why are you eating potatoes and bread? They aren't in your diet.'

'But, doctor,' Miss Green answered, 'I ate my diet at lunch time. This is my dinner.'

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

How much did Miss Green weigh at the beginning of the story?
Why did Miss Green decide to see the doctor?
What did the doctor give Miss Green?
What did the doctor tell her to do with the small book?
When did the doctor ask her to come back?
What happened to Miss Green after two weeks?
Why was the doctor surprised when she returned?
When did the doctor visit Miss Green at her home?
What was Miss Green eating when the doctor arrived?
Why did Miss Green think she was following the doctor’s advice correctly?

B) Which words in the story mean the opposite of:

fat
heavier
small
carefully
surprised
good
before
lunch
day
back

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?

Miss Green weighed 80 kilos.
She was getting heavier every month.
The doctor told her to stop eating completely.
The doctor gave her a small book.
Miss Green became thinner after two weeks.
The doctor asked her to come back in two months.
She followed the diet exactly as the doctor meant it.
The doctor visited her at home.
Miss Green ate her diet food at lunchtime.
The doctor was pleased with her progress.

Text 219

Rose left school when she was seventeen years old and went to a college for a year to learn to type. She passed her examinations quite well and then went to look for work. She was still living with her parents.

A lot of people were looking for typists at that time, so it was not difficult to find interesting work. Rose went to several offices, and then chose one of them.

It was near her parents' house. She thought, I'll walk there every morning. I won't need to go by bus.'

She went to the office again and said to the manager, 'I want to work here, but what will you pay me?'

'We'll pay you £27 now,' the manager answered, and £30 after three

months.

Rose thought for a few seconds before she answered. Then she said, 'All right, then I'll start in three months' time.'

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

How old was Rose when she left school?
What did she go to college to learn?
How did she do in her examinations?
Where was Rose living while she was looking for a job?
Why was it easy for her to find work?
Why did she choose the office near her parents’ house?
What question did Rose ask the manager?
How much money did the manager offer her at first?
How much would she earn after three months?
Why did Rose say she would start work in three months’ time?

B) Which words in the story mean the opposite of:

left
young
passed
difficult
near
morning
before
start
always
interesting

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?
Rose left school when she was sixteen years old.
She went to college to learn to type.
She failed her examinations.
Rose was living alone in a small apartment.
It was difficult to find a job at that time.
She chose an office far away from her parents' house.
She wanted to walk to work every morning.
The manager offered her £30 at first.
The manager said she would earn more money after three months.
Rose agreed to start work immediately.

Text 220

Mr. Day was a teacher at a school in a big city in the north of England. He usually went to France or Germany for a few weeks during his summer holidays, and he spoke French and German quite well.

But one year Mr. Day said to one of his friends, 'I'm going to have a holiday in Athens. But I don't speak Greek, so I'll go to evening classes and have Greek lessons for a month before I go.'

He studied very hard for a month, and then his holidays began and he went to Greece.

When he came back a few weeks later, his friend said to him, 'Did you have any trouble with your Greek when you were in Athens, Dick?'

'No, I didn't have any trouble with it,' answered Mr. Day. 'But the Greeks did!'

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

Where did Mr. Day work?
Where did he usually go during his summer holidays?
Which languages could he speak well?
Which city did he decide to visit one year?
Why did he go to evening classes?
How long did he study Greek before his trip?
Where did he go for his holiday?
Who asked him about his Greek when he returned?
What question did his friend ask him?
What funny answer did Mr. Day give?

B) Which words in the story mean the opposite of:

big
north
usually
well
begin
hard
before
trouble
friend
few

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?

Mr. Day was a doctor in a large city.
He often spent his holidays in France or Germany.
He could not speak any foreign languages.
One year he decided to go to Athens.
He studied Greek for six months before his holiday.
He took evening Greek lessons for a month.
His friend asked him about his German when he came back.
Mr. Day said he had no trouble with Greek.
He said the Greeks had trouble with his Greek.
He stayed at home during his summer holiday.

Text 221

Mr. Pearce liked shooting ducks very much. Whenever he had a free day, he went out shooting with his friends.

But one summer he said to himself, 'I've never been to the mountains. My holidays are going to begin soon, so I'm going to go to the mountains and shoot deer. They're more interesting than ducks, I think.'

So when his holidays began, Mr. Pearce went to the station, bought his ticket and was soon in the mountains.

He got out at a small station and walked through fields and forests for a few kilometres. Then he saw a farmer in a field. 'Good morning,' Mr. Pearce said to him. 'Are there any deer here?'

'Well,' answered the farmer slowly, there was one last year, but all the

gentlemen from the town came and shot at it, and it's gone somewhere else now, I think.'

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

What did Mr. Pearce like doing in his free time?
Who did he usually go shooting with?
Why did he decide to go to the mountains?
What animals did he want to shoot there?
Where did he buy his ticket?
How did he travel to the mountains?
What did he do after getting off the train?
Who did he meet in a field?
What question did Mr. Pearce ask the farmer?
Why did the farmer say there were no deer there now?

B) Which words in the story mean the opposite of:

liked
free
begin
soon
small
slowly
last
more
come
here

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?
Mr. Pearce liked fishing in his free time.
He usually went shooting ducks with his friends.
He had often been to the mountains before.
He thought deer were more interesting than ducks.
He went to the mountains before his holidays began.
He walked only a few metres from the station.
He met a farmer in a forest.
The farmer said there had been a deer the year before.
The deer stayed in the same place all the time.
Many gentlemen from the town had shot at the deer.

Text 222

Mr. Leonard was twenty-three years old and not very rich. He was not married and he lived in two rooms in a small house in a city.

Every summer, Mr. Leonard went down to the sea for a holiday. He stayed in small, cheap hotels, but he always wanted to have a clean, tidy room. He hated dirty places.

One summer a friend of his said, 'Go to the Tower Hotel in Whitesea. I

went there last year, and it was very nice and clean.'

So Mr. Leonard went to the Tower Hotel in Whitesea. But there was a

different manager that year.

The new manager took Mr. Leonard to his room. The room looked quite

nice and clean, but Mr. Leonard said to the manager, 'Are the sheets on the bed clean?'

'Yes, of course they are!' he answered angrily. 'We washed them this

morning. Feel them. They're still damp.'

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

How old was Mr. Leonard?
Was he married?
Where did he live?
Where did he usually go for his summer holiday?
What kind of hotels did he stay in?
What kind of room did he always want?
Which hotel did his friend recommend?
What was different at the hotel that year?
What question did Mr. Leonard ask the manager?
Why were the sheets still damp?

B) Which words in the story mean the opposite of:

young
rich
small
clean
cheap
always
new
nice
angry
morning

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?

Mr. Leonard was thirty-three years old.
He was married and had two children.
He lived in a small house in a city.
He went to the mountains every summer.
He liked staying in expensive hotels.
He hated dirty places.
His friend stayed at the Tower Hotel two years before.
There was a new manager at the hotel that year.
The manager said the sheets were dirty.
The sheets were still damp because they had been washed that morning.

Text 223

Two years after Tom and Elizabeth married, they went to live in a small flat in a big city. They were both quite young: Tom was twenty-six and Elizabeth was twenty-two. Tom worked in a bank, and Elizabeth worked in a big office.

Elizabeth always cooked the dinner when they got home, and when they had meat, Tom always cut it up when they sat down to eat.

While Tom was cutting the meat up one evening, Elizabeth said to him,

'When we were first married, Tom, you always gave me the bigger piece of meat when you cut it, and you kept the smaller one for yourself. Now you do the opposite: you give me the smaller piece and keep the bigger one for yourself. Why do you do that? Don't you love me any more?'

Her husband laughed and answered, 'Oh, no, Elizabeth. It isn't that! It's because you've learned to cook now!'

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

How long after their marriage did Tom and Elizabeth move to a flat?
How old was Tom when they were living in the flat?
Where did Tom work?
Where did Elizabeth work?
Who usually cooked the dinner?
Who cut the meat at dinner time?
What did Tom use to do when they were first married?
What did Elizabeth notice had changed?
What question did Elizabeth ask her husband?
Why did Tom say he kept the bigger piece of meat?

B) Which words in the story mean the opposite of:

small
big
young
always
first
bigger
laugh
love
down
learned

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?

Tom and Elizabeth moved to a large house in the countryside.
Tom was twenty-six years old.
Elizabeth was older than Tom.
Tom worked in a hospital.
Elizabeth cooked dinner every evening.
Tom always cut the meat at the table.
At first, Tom gave Elizabeth the smaller piece of meat.
Later, Tom kept the bigger piece for himself.
Elizabeth thought Tom did not love her anymore.
Tom said the reason was that the meat was more expensive.

Text 224

Mrs. Jenkins went to see her doctor one day, because her heart was giving her trouble.

The doctor listened to her heart carefully and did a few other things. Then he said, 'Well, Mrs. Jenkins, stop smoking, and then you'll soon be quite all right again.'

'But doctor,' answered Mrs. Jenkins quickly, 'I've never smoked. I don't like smoking.'

'Oh, well,' said the doctor, 'then don't drink any more alcohol.'

'But I don't drink alcohol,' answered Mrs. Jenkins at once.

'Stop drinking tea and coffee then,' the doctor said to her.

'I only drink water,' answered Mrs. Jenkins. 'I don't like tea or coffee.'

The doctor thought for a few seconds and then said, 'Well, . . . er ... do you like fried potatoes?'

'Yes, I like them very much,' answered Mrs. Jenkins.

'All right, then stop eating those,' said the doctor as he got up to say

goodbye to Mrs. Jenkins.

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

How long after their marriage did Tom and Elizabeth move to a flat?
How old was Tom when they were living in the flat?
Where did Tom work?
Where did Elizabeth work?
Who usually cooked the dinner?
Who cut the meat at dinner time?
What did Tom use to do when they were first married?
What did Elizabeth notice had changed?
What question did Elizabeth ask her husband?
Why did Tom say he kept the bigger piece of meat?

B) Which words in the story mean the opposite of:

small
big
young
always
first
bigger
laugh
love
down
learned

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F) :
Tom and Elizabeth moved to a large house in the countryside.
Tom was twenty-six years old.
Elizabeth was older than Tom.
Tom worked in a hospital.
Elizabeth cooked dinner every evening.
Tom always cut the meat at the table.
At first, Tom gave Elizabeth the smaller piece of meat.
Later, Tom kept the bigger piece for himself.
Elizabeth thought Tom did not love her anymore.
Tom said the reason was that the meat was more expensive.

Text 225

John liked chocolates very much, but his mother never gave him any, because they were bad for his teeth, she thought. But John had a very nice grandfather.

The old man loved his grandson very much, and sometimes he brought John chocolates when he came to visit him. Then his mother let him eat them, because she wanted to make the old man happy.

One evening, a few days before John's seventh birthday, he was saying his prayers in his bedroom before he went to bed. 'Please, God, he shouted,' make them give me a huge box of chocolates for my birthday on Saturday.'

His mother was in the kitchen, but she heard the small boy shouting and went into his bedroom quickly.

'Why are you shouting, John?' she asked her son. 'God can hear you when you talk quietly.'

'I know,' answered the clever boy with a smile, 'but Grandfather's in the next room, and he can't.'

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

What did John like very much?
Why didn’t his mother give him chocolates?
Who was kind to John and sometimes gave him chocolates?
How did John’s mother react when his grandfather gave him chocolates?
When did John say his prayers?
How old was John about to be?
What did John ask God for in his prayers?
Where was his mother when he shouted?
Why did John shout instead of talking quietly?
What was John trying to do by shouting in his prayers?

B) Which words in the story mean the opposite of:

bad
never
old
happy
quickly
small
quiet
next
clever
huge

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?

John didn’t like chocolates at all.
His mother thought chocolates were bad for his teeth.
John had a kind grandfather.
John’s grandfather never brought him chocolates.
His mother allowed him to eat chocolates when his grandfather gave them.
John was about to celebrate his tenth birthday.
John prayed quietly so no one could hear him.
John shouted his prayer because his grandfather was in the next room.
John was clever and knew how to get what he wanted.
His mother was asleep when John shouted.

Text 226

It was Jimmy's birthday, and he was five years old. He got quite a lot of nice birthday presents from his family, and one of them was a beautiful big drum.

'Who gave him that thing?' Jimmy's father said when he saw it.

'His grandfather did,' answered Jimmy's mother.

'Oh,' said his father.

Of course, Jimmy liked his drum very much. He made a terrible noise with it, but his mother did not mind. His father was working during the day, and Jimmy was in bed when he got home in the evening, so he did not hear the noise.

But one of the neighbours did not like the noise at all, so one morning a few days later, she took a sharp knife and went to Jimmy's house while he was hitting his drum. She said to him, 'Hullo, Jimmy. Do you know, there's something very nice inside your drum. Here's a knife. Open the drum and let's find it.'

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

How old was Jimmy on his birthday?
What kind of present did Jimmy receive from his grandfather?
Who asked about the gift when Jimmy got it?
How did Jimmy feel about his drum?
Did Jimmy’s mother mind the noise he made?
Why didn’t Jimmy’s father hear the drum?
Who was unhappy about the drum noise?
What did the neighbor bring with her?
What did she tell Jimmy about the drum?
What did the neighbor want Jimmy to do?

B) Which words in the story mean the opposite of:

old
small
quiet
bad
evening
beautiful
inside
happy
morning
big

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?
Jimmy was six years old on his birthday.
He received a drum as a birthday present.
His father gave him the drum.
Jimmy made a lot of noise with the drum.
His mother complained about the noise.
Jimmy’s father worked during the day.
A neighbor liked the noise very much.
The neighbor came with a knife.
She asked Jimmy to open the drum.
Jimmy was hitting the drum when the neighbor arrived.

Text 227

When Tom Howard was seventeen years old he was as tall as his father, so he began to borrow Mr. Howard's clothes when he wanted to go out with his friends in the evening.

Mr. Howard did not like this, and he always got very angry when he found his son wearing any of his things.

One evening when Tom came downstairs to go out, his father stopped him in the hall. He looked at Tom's clothes very carefully.

Then he said angrily, 'Isn't that one of my ties, Tom?'

'Yes, Father, it is,' answered Tom.

'And that shirt's mine too, isn't it?' his father continued.

'Yes, that's yours too,' answered Tom.

And you're wearing my belt!' said Mr. Howard.

'Yes, I am, Father,' answered Tom. 'You don't want your trousers to fall

down, do you?'

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

How old was Tom Howard when he borrowed his father’s clothes?
Why did Tom start wearing his father’s clothes?
How did Mr. Howard feel about his son borrowing his clothes?
When did Tom usually go out with his friends?
Where did Mr. Howard stop Tom one evening?
What item did Mr. Howard notice first on Tom?
How did Tom respond when asked about the tie?
Which other clothing items did Mr. Howard notice on Tom?
How did Tom explain wearing his father’s belt?
What does this story suggest about Tom’s personality?

B) Which words in the story mean the opposite of:

young
short
downstairs
angry
yes
fall
morning
careful
father
out

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?
Tom Howard was fifteen years old when he borrowed his father’s clothes.
He borrowed his father’s clothes because he was taller than him.
Mr. Howard liked it when his son wore his clothes.
Tom went out in the morning with his friends.
Mr. Howard noticed Tom wearing his tie, shirt, and belt.
Tom denied wearing any of his father’s clothes.
He wore his father’s belt to keep his trousers up.
Tom’s father stopped him in the kitchen.
Tom was polite when answering his father.
Tom borrowed his father’s shoes as well.

Text 228

Mr. Yates was nearly ninety, so it was often difficult for him to remember things, but he still liked travelling very much, so he and his wife went to Spain every year. One summer when they were there, they went to visit some friends. These people had two young daughters.

One afternoon Mr. Yates was talking to one of the girls in the garden after lunch. 'You and your sister were ill when my wife and I were here last year, weren't you?' he said to her.

'Yes, we were,' answered the girl. 'We were very ill.'

The old man said nothing for a minute, because he was thinking. Then at last he said, 'Oh, yes, I remember now! One of you died. Which one of you was it, you or your sister?'

The girl answered, 'It was me.'

'Oh? I'm very sorry to hear it,' said the old man.

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

How old was Mr. Yates?
What activity did Mr. Yates still enjoy despite his age?
Where did Mr. Yates and his wife go every year?
Who did they visit one summer?
How many daughters did their friends have?
Where was Mr. Yates talking to the girl?
What did he ask the girl about her health last year?
How did the girl respond about being ill?
What surprising question did Mr. Yates ask after thinking?
How did the girl answer him?

B) Which words in the story mean the opposite of:

young
old
difficult
yes
every
small
afternoon
alive
happy
remember

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?

Mr. Yates was nearly eighty years old.
He liked travelling very much.
He and his wife went to Italy every year.
Their friends had two young daughters.
Mr. Yates asked if one of the girls had died.
The girl said it was her sister who died.
The old man immediately remembered everything.
The girl said she had been very ill last year.
Mr. Yates expressed sympathy for the girl.
Mr. Yates and his wife never visited their friends.

Text 229

Mr. Knott was a teacher. He taught in a big school in London. He lived a long way from the school, so he was usually quite tired when he got home. At nine o'clock one evening, when he was in bed, the telephone bell rang in the hall of his small house, so he went downstairs, picked up the telephone and said, 'This is Whitebridge 3165. Who's speaking, please?'

'Watt,' a man answered.

'What's your name, please?' said Mr. Knott.

'Watt's my name,' was the answer.

'Yes, I asked you that. What's name?' Mr. Knott said again.

'I told you. Watt's my name,' said the other man. 'Are you Jack Smith?'

'No, I'm Knott,' answered Mr. Knott.

'Will you give me your name, please?' said Mr. Watt.

'Will Knott,' answered Mr. Knott.

Both Mr. Watt and Mr. Will Knott put their telephones down angrily and

thought, 'That was a rude, stupid man!'

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

What was Mr. Knott’s profession?
Where did he teach?
Why was he usually tired when he got home?
What time did the telephone ring?
Where did Mr. Knott answer the telephone?
Who called Mr. Knott?
What was the caller’s name?
Why did Mr. Knott get confused on the phone?
How did the conversation end?
What did both men think about each other?

B) Which words in the story mean the opposite of:

tired
small
down
angry
morning
long
yes
close
rude
late

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?
Mr. Knott was a doctor.
He taught in a big school in London.
He lived very close to the school.
The telephone rang at nine in the morning.
The caller’s name was Watt.
Mr. Knott correctly understood the caller at first.
Mr. Knott gave his name as Will Knott.
Both men ended the call angrily.
They thought the other person was rude and stupid.
The conversation ended happily.

Text 230

Carol Roberts left school when she was seventeen and then thought, 'What's going to happen now? I want to marry a nice, young man and have children, but nice, young men did not aske me yet. Will I meet one soon, and will he want to marry me?'

She spoke to her best friend about these questions, and her best friend said. 'Go and ask a fortune-teller. Perhaps she'll give you the answers.

So Carol went to see a fortune-teller. The fortune-teller said to her, 'I'll give you answers to two questions. It'll cost you five pounds.'

Carol was surprised. She thought for some time, but at last she paid the money. Then she said to the fortune-teller, 'Isn't that very expensive for only two questions?'

'Yes, it is,' answered the fortune-teller. 'And now what's your second

question?'

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

How old was Carol when she left school?
What did Carol want to do after leaving school?
Who did Carol speak to about her questions?
What did her friend suggest she do?
How many questions did the fortune-teller agree to answer?
How much did the fortune-teller charge Carol?
How did Carol react to the price?
What was Carol’s first question about?
What was Carol’s second question?
Why did Carol go to the fortune-teller?

B) Which words in the story mean the opposite of:

young
expensive
first
surprise
leave
lose
best
small
now
expensive

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?
Carol left school when she was eighteen.
She wanted to marry a nice, young man.
Nice, young men had already asked her to marry them.
She spoke to her best friend about her questions.
Her friend suggested asking a fortune-teller.
The fortune-teller answered three questions for five pounds.
Carol thought five pounds for two questions was cheap.
Carol paid the fortune-teller.
The fortune-teller asked for Carol’s second question.
Carol was unhappy about going to the fortune-teller.

Text 231

Jack had a small, red car, and he liked driving it very fast. This was all right when he was out in the country, but in towns and big villages driving fast is dangerous, so there is always a speed limit. In Jack's country it was fifty kilometres an hour. Jack often drove faster than that through towns.

One day Jack was driving his small, red car through a town when a very young policeman stopped him and said, 'You were driving at more than fifty kilometres an hour, sir. Please give me your name and address.'

Jack looked at the young policeman carefully for a few seconds and then said to him, 'But I started my journey less than an hour ago!'

The policeman was new to this work and did not know the answer to Jack's excuse. He thought for a few seconds and then let Jack go.

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

What kind of car did Jack have?
What color was Jack’s car?
Where was it okay for Jack to drive fast?
What is always dangerous in towns and big villages?
What was the speed limit in Jack’s country?
Did Jack follow the speed limit in towns?
Who stopped Jack one day?
What did the policeman ask Jack for?
What excuse did Jack give for driving fast?
What did the policeman do after hearing Jack’s excuse?

B) Which words in the story mean the opposite of:

small
slow
out
young
careful
less
new
dangerous
start
town

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?

Jack had a big, blue car.
Driving fast in towns can be dangerous.
The speed limit in Jack’s country was fifty kilometres an hour.
Jack always drove under the speed limit.
A very young policeman stopped Jack in a town.
The policeman asked Jack for his license plate.
Jack said he had started his journey less than an hour ago.
The policeman gave Jack a ticket.
The policeman let Jack go after thinking.
Jack was driving through the countryside when stopped.

Text 232

Dick was seven years old, and his sister, Catherine, was five. One day their mother took them to their aunt's house to play while she went to the big city to buy some new clothes

The children played for an hour, and then at half past four their aunt took Dick into the kitchen. She gave him a nice cake and a knife and said to him, 'Now here's a knife, Dick. Cut this cake in half and give one of the pieces to your sister, but remember to do it like a gentleman.'

'Like a gentleman?' Dick asked. 'How do gentlemen do it? 'They always give the bigger piece to the other person,' answered his aunt at once.

'Oh,' said Dick. He thought about this for a few seconds. Then he took the cake to his sister and said to her, 'Cut this cake in half, Catherine.'

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

How old was Dick?
How old was his sister, Catherine?
Where did their mother take them?
Why did their mother leave them at their aunt’s house?
How long did the children play?
What did the aunt give Dick in the kitchen?
What did the aunt ask Dick to do with the cake?
What did the aunt say gentlemen do when sharing something?
How did Dick respond to his aunt’s advice?
What did Dick tell Catherine to do with the cake?

B) Which words in the story mean the opposite of:

young
small
big
half
like
always
nice
other
few
inside

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?
Dick was eight years old.
Catherine was younger than Dick.
Their mother took them to the park to play.
They played for two hours.
The aunt gave Dick a knife and a cake.
Gentlemen always give the smaller piece to the other person.
Dick immediately gave the bigger piece to his sister.
Dick told Catherine to cut the cake in half.
The mother stayed at home while the children played.
Dick didn’t think about how to share the cake.

Text 233

A small boy and his father were having a walk in the country when it suddenly began to rain very hard. They did not have their umbrellas with them, and there was nowhere to hide from the rain, so they were soon very wet, and the small boy did not feel very happy.

For a long time while they were walking home through the rain, the boy was thinking. Then at last he turned to his father and said to him, 'Why does it rain, Father? It isn't very nice, is it?'

'No, it isn't very nice, but it's very useful, Tom,' answered his father. 'It rains to make the fruit and the vegetables grow for us, and to make the grass grow for the cows and sheep.'

Tom thought about this for a few seconds, and then he said, 'Then, why does it rain on the road too, Father?'

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

Who were walking in the country?
What happened suddenly while they were walking?
Did they have umbrellas with them?
How did the boy feel when they got wet?
What question did the boy ask his father?
How did the father describe the rain?
Why did the father say rain is useful?
What does rain help grow for people?
What else does rain help grow according to the father?
What was Tom’s follow-up question about the rain?

B) Which words in the story mean the opposite of:

small
hard
wet
happy
long
nice
useful
few
inside
stop

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?
The boy was walking alone in the country.
It suddenly began to rain very hard.
They had umbrellas with them.
The boy felt very happy being wet.
The father said rain is useful.
Rain helps fruit and vegetables grow.
Rain helps grass grow for cows and sheep.
Tom did not ask any questions about the rain.
The father explained the purpose of rain.
Tom asked why rain falls on the road.

Text 234

A man went into a bar, sat down, called the barman and said to him, 'Give me a drink before the trouble starts.

The barman was busy with other people, so he did not say anything, but he gave the man the drink, and the man drank it quickly. Then he put his glass down, called the barman again and said to him, 'Give me another one before the trouble starts.

Again the barman was too busy to say anything, so he gave the man his drink and went away. The man drank that too, and then again he called the barman and said to him, 'One more drink before the trouble starts, please.'

This time the barman was not very busy, so when he brought the man his third drink, he said to him, 'What trouble are you talking about?'

The man answered, 'I haven't got any money.'

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

Where did the man go?
What did he do when he sat down?
What did the man ask the barman the first time?
How did the barman respond at first?
What did the man do after drinking the first drink?
How many drinks did the man ask for before the barman questioned him?
Why did the barman finally ask about the trouble?
What was the man’s answer when asked about the trouble?
Did the man pay for the drinks?
What is the joke or surprise in the story?

B) Which words in the story mean the opposite of:

busy
first
quickly
give
down
another
before
start
got
more

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?

The man went to a restaurant.
He asked the barman for a drink before the trouble started.
The barman immediately asked him what trouble he meant.
The man drank his first drink quickly.
The man asked for a total of three drinks.
The barman was always very busy and never asked questions.
The man had plenty of money to pay for the drinks.
The man surprised the barman at the end.
The man told the barman he had no money.
The man got drinks without paying.

Text 235

A man and his wife had a small bar near a station. The bar often stayed open until after midnight, because people came to drink there while they were waiting for trains.

At two o'clock one morning, one man was still sitting at a table in the small bar. He was asleep. The barman's wife wanted to go to bed. She looked into the bar several times, and each time the man was still there. Then at last she went to her husband and said to him, 'You've woken that man six times now, George, but he isn't drinking anything. Why haven't you sent him away? It's very late.'

'Oh, no, I don't want to send him away,' answered her husband with a smile. 'You see, whenever I wake him up, he asks for his bill, and when I bring it to him he pays it. Then he goes to sleep again.'

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

Who owned the bar?
Where was the bar located?
Why did the bar stay open until after midnight?
What time was it one morning when a man was still there?
What was the man doing at the table?
Who wanted to go to bed?
How many times did she see the man awake?
What question did she ask her husband?
How did the husband explain why he didn’t send the man away?
What did the man do after being woken up and given his bill?

B) Which words in the story mean the opposite of:

small
awake
early
late
wife
go
pay
asleep
inside
few

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?
The bar was near a school.
The bar stayed open until after midnight.
People came to the bar while waiting for trains.
The man was drinking heavily when woken up.
The barman’s wife wanted to go to bed.
The man was woken up six times.
The man paid his bill each time he was woken.
The husband didn’t smile when explaining.
The man went to sleep again after paying.
The barman sent the man away immediately.

Text 236

Two friends were camping together. Their names were Jim and Tim. Tim was very lazy. The first evening of their holiday, Jim said to Tim, 'Here's some money. Go and buy some meat.'

'I'm too tired,' answered Tim. 'You go.' So Jim went to buy the meat.

When he came back, he said to Tim, 'Now, here's the meat. Please cook it.' But Tim answered, 'No, I'm not good at cooking. You do it.' So Jim cooked the meat.

Then Jim said to Tim, 'Cut the bread,' but Tim answered, 'I don't want to,' so Jim cut the bread.

Then he said to Tim, 'Go and get some water, please.

'No, I don't want to get my clothes dirty,' Tim answered, so Jim got the

water.

At last Jim said, 'The meal's ready. Come and eat it.'

'Well, I'll do that,' answered Tim. 'I don't like saying "No" all the time.'

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

What were the names of the two friends?
Who was lazy?
What did Jim ask Tim to do first?
Why didn’t Tim buy the meat?
Who bought the meat?
What did Jim ask Tim to do after buying the meat?
Why didn’t Tim cook the meat?
Who cut the bread?
Why didn’t Tim get the water?
Why did Tim finally eat the meal?

B) Which words in the story mean the opposite of:

lazy
tired
buy
dirty
no
back
first
inside
small
hard

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?

Jim was lazy and didn’t want to do anything.
Tim was very lazy.
Jim gave Tim money to buy meat.
Tim cooked the meat.
Jim cut the bread himself.
Tim got the water from the river.
Tim didn’t want to get his clothes dirty.
Jim did everything for the meal.
Tim finally ate the meal.
Tim liked saying "No" all the time.

Text 237

One morning a man was crossing a narrow bridge when he saw a fisherman on the shady bank of the deep, smooth river under him, so he stopped to watch him quietly.

After a few minutes, the fisherman pulled his line in. There was a big, fat fish at the end of it.

The fisherman took it off the hook and threw it back into the water. Then he put his hook and line in again. After a few more minutes he caught another big fish. Again he threw it back into the river. Then, the third time, he caught a small fish. He put it into his basket and started to get ready to go. The man on the bridge was very surprised, so he spoke to the fisherman. He said, 'Why did you throw those beautiful, big fish back into the water, and keep only that small one?'

The fisherman looked up and answered, 'Small frying-pan.'

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

Where was the man when he saw the fisherman?
What was the fisherman doing?
What kind of river was it?
What did the fisherman catch first?
What did he do with the big, fat fish?
How many big fish did he catch and throw back?
What did the fisherman catch the third time?
What did he do with the small fish?
Why was the man on the bridge surprised?
What reason did the fisherman give for keeping the small fish?

B) Which words in the story mean the opposite of:

narrow
small
big
smooth
back
under
shallow
ugly
quiet
late

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?

The man was crossing a wide bridge.
The fisherman caught a big, fat fish first.
He threw the big fish back into the river.
The river was rough and fast.
The fisherman kept only the small fish.
He put the small fish in his basket.
The man on the bridge was surprised.
The fisherman kept all the big fish.
The fisherman said he kept the small fish because of a frying-pan.
The fisherman never caught a fish.

Text 238

When the Americans were getting ready to send their first men to the moon, an old Irishman was watching them on television in the bar of a hotel.

There was an Englishman in the bar too, and he said to the Irishman, 'The Americans are very clever, aren't they? They're going to send some men to the moon. It's a very long way from our world.'

'Oh, that's nothing,' the Irishman answered quickly. 'The Irish are going to send some men to the sun in a few months' time. That's much farther away than the moon, you know.'

The Englishman was very surprised when he heard this. 'Oh, yes, it is,' he

said, 'but the sun's too hot for people to go to.

The Irishman laughed and answered, 'Well, the Irish aren't stupid, you know. We won't go to the sun during the day, of course. We'll go there during the night.'

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

What were the Americans getting ready to do?
Where was the Irishman watching the event?
Who else was in the bar?
What did the Englishman say about the Americans?
How did the Irishman respond to the Englishman?
What did the Irishman claim the Irish would do?
Why was the Englishman surprised?
What did the Englishman say about the sun?
How did the Irishman explain how they would go to the sun?
What is the joke in the story?

B) Which words in the story mean the opposite of:

old
far
hot
night
clever
quick
late
small
cold
short

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?

The Americans were sending their first men to Mars.
The Irishman was watching on television.
There was an Englishman in the bar.
The Irishman said the Irish would go to the moon.
The Irishman said they would go to the sun during the day.
The Englishman thought the sun was too hot for people.
The Irishman joked about going to the sun at night.
The Irishman was serious about going to the sun.
The Englishman agreed that the moon was far away.
The story takes place in a hotel bar.

Text 239

Dave's class at school were studying English history, and one day their teacher said to them, 'Well, boys, on Friday we're all going to get on a bus and go to Conway. There's a beautiful castle there, and we're going to visit it.' The boys were very happy when they heard this.

'Now, has anybody got any questions?' the teacher asked.

'How old is the castle, sir?' Dave asked.

'It's about seven hundred years old, Dave,' the teacher answered.

'What's the name of the castle, sir?' another boy asked.

'Conway Castle,' the teacher said.

On Friday the boys came to school at 9 o'clock and got into the bus. They visited Conway Castle, and then they came back and went home.

'Well,' Dave's mother said to him when he got home, 'Did you like the

castle, Dave?'

'Not very much, Dave answered. The stupid people built it too near the

railway.

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

What subject was Dave’s class studying?
What did the teacher plan for Friday?
Where were the boys going to visit?
How did the boys feel when they heard about the trip?
What question did Dave ask first?
How old is Conway Castle?
Who asked the name of the castle?
What time did the boys arrive at school on Friday?
Did they enjoy visiting Conway Castle?
Why did Dave not like the castle?

B) Which words in the story mean the opposite of:

near
happy
old
small
stupid
home
morning
quiet
late
ugly

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?

Dave’s class was studying English history.
The boys were unhappy about visiting the castle.
The castle was called Conway Castle.
The castle was seven hundred years old.
Dave thought the castle was built too far from the railway.
The boys went to the castle by train.
Dave’s mother asked him if he liked the castle.
The boys visited the castle on Friday.
Dave really enjoyed visiting Conway Castle.
The teacher asked if anyone had questions.

Book 8

Text 210

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

B) Which words in the story mean the opposite of:

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?

Text 211

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?

Text 212

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?

Text 213

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?

Text 214

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?

Text 215

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?

Text 216

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?

Text 217

Exercises:

A) Answer these questions:

C) Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?

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