Basic Comprehension Passages With Key

Section IComprehension passages I Read and decide. W ho found the boys? a) their father policeman c) a friend b) 5 1 0 1 5 20 25 The two boys wall<ed slowly across the valley. Then suddenly Fred stopped and sat down on a large stone,. "It’s no use,” he said. “ I can’t go any further. I’m absolutely exhausted!” George looked at him for a minute. “ Oh come on!” he said. “ It’s not very far now. Only five or six miles at the most.” “ Yes, but it’s uphill most of the way,” Fred said. He pointed to the path in front of them. It went straight up the side of the valley. George satdo too. For a while the two boys said nothing. Then Fred pointed to some trees about half a mile ahead. “There’s a hut among those trees,” he said. “ Perhaps we can spend the night there.” “ I’ll go and take a look,” George said. He ran down the path'towards the hut and vanished among the trees. Fred followed more slowly. “ What’s it like inside?” he asked when he reached the hut. “ Not bad,” George called back. “ It feels a little damp, but there’ssome wood in one,corner, so we can light a fire.” The two boys cleaned out the hut and lit a fire. Then they had supper. They were both tired and they did not talk much. Before they went to bed, they put plenty of wood on the fire. George fell asleep almost at once, but Fred lay awake for a long time, watching the flames. Then he too fell asleep. Suddenly he was awake again. The fire was nearly out. He could hear noises outside. It sounded like voices. He woke up George. “ It’s only the wind,” he grumbled. “ Go to sleep again!” But it wasn’t the wind! The voices came nearer until they were just outside the hut. The door opened and a light shone on their faces. “ They’re here!” a voice called'out. A policeman was standing in the doorway. He addressed the two boys. “ You’ve given us a lot of trouble,” he said. “W e ’ve looked all over the valley for you two!” A Find these words in the text: exhausted {line 3); straight {line 7); ahead {line 9); hut {line 10)-, damp {line.15)-, addressed {line26). Now choose the right meaning. small house directly very tired 4 spoke to 5 in front 6 wet Choose the right answer. I'red wanted to stop, but George wanted to: a) go back b) go on c) talk The path in front of them was: a) long b) easy c)difficult The boys lit a fire because: a) they could not see b) the hut was damp c) they wanted to cook After supper, the boys: a) went to bed b) sat and talked c) cleaned out the hut Fred woke up because: a) he heard a noise b) he was afraid c) he was cold The policeman who came to the hut: a) wanted to sleep there b) was looking for the boys c) wanted to catch the boys C 1 2 3 4 5 What do the words in italics refer to? He pointed to the path in front of them. Perhaps we can spend the night there. It feels a little damp. “ /r’s only the wind,” he grumbled. “They're, here,” a voice called out. D Make true sentences. was very tired. wanted to go on. saw a hut among the trees. ran to the hut. went into the hut first. fell asleep quickly. 1 2 3 4 S 6 Fred George E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Put these sentences in the correct order. The boys did not talk much. The boys cleaned the hut out. Fred watched the flames for a long time. The boys went to bed. Fred fell asleep. The boys found a hut among the trees. The boys had supper. 8 George fell asleep quickly. 9 The boys lit a fire. 10 The boys put plenty of wood on the fire. F Guided composition. Use the sentences in E to complete this paragraph. The boys . . . . They . . . it . . . a n d ....... Then . . . . They . . . because they were tired. A fter supper, . . . and . . . . George . . . but Fred . . . . Then he . . . too. G Vocabulary practice. Complete these sentences, using the words in the box. absolutely ahead at the most awake dampi exhausted hut noise path straight valley 1 W e lay . . . for a long time, listening to the . . . of the wind. 2 Most of the rooms were warm and dry, but my room felt a little . . . . 3 There’s a small town not very far . . . . It ’s only two or three miles away . . . . 4 Follow this . . . through the trees. It goes . . . to the village. 5 Is that a house on the other side of the . . . ? No, it’s too small. It ’s probably a. . . . ■ 6 I went to bed early last night. I w a s ............. ! H Discussion Have you ever stayed away from home like this? (W h y? W hat happened?) Suggest an ending for this story. It lay under some bushes about a hundred yards down the river. we can’t do anything.was sitting on top of the plane. W e could even see the pilot’s face. Did Jack and his friend get any (Ish for supper? 5 1 0 15 20 25 W e were standing on the bridge. .Read and decide. “ Hi!” she called out to us.” W e were on a boating holiday and we were miles from the nearest town. W e dropped our fishing lines and ran towards our boat. he’ll probably try to land there. “ His engine is making a strange noise. . Now choose the right meaning.” It was the small red plane! W e raced across the lake. the pilot a very young woman! . can we?” I said. “ Thanks for coming to help me. wider (line 17) \ bend (line 17)\ raced (line 23) . 1 2 3 4 bigger went quickly W hat is hetrying to do? interrupted 5 not interested 6 (the river was) not straight 7 having difficulties . Luckily the engine started almost at once and soon we were roaring down the river. He came to this part of the country for a holiday almost every year and he knew the area well. though. There weren’t many fish in that part of the river and I was bored. in trouble (line 4). trying to catch some fish for supper when a small red plane flew almost directly above our heads. “ W e can follow the plane down the river. “ Ifthe pilot really is in trouble.” Jack said. "W ait a minute. Anyway. I felt rather annoyed. There’s something in the water. disturbed (line 26).” I replied. A Find these words and plirases in the text.” Jack said. “ What on earth is he up to?” I asked. W e went round a bend and there was the lake in front of us. would you like some fish for supper?” She reached into the plane and pulled out a large fish.” “ Well. laughing. “ No.” The river was already becoming wider. near that island in the middle. By the time we reached theisland. W hat . absolutely nothing. “ I think he’s In trouble. “ W e can’t even phone from here. “ Can you see anything?” Jack asked. “There’s a lake about fifteen miles down the river. bored (line 10)-. “ But can the pilot land here?” I asked Jack. I’m sorry I disturbed you while you were fishing. “ There’s plenty more in here!” she said.” Jack said. I looked across the lake. “ Come on! Let’s go!” I must admit I liked the idea. is he up to? (line 3). There they . . . . The pilot . . F Guided composition. . . . . . . . . . a)theplane was making a strange noise b) they could see the pilot’s face c) the plane was very low Jack knew the area well because: a) he had a boat b) he often came there c) he lived there They saw the plane in the middle of: a) the lake b)theisland c) the trees When they reached the island. a plane . The pilot was safe. while . 4 “ There’s plenty more in herel” D Right or wrong? 1 The pilot was a friend of Jack ’s. The engine was making a strange noise. Jack and his friendwere: a) having supper b) fishing c) doing nothing Jack said. . 3 Jack and his friend had a fast boat. 2 Jack ’s friend did not want to go down the river. 6 Jack and his friend did not want to helpthe pilot. . Jack and his friend decided to follow the plane. 4 The river went into a lake. . They . Jack and his friend found the plane in the middle of the lake. Jack and his friend came to a lake. “ I think the pilot’s in trouble” because. When the plane flew over their heads'. Jack and his friend were fishing. One day. 2 “He'W probably try to land there. until . A plane flew over their heads. The engine . Jack and his friend went down the river in their boat. . . . so . the pilot: a) was fishing b) was waiting for them c) was swimming 3 4 5 C What do the words in italics refer to? 1 It lay under some bushes. Use the sentences in E to complete this paragraph. .3 4 5 6 7 8 Put these sentences in the correct order. 10 . E 1 2 . 7 Jack and his friend got a lot of fish for supper. Jack and his friend were on a boating holiday. 5 Jack saw the red plane first. . .B 1 2 Choose the right answer. .” 3 It was the small red plane. using the words in the box. . . You’ll see it in a minute when the path gets . in the middle of a lake. . . .G Vocabulary practice. . very well yet. . . almost . . . over it. I hope I didn’t . you. 2 This is the first week of our . ! 4 The valley is just round this . admit area bend bored directly disturb flew holiday island noise wider 1 I ’m sorry I made a lot of . . 3 W hat shall we do? Have you any ideas? I must . Complete these sentences. in a boat?) . . . . I ’m feeling . . . and we . H Discussion The pilot was in trouble and Jack and his friend helped her. 5 The house was on an . so we don’t know the . . last night. . . . . Have you ever helped anyone like this? Have you ever been in trouble like this? (For example. . . . . . “ W ait for the firemen. He pushed open the door of his father-in-law’s room. but there was no sign of any flames. There was a cheer from the crowd as he came out of the house. any minute {line 16).” At the top of the stairs Alan made old Mr Cox climb onto his back. “ I was reading the newspaper and I left it near the electric fire. “ What’s the matter?” he cried as he woke up. “ Alan!” his wife shouted. Smoke was coming out of the front window of the downstairs room.” Alan said. Elsa’s father. The fire engine and an ambulance arrived more or less at that moment. He put a handkerchief over his face and ran up the stairs. Just a small fire downstairs.” But Alan knew that he must not wait. ambulance {line26). stairs {line 18). Then he put a handkerchief over his own face and went down the stairs as quickly as he could. peacefully {line 19). Now choose the right meaning.” A Find these words and phrases in the text: there was no sign of {lines 6 -7). Old Mr Cox was sleeping peacefully. Who started the fire? a) a fireman father c) someor>e in the crowd b) Elsa's They could see the smoke from the end of the street. He was not among the people in the crowd.” Alan told him. get a coat on and put a handkerchief over your face like this. They’ll be here any minute. The first flames were just beginning to come out of the front window. “ Now. a cheer {line 25).Read and decide. “ It’s our house!” Elsa shouted. “ It can’t be. 1 a shout of happiness 2 they couldn’t see (him ) 3 very soon 12 4 a car to take people to 5 quietly 6 steps inside the house hospital . “ Don’t be a fool!” someone shouted. And there was no sign of old Mr Cox. “ It’s all my fault!” moaned old Mr Cox as they carried him into the ambulance. “ Nothing to worry about. “ He’s asleep upstairs! He probably went to bed and left the fire on in the front room!” Her husband began to push his way through the crowd towards the front door. He lived with them and had a room upstairs at the back of the house. There was a small crowd in the street outside their house. But he knew that Elsa was right and they both began to run. H e lived with them. Elsa go into the house? Alan go into the front room? Alan find Elsa’s father easily? Elsa’s father walk out of the house? the people in the crowd help Alan? Elsa’s father go to hospital? Elsa’s father intend to start the fire? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Did E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Put these sentences in the correct order. The neighbours phoned for the fire engine. 13 . Elsa’s father left his newspaper near the electric fire. Elsa’s father went to bed. Elsa’s father was: a) behind the door b) on the stairs c) in bed 6 Alan brought Elsa’s father out of the house. “They'W be here any minute. Elsa’s father did not know this. 1 Elsa and Alan ran to their house because they saw. Elsa’s father was asleep. a) with them b) in the next house c) in the front room 4 Alan went into the house because hewanted: a) to see the fire b) to talk to Elsa’s father c) to save Elsa’sfather 5 W hen Alan found him. Elsa and Alan went for a walk.” D Answer these questions with yes or no. Elsa’s father was reading the newspaper in the front room. The newspaper began to burn. a) inhisarms b) in his coat c) on his back C 1 2 3 What do the words in italics refer to? But he knew she was right. Elsa’s old father stayed at home. a) flames b) smoke c) a crowd 2 Outside their house Elsa and Alan found: a) theirfamily b) Elsa’s father c) some people 3 Elsa’s father lived.B Choose the right answer. Smoke came out of the front room window. . One evening. . . In a short time . . . . . . Elsa and Alan . Complete these sentences. of any flames. . so . It really wasn’t my . . Later on. . of the house too. ? There’s a big . . . . in the street and an . . . . Soon . Elsa’s old father. . . . . . . on when you go out. Luckily my room is . . . so it’s quite peaceful! There’s no . but I ’m sure I can smell .F Guided composition. Bu t Elsa’s father . . . W hat are other causes of fires in the house? Have you ever (nearly) caused a fire? . . . . Use the sentences in E to connplata this paragraph. . . leaving . . . ambulance asleep back crowd ^ult fire matter sign smoke upstairs 1 2 3 4 5 I ’m sorry they disturbed you while you were . . . is just coming! H Discussion Elsa’s father started a fire in the house. . . W hat on earth’s the . . . . . G Vocabulary practice. . . . . . who lived with them. reading . using the words in the box. and at the . . . Please don’t leave the electric . . . because . . . . . . ” he said.” I said. “ Hey. It was not an easy job. it took them all morning. I) The woman wanted /did not want to cut the tree down. in the end (line 10). and bracelets! “ Gosh!” I said. My husband climbed down into the hole and began to look around. “ Well. make a good job of it (line 15). got rid of (line29). rubbish (line 18).and we also found a small metal box.rings. . 2) In the end she was glad /sorry. I read something In the paper only the other day. “ What about the roots?” the men asked. “There are some old coins here! And I think they’re gold!” I climbed down into the hole and we started to dig around. W e did . take them out.and now she’s in hospital!” In the end. I quite liked the tree myself “ It’s quite safe. 5 1 0 IS 20 25 W e had an enormous apple tree in our garden only a few yards from the kitchen window. “ Shall we take them out too or leave them?’’ “ Oh. “ W e really must cut that tree down. we asked a couple of workmen to come along and cut the tree down. necklaces. W e broke it open. hoping to fin some more coins. look!” he called up to me. She was going to get rid of the tree . suppose (line26 ). soon after we moved into the house.perhaps during a war!” “ They’re probably worth a small fortune!” my husband said. It was full of jewellery . “ Let’s make a good job of it!” This took all afternoon and I was beginning to think about the size ofthe bill! There was also a big hole in the garden! “ You’ll be able to put all your old rubbish in there!” the men said as they left.” “ Don’t be silly. "A tree crashed into a woman’s bedroom during a storm.Read and decide. But at last the tree was lying on the ground.” my husband said. aren’t you glad now that you got rid of that old tree?” A Find these words and phrases in the text: enormous {line 1). after several arguments of this kind.” I said. coins (line 21). “ I suppose someone hid these things In the ground . In fact. " I’m sure it’s dangerous. It isn't going to fall down on the house!” “ Well. .” “ W hat about the roots?” “ Le t’s make a good job of it!” “ They’re probably worth a fortune!” .. removed do it very well very big think 5 finally 6 things you do not want 7 money made of metal Choose the right answer.” “ It's quite safe. The things in the box were: a) valuable b) important c) useful What do the words in italics refer to? “It's quite safe.. a) some money b) some rubbish c) some apples Later.. It was full of jewellery. and now she's in hospital.. . found a box full of jewellery. “They're. ." W e did.” “ . .Now choose the right meaning.. had to work all day. .. wanted to cut the tree down. . the man and his wife found a box.. The man wanted to get rid of the apple tree because it was: a) too near the house b) too old c) too big The man’s wife liked the tree but in the end she: a) went to hospital b) agreed c) helped to cut the tree down The men who came to cut the tree down: a) had to work hard b) argued a lot c) worked during a storm The workmen made a big hole because: a) they were looking for money b) they wanted to hide some rubbish c) they took out the roots of the tree W hen the man climbed down into the hole. probably worth a fortune!” D 1 2 3 4 5 6 Put in the correct word. found some coins in the hole... . he found.. and we also found a small metal box. left a big hole in the garden.. E 1 2 3 4 5 Who said it? “ W e really must cut that tree down.” “ Shall we take them out too or leave them ?” “ You’ll be able to put all your old rubbish in there.. . was not worried about the tree. Do you think they’re . . the tree . . . . . in the . However. they left . 2 The . . . . . Then. . . they . . . . . it in her bedroom! 4 You say the car’s safe . Wednesday March 1st Two . Do you think they should keep them or give them to a museum? 17 . . out.but I think it’s . ? Oh. . at the end of the garden. ! So let’s get . . . that’s not all! I climbed down into . . . . . anything? H Discussion Have you ever found anything valuable? (W here? W hat was it?) People often find old things in the ground (or in the sea). came today to get rid of that . . ! 3 She put all her . Complete this extract from the man’s diary. that old tree! Vocabulary practice. . . coins dangerous enormous hid hole jewellery rid of rubbish workmen worth 1 W hat shall we do with all this old . . . As you can imagine. and found . throw it in that . . made a very good job of the kitchen . in the . from . they . in the garden. Complete these sentences. . .but the bill was absolutely . we’re both glad we . in a small metal box and then . . . . . . . . it! 5 I ’ve just found these old . . . . . . Then we both found . using the words in the box. . It was full of . . .Guided composition. . . . . . . .the one that was just a few . . . . . ! W ell. In the morning. He opened the window without difficulty and climbed through. It flashed once. They were wearing dark clothes. “ Not while you're working with me. It was approaching the house at great speed and its lights lit up the house as it got nearer. smoking. "There are no dogs and no people here. “ It’s the police!” Barnes said. They now put on gloves. “ Can I bring the gun?” Barnes asked.” he said. yard {line 16). hardly talking. “ You’ll have to climb through the window.” Lacey said. They sat there in the darkness. People got out and they could hear voices. He went to the window and whistled to Barnes. Lacey had a small bag of tools. I'll join you as soon as I can. pointing to a small window near the kitchen door. keep well {line29). “ It’s a trap. edge {line 12). I’ll get through the kitchen window. “ You wait here. twice.” A Find these words and phrases in the text: liiirdly {line 2)\ flashed {line 4). “ That’s the signal. “ Now listen to me. Lacey and Barnes. “ I hope there aren’t any dogs. This story Is about. Now keep quiet and follow me!” They entered a big yard at the back of the house.” Lacey said. “ How many times must I tell you! No guns!” Lacey snapped. At last they saw a light in one of the upstairs windows. Just at that moment they heard the sound of a car. too.Read and decide. Both men got out of the car. I knew it!” “ Don't panic!” Lacey told him. waited in their car about a quarter of a mile from the big house. at great speed (line 25). Off you go . a) two pollctm tn b) two thieves c) two friends The two men. panic (line 28).” Lacey crossed the yard. If I can’t open the door. 18 . “ That’s the window over there.” Barnes said as they crept round the edge of the garden. They were going towards the back of the house.” Lacey told him. It was now a little after midnight. three times. “ Except for our friend upstairs.” They entered the garden through a small side gate. you'll have to climb through the window too. Go back to the car and wait for me there. But the kitchen door was locked and the key was not there.and keep well in the shadows. a) people shouted b) there was a fire c) a car came 7 Barnes was afraid that the police were trying to: a) catch them b) kill them c) hurt them 8 Lacey and Barnes went away from the house. 1 2 3 4 be afraid a piece of openground shone not very much 5 6 7 stay as much as possible side very quickly B Choose the rightanswer. 2 “ There are no dogs and no people here. He then wanted to. They ran away when the car came. 1 Lacey and Barnes were waiting for: a) midnight b) a signal c) a friend . 3 The key was not there. 2 The signal told them to“ a) go to the house b) stop smoking c) stop talking 3 Barnes wanted to. Lacey could whistle. a) open the door b) break down the door c) open the window 6 Before Barnes could get into the house." D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Which of these statements suggest that Lacey and Barnes were thieves? They had a car. Lacey climbed through a window. Barnes wanted to take a gun. 19 . Barnes was afraid of dogs. a) put on his gloves b) take his tools c) take his gun 4 Lacey and Barnes went to the house: a) quietly b) quickly c) silently 5 Lacey got into the house. 4 Its lights lit up the house as it got nearer. 5 “ W ait for me there. They went through a small side gate. They put on gloves.Now choose the right meaning. They were wearing dark clothes. a) one after the other b) together c) without lights C What do the words in italics refer to? 1 They sat there in the darkness." Lacey told him. .«ccy and Barnes . . . . 1 When I give the . . however. . . like that. . until . . l. . and he isn’t dangerous.m ry cmili) iiul open the kitchen iloor. ! He hasn’t got a . Complete these sentences. . . . . . . Then he . O Vocabulary practice. . They . .«ci*y and Barnes crept round the side of the garden. . in fact. Lacey. ! It disturbs me when you . for a pair of dark . I . . But he . .in\c to u yard.after . . . 3 A mr iipproHchcd the house. ! ’ I'hc hag was completely empty . so he . . Just atthatmoment. 7 l. . . . . run round the edge of the . . •KCtpC |lov«i I gun key midnight panic quiet signal whistle yard NVc arrived very late . . 2 I w r y luul Hiirncs i. . . . . . . H Discussion |)(i you like detective stories? W ho is your favourite author? Whiit is your favourite book? Suggest an ending for this story. F Guided composition. . The door was locked anti I hadn't got a . three times! Right! O ff you go! • < Oofi’t . . . .I Put th«M MntencM in th« right ordw. . . ft La i'fy got into the house through a small window. . . and . using the words in the box. . . Use tFie sentences in E to complete this paragraph. . 5 I Bfcy crossed the yard to the kitchen. . . 1 l. H l. .aie y tailed to Barnes.ucey told Barnes to wait. 4 I (ui'v iiiul Hiirncs entered the garden through n sn u ll gate. ' I’lease keep . 1 Ann liked the hostel at first except for: food c) the students a) her room b) the 2 1 . I’d much rather go to the library and read.but that was about all. awful (line 4). I met a few fellow students at supper (the food was awful!). I don’t like my room. They stay up half the night and play games in the corridor outside my room. My room is small but quite pleasant. So far they haven’t been very interesting (except for the man who lectures on drama.” ‘Cheap and convenient’! Well. I must get some posters for the walls. you know. They are. When on earth do they sleep? When do they work? And. on top of that. It’s just like living in a box! It looks even smaller now. it isn’t ‘cheap’ if you can’t eat the food and it isn’t ‘convenient’ if you can’t sleep at night! Oct 30 I can’t believe it! Three other students . Oct 12 I really don’t like life in the hostel at all. 1 go to 2 talks 3 have a part of 4 a place where students live 5 until now 6 very bad B Choose the right answer. I feel really happy.Read and decide. The food Is bad and the students are noisy. Life is going to be so much more fun from now on! A Find these words and phrases in the text: hostel (line 1). Now choose the right meaning.” she told me. a) food b) hostel life c) lectures Sept 30 I moved into the hostel today .is fantastic! Nov 10 I moved into my new room last Sunday.have invited me to share a flat with them. Ann’s diary is mainly about. though. Personally. lectures (line 5). of course! O ct 7 Lectures began last Monday. so we can cook for ourselves. with the posters on the wall! Oct 26 I tried to explain some of my problems to my supervisor today. but I have to attend ten lectures a week. so far (line 5).I met them at a lecture and they’re all about my own age . attend (line 7). And my room .an ugly concrete building and near a busy main road too. Those are the ‘rules’! Well. at least you meet people there. “ You have to go to lectures. They all look much younger than me.right at the top of the house . She listened . “ And the hostel is cheap and convenient. He’s first class). Ann. It’s in an old house and it has its own kitchen. share (line 20). . . Ann lived in . . H er room was . cooking her own food. 5 She wasn’t very interested in A nn’s problems. . living in her new room. . 6 It was in an old house. but . 1 It was near a busy main road. working in the library. . .Ann went to lectures because: a) she w «i Intereited In dr«mii b) she wanted to go c) she had to go Ann complained about the students bccauic: h ) they disturbed her b) they did not work c) they did not sleep Ann discussed her problems with her supervivii Her Rupervisor did not: a) help her b) listen to her c) like her Some students invited Ann to share a flat with iliem. get some posters for her room? go to lectures? want to play games in the corridor? agree with her supervisor? stay in the hostel? 1 2 3 4 5 Did Ann Guided composition. . Ann was: a) interested b) sorry c) excited In the flat Ann w ill be able to: a) have her own kitchen b) cook in her room c) cook her own food c Give the words or phrases for these pronouns. 4 The students made a lot of noise there. going to lectures. . but she quite liked it. . Complete this paragraph. . But then she began to dislike hostel life. eating hostel food. 7 It was right at the top of the house. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ann liked didn’t like E Answer these questions with yes or no. living in the hostel. 2 Ann needed som e for the walls of her room. mainly 22 . . 3 You could meet other students there. For the first few weeks. . D Make true sentences. It was an . not far from a . H Discussion Ann didn’t like living in the hostel. . . . . and the students were . . But. except for the food. . . . . . . which was right . . do . . . . invited her to . too: it was just Hke . . Bu t I ’m afraid it’s not very . . . with them. so that they could .live alone or . W ould you like to live one? W hat are the advantages and disadvantages of living a hostel. b) in a flat. . lectures. . you gave me for my room. . c) at home? in a) in 23 . It was in . . I think it’s . . That’s . most of all. . all of them about . ! But then something fantastic happened: three other students. . . . . . . . Vocabulary practice. with its own . . he hardly ever . . all day and reads. . using the words in the box. She began to dishke her room. .because the food was . because it’s so far from the main road. 2 Thanks for those . Ann liked . He stays in the . . . . . They’re . personally. . . . . . . Complete these sentences. . attends awfut cheap convenient fantastic first class library posters rather share 1 When he’s busy. . . ! 3 W hat’s the hostel like? W ell. a house with other students? 5 I took the flat because it was . . ! 4 Which would you . sir. I stopped for the night in a small village. “ And I also know about the future.Read and d ecide. The villagers were lighting fires for their evening meals and there was a pleasant smell of wood smoke In the air. The old man was not there. The sun was setting behind the dark mountains and the stars were just beginning to come out." I told him. but the owner of a restaurant offered me a bed for the night. “ What do you want?” I asked. “ He can’t do It. If you can tell me about that. “ while I prepare your room.” It was a beautiful evening. “ Let me tell your fortune. gently but very firmly. Every word he said was true! “ Stop!” I said.” he said. the old man took hold of my hand." The old man looked hard at my hand for a long time without speaking. very well {line 17)\ hard (line 19)\ hesitated (line 27). pointing to a table just outside his restaurant. W ere you talking to someone?” I looked round. in a low soft voice. “ Yes.” he said. “ Oh! I thought I heard voices. Then. All the same. “ Oh. “ I don’t believe in that sort of thing. The old man told the traveller about: present b) his past c) his future a) his A few years ago. I described the old man.” I said. It was a very poor place and there was no proper hotel. but the old man held on to it. He went on to tell me about my life in different parts of the world. He talked about my family and the town I used to live in." he said. 24 . sir. Did I really want to know? Just at that moment. “ How can you know all these things?” “ I know about the past and the present. “ Your room Is ready now. Someone was sitting at the table beside me.” I said. Then I noticed that I was no longer alone. while I was on holiday In the Himalayas. “ Please wait here. I’ll let you tell me about the future too. I smiled to myself. “ But first of all tell me about my past. “ I can tell you your future.” I thought. the old man began to tell me about my childhood. I tried to take my hand away. “ Very well. Are you ready to hear about your future too?” I hesitated. the owner of the restaurant came out.” the old man replied. him!” the owner of the restaurant said. “ That’s the village lunatic! He thinks he can tell people’s fortunes! I hope he wasn’t a nuisance!” A Find these words and phrases in the text: proper (line 2). It was an old man with a long white beard. His clothes were dirty and almost in rags. almost in rags (line 12)\ all the same (line 14). I laughed.” he said. The traveller. lived In the village. 1 2 3 4 S 6 The old man D Copy this table and complete it with the phrases below. 1 The traveller was looking for: a) somewhere to sleep b) something to eat c) something to do 2 The traveller sat outside because: a) he was waiting for his room b) it was a pleasant evening c) the restaurant was small 3 The old man wanted to talk about: a) the village b) money c) the traveller’s future 4 The traveller asked to hear about his past life because: a) he did not believe in the old man b) he did not want to know about his future c) it was interesting 5 W hat the old man told the traveller was: a) funny b) correct c) different 6 The old man wanted to talk about the traveller’s future. asked for money. a) clever b) mad c) unhappy C Make true sentences. a) was afraid b) could not speak c) could not decide 7 The owner of the restaurant thought that the old man was. was very poor.Now choose the right meaning. worked in the restaurant. did not annoy the traveller. Places Time of day People Events 25 . 1 2 3 all right in spite of this waited 4 real 5 old and torn 6 very much B Choose the right answer. knew the traveller well. A traveller was sitting at a table outside a restaurant. in that case he must be a . . over there. . . while a traveller . The old man told the traveller about his past. . . . in different parts of the . ? 6 Everyone likes her . Just at thiii moment . . . . . thanks! 4 Does he really keep a gorilla in his garden? W ell.probably because it’s soft and . . ! I don’t want you to tell my .a traveller / an old man tells a traveller about Uih past / outsiUc u restaurant / an old man / a village in the H iniiiliiyai / l*te evening / a restaurant owner E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Put these sentences in the right order. The old man . . . . One evening. ! 5 Is it true you spent your . beard childhood fortune gentle hotel lunatic nuisance proper ra*s voice world 1 W hat did he look like? W ell. . . . The old man . H Discussion D o you believe that people can know about the future? W hy (not)? Has anyone ever told your future? W hat did they tell you? 26 . . 2 Le t’s look for a . Complete these sentences. . . . Again the old man offered to tell the traveller about his future. restaurant. The traveller hesitated. . first. . . . . but the traveller . . . The traveller never heard about his future. . . . . . . . an oUl man . The old man vanished. and his clothes were almost completely in . The owner of the restaurant came out. ! G Vocabulary practice. Use the sentences in E to com plcii this paragraph. . The old man wanted to tell the traveller about his future. . Perhaps there’s one in that . 3 Please don’t be a . . . . so the traveller . . . F Guided composition. . . . A n old man came and sat down beside the traveller. using the words in the box. The traveller asked to hear about his past. . . . The traveller . . . . . So the oUl man . and then again . he had a long . . I was worn out in the morning! Then. “ But the trouble is.” his brother told him. Did he finct the answer to it? Roy was always tired when he woke up in the morning. fast (asleep) {line 25). a few nights ago. I dreamt I was a sailor. for example. 27 . I know you sleep well because you snore a lot! In fact. W e had to struggle for hours to stop the ship from going down. I went down the mine almost as soon as I fell asleep .” Roy suggested. “ But dreaming is good for you. W e were crossing the Atlantic and there was a terrific storm.8 Read and decide.” “ Maybe. a lorry driver and a football player. I’ve dreamt I was a waiter. “ W ell?” his brother asked him at breakfast next morning. why don’t you listen to some music? Something pleasant. I was on one of those old fashioned sailing ships. the players weren’t very good and we had to keep on playing the same piece again and again. I dreamt I was conducting an orchestra.” “ But how?” Roy asked. In fifteen minutes he was fast asleep. Roy had a problem.” his brother said.and I dreamt that I was digging coal all night long. I dreamt I was a miner. worn out {line 12)\ struggle {line 14)-. “You go to bed earlier than I do and you get up later. It’s always like that. I always dream about hard work! Last night.” Roy was willing to try anything.” he said. The trouble was. “ I didn’t dream about hard work for once. In the past few weeks. we practised all night! I can tell you. just before he went to bed that night. So he decided to play some classical music and. he put on a record of Mozart.” his brother said.” Roy replied. “ W ell. I never have a nice easy job!” “ I was reading an article about sleep in a magazine the other day. “ I really can’t understand it. willing to {line 22). for once {line 27). “ Did it work?” Roy yawned. “ Well. In the end. “ The writer’s advice was: try to relax before you go to sleep. “ All the doctors and psychiatrists agree about that. I feel more tired this morning than I usually do!” A Find tliese words and phrases in the text: agree {line 8). you sometimes keep me awake half the night! So why are you tired in the morning? It doesn’t make sense!” “ Perhaps it’s because I dream so much. but that was probably too noisy. But what sort of music? He liked pop music. They had to practise all night. Roy had a problem. He fell asleep quickly. 28 . He: a) went to bed late b) was tired in the morning c) couldn’t sleep R o y’s brother: a) kept him awake b) diil not believe him c) could not understand this In his dreams Roy: a) was always in trouble b) had to work hard c) travelled a lot R o y’s brother advised him to: a) listen to music b) sleep less c) read a magazine Roy chose classical music because it was: a) quick b) easy c) quiet Roy felt tired the next morning because: a) he diiln't like the players b) he didn’t Hke the music c) he had to work all night C Give the words or phrases for these pronouns. 5 R oy dreamt that he conducted one. Roy snored a lot. 2 Roy dreamt that he crossed the Atlantic on one. 4 Roy played one before he went to sleep. Match the statements in table I with th« conscqiiences in table 2.Now choose the right meaidng. The ship nearly went down. 2 very tired 3 on this occasion 4 have the same idea 5 work very hard 6 ready to B Choose the right answer. He was tired in the morning. Roy played some quiet music. 1 completely. There was a terrible storm. 1 R oy dreamt that he worked down one. 3 R o y’s brother read one in a magazine. Roy alv/ays dreamt about hard work. He kept his brother awake. The players in the orchestra weren’t very good. . For example. There’s a very interesting . . don’t they? G Discussion Do you dream a lot? W hat sort of dreams do you often have? W hat is the nicest (worst) dream you have ever had? 29 . in the morning. I feel . . . It’s by a famous . V Vocabulary practice. . . . that . in this . music. . . . . . M any of our readers have problems because they cannot . “ Try to . before you . half the night. .Guided composition. ? I have to buy a . in the evenings and go to bed . . using the words in the box. This w ill help you to go to sleep quickly and to sleep well. . for my sister. Complete these sentences. . ! The players really need to . about dreams. It is from the magazine that Roy's brother read. . . this morning. Doctors and psychiatrists . . . and therefore they . . Some people think that this is because they .” W hat a terrible . That storm kept me . . . However. . advice article 1 2 3 4 5 awake earlier magazine orchestra pop practise psychiatrist record relax worn out Can you give me some . . you can . . . . . “ You work too hard!” my doctor told me. . O f course it is important to . . . . . more. . . this is not true. . . Complete this paragraph. . . . when they . . . . . . . and she doesn’t like . . . the animal simply vanished. Usually.” Jane explained. lonely ( li. her mother caught her. “ She’s got a friend in there with her. in spite of every effort to find it. Jane’s mother noticed that she was spending quite a lot of time in the shed. she brought them into the house too. "If you must keep them.” Not long after. She opened the door and looked in. She had dozens of books about them. At first she could only see Jane sitting on the ground. . however. Nobody was even angry with Jane when she told her story. screamed {line 17)\ simply (line 20)-.” her mother said. Jane found something in the park. The police knew all about Jane and her animals. mice. “ Get those animals out of here!” she used to shout. But then she remembered. was it? 2) Where is it now? I ) What Jane's great passion in life was animals. if she could. And then it followed me back here. Two huge eyes stared up at her. “ I found it wandering through the park. ?” she started to say. she could hear Jane talking to someone inside. She also noticed that food was disappearing from the house especially bread and fruit. . One evening she decided to go down to the »hed to see for herself As she stood outside the door of the shed. “ You'd better phone the police and explain.. She nearly screamed. birds . a young gorilla escaped from the zoo and. 22). use the shed at the end of the garden!” Most of Jane’s animals were quite small: rabbits. Then she made out the shape of an animal sitting beside Jane. It w. She used to keep animals in the garden and.but you can often find her talking to her friend Gor at the zoo! A Find these words in the text: shed {line 7). The walls of her bedroom were covered with pictures of animals.Read and decide. “ It seemed so lonely! I talked to it and we became friends at once.. ” “ Well. And the zoo keeper said: “ I can see that Gor likes you. disappearing (//« //).that sort of thing. just as other girls of her age had posters of popstars. shape {line 16). you know you can’t keep it. 30 . the police came and also a van from the zoo. W e ’ll send you a free pass!” These days Jane has almost given up collecting small animals . A few days before.ns a gorilla! “Jane! Where on earth ." she thought. But we need him back at the zoo! But you can come and see him as often as you like. But one day something quite big came her way. Jane phoned the police. she. a) looked through the window b) talked to herself c) listened at the door 5 W hen Jan e’s mother first saw the gorilla. 3 Jane wasn’t afraid of the gorilla. Jane began to spend a lot of time in the shed.” b) “ The gorilla belongs to me. Jane found the gorilla there. Jane had pictures of animals there. Jane took food from the house. a) did not like this b) put them in the shed c) did not know 3 Jane’s mother went to the shed because she wanted to find: a) the animals b) the food c) Jane’s friends 4 Before Jane’s mother went into the shed. She said: a) “ The gorilla is a friend of mine. 31 .” C 1 2 3 4 5 Give the words or phrases for these pronouns. Jane’s mother used to shout at her.” c) “ I found the gorilla in the park. 2 Jane took a lot of fruit from the house. a) a park b) a zoo c) the police 7 The gorilla followed Jane home because it wanted to: a) be with her b) leave the park c) talk to her 8 Jane told the police her story. E Match the statements in table I with the reasons in table 2. 1 Jane was very interested in: a) animals b) music c) pictures 2 Jane sometimes tried to take animals into the house. The police went there. 1 Z just gave a loud cry hut 4 unhappy because it was alone X form ^ going ^ B Choose the right answer. D Right or wrong? 1 Jane kept animals in her bedroom. Jane often goes there these days. The gorilla vanished. Jane kept animals there. she was: a) afraid b) pleased c) surprised 6 The gorilla belonged to.Now choose the right meaning. H er mother. . and I saw . . J PS J PS J PS J PS H ello? This is Jane Hunt. . . She had a gorilla there. W e'll come and get it in a . . ? O f course. I was walking through the . H ello. have you found it? Good! W here is it now? A ll right. . . I nearly . ! H Discussion Jane was very fond of animals. . . Jane. of that. . If you want anything. . Bu t where on earth did you find it? J: W ell. . . . you remember that . She tried to bring aninnals into the house.It was in Jane’s shed. She had to tell them about the gorilla. Complete this conversation between Jane and the police sergeant. . . It was very . especially . W hy. . Guided composition. She needed It for the gorilla. through the window. . using the words in the box. . . . i Vocabulary practice. . . Then one day they escaped and simply . . . I ’m very fond of . ! A friend of mine kept some rabbits in the . she’s very . . I saw the . Complete these sentences. . . there. I talked to it and we becamc . . at the end of his garden. Please don't . .now. . . . Then. . but in . W hat can I do for you? W ell. A re you? D o you have any pets? (W ould you like to keep a pet?) W hat sort of problems can pets cause? W ould you like to work in a zoo? W hy (not)? 32 . . that escaped . but I ’ve . . Keep it there and I ’ll phone the . . ! I used to . . . . . aiul it followed me . . . of a huge animal. . . . . just ask for it. posters of popstars. apples collect fruit given up hesiute lonely screamed shape shed spite vanished 1 2 3 4 5 6 She has lots of friends. . that . . Come in and join us for tea.10 Read and decide.” Pete said. They were lost. his companion. The spectators were still waving to them but soon they too were out of sight. they made a perfect landing only a couple of hundred yards from the farmhouse. Everything looked so different from the air! “ Where are we heading for?” he asked Pete. let’s have some coffee to warm us up. The farmer came out to greet them. “ You’re a long way from home!” he said in answer to Pete’s question. They were close to some very thick clouds.” he said in the end. “ There’s nothing to worry about. knew all about balloons . I’ll take the balloon higher. Every moment Andy expected the balloon to hit the side of the mountain. The balloon took off quite slowly but. “ Well. He passed the time trying to make out landmarks . “ Why don’t we land and ask?” Pete hesitated.but he was too busy to answer Andy’s questions. “ W e’ll go right over the top. It isn’t often that people come to visit us by balloon!” 33 .villages. they were high above the field. “ I don’t like the look of these. “ It’s a wonderful experience. “ Isn’t that a farm down there?” he asked. Suddenly it was very cold. “ The trouble is. “ W e ’re still going towards those mountains. we’ll think about that later. Pete pointed towards the north." he said as they took off. But the view was interesting.” he said. farms and rivers. Pete. but he did not want to ask for help.” They drifted on and on through the clouds. 2) The balloon came down on some mountains / near a farm. aren’t we?” he asked Pete.” He pointed to some mountains in the west.” A quarter of an hour later Pete was beginning to look worried. but don’t worry. Suddenly they were out in the sunlight again.” Pete replied. “ I wasn't expecting weather like this. “Well. pointing to some buildings.he went up in one every weekend If the weather was fine .” Pete said. I) The balloon landed safely / crashed. “ Unfortunately this wind keeps pushing us towards those hills.” he said. within minutes.” He poured out two cups and handed one to Andy. though. “All right. “ Yes. But it never happened. “ I’m not sure exactly where we are now!” Andy looked down. “Just enjoy it. It was Andy’s first trip In a balloon and he felt nervous. “ That’s our general direction for the moment. A few minutes later.” Andy was not sure. Andy needed a hot drink at that moment. A few minutes later they were in the middle of the clouds and they could see nothing. drifted {line 26). As they took off. close to {line 18). perfect {line34). Now choose the right meaning: very good afraid near moved slowly and without direction 5 left the ground 6 going towards 7 people who were watching B Choose the right answer. spectators {line 2)'. lost his way. Instead the wiiul look them to: a) the south b) the west c) the east Pete began to worry when they were near\oiin’ : a)mountains b) winds c) clouds Andy tried to identify places on the ground hul Ihis was not: c) cold W hile they were going through the clouds. Andy felt: a) nervous b) excited c) bored When Andy saw the farm. knev/ nothing about balloons. felt nervous as the balloon went up. nervous (line 4)\ heading for {line 11). brought some coffee with him. 1 2 3 Andy Pete 4 S 6 7 8 34 . he wanted to: h ) ask for help b) look at the building c) stop for lea Pete asked the farmer.Find these words and phrases in the text: took off {line /). did not want to land. wanted to go towards the north. a) “ Have you ever seen a balloon before?” b) “ W ho are you?” c) “ Where are w c?” The farmer: a) sent them home b) wanted lo look at their balloon c) invited them to his house C Make true sentences. Andy wanted to: a) see Ihc spectators b) land in the field c) talk to his friend Andy tried to identify places on the ground hul Ihis was not: a) easy b) possible c) interesting Pete wanted to go to the north. saw the farm first. often went up in balloons. A wind pushed the balloon towards some mountains in the west. F Vocabulary practice. They .to the . that farm over there . As the balloon . .D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Put these sentences in the right order. . . . . . . 5 Quick! . . Complete these sentences. . People waved to Andy and Pete. . and soon . and suddenly . Andy . Andy passed the time . . . is really good and there are no . . . . The balloon . using the words in the box. G Discussion Andy felt nervous when he went up in the balloon. Use the sentences in D to complete this paragraph. . . . . . . . . . Andy saw a farm. Andy and Pete landed. . beside a river. of the village. and the farmer there . . I felt . . . The balloon went towards the north. Looking down. balloon clouds field head for nervous north out of sight perfect wave weather 1 On a fine day. Andy tried to make out landmarks. A farmer invited Andy and Pete to tea. 2 I had a trip in a . . 4 The plane made a . . though. . . to those people before they are . . landing in a small . E Guided composition. . people . Andy and Pete came out into the sunlight. . . The balloon went up into the air. . Do you think that you would be nervous too? W hat are some of the dangers when you do this sort of thing? 35 . they . . . . you can see the mountains from here. The balloon went over the top of the mountains. . . . Luckily. . Andy and Pete got into some clouds. . Andy and Pete drank some coffee. . I didn’t enjoy the experience. last week. but a wind began . . . As they drifted through the clouds. . all the time. . . . . when the . . 3 Le t’s . . . “Just relax . Near the bridge. Robert decided to swim towards the bojt.” he said again and started t© swim towards the bank. “ IDofi’t panic!” he sjjd as he caught hold of him. Just then he heard a cry. Robert was a good swimmer and he hesvtstted for only a momejic. made no move {line 21). “ Help! Help!” The cry deTinitely came from the: river. There were hanllyany btfacs Oil the river. dragging the boy with hirn. “ Give me a hand. He shivered and walked on. almost directly below. Robert noticed. Robert. He looked up into a row of faces. Now choose the right meaning. he dived into the river.1 1 Read and decide. we were making a film and you spoilt a whdfe afternoon’s work! You can stay in the water!” A Find these words and phrases in the text: definitely {line 6). There were several people o n board. looked down. a canoe. The boy was in the waeer and his ajnoe was^ floating away.” Silently the people on the boat helped the boy aboard and wrapped him in a blanket. “ It’s funny. 1 did not try 2 pulling 3 ruined 4 certainly 5 moving on the water 6 covered B Choose the right answer. Taking off his coat. “ They look angry. But they made no move to help Robert.and I’ll soon get you o«it of the vvjten” But the boy began to struggle and shout something alt him.” he thought. Robert paused for a moment as cro w d the bridge and looked down at the river below. 1 W hen Robert heard the cry for help. but in a matter of seconds he reached the boy. “ You! Why. all looking in his direction. “ Help! Help!” he called again. The icy water almost took his brejth away. Robert noticed that he was standinj next ta a large camera. however. spoilt (line 24). he was: a) Still on the bridge b) looking at the river c) taking off his jacket 36 . with a boy in it. Robert could not make out his words. tfcers was one smai'i' one. “ Don't panic. floating (line 8)\ dragging {line 15)\ wrapped {line 20). But at that moment h ^ noticed a large motor boat under the bridge. I) Were the people on the motor boat pleased or annoy^ with Robert? 2) Vhy? It was a cold winter’s afternoon. “Aren’t you going to pull me out too?” Robert asked. “ You!” said one of the men.” he shouted as he got near the boat. He was not even wearing mary clothesi. Robert started to swim towards it. 6 One of the men on the boat was standing next to it. 5 The people on the boat wrapped the boy in it. 1 It was almost directly below the bridge.2 ^ 4 Robert dived into the river. a) with Robert b) in the water c) in his canoe C Give the words or phrases for these pronouns. D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Answer these questions. 4 It was under the bridge. Then complete it with the items below. day Time of year Places People Events a motor boat / film people / winter / Robert / a boy / a bridge / afternoon / Robert ‘saved’ a boy / a river / H e spoilt a film 37 . W hat was the weather hke? W ere there a lot of boats on the river? W ho was in the canoe? D id Robert dive into the water quickly? W hat did the boy do? Could the people on the boat see Robert? Did the people on the boat help the boy out of the water? Did the people on the boat help Robert out of the water? W hat were the people on the boat doing? E Copy this table. a) to have a swim b) to get his coat c) to save the boy The people on the boat: a) laughed at Robert b) did not speak to Robert c) left Robert in the water The people on the boat wanted to make a film of the boy. 2 Robert took it off. wet. . . so perhaps thcy'io making a . . . . . . . I think the canoe li maiiuig to . bank board camera crossed definitely dived film float awi)T hMid IpOll 1 Wh. . . lha h«y. . . .it are they doing on . . the river in a matter of minutes and then »«tdown on the other . . . . . that motoi boat W ell. lucky! W hen he fell in Ih# river. under llir hrid|*l A i you c«n imagine. One cold . . . off the bridge and Iricil lo . a man . . they were not exactly . . und«r . W hile they were filming this from Iheir . 3 W c . to their . . It. they’ve got an enormous camera. . . Complat* thil paragraph. into the icy water to save him! 5 Be careful! If you get that . you'll . . . .Guided composition. . . H# even brought . . . . . some people weie iiiMkln| . Info . Vocabulary practice. Complats th«M MlitwiCM. . . . . had to fall out of Inn . . 4 That man was . . someone . ” . . on « river. 38 . . about all Ih li hviauKt II «|«iill . . . . . please. using the words in the box. crying " . H Discussion Are you a good swimmer? Have you ever helped anyone like this? (Has anyone ever helped you?) Suggest an ending for this story. . .me a . . 2 (livi. During the film. . attract {line 21).” I thought. “ Can I help you?" I asked rather coldly. but you didn’t take any notice!” 5 1 0 1 5 20 A Find these words and phrases in the text: straight (line /). about halfway. hoping to leave the car behind. I was rather annoyed the other morning. I decided. "Perhaps I am doing something wrong. was grinning and waving to me. I was still waiting there when the little green car caught up with me.{line 12)\ cross {line 14). I can usually enjoy the view as I drive along. “ You see. I drove off very fast. It is a good straight road. I went a little faster. There are woods and hills.12 Read and d ecid e. The driver. as it happened. And because there is rarely much traffic on the road. However. the lights turned red as I approached. checked {line 12)\ in order . a middle-aged man. I tried to attract your attention. the little car caught up with me. when a small green car began to drive very close behind me. 1 angry 2 tested 3 without bends 4 smiling 5 catch 6 working well B Choose the rightanswer. 1 The driver of thesmall green car annoyed Alex because he wanted to: a) enjoy the view b) drive slowly c) stop halfway 2 Alex got away from the small green car by: a) driving very fast b) checking his lights c) waving to him 39 . I) Which pan of his car did Alex (= the writer) lose? 2) Where did he lose it? I always enjoy the drive into Marley. But whenever I slowed down. but they were both in order. The man was a lunatic. your number plate fell off about fifteen miles back. villages and farms and. grinning (line 8). a large lake. therefore. I did not recognise either him or the car. I checked my lights and my indicator. “ I’m trying to help youl" the man said. I did not slow down until I got to Marley. I opened it. And I cer­ tainly had not got a puncture. Now choose the right meaning. The driver got out and tapped on my window. Feeling rather cross. There are some traffic lights just before you cross the railway bridge into Marley and. Again I began to drive a little faster but the little car caught up with me whenever I slowed down. leaving the small green car behind. with some pleasant views of the countryside on either side. stopped there because they were red. H* thought that something was wrong.3 4 Alex stopped at the bridge because of: a) a train b) the traffic c) the traffic lights The driver of the small green car wanted to. drove very fast because he wanted to leave il behind. checked his lights and indicator. D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Answer these questions. had to stop at the bridge. a) talk to Alex b) help Alex c) annoy Alex C 1 2 3 4 5 Give the words or phrases for these pronouns. H« didn't pay any attention to the driver of the green car. He He He He He usually usuatiy enjoyed them as he drove there. W hat was the road to M arley like? W hy did Alex usually drive slowly? W ho was in the small green car? W hat did the driver of the small green car do? D id Alex know the driver of the small green car? W hat did Alex do before he drove off very fast? D id Alex stop before he got to M arley? W hy did Alex stop at the railway bridge? W hat did the driver of the small green car tell Alex? Was Alex pleased (do you think)? E Match the statements in table I with the reasom in table 2. 40 . 1 2 3 4 S Alex The traffic lights were red. tapped on it because he wanted to speak to him. checked them in case something was wrong. drove fast. He wanted to get away from the green car. couldn’t enjoy the view. lost his number plate. The little green car was close behind him. . 5 There isn’t much . . This happened several times until. the number plate of the car in front of me fell off.Guided composition. . . . . . Complete these sentences. . . . There are some . The car . the view !). the man began to . about fifteen miles back. He looked really cross then! Vocabulary practice. and when I . . . . . . as we drive along. a little faster. . . Complete this paragraph. . . . on his window. I . . the man . using the words in the box. . . But instead of stopping. . . 3 W e’d better . very fost. . him at the traffic lights near the bridge into M arley. . so I . 4 She went off without saying a word. probably . . on the road today. attention caught up v>'ith check cross in order puncture slow down traffic traffic lights view 1 I think the car in front has got a . “ Your number plate . 2 You’d better . H Discussion Can you drive? Do you like driving? Have you ever had any problems while you were driving? 41 . . . as I was driving into M arley. the car before we leave. . I . . Anyway. just to see that everything is . . . I followed her. she looked very . . . . quite slowly at the time (the driver . in the end. . just ahead. my car and . . . . . . her. . him and .” I told him. . Try to attract the driver’s . That’s good. . . . . . . me behind. because it means we can enjoy the . The other day. A Find these words and phrases in the text: covered {line 6). notice {line 27). There were vacancies for three young people‘willing to work hard and with a sense of adventure. It is hardly surprising that eventually Johnny managed to get on board a plane. it was easy: he just went into the airport. and simply sat there until someone asked for his ticket. He was just able to give his name and address. vacancies {line29). As he grew older. Johnny did not take long to answer that question. “ An explorer!” he answered. Generally the police brought him home. Johnny wandered out.. two months later. He was twelve at the time. “ Then why?” “ I just like seeing places. Johnny found himself in Cairo. Johnny used to vanish from home two to three times a year. walked along some corridors and got on board the nearest plane. Johnny continued to ‘see places’ although everyone tried to stop him. An expedition was about to go to Brazil to travel up the Amazon. What did Johnny want to when he grew up? a) a teacher b) a pollcennan c) an explorer S 1 0 IS 20 25 30 Johnny was three when he ran away from home for the flrjt time. By the time he was seven. his favourite trick was to hide on a long distance lorry. are you?" "O f course not. Sometimes he used to travel hundreds of miles before anyone discovered him. His parents used to watch him closely. In spite of all this. Johnny saw a notice in one of the daily papers. he was on his way to Brazil. He enjoyed maths and languages and.’ Johnny applied..13 Read and decide. and so did his teachers: but sooner or later Johnny managed to slip away.” they tried to tell him. Johnny did well at school. croised some fields. Somebody left the garden gate open. How did he get on board? No one knows! According to Johnny himself. Johnny knew what he wanted! Just before he left school.” Johnny replied. closely {line 12). perhaps not surprisingly. “ What do you want to be when you grow up?” his teachers asked him. “ unless you go into space!” But it was no use. slip away {line 13)\ cargo plane {line 17). arrived in the next village. a few hours later. 42 . On other occasions he got on a bus or even a train. “ You aren’t unhappy at home.” Johnny told them. It was a cargo plane and. “ But it’s difficult to become an explorer inthis modern age. he was especially good at geography. "W hy do you do it?” they used to ask. and two hours later. Sometimes he covered quite long distances on foot. and. Johnny began to. Johnny ran away from home because: a) he was young b) he was unhappy c) he liked travelling As he grew older. but his teachers said. Johnny.” c) “ It isn’t easy these days. D Copy this table. a) “ Y ou’re too young. a) stay at home b) travel further c) hide from his parents Johnny went to Cairo because. The lorry drivers knew that Johnny was on their lorries. Johnny was happy at home. At the age of three By the age of seven As he grew older At the age of twelve When he left school liked to travel on long distance lorries / joined an expedition to Brazil / ran away from home for the first time / went to Cairo by plane / vanished two or three times a year 43 Johnny .” In the end. Johnny read about the expedition to Brazil in a newspaper. Then complete it with the items below. 1 plane carrying things 2 get away secretly 3 places 4 advertisement 5 walked 6 carefully B Choose the right answer. a) he liked geography b) a plane was going there c) he liked flying Johnny wanted to become an explorer.” b) “ Go to the moon instead. a) joined an expedition b) ran away from school c) worked for a newspaper C 1 2 3 4 5 Right or wrong? Johnny could not talk when he ran away from home for the first time. Johnny was a good student.Now choose the right meaning. he . therefore. Johnny . Complete these sentencM. . . . ! It is not surprisinjs. . he used to . . sometimes going for . you put up a big notice. . . . ! ! G Discussion Johnny ran away from home. . since she . . . but that’s hardly surprising. . sometinics travelling . . . . on other occasions . . . . . . . . . . B y the time he was seven. boat. from people all day. . Ik. or . . . . . W hy doni you . so much! I came back from Australia on a .Guided composition. . . no one will know about the play and we’ll never sell any . . . It was quite an . . . . . . . adventure apply 1 2 3 4 5 cargo geography hides tickets travels tricks unlau vacancies I see there are several . . . Johnny became ‘an explorer’ very early in life. for one? She’s very good at . . . Finally. at the age of twelve. before anyone discovered him. . using the words in the box. It's one of his favourite . . Use the information from the table In D and also information from the text to complete this paragraph. Sometimes he . for jobs at the airport. . . . . he . . at the age of three and on that occasion went as far as . that when he . Vocabulary practice. As he grew older.(irsl . Have you ever run away from home? Have you ever wanted to? W hy? Would you like to go on an expedition like Johnny? W here to? 44 . . . He knew her well. . In those days. Mr Green died. back in his office asking about holidays abroad. “ Well.” said Mrs Green. Mrs Green.” The travel agent smiled at the old lady across the counter. There are plenty of cheap hotels . friendly place. for example? Complete with air ticket. “ Have you any particular place in mind?” he asked. 45 . the previous autumn. You’ll see the really important places . Later.” Mrs Green went on. It’s all these 20 programmes and films on TV. ” Mrs Green shook her head. I’m sure we can fix up something for you. “ I was thinking of India!” India! For a moment the travel agent was surprised. but then he thought.and food is cheap too.” The travel agent looked puzzled. “ O f course! Lots of people want to go to India these days. with good weather. no more holidays 1 0 abroad for Mrs Green. . counter {line 5). of course.. particular {line 14)\ brochure {line 22). “ Look. But then. meals and guides. when their children grew up. “ W ell. However. “ She’ll probably start going to Brighton again!” But he was wrong! Here she was. yes.and you won’t have to think about a thing!” 25 “ Thank you. .. At one time. years before. only a few months after her husband’s death.” she said. booked {line 5). hotels. he booked a family hotel for them.” he thought. at her age . “ How about Portugal. ” “ India. Then they started to take their holidays in France .” He showed Mrs Green a brochure.. ” he said. She asked the travel agent for: a) a hotel b) a ticket c) a guidebook “ A holiday abroad? Yes. she and her husband used to go to Brighton 5 every summer. . I’m sure we can arrange some­ thing for you. “ That’s exactly what I don't want. cheap {line 8). “ It says you can go everywhere by bus or train. they ‘discovered’ Italy and Spain. So all I need is a cheap air ticket! Can you get me one or not?” A Find these words in the text: abroad {line 1). Mrs Green wanted to go to India.and he got them their boat tickets. “ I’ve got a guidebook of India here. He bought their air tickets or found cheap holidays for them. “ How about a two week tour. 1 5 for instance? A nice.14 Read and decide.” She waved it at him. “ As a matter of fact. tour {line22). a kind of table in a shop special a journey to anumber of places 4 5 6 7 in a foreign country not costing much money arranged a small book giving information B Choose the right answer.Now choose the right meaning. 2 In those days he booked a family hotel for them. a holiday in Portugal. O Make true sentences. a) helped them with Ihcir holidays b) went with them on holiday c) chose their holidays for Ihcm W hen her husband died. the travel agent cxjiectcd Mrs Green to: a) stop having holidays b) ask for cheap holidays c) have her holidays in England A t the time many people were interested in holidays in India because of: a) good weather b) T V programmes and films c) cheap hotels Mrs Green wanted to: a) arrange her own holiday b) think about India c) read about India C What do the words in italics refer to? 1 He knew her well. a tv/o week tour of India. 1 2 3 4 5 The travel agent suggested didn’t suggest Mrs Green said she wanted didn’t want to to to to to go to Portugal. a holiday in Brighton. 1 2 3 4 5 46 . a cheap holiday in India. The travel agent knew M rs Green and her husbanil well because for many years he. a complete tour of India. go abroad. 3 She waved it at him. go on a two week tour of India. have a cheap air ticket. go to India. he used to book . . for us every year. . . . I ’ll . . everything else. . . ! 4 I ’m really . . . . holidays abroad. I ’m surprised. for us. . she just . . First of all.! W ell. I ’ve used him for years. . I told him I . . He then suggested . Complete this extract from Mrs Green’s diary. . And when the children . Anyway. L e t’s ask the . when the children . . . 2 If you . . . . . Then. . W hat would you do if you wanted a different kind of holiday? W here would you go to? W ould you go alone? W hat was the best holiday you ever had? 47 . the hotel. I didn’t even need a . . 3 They arranged everything on the . because on the . If you ask her a question. .Guided composition. he used to get . and we started to . . he used to find us . . they grumbled about it all the time. . . . using the words in the box. . he was surprised today when I told him that I wanted . again this year. Complete these sentences. he suggested . book cheap fix up guidebook hotel previous puzzled shakes travel agent tour 1 There are plenty of . I told him I didn’t want that. . . . . occasion. I went to the travel agent’s today to try to . her head! 5 They’re staying in the same . A t one time. . A ll I wanted was . . . . . . for some brochures. .. . . . . . when the children . . G Discussion Mrs Green wanted a holiday that was ‘different’. . . . . . I hope he can get me one! Vocabulary practice. . . . . Some­ thing special happened.” he said. I’m going to bed now. she hadn’t got a job to offer me. He was not very encouraging. “Just come and see me tomorrow. Rose (= the writer of this diary) has lost her job. Perhaps they didn’t want to work! “ Fools!” I wanted to shout at them. “ You need to get some training. I could stay in bed all morning . thinking. Monday I woke up at 6.” In short. (am ) not short of {line 16)\ depressed {line 25). I wonder? A Find these words and phrases in the text: filled in {line 11)\ called in at {line 15). Normally I have to chink of something to write about . Rose. I sat in a cafe. but I couldn’t get an answer. Some of them didn’t look very happy. But what are her plans. For a while I felt really happy. Then I remembered. they haven’t got a job for me! I’m definitely going to ring Liz in the morning. Then I walked past the office where I used to work. People were hurrying to work. I felt envious! Afterwards. Tuesday I called in at the bank today and checked my account. really. I have to go back there on Wednesday. Friday I rang Liz twice yesterday.30. I sat drinking it by the window. Then I went for a long walk and I felt much better.for the moment. I) Does she want another one? 2) Does she get one? 5 1 0 IS 20 25 30 Friday For once I have something important to put in my diary. Actually. the birds were singing (etc). for example.but today was different. If there’s nothing at the Job Centre tomorrow. I came home and watched a TV programme . I went into the kitchen and made myself some tea. I filled in a form and had'an interview with a clerk. Wednesday I saw a different clerk at the Job Centre today. The sun was shining. I’ll think about it in the morning. I lost my job! Well. and I’ll tell you all about my plans!” Then she rang off. So I’m going to see her tomorrow. At least I’m not short of money . get through to {line 28)\ rang off {line 31). I felt very depressed. I hadn't got a job. She was quite pleasant. I’ll ring my old friend Liz. “ You fools! At least you have jobs!” Later I went along to the Job Centre.about unemployment! That depressed me again! Saturday I finally managed to get through to Liz this morning.but I didn’t want to. Through the windows I could see people working inside.15 Read and decide. 48 . she was pleased when she heard I was looking for a job! "Good!” she said. She usually has some ideas. “ In computers. but she asked me a lot of silly questions! Anyway. wanted to speak to Liz. D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Ask and answer questions lilce this. went to the Job Centre. W hen did Rose lose her job? On Friday. walk past her office go for a long walk first go to the Job Centre go to see Liz speak to Liz visit her bank go back to the Job Centre try to speak to Liz watch people going to work watch a T V programme about unemployment E Match these statements with the reasons in table 2. 4 Rose sat there. 3 Rose saw people working there. 1 went to 2 completed 3 put the phone down 4 have enough 5 unhappy 6 speak to B 1 2 3 Choose the right answer. a) to prepare for a new job b) to get a computer c) to go back to her old office Rose is probably going to get a job: a) at a Job Centre b) on T V c) with a friend 4 C Give the words or phrases for these pronouns. went for a long walk. the clerk told Rose. a) talked to a clerk b) nearly got a job c) wrote some letters On her second visit to the Job Centre.Now choose the right answer. 1 2 3 4 5 Rose 49 . went to her bank. On Monday morning Rose did not have to go to work. She felt: a) pleased b) sad c) tired ^ ^ en she went to the Job Centre the first time. had something important to write in her diary. 2 She asked Rose a lot of silly questions there. thinking. Rose. 1 Some of them didn’t look very happy as they went there. R: L: R: L. . felt depressed. R: L: R: L. . H i! How are you? W ell. He wants you to go and . wanted her advice. . from your office rang up. so in the end I . . It ’s me . . . . I ’ve . some accounts. ? Come and see me tomorrow and I ’ll tell you all about it! Vocabulary practice. to her on the phone. wanted to check her account.Rose. . . L. a b c d e Guided composition. . Liz. . . . W hat would you like to do if you could start your own business? 50 . . are you short of money? Now listen! This is really good news. ? You aren’t . . . 4 I cotldn’t . . R: L: H ello. money again. twice this week already. ! I ’d like to get some . Depressed? W hy? Oh! When did that happen? H ave you tried to get another one? . . are you? 3 One of the . Complete this conversation between Rose and Liz. lost her job. . using the words in the box. . . . . . Complete these sentences. . Hm .She was looking for a job. at her office. . . R: L: R. in computers too! 2 W hy are you looking so . H Discussion Liz probably had some plans to start her own business. . called In check clerks depressed envious get through short of training 1 I feel very . “ W e ’ve been to the supermarket.. I decided to ring her up and ask about the book. “ Tell me all about it!” “ It isn’t exactly a mystery. But Nicky picked the book up and put it in her bag. “ Something special?” I asked. I) Who are the people in this story? they all friends? 2) Are It was Saturday morning. I can tell you!” 51 5 19. but she rarely bought them.. the baker’s and the greengrocer’s .but only as a hobby.” Nicky said. Nicky and I were just finishing our shopping. do you remember that woman who used to live opposite the church Miss Hunter?” “ The one who used to wear funny clothes and had a large dog? Wasn’t she an artist?” “ W ell. “ W eren’t you in the book after all?” “ Yes. I was curious because Nicky was not a great reader. The title was ‘Death Comes to the Village’. “ All right. “ A detective story. "You see.” Nicky began. .” I said. ” Some time passed after our meeting in the cafe and I heard nothing from Nicky. she looked quite excited. “ While you’re doing that. “ Yes. .” Nicky admitted. “ I just need a couple of things from the chemist’s. “ I’m in the book all right! But who do you think I am? I’m the village postwoman! I pass on all the gossip in the village! I even open letters sometimes! I’m the most unpleasant person in the whole book! That woman is no friend of mine. “ Let me see . “ But I’ll lend it to you. except for newspapers and magazines. “ She did paint .” she said. ” Nicky said. Kay. “ Hey. yes. Miss Hunter and I were quite good friends and she often said she was going to put me into her next book!” “ Shall we have a look?” I asked. I’ll just call in at the bookshop. “Well. 1 5 20 25 30 35 . .” I said. do you think we’re in it?” “ I'm pretty sure I am. she was a writer . Is that the lot?” I looked at my list.” Nicky said.16 Read and decide. . She sometimes borrowed books. . of course. I waited for her to go on.” W e arranged to meet at a cafe in a quarter of an hour.” Nicky said.” Nicky said. “ I’d like to read it first. then?” I asked as she sat down. I arrived first. “ Did you find your book. “ Oh. yes. “ What’s all the mystery?” I asked.” Nicky said. that!” she muttered. “ You don’t sound very pleased.and I’ve just bought her latest book!” Nicky took the book out of her bag and passed it across the table. When Nicky came in.” I told her. “ Well. As a matter of fact. looking rather pleased with herself. 1 everything 2 bad talk about people 3 4 strange quite 5 most recent 6 interested 7 something you do in your spare time B Choose the right answer. curious {line 11).Find these words and phrases in the text: the lot {line 3). funny {line 19)\hobby (line 21)\ latest {line 22). a) she expected to be in it b) she liked Miss Hunter c) she liked detective stories 4 \ ^ e n Nicky read the book. Nicky and Kay meet? Nicky usually read? Kay go before she went to the cafe? Nicky and Kay do in the cafe? Where What Q IQ She They went to the chemist’s. D Answer these questions. read newspapers and magazines. Now choose the right answer. she felt: a) angry b) depressed c) bored C Make questions and answers. met at the cafe. 1 W hile Kay was at the chemist’s. Nicky: a) bought a book b) telephoned the bookshop c) went to the cafe 2 Miss Hunter wrote books but she also: a) made clothes b) was a detective c) painted pictures 3 Nicky bought the book because. pretty {line 26). talked about the book. 1 Did Nicky and K ay go to the supermarket together? 2 D id K ay go to the chemist’s alone? 3 Was K ay interested in Nicky’s book? 4 Did Miss Hunter still live in the village? 5 Was this Miss Hunter’s first book? 6 Did Nicky read the book? 7 D id Nicky tell K ay about the book? 8 Was Nicky really a postwomaiv? 52 . gossip {line 37). ? W ell. Then youcan tell me all the latest . H er name was . . one of your books? A . Complete this letter from Kay to a friend. . . maybe. Anyway. . artist borrow. . ? W e can get everything at the . . . . . greengrocer’s hobbies . . Have you heard about poor Nicky? She was a friend of . . and passes on . sometimes! As you can imagine. . looking man who lives . . . . . “ I ’m going to put you in . . . that’s all! H Discussion Miss Hunter wrote detective stories. about all this! G Vocabulary practice.. . . ! D o you have any . . . . . . Do we really need to go to the baker’s and the . ).!” And she did! Nicky is . she and Nicky became quite . but this was just . . . Complete these sentences. .. cafe detective funny. who lived .but I ’m not exactly an . gossip. the chemist’s? I ’m just curious. . . can’t we? Le t’s meet in the . . . . . . . . . 1 2 3 4 5 Can I . Title of book Type of book Author Personal details about author Nicky’s part in the book F Guided composition. what sort of books would you like to write? 53 . opposite supermarket. . . . . . . . Have you ever written a story? Did you write about real people? If you were a writer. using the words in the box. and wore . .E Write notes about Nicky’s book. . She was really . and Miss Hunter often told Nicky. . . . ! She even opens . ! W ho’s that . next to thebookshop.. . I do paint ahttle. . story. I thought she was . Nicky isn’t . (She had . broke out {line 22). She did the football pools every week. without saying another word. “ Stop it. Mrs Wood won some money. And we’ll all share the profits.. Now choose the right meaning. but she never expected to win anything. “ W ell.and have a nice easy life!” “ Don’t be selfish.” said Mr Wood. A Find these words and phrases in the text: fainted {line 2) .something in computers or video. I’ll run it and you can help. Her son made her sit down and her daughter Diane gave her a cup of tea. W e’ll start a business . not yours. It went on and on until a voice interrupted them. she walked out of the room. determined {line 23). She never mentioned it to her family because she did not want them to laugh at her. They did the pools every week too and quite often won a few pounds. unable to say a word. Mrs Wood nearly fainted. charity {line 21). “ W e’ll buy a nice house in the country. He was fifty-two and worked as a lorry driver.” Then a real argument broke out. No. O f course I’ll give you all a share. a new car .. I won it and I'm going to spend it.” she said. with a determined look on her face. “ Now listen to me.” “Just listen to you!” Diane said. The family was in the kitchen when she came in holding the cheque. “ You’re old . or else give it to charity. standing up. Money always ruins people’s lives. Her husband and her son Ron knew all about football. all of you!” It was Mrs Wood. I have a different idea. Her husband took the cheque from her and put it in the middle of the kitchen table. I) How? 2) How much? 3) Did she give the money to her family? 5 1 0 IS 20 25 When a cheque for £200. After all. The best thing to do is to send the cheque back.000 arrived in the post one morning.you don’t need the money! There’s nothing wrong with this house and you’ve got a car already. Then. I’ll be able to give up my job at last and stay at home. can’t you see that? It’ll ruin our lives. you are my family! But I'll make the decisions! Is that clear?” Mrs Wood picked up the cheque and put it in her pocket. haven’t you? This is my money. 1 2 3 54 stop working thinking only of oneself fell down unconscious 4 firm 5 a group doing good work for others 6 began . “ You’ve all forgotten something.17 Read and decide. Two hundred thousand pounds! They forgot all about Mrs Wood and began to argue about the money. Dad!” exclaimed Ron. selfish {line 14) . give up my job {line 11). “ You’re just as selfish as Dad! And you’re both stupid! This money won’t do us any good. Ron wanted to start one. M rs W ood interrupted the argument. 1 W hen M rs W ood won the football pools. Diane gave her mother a cup of tea. M rs W ood came into the kitchen with the cheque. M rs Wood told her family it was her money. Mrs Wood picked up the cheque. a) she was afraid to tell her fam ily b) she couldn’t believe it c) she didn’t want the money 2 M rs W ood’s family forgot all about her because. 55 .B Choose the right answer. How much did M rs Wood win? Did Mrs W ood know anything about football? W here did Mrs Wood go with the cheque? Did M r W ood want to spend the money? D id Ron agree with his father? D id Diane want to start a business? D id M rs W ood argue with her fam ily? W hat did M rs W ood do with the cheque? W here did M rs W ood go? Did Mrs W ood’s family say anything? E 1 2 3 4 5 ^ 7 89 Put these sentences in order. a) she couldn’t speak b) they were only interested in the money c) she was drinking her tea 3 Diane did not want to keep the money because she thought. Mrs Wood got one in the post. D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Answer these questions. M r Wood worked as one. M r W ood took the cheque from his wife. M rs W ood went out of the kitchen. a) it was bad for them b) it was not for them c) her family was stupid 4 In the end M rs W ood decided to. The family began to argue about the money. Ron made his mother sit down. M r W ood wanted to buy one in the country. Diane gave her mother one. a) throw the cheque away b) spend the money herself c) give the money away C 1 2 3 4 5 Give the words or phrases for these pronouns. . . . . everyone in her . I think we’d better . knew how to spend it for her! H er . buy a . Unfortunately. . . . . . . . H Discussion Have you ever won any money? How? W hat would you do with a lot of money if you won it? 56 . W ith that . . . she was going to make the . ! Y ou’d better not start a . . and. a lot of money and didn’t give anyone a . argument business 1 2 3 4 5 cheque decisions interrupt profits ruined share video won I think she was completely selfish! She . . . . . . . . . wanted to send the . .Guided composition. . . and . . a perfectly good business. . . . . . . . . Vocabulary practice. on the . . they all forgot about Mrs Wood herself! She told them that it was her . H er . . and live a . . . . them before a real . using the words in the box. . Complete this paragraph. . . . if you liked. . . or . . . You won’t be any good at it. . H er . . wanted to start a . W hen Mrs W ood won . . . in the . . . . . although she was going to give them all a . for £1000 you could buy a . . Complete these sentences. . wanted to give up his . . in . . . back or else give it to . breaks out! H e spent all the . . . You don’t like making . broke down {line 17). they couldn’t get the coach to start. Of course I’m not blaming you for all this . thank goodness) and I settled down to get some sleep. they had to send for another one and we all had to change coaches .1 5. “ and keeping us awake!” After that I hardly slept at all.” you said. The driver went off to telephone for help. the coach broke down. so I decided to buy some chocolate.30. However. “ It’s cheap and convenient.the first day of my holiday! As you can imagine. Some time ago I asked you about the best way to travel to Edinburgh over­ night and you advised me to go by coach.but thanks for the advice! Yours.” Well.” they said. I had some fruit with me too. rescue {van) {line 18). so at least I didn’t go hungry. the people just behind me kept on talking and every now and then they burst out laughing at some joke. but they didn’t take any notice at ail.but then the people behind me woke me up! “ You’re snoring. settled down {line 10). Ron 5 10 1 5 20 25 A Find these words and phrases in the text: took your advice (line 5). I took your advice. I got one . at about 5. However. about 40 miles south of Edinburgh. Now let me tell you what happened! W e left on time (and with plenty of loud music!) and stopped for supper at a cafe at about 9. but when a rescue van finally arrived. Then. I don’t intend to travel by coach again overnight. eventually I fell asleep . How would you describe Ron’s journey? a) boring b) unpleasant c) unhappy May 1 0 24 Park Road London S10 Dear Pat. It wasn’t the sort of place I like eating in and it was also very crowded.30. I asked them to be quiet. “ And very comfortable. The lights went off (and the awful music too. In the end. set off {line 9). 57 .when we finally reached Edin­ burgh at nine o’clock! By then I was so exhausted I went straight to bed and stayed there for the rest of the day . The rest of the journey was like a long bad dream. W e set off again at 1 0.in the rain! By that time I was very hungry and I was longing for a nice hot drink. longing for (line21).18 Read and decide. Now choose the right meaning. stopped at a cafe. 3 The music on the coach stopped when they left the cafe. stopped at half past nine. broke down forty miles south of Edinburgh. arrived there at nine o’clock. 4 Ron wanted one after they changed coaches. E Which of these things annoyed Ron? 1 The coach left on time. Ron didn’t have supper in the cafe because: a) he wasn’t hungry b) he had his own food c) he didn’t like the cafe Ron couldn’t get to sleep on the coach because the people behind him: a) snored a lot b) made a lot of noise c) laughed at him Ron arrived in Edinburgh: a) in a different coach b) in a van c) in the same coach Ron spent the first day of his holiday: a) travelling b) looking for food c) sleeping C Give the words or phrases for these pronouns. 3 It came to help them. 1 Ron bought som e at the cafe. 2 The cafe wasn’t very good. left at a quarter past ten. stop for supper? leave the cafe? break down? reach Edinburgh? broke down at half past five. 58 . 1 made (m yself) comfortable 2 3 B (van) to help them did what you said 4 left 5 wanting very much 6 stopped going Choose the right answer. D Make questions and answers. 2 It went off after they left the cafe. . . . was crowded. they . . . . so in the end they . . . . He got a hot drink in Edinburgh. . that he . . a holiday abroad. . the coach . if you’re going to travel . using the words in the box.but please don’t blame me! It wasn’t my fault if the . . . Le t’s hope the car doesn’t . at nine o’clock . However. . . I ’ll probably just stay at home. Then. . I ’m . In the early hours of the morning. Complete these sentences. . . He had to spend the first day in bed. ! Do you still want to travel by coach? Think again! G Vocabulary practice. but . they eventually . . . . . that wasn’t all. . in case you get hungry. even if they . . . . . . . . . . H Discussion Ron had a bad experience when he travelled by coach. . let me tell you what happened to a friend of mine recently. When this arrived. ! The result: he . . you’d better take some . . of them.and my friend . . . ! W e can’t . break down chocolate 1 2 3 4 5 coach comfortable in the end keep on longing for notice overnight send for I ’m sorry your journey wasn’t very . . . . . Have you ever travelled overnight by coach? Did you like it? W hy (not)? W hat is your favourite way of travelling? 59 . First of all. help from here! Take my advice! D on’t take any . . They couldn’t get it . . because he . when he finally . they all had to . the people behind him . . Before you decide to travel overnight by coach. . they . . . . . Complete this letter from a friend of Ron’s. They had to change coaches in the rain.4 5 6 7 8 9 The people behind him made a lot of noise. ! W ell. W ell. laughing at you. when he asked them . . The coach broke down. and. . The people behind him woke him up. . . . . . F Guided composition. They appeared to be having a meeting. when anyone mentions flying saucers. When he opened his eyes. quite unlike the world he lived in. all wearing space suits. “ W ait!” he shouted. But these days. In the centre of the machines he could just make out a group of figures. Then the first machine rose into the air. Rod also felt sure that they came from a quiet. There were twelve of them in all and they were long and thin. remembering the happy peaceful planet he wanted to go to. Did he really see flying saucers or vn s it all a dream? Rod is not sure. a wave of hot air pushed him back and he fell to the ground. And he wanted to join them! At that moment the figures began to move back towards their machines. Rod heard a low humming noise outside. And he feels very sad. their lights went out ancfthe field be­ came dark. Rod felt sure that these men were from outer space. What was Rod’s ‘very strange experience’? Rod always used to laugh at the idea of flying saucers. Their machines were the famous flying saucers. Now choose the right meaning. From there he could see the mysterious objects quite clearly. “ they won’t want to come here.” he used to say. like enormous cigars. spinning (line 20). lit up (line 20). just as he was getting ready to go to bed. As they landed. A second one followed it. and then a third.19 Read and d ecide. “ If there are people in outer space. 5 1 0 IS 20 25 A Find these words in the text: mysterious {line 10). As he stood there.. spinning like a wheel. Rod keeps quiet. 1 going round and round4 strange 2 became bright 5 different from 3 very 60 . unlike (line 16) . Rod felt terribly sad. like thousands of bees. the field was empty. will they?” But that was before Rod had a very strange experience — One summer evening. One by one the machines lit up. He looked out of his bed­ room window. “Take me with you! Please!” But as he rushed forvyrard. peaceful planet.. The machines were leaving without him! He jumped over the low wall. terribly (line 22). They went inside and the low humming noise began again. Rod decided to take a closer look from the wall at the end of his garden. In the field at the end of the garden he saw a number of bright objects coming down.. Where was Rod:. when he faiS. Hte vwwited to see. wave of hot air pusfiwd him back.B 1 Choose the right answer. Rod’s ideas about flying saucers are: a) clearer b ) more interesting c) different C and answer questions.d ie ^ . look out of his bedroom window? go to the end of the gardien? feel sad? jum p> ovwr the wall? fall no the ground? W hy did Rod Htt w ^ e d to leave wiilliii the machines. 6 Rod tried to follow the machines. 4 Rod spoke to the figures in space suits. Rod went to the end of the garden because he saw: a) some strange objects b) some bees c) some people 2 The figures in space suits were: a) standing together and talking b) smoking c) walking around 3 Rod jumped over the wall because he wanted to: a) examine the machines b) go away with the machines c) meet the people in space suits 4 A s a result of his experience. the machines more. feeard the machines? when the mafiWnes began to leave? when he M ! to the ground? E 1 2 Right o r wrong? Rod wasa’t afraid of the mysterious objects. The machines were still bright when Rod reached the end of the garden. 3 Rod counted the machines. A. The machines v/er&'lewi^ vi^ithout himi. D 1 2 3 Answer ttese questions. 61 . IHIe heard a low Ihuniming noise. 5 A ll the machines left at the same moment. I heard . there were . . . . . . . . but I shall never forget .. ! Perhaps I didn’t really . . . quite clearly. . . . . When I got there. . as I . into the air and vanished. . . ! I looked out of . . a wave of hot air . . . . I was just . One by one the machines . where I think those pec^le lived! G Vocabulary practice. ijees closer flying saucers gone out hurrimlng outer space meeting mysterious rose space suits 1 W hat’s that . The machines began to leave and. . . . . who seemed to be . . H Discussion Do you believe in flying saucers? W hy (not)? W hat do you know about them? D o you think that there are people on other planets? 62 . noise? It sounds like hundreds of . . . . Complete these sentences'. . there were some figures in . When I . they were . using the words in the box. object in the field over there? Let’s go and take a . . and the building is in darkness. . I could see . . . . . . . . . . 4 I think the . . I decided to . Complete this letter fro^ Rod to a friend. went back to their machines. . (just like big cigars!) and. . . W hy have I changed my mind about flying saucers? I ’ll tell you! It happened . It sounded like . the lights have . and there. . . outside. 5 One by one the figures in . really do exist. . . I saw . . . . . .. and I wanted . . .F Guided composition. 2 Can you hear a strange . . . . . . the field. . . . is over. look.. 3 I f . . at the time. . . . . . . . ! But I couldn’t. . I felt quite sure that they . . . . I don’t think they come from . . Look. “ He thought you were one of the gang! Well. 63 . Nick handed over the envelope to the inspector in charge. Nick sat there. a man 5 approached him. “ I'd better hand it over to the police. “ Obviously the man made a mistake. no longer {line 19). The inspector opened it. but I can’t tell anyone about it. ) Inside the police station. Nick managed to lose the man in the crowds.false money. Then he stood up and got off the bus before Nick could say a word. Nick started to run . or money perhaps. He was obviously waiting for something. the man sitting next to him suddenly pushed a large brown 0 envelope into his hands. Nick’s ‘little adventure’ happened sooner than he expected! While he was on the bus. he did the same things in the office. make up {line33).” Nick thought. “ I’ve had my little adventure.” he thought. just before he got to the police station. congratulations {line 23) keep quiet {line 27). holding the envelope.” the inspector went on.not even your boss! ) Sorry!” “ So that’s that!” Nick said to himself on his way to the office. How did Nick feel after his ‘little adventure’? a) pleased b) worried c) disappointed Nick was bored with life.and the man hurried after him. There were papers inside. as he got off the bus.20 Read and d ecid e. the man was no longer in sight.and we don’t want them to know that we have some of the money. congratulations!” Nick felt like a hero. “ Here. in charge {line21). There was a police station close to his office. He was over an hour late. He S could imagine an interview on television! “ However. so what’s the point? I’ve even got to make up an excuse for the boss!” A Find these words and phrases in the text: muttered {line 10). he talked to the same people. He got up at exactly the same time. reading his newspaper (the same one that he read every morning). But then.” the inspector said. take this!” he muttered.and he went to bed at the same 5 time! “ What I need is a little adventure!” Nick thought as he waited at the bus stop one morning. “ He wants the envelope. “ I’m afraid I must ask you to keep quiet about all this. He could already see his name in all the papers. It felt heavy. he came home at the same time.. he caught the same bus to work. he watched the same programmes on television . The envelope was full of money . But. Nick began to walk quickly . interrupting Nick’s daydreams.. W e’re trying to catch some very clever thieves . Every day was exactly the same. When he entered the police station.and the man began to run too. So you mustn’t say a word to anyone . a) the man on the bus b) Nick c) the police 5 A fter his adventure. 1 Nick was bored because his life wasn’t very: a) pleasant b) easy c) interesting 2 The man gave Nick an envelope while he was going. 4 H e was late for work.Now choose the right meaning. a) home b) to work c) to the bus stop 3 Nick decided to take the envelope to thepolicebecause he thought it was: a) dangerous b) heavy c)important ' 4 The man who wanted the envelope knew. Nick. D Answer these questions. Nick did the same things every day. 1 who was most important 2 say nothing 3 said quietly 4 well done 5 no more 6 invent B Choose the right answer. Nick expected to be. 64 . 1 W here did Nick work? 2 How did Nick go to work? 3 W hat was Nick doing on the bus? 4 Did Nick know the man on the bus? 5 Did Nick open the envelope? 6 Did Nick run all the way to the police station? 7 Could Nick see the man when he entered the police station? 8 Was the inspector pleased with Nick? 9 Did the inspector give the money to Nick? 10 D id Nick appear on television? E Match the statements in table I with those in table 2. A man began to follow Nick. A man gave Nick an envelope. a) rich b) important c) famous C Give the words or phrases for these pronouns. Nick couldn't talk about his adventure. H e made a mistake. The inspector congratulated Nick. 2 H e tried to get the envelope from 3 H e knew all about the thieves. . Complete Nick’s excuse to his boss by using the correct form of the verb in bracl<ets. seemed quite heavy. . . . but I . so I . . {hand over) to the police. W hat can someone do to make life a little more exciting? Mention some jobs that you think are boring and others that you think are exciting. . afraid. . {want) . when I opened it. {stand up) .the ones that made all that . That’s why I ’m so late! Vocabulary practice. {be) some very important papers inside . . (find) a large brown envelope on the seat next to me. . . on television. .! W ho’s . . . there . . . I really enjoyed your . {have to) . . . . In fact. (be) obviously papers inside. . {feel) heavy: there . {arrive) in the inspector’s office. . . so I . Complete these sentences. {decide) . . . the inspector in charge . I . {sit) there. . . . . who’s the . . . The . . .and the address of the woman’s office. . 65 . it . I couldn’t remember who . ! Discussion Nick was bored with life. . As I . The envelope . . (think) it . {thank) me personally. using the words in the box. . . . A t the poUce station. . here? They’ve just caught that gang of . boss congratulations envelope false hand over in charge of interview papers police thieves That ring you found on the bus . . it to the . . . . {be) no address on the envelope. {open) the envelope. money. . . disappointed. . it was full of old . . . . surprised. . . bored. But there . a b c d e Guided composition. . . . . this office? I mean. {wait) until she . . {be) a young woman. .He was (probably) pleased. . . O f course she . {get o ff) the bus this morning. .you’d better . When we entered the restaurant. One of the waiters recognised me.” he said. "All we can offer you. I looked around . like all the other waiters. "It was like an invasion! Suddenly the place was full! W e can hardly manage!" The waiter then pointed to a table in the corner. nearly an hour later. It is hardly ever crowded. Fifteen minutes later.” he said. so it is not usually necessary to book a table. recognised {line 9)-. W e could tell from his face that he had bad news for us. hold on {line 13). Did Tony (=the writer) enjoy his evening out? It was my birthday last Thursday and I decided to celebrate it by inviting a few friends out to supper. W e tried to attract the attention of the waiter who sent us there but he. The waiter.” He was right. “ A party of tourists came In about half an hour ago.” he said. But at last. Now choose the right meaning. I was surprised. about to (line 13). A few moments later he came back to our table. I led my friends across and we all sat down. Unfortunately. got up and left.21 Read and decide. I chose a restaurant in a quiet part of town.but not a single table was free. In any case. I advised my friends about the best dishes and finally the waiter went off with our order. the people at the corner table paid their bill. he Informed us that there was no meat or fish left. Full of apologies. was busy with the party of tourists. Thursday is not a busy evening as a rule. the tourists were finishing their meal and looking very pleased with life. “Just hold on and you’ll find a place there. because few people know about it. quantities {line 18). It is one of my favourite restaurants because the food Is good and the waiters are friendly. as a rule {line 6). “ is an omelette!" 5 1 0 IS 20 25 A Find these words and phrases in the text: celebrate (line 7). appeared at our table. now very tired. “ The people there are just about to leave. to find It completely full. however. full of apologies {line 24). They ordered enormous quantities of food. 1 2 3 4 amounts knew make ita happy occasion wait 5 6 7 usually saying (he) was sorry going to 66 . He came across and explained the situation. our table was almost out of sight. therefore. . 5 The waiter didn’t come to their table for nearly an hour. over there. 1 Tony did not . . . but he . Use the ideas in the text. 1 the restaurant 2 the tourists G Guided composition. . Tony and his friends were able to get a table after fifteen minutes. The restaurant was full that evening. 4 The waiter stood near their table while Tony . 5 “ I ’m .B T ry to guess the meaning of these words. . He probably expected to find it empty. . . 3 informed {line 24) 1 crowded {line 4) 2 enormous {line 18) C 1 2 3 4 Say why. . . “ There’s . 7 The waiter who took their order came back and apologised. . . before we . D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Answer these questions.” W here was the restaurant? Was the restaurant very big? W as the restaurant cheap? Did Tony book a table? W ere the tourists already in the restaurant when Tony arrived? Did all the tourists come at the same time? Did the tourists eat a lot? W hat did the tourists eat? Did the tourists enjoy their meal? D id Tony and his friends want to eat omelettes? E Complete these sentences. because the restaurant was . Tony invited some friends out to supper. .” the waiter said. . . . Instead. . Tony chose that restaurant. 6 Tony was able to advise his friends about the food. pointing to . . . . Complete this paragraph. . .” the waiter said when he came back. . . . W e had to wait . . . I went out with Tony the other evening. . . .. . say: “The answer isn’t there. . It was his birthday. If you cannot find the answer in the text. . . W e can only . And then we had to 67 . . of one of the waiters. .. . so he . !” F Make 2-3 sentences about each of the following. 2 “ Y ou’ll soon . 3 Tony tried to . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. ..the one who's just paying his . . . there isn’t a single person here. tonight. .. . .. ! 1 I Discussion Have you got a favourite restaurant or cafe? W here is it? How often do you go there? W hy do you like it? 68 .. ? 4 I ’ve got some bad .. !” Omelette is not one of my favourite dishes! H Vocabulary practice. . He didn’t even offer an . O f course Tony then spent a long time . The place is full of .. I mentioned isn’t open on Sundays. by going out to supper! 2 It ’s strange.. 3 Do you .. “ Sorry!” he said. . for you. . . .wait . using the words in the box. .. “ .. Complete these sentences.. .almost immediately. 5 He wasn’t very . apology as a rule bill birthday celebrate friendly nevtfs recognise restaurant tourists Did you say it was your . .. . Eventually the w a ite r. in that case let’s . . That . before a waiter . . ? W ell.. that man in the corner . . The armchairs. I lived there myself for 25 twenty years. but I’ll try to be helpful. Does Mrs MacDonald agree to help with all of them? March I st 27 Barnes Avenue. But get someone to look at the windows. but I’m afraid there are a few problems. I can’t solve them all. Can you possibly come and look at the flat yourself? I’m sure you will agree 1 5 with us. of 1 0 course. but I do live rather a long way off. 1 0 Dear Mrs MacDonald. . it probably does need painting. I’m sorry to hear you’re having problems with the flat. I’m sorry I can’t help you there. for example. In any case. so I know! But I always used electric flres and I’m afraid you must do the same. 20 Thank you for your letter. Yours sincerely. of course. And they are expensive. 5 First. Sandra Shaw 19 Burns Avenue. The central heating doesn’t work very well and we have to use electric fires. But make sure you choose a suitable colour (nothing too ‘modern’. London W . so they let the wind in. there’s the kitchen. 2 Heating I agree the flat can be cold in winter. W e like it. They don’t fit very well. by all means. you know.22 Read and decide. Could you please replace these items? Secondly. Please buy the paint and send me the bill. And why not do the bathroom at the 30 same time? I’m sorry I can’t come to inspect the flat personally. Peebles. Well. we’ve been in the flat now for six months. please). Finally. As you know. 3 Kitchen Yes. W e are quite prepared to do the work ourselves if you pay for the paint. It really does need painting. a good deal of the furniture is rather old. Part of the problem is the windows. 1 Furniture You liked it when you moved in! You told me sol But now you’ve changed your mind. Yours sincerely. the flat is extremely cold in winter. please let us know about these things as soon as possible. Sandra has some problems. Janet MacDonald 69 March 18th. are in bad condition and so is the big table where we eat. Your idea is a good one. Scotland Dear Ms Shaw. inspect {lineSl). and . . The windows let the wind into the flat. don’t fit very well {line 10)\ solve {line 21)-.” Does Sandra live alone in the flat? Does Sandra want to leave the flat? How big is the flat? Is all the furniture old? W hich room needs repainting? Is Sandra willing to pay for the paint? How long did Mrs MacDonald live in the flat? W hen did she leave the flat? Does Mrs MacDonald want to spend a lot of money on the flat? Is M rs M acDonald coming to London to see the flat? F Complete these sentences. . . 2 The flat is extremely cold in winter. . partly because . . 1 2 3 are the wrong size right for (the place) much of 4 5 6 certainly find the answer to look at carefully B Try to guess the meaning of these words. and partly because . Sandra has to use electric fires. Sandra does not want to use electric fires. . . . 1 Both . 70 . a good deal of {line 5) .A Find these words and phrases in the text. say: “The answer isn’t there. by all means (line 26). Sandra wants new armchairs. If you cannot find the answer in the text. suitable {line 28). Now choose the right meaning. are in bad condition. Use the ideas in the text. . 3 bill {line 2S) 1 replace {line 7) 2 prepared to (line 13) C 1 2 3 4 5 Say why: Sandra is writing to Mrs MacDonald. D Which of these things Is Mrs MacDonald willing to help with? 4 5 the windows the big table 1 central heating 2 the kitchen 3 the armchairs E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Answer these questions. 3 4 5 You actually told me that you . I Vocabulary practice.. . to pay for it? J Biscussion D o you think that Mrs MacDonald is a bad landlady? W hat would you do if you were Sandra? Do you think that Sandra stayed in the flat? 71 . . 3 The . . why not . As I said in my letter. but we are not prepared to . . .. 2 3 4 H Guided composition. too. is a bit of a problem. . First. Thank you for your letter of March 18th. . . . . . . I alwaysused . If we stay. the kitchen. . . . . otherwise I ’m afraid . W hy did you change your . at the same time! Please think about our problems again. . 4 You offered to help me solve some of these . . A re you . . . Could you please replace these items'? W e are quite prepared to do the work ourselves. now! Secondly. . Complete Sandra’s reply to Mrs MacDonald’s letter. when you moved into the flat! W hen I lived .. properly. using the words in the box. myself. . . . . It doesn’t . . . . Complete these sentences. . . . . too?' G 1 Give more details. . W hen you . central heating condition electric mind modern prepared problems replacing suitable work 1 That . . . but I must also get someone to . . . . furniture isn’t really . . for this old flat. . Y our idea is a good one. . the heating: of course I will get someone to . . . it doesn’t . fire is no use. ? 5 The whole house needs painting and most of the furniture needs . . but it was a very dark day so I could not . I ’m afraid you must do the same. . . 2 That . I certainly . . . It’s in such bad . the furniture: perhaps I did say I . we will certainly paint . .! Anyway.. . . You were born in Dublin . what a coincidence! I must write and tell my mother all about you!” 72 . “ Well.lots of funny things used to happen on board ship. you can just keep on talking. Once the ship caught fire and that was really quite serious. For us kids that fire was the one exciting thing that happened during the voyage! W ell. “ Yes. He wore old jeans and an Indian style shirt. I wanted to do something!” “ So what did you do exactly?” the interviewer asked. But you didn’t take a degree. 1 called it.a collection of short stories. with dark glasses and longish hair. You went to university in Eng­ land . “ That was near Mombasa. wasn’t it?” he asked. I’ll begin by introducing you . It was during one of these ‘rest periods’ in England that I wrote my first book . but if you like. sitting down opposite me and opening a notebook. Ben (= the writer) mentions an event which the interviewer recognises. I got bored. I need to check a few facts with you.23 Read and decide.” The interviewer stared at me. " i’m afraid not. mainly. to judge from the title?” “ That’s right” I said.” he said. “ W ell now. I used to be away for about three months at a time and then we got six weeks’ leave in England. Have you read it?” The interviewer shook his head. W e had to get all the passengers off.as you can imagine . “ But you haven’t read the book . But it wasn't all fun.so how do you know? Did you see the film?” “ No. It’ll be here in a moment. I see.thirty seven years ago. I suppose it was about your life as a steward.” He was a tall young man. “ It was a comic book. “ I haven't been able to get hold of a copy. “ It just happens that I was on that boat! I was a child at the time and I was coming back from Australia with my parents.” I explained.for tourists and immigrants. “ I’ve sent for some coffee.in London. “ Take a seat.” he told me. I did it mainly to pass the time! ‘Below Decks’. “ Right. Most 6f the time I’ll ask questions.” he said.and saying a few nice words about you! Then we’ll start talking. What is It? 5 1 0 IS 20 25 30 35 The interviewer led me into a small room next to the TV studio and gestured towards an armchair. OK?” “ O K!” I said. let’s see. thin. “ I didn’t like spending all my time in libraries and lecture rooms. although we saved the ship in the end.when was it? . because . “ Let me tell you something about the programme. Anyway. I got a job as a steward on one of the boats that went between England and Australia . Why was that?” “ Oh.” I told him.” he said. 2 First of all the interviewer . . 3 Ben worked as a steward. after he left university. 4 Ben wrote his first book. 1 2 3 decide holiday pointed • 4 strange event 5 funny ■ 6 kind of waiter - B 1 T ry to guess the meaning of these words and phrases. 73 . take a seat {line 2) keep on {line 9) 3 stared {line 30) 2 C Say where: 1 Ben was born. If you cannot find the answer in the text.” 1 W hat was the interviewer wearing? 2 D id the interviewer know anything about Ben already? 3 H ow old was Ben? 4 W as the interviewer younger than Ben? 5 Did Ben enjoy being at university? 6 Did Ben enjoy working as a steward? 7 Did Ben have any leave in Australia? 8 W hat was B en ’s first book about? 9 W as Ben’s first book successful? 10 W hy did the interviewer remember the fire on the ship? E Complete these sentences. . . . say: “The answer isn’t there. . 2 Ben went to university. . Now choose the right meaning. 5 The interviewer knew all about . 3 The interviewer wanted to know what . 4 The interviewer wanted to read . . comic {line 26)'. judge (line 25). D Answer these questions. because he happened to . . . . 5 Ben helped to save the passengers on a ship. .A Find these words in the text: gestured {line i ) . . . Use the ideas in the text. coincidence {line 37). but he couldn’t . Then he checked . 1 The interview took place in . steward {line 17)\ leave (line i9 ). . . . . . . . . . ! Your shirt is exactly the same . talked about his first job. Complete these sentences. . .glasses introduce kids -lecture library serious style ■caught coincidence 1 2 3 W hat a . fire . . . talked about the programme. . . W hat are all those . . . one. . of old books in the . A very strange thing happened the other day. I haven’t got . . I Discussion Ben worked on a boat as a steward. . called ‘Below becks’. . . \ ^ a t sort of job would you choose? 74 . . . . B y the way. room? They aren’t students! 4 Can you . who many years ago . . quite by chance. . . . Complete this letter. . checked some facts. . he mentioned that the ship he was working on . which were mainly full of .and that was more . me to that tall man in dark . as mine! But then the studio . ! O f course I don’t need to tell you anything more. 1 2 3 4 5 The interviewer Ben Guided composition. described his first book. . It is from the interviewer to his mother. weren’t we? 1 remember it very clearly because it was . I must meet him! 5 There’s an extremely interesting .. . . over there. .. . . It was about his life as . because . .doing in the . using the words in the box. . I was interviewing . but I ’ll send you mine as soon as I . . . . . discovered he was a passenger on the same boat. .F Make true sentences and then put them in order. . . W ould you like to do this for a time? W hy (no t)? Imagine that you want to write a book about your life. Anyway. . collection . . . . H Vocabulary practice. . called Ben K elly. . 24 Read and decide. I) What part did Aunt Jane get in a film? 2) Did she ever see herself in the film? 5 1 0 IS 20 25 30 Aunt Jane Is now well over seventy, but she is still a great cinema-goer. The cinema in our town closed down years ago and sometimes she has to travel twenty miles or more to see a good film. And once a month at least she goes up to London to see the latest foreign films. O f course she could see most of these films on television, but the idea does not attract her. “ It isn’t the same,” she says. “ For one thing, the screen’s too small. Besides, I like going to the cinema!” One thing has always puzzled us. Although Aunt Jane has lots of friends and enjoys company, she always goes to the cinema alone. W e discovered the reason for this only recently - from mother. “ It may surprise you to learn that Aunt Jane wanted to be an actress when she was young,” she told us. “ She used to wait outside film studios all day, just to appear in crowd scenes. Your aunt has probably appeared in dozens of films - as a face in the crowd at a railway station or in the street! Sometimes she did not even know the name of the film they were making, so she couldn’t go to see herself at the cinema! “ All the time, of course, she was looking for a small part in a film. Her big chance came when they started to make a film in our town. Jane managed to meet the director at a party, and he offered her a role as a shopkeeper. It really was a very small part - she only had a few lines to say - but it was an important moment for Jane. Before the great event, she rehearsed for days. In fact, she turned the sitting-room into a shop! W e all had to help, going in and out of the shop until she was word perfect. And on the actual day she was marvellous. The director congratulated her. Jane thought that this was the beginning of her film career! “ Unfortunately, in the end, they did not include the shop scene in the film. But nobody told Jane! When the film first appeared in London, she took all her friends to see it. And of cours”? she wasn’t in it! It was a terrible blow! She stopped going to film studios and gave up the idea of becoming an actress. She still loves the cinema, as you all know, but from that day she has always gone alone!” A Find these words and phrases in the text: well over (line 1); company {line 9); studios {line 12); role (line 18); rehearsed (line 20); turned into {line 21); blow {line27). 75 Now choose the right meaning. 1 2 3 4 disappointment part in film or play practised being with people 5 made into 6 much more 7 where films than are made B Try to guess the meaning of these words and phrases. 1 the idea does not attract her {line 5) 2 one thing has always puzzled us (line 8) 3 congratulated {line 23) 4 gave up the idea {line 28) C 1 2 3 4 5 6 Say why: Aunt Aunt Aunt Aunt Aunt Aunt Jane Jane Jane Jane Jane Jane does not like watching films on television. used to wait outside studios. couldn’t go to see herself in films she appeared in. prepared very carefully for her role as shopkeeper. believed that she was going to be an actress at last. stopped going to film studios. D Answer these questions. If you cannot find the answer in the text, say: “The answer isn’t there.” Jane got a part in a film . . . Was this the first time Jane appeared in a film? W here were they making the film? W hat was the name of the film? W hat was the film about? How did Jane get the part? W hat did Jane have to do in the film? W as it a big part? Did Jane’s family help her? Did everyone enjoy helping Jane? W as the director pleased with Jane? Did Jane go to see the film? Did Jane enjoy the film? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 E 1 2 3 Complete these sentences. Use the ideas in the text. Aunt Jane often . . . to see a good film because there isn’t . . . Aunt Jane doesn’t like watching films on T V partly because . . , and partly because . . . . When she was young, Aunt Jane wanted to . . . , so she . . . all day. 76 4 5 Aunt Jane only had . . . , but she . . . until she was word pierfect. Aunt Jane . . . to see the film when it appeared in London, but . . . in it! F Guided composition. Complete Jane’s diary. June 1 June 8 June 10 M y big chance has come at last! They have . . . in our town! I must . . . ! I ’m going to a party tomorrow. They say . . . . I must meet him. I went to the party last night. I . . . and he . . , - as a shopkeeper! I only . . . but that isn’t important. This is my great chance! I ’ve . . . for days! Everyone in the family . . . . W e have even . . . into a shop! Today was the great day. Everyone says I . . . and the director . . . too! I really think this . . . - at last! June 20 June 25 G Vocabulary practice. Complete these sentences, using the words in the box. blow career chance crowd foreign part parties rehearse turned into well over 1 There were some fantastic . . . scenes in the film, with . . . ten thousand people in each! 2 When the business closed down, that was the end of his . . . . It was a terrible . . . to him. 3 They offered me a . . . in the play, but I really haven’t time to . . . . 4 I like going to . . . . Besides, it’s my only . . . to meet interesting people. 5 D o you remember that cinema where they used to show . . . films? W ell, they’ve . . . it . . . a supermarket! H Discussion Jane wanted a part in a film. W ould you like to be in a film too? Choose a role (big or small) which you think you could play. 77 I’m all right! In a few days I shall be out of hospital and on my way home. I managed to reach the top without getting off my bike (much to my surprise!) and began to go downhill. didn’t work {line I T ) . I can tell you. St John’s Hospital Montreal Dear Ellen. we all ate too much and didn’t get enough sleep.and a rest! A friend lent me a small house in the hills for a few days. And then the trouble started! The brakes didn’t work! I tried them again and again. I was lucky I didn’t break my neck! Otherwise. injured my shoulder and I have cuts and bruises all over. steep {line 14) . I promised to write to you while I was on holiday but. break my neck {Une21). The place is about sixty miles from Montreal. But it hasn’t been much of a holiday! Don’t send any flowers or chocolates. I broke my left arm. I slept well that night and got up bright and early the following morning. Everything went well for the first ten miles. and quite isolated . Most of it was boring. birds and small animals. I didn’t expect to write to you from hospital! Perhaps I had better explain! I went to the conference last week. but it was no use.and suddenly they did work! Of course by this time I was going much too fast and I shot off the bike into some bushes. W hy is jan in hospital? June 25th 5 1 0 IS 20 A Find these words and phrases in the text: honestly {line 1). PS I’m arriving on Monday July 9 on Flight AC 866 from Montreal. 78 .brakes {line 16). in a shed behind the house. I kept on trying the brakes . Jan. I discovered a very old bicycle. I went by car and took plenty of food with me. so by the end of the week I was ready for a holiday . As usual.just trees.25 Read and decide. Then I came to a steep hill. Love. shot off {line 19)-. conference {line 3 ). However. but come and meet me at the airport if you like. intending to go for a long walk. honestly. Well.” I thought as I set off after breakfast. but I met a few interesting (and pleasant!) people. W ell. “ A good way to see the countryside. I felt really scared. . . . . . that she .” Was Ellen expecting to get a letter from Jan ? Did Jan enjoy the conference? How long was the conference? W hat was the conference about? W ho lent Jan a house? How long did Jan intend to stay in the house? How did Jan get to the house? Did Jan go to the house alone? W hy did Jan go out on the bike? W hat was the bike like? Did Jan go far on the bike? W hat was wrong with the bike? Did Jan hurt herself when she fell off the bike? Has Jan got to stay much longer in hospital? Has Jan enjoyed her holiday? E 1 2 3 4 5 Complete these sentences. about. . from Montreal. . . fell off the bicycle. Use the ideas in the text. Jan was going so fast when the brakes . while she was going uphill. . . D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Answer these questions. . isolated {line 8) bright and early {line 10) 3 shed {line 11) 4 kept on (trying) {line 18) C 1 2 3 4 5 Say where: Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan went to a conference. . . as she intended. . Instead of . When she discovered that . say: “The answer isn’t there. . went to stay after the conference. . . . . 1 meeting 2 did not stop the bike 3 kill myself 4 high 5 to tell the truth 6 fell off suddenly 7 something to make the bike stop B 1 2 Try to guess the meaning of these words and phrases. spent most of her holiday. . . Jan went for a ride on . After the conference. Jan was really scared. . found a bicycle. Jan did not have to . 79 . . if you cannot find the answer in the text.Now choose the right meaning. Jan went to stay . Although . . Has anything Uke this ever happened to you? 80 . when you found that the . but I must admit that our house is rather . W e’ll never get to the top without . W hy not come to the airport to meet her? H Vocabulary practice. . as you can see. . . she went to that conference in Montreal.what she did the next day ~ what happened while she was going downhill . . .where Jan went . . . . Say: . . . he didn’t .F Give more details about: 1 the house Jan stayed in. I Discussion Jan had a very unpleasant experience on her bike. of the car weren’t working? 2 The h ill’s too . . our bikes.where she is now End like this: So. . . . . 4 I didn’t get half enough sleep during the . so of course I never managed to wake up . G Guided composition. . . ! 5 Much to his . . . she hasn’t had much of a holiday! She’s flying back on Ju ly 9. . . Complete this letter which Ellen wrote to a friend about Jan. brakes break bright and early conference countryside getting off isolated scared steep surprise 1 W ere you very . 3 I like the . . Begin like this: H ave you heard the news about Jan ? As you remember. A fter the conference. He only injured it. 2 Jan ’s injuries. . . using the words in the box. his leg. . Complete these sentences. . . “ Shall I answer it?” Andy thought. “ I’ll have to stop at Fenton’s. Now choose the right meaning. I) What was Andy’s favourite TV programme? 2) Was he able to watch it on Friday evening? 5 1 0 IS 20 2S Andy Barton was in a bad mood. you didn’t. I was at your place only a few minutes ago. “ Fenton’s Garage here. a customer rang up with a few complaints. ages {line 11). But at two minutes past six he was sitting in front of the television. Travel with us. Mr Barton. and I knew it was a mistake. But it kept on ringing and finally he picked it up. just as he was leaving the office a little early. But luckily I recognised you because I live in the same street as you.” Andy said. He tried to concentrate on Japan and forget the phone. normally {line 23). but you pay the same for the petrol. “ That’s just the trouble! You didn’t leave anything behind! You went off without paying for your petrol. He hated Fenton’s because it was a self-service petrol station. He was on his way to Japan! Then the phone rang. These things happen! But could you come round now and pay for your petrol? And please hurry! W e close at half past six!” A Find these words and phrases in the text: in a bad mood {line 1) . But at Fenton’s things went wrong again! The pump was not working prop­ erly and it took ages to get petrol. “ Mr Barton?” a voice said.26 Read and decide. 1 pay attention to 4 annoyed 2 generally 5 a long time 3 without stopping 81 . “ You do all the work yourself.” Andy thought. Andy liked to get home in good time for that. It was four minutes to six by the time Andy jumped back into his car and drove off. you see! Now normally. that’s all right.” he used to grumble. Mr Barton.” the voice went on. But then.” Andy told himself as he dashed out of the office. was on TV. and at six o’clock his favourite programme. he noticed that he was almost out of petrol.” “ Fenton’s?” said Andy. getting some petrol. concentrate on {line 16).” “ I’m really very sorry. Did I leave something behind or what?” “ No. “ Oh. steadily (line 4). watching Travel with us. we ring up the police. It was Friday. “ Why. when that happens. But then. The customer complained steadily for the next fifteen minutes! “ I can still get home in time if I hurry. as he drove off in his car. . “ I was at your place only a few minutes ago. . The man at Fenton’s Garage asked Andy to . . Andy had to go back to Fenton’s Garage. The man at Fenton’s Garage recognised Andy. . . so Andy couldn’t . . at . . . . petrol. If you cannot find the answer in the text.” W here did Andy work? W hat was Andy’s job? W hat did the customer complain about? Did Andy have any petrol when he drove off in his car? When did Andy leave the petrol station? W hat was the T V programme about? Did Andy watch this programme often? Did Andy know the man at Fenton’s Garage? W as the man at Fenton’s Garage angry with Andy? D id Andy want to go back to Fenton’s Garage? E 1 2 3 4 5 Complete these sentences. . Use the ideas in the text. . when the phone . . say: “The answer isn’t there. . The man at Fenton’s Garage rang Andy up. in good time {line 2) dashed (line 6) 3 4 almost out of (petrol) (line 7) properly {lines 10-11) C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Say why: Andy was in a bad mood. Andy didn’t want to answer the phone. . before they closed at half past six. just after six. A ndy’s . Andy . . . . A customer . . . It took Andy a long time to get petrol. D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Answer these questions. Andy liked to get home in good time for that. F 1 2 3 Give more details. A customer rang Andy up. Andy was already . was on T V every . Although it took . . Andy had to stop at Fenton’s.” "These things happen!” 82 . . Andy liked to get home early on Friday evenings. . Andy didn’t like self-service petrol stations.B 1 2 Try to guess the meaning of these words and phrases. . . too much! 5 W e ’re lucky tonight. ? Do you think something has . . but I don’t like her. . W hat is your favourite programme? How often is it on? Do you hurry home (or stay at home) just to watch it? 83 . . . . 2 Are you in some sort of . W ell. it takes . using the words in the box. on anything these days. the programme was over! H Vocabulary practice. Then we won’t have to . . . . .G Guided composition. . That put me in a really bad mood! Then. and by the time I got back. . . . of course. . She . . I had to go round and pay. for once. to get home at this time. . . Complete these sentences. . . 3 W hy is he in such a bad . . ? You don’t seem able to . in the office? 4 She’s one of our best . It ’s been a terrible evening! First of all. I got away from the office late because . . . . . . . . as I was driving off. ages complains concentrate customers gone wrong hurry in good time niood normally trouble 1 Le t’s try to leave . . . Discussion Andy’s favourite T V programme was Travel with us. But that wasn’t all! Just as I started to watch Travel with us. Complete Andy’s diary. . to make things worse. . . . the room was empty. But then. I’ll be in two places at once! One of the miracles of modern science!” Feeling rather pleased with herself. so can they!” A Find these words in the text: cancel {line 11)." “ Oh. “ It’s at eleven. in fact.” said Jenny Anderson. “ although I can’t be with you myself. I’ll record my lecture beforehand .” The students looked surprised.all ‘listening’ to her lecture! “ W ell. miracle {line26).rather a good one. Professor Smith’s secretary. aren’t you?” “ The meeting. I’ve just got a IS new cassette recorder . It’s about that meeting on Monday.” A t five to twelve on Monday morning Dr Allen went along to the lecture 20 room. very quietly.and then I’ll be able to come to the meeting. Yes. W e had to change the time.” “ I’ve never cancelled a lecture in my life. I’ve recorded my 25 lecture and you can listen to it while I go to my meeting.just for once. she saw a number of of small cassette recorders . she opened the door. To her surprise. “ Hello. listening to her own voice.” Dr Allen said. “ I’m sorry. “ The meeting’s very important. “ But surely you can cancel your lecture .” she went on. “ I’ll tell Professor Smith you’ll be there.” 1 0 “ But I’ve got a lecture at twelve. So. The meeting in Professor Smith’s office finished a little early. Dr Allen switched on the cassette recorder and left.” a voice said. “ if 1 can be in two places at once. good morning. Dr Allen.” “ Wonderful. as she looked around. then.” she said. “ However. Dr Allen was 'in two places at mice’.” “ Well.” Jenny Anderson suggested. I see.” she went on. I’m sure I told you. I) What were the two places? 2) How was this possible? The phone rang on Dr Allen’s desk. “ I’ve got an idea. “ However. in a way. my voice can!” She gestured towards the cassette recorder on the table.” she told them. “ You see. so Dr Allen decided to go back to the lecture room. looking in her diary. She stood for a moment outside the 30 door. “ It’s going to be at twelve. There were about twenty studenu waiting there for her. “ I won’t be able to give my lecture today.” Dr Allen told her.” Jenny Anderson said. “ It’s Jenny Anderson here. “ Sorry!” There was a silence. as you know. 84 .” she thought. picking up the phone. Dr Allen explained that she had an important meeting.” Dr Allen said. beforehand {line 16). You are 5 definitely coming. no.27 Read and decide. Then. of course. “ Dr Allen here. 5 D r A llen listened to it outside the door of thelecture room. 85 . 1 Jenny Anderson wanted to know if D r Allen was definitely coming to the meeting on Monday. 4 D r Allen told the students that she wouldn’t be able to give her lecture that day. 2 Jenny Anderson rang up about it. say. 1 It was on D r A llen ’s desk. 2 Jenny Anderson suggested that D r Allen should cancel her lecture. 3 wonderful 77) 4 gestured {line 23) 1 definitely (/('ne 5) 2 diary (line 6) C Give the words or phrases for these pronouns. if you cannot find the answer in the text. “The answer isn’t there. 3 D r A llen didn’t want to cancel it. D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Answer these questions. 3 D r Allen said that she would record her lecture beforehand and then she would be able to go to the meeting. 1 2 earlier wonderful event 3 not give B Try to guess the meaning of these words.Now choose the right meaning.” W ho was Jenny Anderson? W hy did she ring D r A llen? Did D r Allen know about the meeting? W here was the meeting? W hat was the meeting about? W ho changed the time of the meeting? Did D r Allen want to cancel her lecture? W hat was D r A llen ’s ‘idea’? When did D r Allen record her lecture? W hen did D r Allen go to the lecture room? W ere the students already in the lecture room? Did D r Allen tell the students about the meeting? Did the students ask D r Allen any questions? Did the students listen to D r A llen ’s lecture? W here did the students go? W as D r Allen angry with the students? E Find the original words. 4 D r Allen took it to the lecture room. 2 W hat time is that . we . not . Use the ideas in the text. . . because the meeting was important. . she went on to explain: “ . . using the words in the box.record her lecture beforehand. . D r Allen expected to find .F 1 2 3 4 5 Complete these sentences. the electric heater in the office just before the . D r Allen . inform you? 5 I don’t believe in . . some music for the party. . . . . on space travel? Did you write it down in your . . . . . . . I Discussion Have you got a cassette recorder? Do you make recordings? (W hat o f?) W hat kind of things could you record? 86 . . but instead it was at twelve. . . . D r A llen thought that . ! H Vocabulary practice. D r Allen . . ! G Guided composition. so as soon as she left. . . Before she left the lecture room. . . . we’ve got cassette recorders too. Today D r Allen came into the lecture room and told us .! It ’s much better to prepare everything carefully . beforehand cancel cassette recorder diary lecture meeting miracles . so she was able to . W ell. . .record secretary switch on 1 Can I borrow your . . . starts. . the meeting. ” Then. . However. D idn’t my . . . When she opened the door of the lecture room. . . 4 I ’m afraid I had to . Complete these sentences. . . looking rather pleased with herself. . .? I want to . . . . O f course we were all surprised because .? 3 Please . Complete this extract from a student’s diary. . . . . . . Jenny Anderson wanted . . . . “ Good afternoon. the door of the staffroom opened and two teachers came out. but no one has ever come back to inspect it before!” 1 0 1 5 20 25 30 A Find these words in the text: staffroom {line 8)\ glimpse {line 10). almost carrying Tandem along with them. experiments {line 78). “ It always had broken windows!” he thought. These were new. Tandem pushed open the door and went in. And finally he came to the library. busy with experiments. He caught a glimpse of the room inside. Tandem. The headmaster’s study was on the left.physics. where a few of the older boys were working quietly. He could see the boys inside. Why did Tandem go back to his old school? 5 Tandem felt a little nervous as he entered the school gates. When he came to his old classroom on the first floor. Then the door closed again. He was an old man now and Tandem hardly recognised him. He passed classroom after classroom. He was glad when he finally reached the door of the head­ master’s study. It was exactly as he remem­ bered it. It had a broken window. Tandem decided to have a quick look round the school before calling on the headmaster. He paused for a moment to examine the building. “ Come in!” a voice called out. There were teachers standing near the fire. all shouting and laughing. He knocked at the door and waited. He could see his old classroom on the first floor. Next he came to the laboratories . There was a lot of noise inside. flood {line 22) . 1 welcome4 trying to find something out 2 a lot of moving water5 room for teachers 3 quick look 87 . the main staffroom was on the right. quite a few boys come back to visit their old school. He was going back to his old school after twenty years and it was a very strange experience! He crossed the school yard and walked towards the main entrance. “ So you’rfe an inspector now! Well. Others were reading or correcting homework. It all seemed so peaceful! Then a bell rang and within seconds the corridor was full of noisy boys.28 Read and d ecide. While he was standing there. greet {line 26). “ There was always a lot of noise!” he said to himself. The headmaster stood up to greet him as he went in.” the headmaster said. Now choose the right meaning. chemistry and biology. talking. he paused for a moment. They were like a great flood. Boys were working quietly. D Make correct sentences. Tandem met the headmaster. any of the classrooms. say: “The answer isn’t there. the corridor. to examine the building. . Teachers were standing near the fire. . the library. 2 Through the open door . Tandem . . . the school yard. .B 1 2 T ry to guess the meaning of these words. the headmaster’s study. nervous (//ne i ) entrance (line 3) 3 peaceful (//ne 20) C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Say where: Tandem paused for a moment. 1 Before he entered the school. Tandem didn’t go went across along into past E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Answer these questions. Tandem could see . Tandem went into the school. . Boys were busy with experiments. . the staffroom. Boys were making a lot of noise.” W hy was Tandem nervous? D id Tandem recognise his old classroom? W ere all the teachers in the staffroom talking? Did the teachers in the staffroom see Tandem? W as this the first time that Tandem saw the laboratories? W ere the boys in the laboratories working? W ere the boys in the library making any noise? D id Tandem want to go into the library? W hy was Tandem glad to reach the headmaster’s study? W hy was it difficult for Tandem to recognise the headmaster? F Complete these sentences. his old classroom. If you cannot find the answer in the text. . There was a broken window. . .seemed much the I same except for 3 new laboratories .very < strange experience . using the words in the box. . . . . . a voice called out. I never liked . . Complete these sentences. maybe we’ll catch a . W ould you go back to see yours? W hat sort of changes would you like to find there? 89 . before!” the headmaster told Tandem. I just wasn’t any good at doing all those boring . it in detail? Have you seen that .stood outside library (boys working quietly there) .3 Everything was peaceful until .us! I Discussion Tandem went back to see his old school. . without even . . in the laboratory! W hy don’t we have a quick look round the . . . . . . . !” 5 “ No one . .suddenly everything changed: bell rang and corridor full of boys . Expand these notes that Tandem made about his visit to the school. . . I wonder? He passed us in the . . before we . . . G Guided composition. broken building chemistry corridor entrance examine experiments glimpse greeting study 1 2 3 4 5 If we wait near the .first visit for 20 years . .glad to get to headmaster’s study! H Vocabulary practice. .stood outside old classroom i (plenty of noise inside!) . window in the headmaster’s . . of the director as he comes out.walked round school . . 4 As he stood outside . . . . . . . ? W ho did it. . went back to my old school today . I’ll look in the bag myself if you like. “ but my watch was on the table.” I said.full of rubbish. it was a peaceful journey.” I said.29 Read and decide. There.and he didn’t pick it up!” “ Someone came and cleared away the coffee cups. sir. but the watch W2 is not there.” I looked under my own papers. sir. “ Are you sure?” the man asked. I reckon.” A Find these words and phrases in the text: apart from {line 7). My watch is here somewhere on the table. “ It’s very odd. odd {line 16) . just about {line S). and then on the floor.” He checked. “ What time is it?” he asked. apart from that.” Mark said. “ My watch has stopped. “ Look. 90 . It’s a very expensive watch!” “ Well. in that case. lay my very valuable watch! “ Phew!” I said. “ I remember seeing a man with a big plastic bag. one of the passengers informed us. or so (line 8). “ I don’t like this sort of carriage. I went along there to see him and 1 explained my problem. “ but at least you get a table to work on!” I fetched some coffee and biscuits from the restaurant car and we settled down to work. valuable (//ne JO ). I don’t want to empty everything out if you’re not sure.” “ I can’t be absolutely certain.” the man said and emptied everything out on the floor. “ Along with your papers. No one’s been near us except the ticket collector . we’d better have a look. 1) What was it? 2) Did he find it? S 1 0 1 5 20 25 30 W e were lucky that morning. half-eaten biscuits and pieces of paper. either.” the man snapped. “ I remember taking it off and putting it on the table when we started work. among the paper coffee cups. but there was no sign of my watch. “ You didn’t put it in your bag. did you?” I asked Mark.” “ About nine-thirty. W e’re almost at London. But. The train was not very crowded and we managed to get a corner seat to ourselves in one of those long open carriages.” The man with the plastic bag came from the restaurant car. People passed up and down the train. It was not in my pockets. “ The restaurant car is closed. there’s the bag . “ I think we’ve just about finished. “ I think I need another cup of coffee after that!” “ Sorry.” He began to put away his papers.” I said. “ Good!” said Mark after an hour or so. “ Hold on a moment.” Mark said as he took out papers for our meeting. and once the ticket inspector came to look at our tickets. George (= the writer) lost something on the train. 1 George and M ark were able to work on the train. if you cannot find the answer in the text. 4 George looked in his pocket. 2 George and M ark wanted to work on the train. reckon (line 10) hold on (line 10) there was no sign of {lines 12-13) 4 clearedaway (line 19) 5 rubbish{line 24) 2 3 C Say why. it was a peaceful journey. say: “The answer isn’t there. plastic D Answer these questions. 6 The man in the restaurant car agreedto emptyout the bag.” Apart from that. 1 strange 4 almost 2 worth a lot of money 5 except for 3 about B 1 Try to guess the meaning of these words and phrases. “ I remember seeing a man with a big plastic bag.” I explained m y problem .” 1 W here were George and M ark going? 2 W ere there a lot of people on the train? 3 Did George and M ark have anything to eat before they started work? 4 How long did they work for? 5 W here did George look for his watch? 6 W ho remembered seeing the man from the restaurant car? 7 W hat did the man from the restaurant car havewith him? 8 W as the man from the restaurant car busy? 9 D id the man want to empty everything out oftheplastic bag? 10 W hat other things were in the plastic bag? 11 W as George’s watch dirty? 12 D id George get another cup of coffee? E 1 Give more details. 5 George went to the restaurant car. 3 M ark asked George to tell him the time. 2 3 4 . “ 1 don’t like this sort o f carriage.Now choose the right meaning. . is still open. .” George said to the man in the restaurant car. “ I think . . . . Use the ideas in the text. certain. ! 5 George wanted . . I Discussion George nearly lost something very valuable. to work properly. to him. 2 If the . . Complete this extract from George’s diary. . . I had a very unpleasant experience on the train this morning. .what happened in the restaurant car End like this: The next time I have coffee and biscuits on the train I shall be more careful! H Vocabulary practice. . . . Then we can . 5 H ere comes the . at that moment. . why don’t you go and . . . . who .what yo u did on the train . Complete these sentences. some coffee? 3 How can it be . . but he couldn’t have one because . . . absolutely carriage dear away fetch plastic problem restaurant car settle down ticket collector valuable 1 Fm not . . Then M ark began to . . 3 “ Excuse me. . . Begin like this. . . . Say: . G Guided composition. . . . . using the' words in the box. . .why you began to look fo r your watch . . Has this ever happened to you? 92 .why yo u decided to go to the restaurant car . but I think there are seats in the next . . . . . ! 4 L e t’s . W e had some coffee and biscuits and then . 2 No one interrupted them on the train except for . . . ! Y o u ’d better try to explain your . . 1 George and M ark worked for . . . all these things.F Complete these sentences. 4 George found his watch: it was lying . ? It ’s only made of . 1 was travelling to London with M ark for a meeting. Some were over ten years old. “ As a matter of fact I picked it up in a secondhand clothes 30 shop. He asked if he could come and see 20 me.” he said.Dennis or the girl in the shop? I 3 5 am still not sure! 93 . “ Very good cloth. finally. I decided to get rid of all the things in the second and third piles and I put them into a suitcase. trousers. He knew about everything: cars and computers. Then suddenly it became clear.” said the girl behind the counter. A few days later. “ Only ten pounds.” I said to Dennis. and there was a hole near one of the pockets.” I told myself.” he said.with the wrong colour cotton!” W ho did I hate more at that moment .” “ Yes. I suppose I could give you ten pounds for the lot. “ Still. I thought: “ There’s something familiar about you! Have we met before?” I tried hard to 25 remember. I tried to mend it. shirts. “ I’d like you to meet a friend of mine. “ I really must get rid of some of these. It fitted me well and it looked smart. She 1 5 turned them over without much interest. But in the end I left the shop with ten pounds in my pocket and an empty suitcase. art and sport. His name was Dennis and he liked talking. It was a real bargain. As I listened to Dennis. But it was 1 0 old. my brother rang up. Some fool tried to mend it . those I hardly ever wore and. It Was his jacket! He was wearing an old grey jacket . those I never wore at all. but the cotton I used was the wrong colour.” “ How much did you pay for it?” I asked. but I liked it. But I couldn’t make up my mind about one thing: an old grey jacket. the latest films and the most recent books.” 5 I divided my clothes into three piles: those I wore regularly. jackets. It was not Dennis’ face that was familiar.” I decided.30 Read and decide. How did Dick (= the writer) recognise his old jacket? "It’s silly.” Ten pounds! It wasn’t much for a suitcase of clothes. I imagine. “ Maybe I can get a few pounds for them. I did not care for my brother’s friend. I hardly ever wore it.with a hole near one of the pockets! “ I like your jacket. as I tried to get some clothes into my crowded ward­ robe. “ It was cheap because of this hole near the pocket. So. I found one near the town centre.” he said. in the end. “ I never wear half these things!” There were suits. “ It isn’t easy to sell clothes like these. I put the jacket into the suitcase along with the other clothes and set off to find a secondhand clothes shop. . . If you cannot find the answer in the text. . D Answer these questions. 1 D ick had so many clothes that it was difficult . . and also the ones he . 4 D ick didn’t like Dennis very much. . regularly {line 5). 94 . 5 D ick ‘hated’ Dennis. “ Y ou’re wearing my old jacket!” E Complete these sentences. bargain {line 30). picked up {line 29). 6 D ick ‘hated’ the girl in the shop.A Find these words in the text: piles (lineSy. 3 The girl in the secondhand clothes shop did not want to pay much for the clothes. say: “The answer isn’t there. . wardrobe 7-2) suppose (//ne 75) 3 4 care for {line 21) io o \{lin e3 3 ) C Say why: 1 Dick decided to get rid of some of his clothes. . smart {line 9). familiar {line24). Use the ideas in the text. Now choose the right meaning: 1 2 3 got (something) you recognise very often 4 something very cheap 5 very nice 6 a number of things on top of one another B 1 2 Try to guess the meaning of these words. . 2 D ick couldn’t make up his mind about the old grey jacket.” 1 W ere all D ick’s clothes old? 2 W hat was wrong with the grey jacket? 3 W hat colour cotton did Dick try to mend the jacket with? 4 Did Dick know where there was a secondhand clothes shop? 5 W as Dick hoping to get more than ten pounds for the clothes? 6 How did Dick spend the ten pounds? 7 W ho was Dennis? 8 Did Dick enjoy Hstening to Dennis? 9 W hat was D ick doing while Dennis was talking? 10 Was Dennis pleased with the jacket? 11 How much did Dennis pay for the jacket? 12 Did Dick say to Dennis. 2 D ick decided to get rid of the clothes he . Complete these sentences. . . . 5 Do you really think those jeans are . . . . ! H Vocabulary practice. I Discussion D o you keep clothes that you do not wear very often? (W h y ?) Most people have a favourite piece of clothing . . . I took . . the other day. . . I never wear half these things. . . . . . . . as if he was trying to . . . last night and something very odd happened. . . was a fool! F 1 Give more details. I don’t . . while Dick listened. . . Afterwards. It was an absolute . . . . . (and I must admit that Dennis thinks he knows about everything. . . . . . . ! D ick looked really angry and didn’t speak for the rest of the evening. ! ) . using the words in the box. he kept on .the one he picked up . . Dick put the jacket in the suitcase . them at all. It was clear from the start that Dick . . ? To be honest. “ . ? ” D ick’s brother asked when he rang up. . I recognised the .a shirt or a pair of jeans. but nothing else was . . Dennis said he got it cheap because . I divided my clothes into three piles. . . Anyway. I discovered why: . According to Dennis. 2 3 G Guided composition. Complete this extract from Dick’s brother’s diary. W hy don’t you try to .3 4 5 A fter trying to . W hat is yours? 95 . the person who . . in it. it? Everything looked different. ! Your suitcase has got a . bargain care for clothes fomiliar hole mend secondhand smart town centre wardrobe 1 2 3 4 If you buy any more . . . you’ll need to get a bigger . . . Then suddenly they began talking about . ! I got this jacket . H e knew about everything. . . . . . . after several. myself. “ I . door opened and .. ..... She was going to get...” Jack ... Suddenly he was awake again.Section 2 Cloze practice 1 Put in a.” 4 Put in the missing words. ... “W e . “ What on earth . “ His engine is ... only a few yards from the kitchen window. but Fred lay awake fo r. we can’t . . the stairs Alan made old Mr Cox climb . we asked a couple of. lot of trouble. be silly. that moment.” “ W ell. There was a cheer... ... voices came nearer until they were just outside .... The first flames were just beginning to come. W e were . ..and now she’s in ..... Then he too fell asleep. fire was nearly out. It isn’t going to . even phone from here..... “ It’s quite safe.the house.. a strange noise..” Jack. hut. George fell asleep almost at once. .. on! Let’s ... It sounded like voices..the front window. voice called out. the ambulance.. doorway.... an or the. can we?” I ... the stairs as quickly as he could. .. some fish for supper when a small red plane .. “ I was reading the newspaper and I left I t .. W e could even .. “ They’re here!” ..” my husband said.. “ You’ve given us .. .. “ W e really must.” he said. .. they put plenty of wood on . He could hear noises outside... The fire engine and an ambulance arrived more or less.. They were both tired and they did not talk much... only the other day... .... ..... long time. wind. I quite liked the . valley for you two!” 2 Put in the verb forms.. “ .. flames. He woke up George...... light shone on their faces.. rather annoyed.. his own face and went. of this kind. miles from the nearest town. down on the house!” “ W ell..” moaned old Mr Cox as they carried him .. the pilot’s face. soon after we moved into the .. anything.” I said. W e had an enormous apple tree in our.. “ I’m sure it’s ... to come 96 ... ! ” 3 Put in the prepositions. fire... that tree down. on the bridge. “ It’s all my fault.. Before they went to bed... .. . Then he put a handkerchief... 1 read something in the.... .. hut and lit. fire. his back.. two boys. watching .” W e . .... the crowd as he came.. on a boating holiday and we ... .. policeman was standing in ... he’s in trouble... of the tree .. “ A tree crashed into a woman’s bedroom during a . trying to .” he said.. two boys cleaned out. “ W e can . . “ It’s only... I . “ Go to sleep again!” But it wasn’t .. wind! . almost directly above our heads... Then they had supper... the top ....... .. he up to?” I ..” “ .. the electric fire.. He addressed . ... .” he grumbled.. ! ” In the end. the plane down the river. “ W e’ve looked all over .. it took them . voices. .. Ann. the sound of a car.. ..” he said. a few nights ago... Just at that moment they .. “ while I prepare your room... Someone was sitting at. .. It was. “ It's the police. morning. . .. while I was on holiday in.. through.” Barnes .. .. listened . bed for . 5 Put in the verb forms... for me there. I always dream. “ Please wait here.. . I dreamt I was a miner... table just outside his restaurant. can’t eat the food and .. have to go to lectures. ... . ! Three other students .. .. an or the. restaurant offered me . “ You’ll have to . I was worn out. very poor place and there was no proper hotel. ’re all about my own age ..” he ...... “ . . night in . . He .. it!” “ Don’t .. long white beard.. can cook for ourselves... the mine almost as soon as I fell asleep . .... but. I stopped for. know... isn’t ‘convenient’ if.. has its own kitchen...... night. pointing t o ... “ Maybe. can’t believe . .... can’t sleep at night! O ct 3 0 ..... .” 6 Put in the pronouns.” .. the house at great speed and its lights.. those old fashioned sailing ships. him.. Lacey.. ..... too. People . met. In fact.... .. dark mountains and . pleasant smell of wood smoke in ....” Roy replied. owner o f . up the house as i t ..but that was about all. Off you. He . well in the shadows. beautiful evening.. . "And the hostel is cheap and convenient..... It was .along and cut the tree down. to me.... you as soon as I can. old man with .. .. so .have invited... .... But the kitchen door .. . Oct 2 6 . through the window. . locked and the key .. . .. ’s in an old house and .. example...... . hard work! Last night...” It was . not there..” ‘Cheap and convenient!’ Well. .... air.. I dreamt I was a sailor. 8 Put in the prepositions.. the yard.and.... . 7 Put in a. sun was setting behind ....... .... It was not an easy. the window without difficulty and .... one . isn’t ‘cheap’ if. Himalayas. ! ” Lacey. . villagers were lighting fires for their evening meals and there was.. “ It’s a trap. tried to explain some of my problems to my supervisor today.... table beside me. to share a flat with. “ N o w . But at last the tree was lying on the .and I dreamt that I was digging coal all night long... “ But the trouble is.. told .. Then I noticed that I was no longer alone.. few years ago. . out and they could . nearer. stars were just beginning to come out. to the window and. . I’ll .. the morning! Then.. small village.. to Barnes... W e were crossing the Atlantic 97 . I . I was . back to the car and ... It was . I went.. at a lecture and. a large lake. There were several people . I can usually. ... Robert decided . .. the boat. “ I’m not.. is.. . I always . board. about halfway. swim . to it and we ... 12 Put in the verb forms. him... “ . “ I . ... swim.. through the clouds.. ?” he asked. They drifted on and . a lorry driver and a football player. even angry with Jane when she ...... later.... “ I can .. the river. . me back here.’ But the boy began to struggle and shout something.... Robert could not make . W e ’ll..and I’ll soon get you.. .. “ You’d better ... . going down.” Not long after...... so lonely! I .. only a moment. were out in the sunlight again. but.. .. It’s always like that.. rarely much traffic on the road. but he did not. ... his direction... “ The writer’s advice was: try to relax before you go .. the past few weeks.. .. sleep. ... you ... They were lost.. that moment he noticed a large motor boat. “ Don’t panic.. her story. W e had to struggle. And then i t .... happened.and there was a terrific storm. . him as often as you. his words.... the view as I . “ Isn’t that a farm down... I never have a nice easy job!” “ I was reading an article .” his brother said. the bridge.... a good straight road. “A ll.. the police and... pointing to some buildings. from the farmhouse.” 9 Put in the verb forms.... with some pleasant views of the countryside on either side. And the zoo keeper.. along.... ...... hours to stop the ship .. dragging the boy . it wandering through the park. II Put in the prepositions. Every moment Andy expected the balloon to . the side of the mountain. “ Don’t panic!” he said as he caught hold . the drive into Marley. he said in the end. a magazine the other day.. they made a perfect landing only a couple of hundred . The icy water almost took his breath .” he said again and started ...” “ W ell. and. I’ve dreamt I was a waiter.. .. the bank.. don’t we land and ask?” Peter hesitated. you can’t . and also a van from the zoo. he dived ... sleep . But it . the police ........ him back at the zoo! But you can. 98 .. “ The . you a free pass!” 10 Put in the missing words.. him. “ It . his coat.. Nobody. to ask for help.. I t . Taking . “Just relax . And because there....” Jane . exactly where we are now!” Andy looked... There.” her mother.. friends at once. seconds he reached the boy..” Pete said. you. .. A few. all looking ... woods and hills. Robert was a good swimmer and he hesitated . The police. But we .. But.... it. ... .....the water... villages and farms and.... that G o r ..... all about Jane and her animals. Suddenly ... a matter. .. him. Job Centre. older. rather annoyed the other morning. However. a little faster... surprising that eventually Johnny managed to get on board a .... only a few months after her husband’s death.. .. 99 . I’ll ring my old friend Liz. up with me. Sometimes he used to travel hundreds of. ! According to Johnny himself.. .. She was quite pleasant. therefore. How did he get on..... Johnny found himself in Cairo. Through.. 16 Put in the missing words. Then I walked past... was. 13 Put in the missing words.. thought. got.. Mr Green died.. If there’s nothing at. It is. .. But whenever I ..... .......... was . . 1 5 Put in a.. walked along some corridors and got on board the. The driver. At least I’m not short of money .. As he .and .. 14 Put in the pronouns. ” The travel agent smiled at the old lady across the counter.. of course... . and so . to me. I have to go back there on Wednesday... an or the.... . it was. but sooner o r . “ Well. moment. Idt of silly questions! Anyway.. he just went into the . the previous autumn. bank today and checked my account. can arrange something for.... I did not. well. ’m sure. either him or the car. Then . very close behind me..I . “Well. she hadn’t got. and .” ... on... and her husband used to go to Brighton every summer. hoping to .... “ Tell me all. His parents used t o ... It was a cargo plane... later. In those days. him closely... A t one time. .... but she asked me . knew .. plane.. Mrs Green.. Job Centre tomorrow. .... ..... But then. thinking. really.for . clerk.... “ . booked a family hotel for. the little car. . windows I could see people working inside... ‘discovered’ Italy and Spain... . it!” “ It isn’t exactly a . “A holiday abroad? Yes. down. I felt envious! Afterwards. cafe. . interview with ... him. I .. form and had .... Kay” Nicky began. office where I used to work. . Later I went along to .. was wrong! Here . his teachers... when a small green car began t o . .. years before. the car behind. She usually has some ideas. . I waited for her to . Johnny managed to slip away. no more holidays abroad for Mrs Green.. a middle-aged man.. “ What’s all the mystery?” I . job to offer me. started to take their holidays in France ... and. when their children grew up. .. Tuesday I called in a t . a few. Johnny continued to ‘see places’ although everyone tried to . I filled in .. bought their air tickets or found cheap holidays for.. before anyone discovered him. back in his office asking about holidays abroad......... ? No one . I sat in .... his favourite trick was to hide on a long distance. Later. . He was twelve at the time.. ’II probably start going to Brighton again!” B u t.. their boat tickets. .. opposite the church . end of. to get some sleep. their lights went out and ... she was a writer .. Rod heard.. again ..... so . 17 Put in the verb forms. a cafe .. but she never. her a cup of tea.. but they didn’t take any notice . me woke me. all.. all wearing space suits. Two hundred thousand pounds! They.. Her husband and her son Ron.. There were twelve of them in all and they were long and thin. in the post one morning. “ She did paint . 100 .but then the people...only as a hobby. in . to win anything. the cheque from her and .. However.. Her son made her.. The .. It wasn’t the sort.. talking and every now and then they burst.” they said. meeting. thank goodness) and I settled.... He looked out of his bedroom window. an artist?” “ W ell. and it was also very crowded.30.. ” Nicky said. Her husband . at her... so I decided ... buy some chocolate. machines he could just make out.... Rod decided to take .. .1 5... me too. time (and .....000.. They appeared to be having . 1 0. . field at. plenty.. “ and keeping us awake!” . number of bright objects coming down. end of his garden. . the pools every week too and quite often... the cheque. supper. was ‘Death Comes to the Village’..... like thousands of bees....... .. mysterious objects quite clearly.. that I hardly slept. loud music!) and stopped ... an or the.. The family. From there he could see... garden he saw.. least I didn’t go hungry... group of figures.. field became dark. in the kitchen when she .. 19 Put in a. low humming noise outside.... They.. centre of. ... eventually I fell asleep ... 18 Put in the prepositions. about 9.. all about Mrs Wood and began to . a few pounds.. all..... like enormous cigars.. However.. ! ” Nicky.. As a matter o f.... She never .... the people just. across the table. I asked them .. be quiet..... laughing . just as he was getting ready to go to bed... closer look from .. Mrs Wood nearly... .Miss Hunter?” “ The one who used to wear funny....... unable t o .do you remember that woman who used t o . In ... When a cheque for £200. about the money.... down and her daughter Diane ... I had some fruit.. the football pools every week.. place I like eating...... One summer evening. them t o .. (and the avirful music too. As they landed. She ..... W e left.. a word. ! “ You’re snoring........ it in the middle of the kitchen table.and I’ve just bought her latest... me kept. the book out of her bag and passed . The lights went. all about football... W e set. and had a large dog? Wasn’t .. some joke. In . wall a t . it to her family because she did not.. 20 Put in the verb forms. Nick... bored with life. Every day... exactly the same. He ... up at exactly the same time; he ... the same bus to work; he ... the same things in the office; he ... to the same people; he... home at the same time; he... the same programmes on television - and he... to bed at the same time! “What I ... is a little adventure!” Nick... as he... at the bus stop one morning. Nick’s ‘little adventure’ ... sooner than he ... I While he ... on the bus,... his newspaper (the same one that he ... every morning), the man ... next to him suddenly ... a large brown envelope into his hands. “ Here,... this!” he ... . Then he ... up and ... off the bus before Nick could... a word. 21 Put in the missing words. It was my birthday... Thursday and I decided to celebrate it by... a few friends out to supper. I chose a restaurant in a quiet... of town. It is one of my favourite restaurants... the food Is good and the... are friendly. It is hardly... crowded, however, because few people ... about it, so it is not usually necessary t o ... a table. In any case, Thursday is not a ... evening as a rule. When w e ... the restaurant, I was surprised, therefore, to find it completely. . . . I looked around - but not a single... was free. One of the waiters ... me. He came across and ... the situation. “ A ... of tourists came in about half an hour ago,” he said. “ It was ... an invasion! Suddenly the ... was full! W e ... hardly manage!” 22 Put in the pronouns. Thank... for your letter. . . . ’m sorry to hear ... Ve having problems with the flat. ... can't solve ... all, of course, but... ’II try to be helpful. 1 Furniture. . . liked ... when ... moved in! ... told ... so! But now .. .’ve changed your mind. Well,.. .’m sorry ... can’t help... there. 2 Heating. . . agree that the flat can be cold in winter. ... lived there myself for twenty years, so ... know! But... always used electric fires and . . . ’m afraid ... must do the same. But get someone to look at the windows, by all means. 3 Kitchen Yes,... probably does need painting. Your idea is a good one. Please buy the paint and send... the bill. 23 Put in the prepositions. The interviewer led me ... a small room next... the studio and gestured ... an armchair. “ Take a seat,” he said. “ I’ve sent... some coffee. It’ll be here ... a moment.” He was a tall young man, thin,... dark glasses and longish hair. He wore old jeans and an Indian style shirt. “ Right,” he said, sitting... opposite me and opening a notebook. “ Let me tell you something ... the programme. I’ll begin ... Introducing you - and saying 101 a few nice words... you! Then we’ll start talking. Most... the time I’ll ask questions, but if you like, you can just keep ... talking.-OK?” “ O K!” I said. “ W ell now, let’s see. I need to check a few facts... you. You were born... Dublin - when was it? - thirty seven years ago. You went... university ... England - ... London. But you didn’t take a degree, I see. W hy was that?” “ Oh, I got bored,” I explained. “ I didn’t like spending all my time ... libraries and lecture rooms.” 24 Put in a, an or the. A ll... time, of course, she was looking for ... small part in ... film. Her big chance came when they started to make... film in our town. Jane managed to meet... director at... party, and he offered her... role as... shopkeeper. It really was... very small part - she only had ... few lines to say - but it was ... important moment for Jane. Before ... great event, she rehearsed for days. In fact, she turned ... sitting-room into... shop! W e all had to help, going in and out o f... shop until she was word perfect. And on ... actual day she was marvellous. ... director congratulated her. Jane thought that this was ... begin­ ning of her film career! 25 Put in the verb forms. Everything... well for the first ten miles. Then I ... to a steep hill. Well, I managed to ... the top without... off my bike (much to my surprise!) and ... to go downhill. And then the trouble . .. ! The brakes didn’t . .. ! I ... them again and again, but it ... no use. I ... really scared, I can ... you! I ... on trying the brakes - and suddenly they did . . . ! Of course by this time I was... much too fast and I ... off the bike into some bushes. I ... my left arm,... my shoulder and I ... cuts and bruises all over. I ... lucky I didn’t ... my neck! 26 Put in the missing words. Andy Barton was in a ... mood. It was Friday, and at six o’clock his favourite . . . , Travel with us, was on TV. Andy liked t o ... home in good time for that. But then, just as he was... the office a little early, a customer rang up with a ... complaints. The customer... steadily for the next fifteen minutes! “ I can still get home in... if I hurry,” Andy told himself as he dashed out of the . . . . But then, as he drove off in his . .., he noticed that he was almost out of... . “ I’ll have to stop at Fenton’s,” Andy... . H e ... Fenton’s because it was a self-service petrol station. “ You do all the... yourself, but you pay the ... for the petrol,” he used to grumble. 27 Put in the prepositions. The phone rang ... Dr Allen’s desk. “ Hello,” she said, picking ... the phone. “ Dr Allen here.” “ Oh, good morning. Dr Allen,” a voice said. “ It’s Jenny Anderson here, 102 Professor Smith's secretary. It’s ... that meeting ... Monday. You are definitely coming, aren’t you?” “ The meeting. Yes,... course,” Dr Allen said, looking ... her diary. “ It's ... eleven, I see.” “ Well, no. W e had ... change the time,” Jenny Anderson said. “ It’s going to be ... twelve. I’m sure I told you.” “ But I’ve got a lecture ... twelve,” Dr Allen said. “ But surely you can cancel your lecture - just... once,” Jenny Anderson suggested. “ The meeting’s very important, as you know.” “ I’ve never cancelled a lecture... my life,” Dr Allen told her. “ Sorry!” 28 Put in the verb forms. Then a bell... and within seconds the corridor... full of noisy boys, all... and ... . They... like a great flood, almost... Tandem along with them. H e ... glad when he finally... the door of the headmaster’s study. He ... at the door and ... . “ ... in!” a voice ... out. The headmaster... up t o ... him as he ... in. He ... an old man now and Tandem hardly... him. “ Good afternoon. Tandem,” the headmaster... . “ So you ... an inspector now! Well, quite a few boys... back t o ... their old school, but no one has ever... back to ... it before!” 29 Put in the pronouns. ... looked under my own papers, and then on the floor, but there was no sign of my watch. ... was not in my pockets, either. “ ... didn’t put... in your bag, did ... ?” ... asked Mark. “ Along with your papers.” ... checked, but the watch was not there. “ . . . ’s very odd,” ... said. “ ... remember taking ... off and putting... on the table when ... started work. No one’s been near ... except the ticket collector - and ... didn’t pick... up!” “ Someone came and cleared away the coffee cups,” Mark said. “ ... remember seeing a man with a big plastic bag.” The man with the plastic bag came from the restaurant car, one of the passengers informed........... went along there to see ... and ... explained my problem. 30 Put in the missing words. I divided my clothes into ... piles: those I wore ..., those I ... ever wore and, finally, those I ... wore at all. I decided to get rid o f... the things in the second and third ... and I put them into a ... . But I couldn’t make up my... about one thing: an old grey jacket. I hardly ever... it, but I liked it. It fitted me. .. ! and it looked smart. But it was old, and there was a ... near one of the pockets. I tried t o ... it, but the cotton I used was the wrong ... . So, in the end, I put the ... into the suitcase along with the other clothes and set off to find a secondhand clothes... . I found ... near the town centre. 103 . downhill. of.g. trouble. nothing. . window 4 A B Give the past tense forms of these verbs. bored. . the doorway. small. take. wake up. run. pilot is different. the most. . sit. . walk. go. . back. damp.g. . . outside. the ground. . .night. stand up. Which word is different? e. . . lake. say. . . find. exhausted. . . lie (awake). in. read. . . pilot. Put in the prepositions: at. top . hospital. once. in. . walked. . dropped. e. .Section 3 A Vocabulary activities Give the past tense forms of these verbs. . leave. water. . . in. . shine. fall (asleep). . in 1. uphill. begin. 2 A B C 1 2 3 Give the past tense forms of these verbs. day. sit down. on. run. light. front . (Note: you can find them in the text) come. . Divide these words into opposite pairs. . last. . river. W hat are the opposites of these words? asleep. in. 104 . the plane. night. B C Put in the prepositions: at. . . know. large.g. . ran. 3 A B C Give the past tense forms of these verbs. fly. put. tell. Which words in the text are connected with ‘house’? e. . raced. annoyed. feel. . of. day . inside. us. a while. hide. the paper. something. in. downstairs. on. put. . . . make. for. outside. can. Put in the prepositions: at. main road. shadows. people. B Give examples of: buildings (e. rubbish. yard. 6 A Which words in the text are used to describe these? hostel food. flames.g. hut. hole. creep. students. pilot. Which word is different? 1 dog. kitchen). see. get. sit. police. tree. key. edge. valley. people. house. gun. 5 A B C Give the past tense forms of these verbs. room in hostel. smoke. 3 men. whistle. say.g. hear. bread). trap.g. tool. Which of these words are plural? clothes.hospital. hostel building.C W hat adjectives in the text are used to describe these words? coins. fire. 105 . police. creep. hospital. lectures. husband. men. tell. cross. rooms (e. clothes house jewellery gloves kitchen rings people firemen places lake transport boat C 1 2 3 4 5 Which word is different? ask. Consolidation A Find pairs of related words. ambulance fire house plane ring river storm tree workman engine fish hospital kitchen jewellery job roots smoke wind B Give more examples. room in flat. ambulance . job. street. taking a word from each box. voices. e. key. policeman. hostel). food (e. 2 climb. hill. river. signal.g. fireman. gloves. thick. stop. well. from. a long way .. the sunlight. play . night. park.. beside. think.. . take. hot. . . future. have.. sight. get. . listen. of. . course. day. 8 A B ‘Miner’ is a job. out of. wonderful. Which word is different? C 1 behind. balloon. stand.sitting. different.. catch. . past. 10 A B Who or what was . . ? busy. . e. . easy. describe. . noisy. read. softly. without. 2 house. badly . . garden. badly. 9 A B Give the past tense forms of these verbs. Find 7 more jobs in the text. make. .. from. live. night. zoo. . quiet. prepare. C Divide these words into opposite pairs. come . in. interesting. hold. gently. wait.. begin. Malte the -Ing form of each of these verbs..coming. . C Find examples in the text of: animals. bring. shed. perfect.. begin. same.C Put in the prepositions: at. beheve.. e.. home. . nervous. now on. .well. sit .player (= someone who plays).. van. food. work. . Make a noun from each of these verbs. . Which word is different? 1 bedroom.g.g.g. smile. Put in the prepositions: by. hut. e. set. firmly. . 106 . 7 A B Give the past tense forms of these verbs. . hard. own. 2 dirty. fine. speak. hand. supper. downstairs. asleep awake.C Which word is different? 1 companion. lorry. seconds. within. afternoon. . vanish. disappear. jacket. enormous. the water. street. on. . fall. safe. row. begin. lecture. B C Put in the prepositions: in.swimmer. large.g. outside. . huge.mountains. road. towards. run. morning. near. II A Make a noun from each of these verbs. 107 . exhausted. breakfast.g. rivers. bridge. e. villages. crowd hostel library mine orchestra park ship sky zoo animals books clouds coal people players sailors students trees B Find pairs of similar words. past. water. mountains. farms. swim . quiet. upstairs.g. close to. catch. . taking a word from each box. posters. blanket. float. bridge. . awake. smoke. C D 1 2 3 4 Which word is different? ambulance. climb. of. van. hills . e. tired. . midnight. . beautiful. future. . 12 A Give the past tense forms of these verbs. e. dream.g. begin. 2 through. drive. Which of these words are connected with ‘river’? bank. small. pictures. noisy. boats. a matter .walker. front. concrete. Divide these words into opposite pairs. Consofidation A Find pairs of related words. board. speak. walk . wood. metal. crowd . dived. swimmer. ugly. . water. . in. plane. e. asleep. inside. evening. start. wind. hills. . canoe.dangerous. back.people. path. surprise.g. true. mouth. guide. money. year. office. A re these words used as verbs or nouns in the text? book. garden. 3 camera. the first time. 2 field. cafe. 2 clerk. cross. Which word is different? autumn. of. his 14 A B C 1 2 3 Give the past tense forms of these verbs.B Which word is different? 1 indicator. week. notice. work. name. buy. grin. . trick. answer. hotel. sit. . on. ring. Put in the prepositions: for. age. 108 . . lake. . book. C Put in the prepositions: for. . for. on. . pleasant. cars. ticket. lights. . smile. . e. B Notice. lorries. 13 A The following words can be used as nouns or verbs. miles. . find. slow down. 3 drive. helpful. safe. . . . . . Now mal<e more adjectives with urt: fortunate. of. restaurant. short . Wednesday. traffic. 15 A B C Give the past tense forms of these verbs. number plate. spite all this. board. interesting. How are they used in the text? address. television. a while. go. walk. . year. winter. to. question. in. Which word is different? 1 bank. newspaper. on. unhappy = not happy. dreamer. teacher. summer. see. once. . shake. lose. brochure. travel agent. wood. C Give examples of things you can find in ‘traffic’. Brazil. computer. tour. foot. . . way r : . grow. attract . .J car office restaurant road school train account blanket cl^k fod'd pl^e puncture_ tea«*ier ticket traf^c annoyed . difficult. airport bank be. . church. . e. fast. hesitate. November. phone.g. as a matter . pleased. B Put in the prepositions: in. writer. newspaper. D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Which word is different? brochure. glad. hobby. foot. October. pleased . walk. newspaper. . answer attract book check dive drive fill in make wear account attention car film form hotel jacket question wat^r B Find pairs of related words. pleased. bookshop. expedition. .cross. baker. C 1 2 3 Which word is different? bag. head. chemist. . run. .attention. greengrocer.today. of. ring up. detective. writer. happy. greengrocer’s. artist. yesterday. happy. magazine. cross. of. quickly. swim. Friday. an hour. cafe. . bookshop. postwoman. supermarket. airport . tal<ing a word from each box. pause. fact. ticket. chemist’s. 16 A Divide these words into two groups: shops and people. a quarter . trick. clothes. postwoman. trip.plane. breath. herself. book. year. magazine. cross.g. tomorrow. e. December.Consolidation A Link nouns and verbs. annoyed. baker’s. eye. artist. wander. tour. 109 . . hard. with. take off. tired. wheel. thanks . post. fat. business. awake. asleep. break burst go keep long send set settle down down for for off off on out B C Put in the prepositions: for. selfish. loud. rise. Which of these words are connected with ‘money’? argument. fruit. 1 bread. the rain. cigar. . diary. the end. hungry. indicator. on. e.low. worn out. high. high .g. summer. . day. night. tal<ing a word from each box. short. stone. yard. . break out. unhappy. stupid. garden. cheque. 3 Divide these words into opposite pairs. 3 4 computer. charity. time. . son. unpleasant. bank. set off.g. win. pounds. begin. 110 . 2 field. in. winter. Which word is different? depressed. e. . low. 2 exhausted. poster. . Which word is different? the advice. land. long. become. 18 A Form verbs. husband. cheque. fall. pocket. . buy. stand. nice. television. . friend. forget. chocolate. 19 A B 1 Give the past tense forms of these verbs. in. profits. football pools. wall. 2 daughter. number plate. sad. thin. . Which word is different? 1 account. glad.17 A B Give the past tenses of these verbs. quiet. video. outer space. talk. flying saucer. get off. I ll . clerk. clearly. air ticket. life. runner etc. crowd. make up. . give. C Find pairs of similar words. shop. travel. van. . field. .g. invent. obviously.large. office. D 1 2 3 4 5 Which word is different? envelope. papers. . sight. . gang.g. e. . sorry. bored . baker’s bank greengrocer’s Job Centre magazine postman shopping travel agent article bread cheques fruit holiday letters list unemployment C Make -er type nouns. letter. large.bread. in. taking a word from each box. begin. dream. agent centre driver lights pools station stop ticket van B Find pairs of related words. driver. e. garage. big . all the newspapers. garden. . advise. rescue. interview. taking a word from each box. win. near. Consolidation A Mal<e nouns. . for off on over up B Put in the prepositions: in. afraid. e. on. bee. planet. object. with.20 A Form verbs. machine. . taking a word from each box. baker’s . big. teacher. quickly. television. hand over. e. . no longer .g. fast.g. group. wheel. postman. e. close to. studio. steward.attention. window. . by. . expensive. e. . . university. 22 A Put in the prepositions: at. necessary. taking a word from each box. voyage. kitchen. view. food. handkerchief. in.g. jeans.g. full. bad condition. in. empty. sell. buy. 112 . cheap. happy. attract book celebrate order pay attention bill birthday food table Which words in the text are connected with ‘restaurant’? e. 4 degree.g. comfortable. in. supper. a long way off.g. e. house. catch fire. friendly. . Link verb and noun. . lecture. notebook. newspaper. the same time. . table. B Which word is different? 1 armchair. hotel. taking a word from each box. 3 tour. sitting room. winter 23 A Link verb and noun. glad. 2 bathroom. 2 passenger.2 1 A B Make adjectives with un-. trip. Divide these words into opposite pairs. . . . . catch pass read shake spend take book degree fire head time time B Which word is different? 1 coat. attract . bed. form. . shed. winter. shirt. sorry. a long way off -near. . e. all means. fortunate. any case. ship. summer. garden. . 3 flat. 5 diary. near. . . seventy. role. send (21). set off (25). Note: the number of the text is given in brackets. write (23). . e. crowd film lecture railway rest sitting period room room scene station studio 113 . . television. take (25).g. of. . over. tell (22). . holiday. think (25). . Are these words used as verbs or nouns in the text? cut. . . walk. van.C Which words in the text are connected with ‘ship’? e. 3 friendly. work. meet (25). break (25). in. neck. close cut give look turn down for into out up C 2 3 Which word is different? blow. surprise. . . promise. . by. lines. 25 A Put in the prepositions: by. one B Form verbs. films. car. e. close down. .g. . place. . . . shake (23). taking a word from each box. . trouble. 1 actress. love. . wear (23). director. . . at. of. a few days. . like. the end . on. . lead (21). . in. well . . . the week. . dozens . . least. terrible. rehearse. lend (25). 2 bike. boat. 24 A Put in the prepositions: at. for. . . . steward. . shoulder. enjoy. crowd scene. Consolidation A Give the past tense forms of these verbs. B Make nouns. a party. . my way home. part. taking a word from each box. rest. immigrant. . eat (25). thing. . on. .g. nice. on. shopkeeper. choose (21). pleasant. C Which word is different? 1 arm. use. sleep. . car. . petrol. . start. listen to. Which word is different? D 1 shopkeeper. 6 aunt.. police. party. stop. his way . . tall. different. empty. mother. . young. steward. petrol. . . counter.g. Montreal. short. studio. notebook. degree. . e. just . in. remember. . meeting.g. . slowly. . bottom. Sunday.leave. sorry. two places . arrive ...C Divide these words Into opposite pairs. C Which word is different? 1 chair. once. .. fast. office. e. on. . . 27 A Form verbs. good tim e . invasion. boring. . glad. . close. C Divide these words into opposite pairs. table. 3 Australia.. out of. 114 . Wednesday. Japan. serious. leave. full. huge.g. . film. 3 cassette recorder.end. fact. restaurant. keep on. television.to. breakfast. M ay. . end. waiter. in. large. hate. desk. tourist. . arrive.. the same street... late. for. same. open.. her surprise. love. a bad mood. . 2 conference. India. pump. . tal<ing a word from each box.. to. 26 A Put in the prepositions: in. sister. comic. . top. parent. programme. B Which word is different? 1 Friday. forget. . in. in. e.. . beginning. . 5 holiday. . . Japan. supper. full. waiter. 2 garage. . finish. radio. 4 bill. . 3 enormous. travel agent.. interesting. tourist. early. listen pick switch wait for on to up B Put in the prepositions: at. old. once. beginning . 2 camera. the school. .g. . taking a word from each box.28 A Divide these words into two groups. e. pleasant. 3 journey. 2 helpful. round. C Which word is different? 1 noisy. voyage. . dear empty hold pick put settle take away away down off on out up B Mal<e nouns. secretary. a moment. e. flowers. the first floor. student. peaceful. teacher. bread. . classroom. . nervous. study.g. worried. 3 headmaster. the left. meat. . a quick look . subjects and rooms. on. library. metal. . quiet. . geography. e. laboratory. staffroom.g. plastic. 29 A Form verbs. coffee cup. chemistry. 2 biscuits. . fruit. . care for. physics. care get rid make pick set turn for of off over up up 115 . clear away. coffee corner plastic restaurant ticket bag car cup inspector seat C Which word is different? 1 concrete. scared. . 30 A Form verbs. meeting. trip. tai<ing a word from each box. B Put in the prepositions: for. biology. maths. talcing a word from each box. on. love. enter. call. waiter.g. rush. excuse. . fly. win. . wake. answer) and those lilte g o (e. . shirt. break out. inform. never. ask. Days: Monday. strange. Food: bread. C Divide these words into opposite pairs. . run. hate. . 116 . . travel. badly. . . . answer. . reason. new. box. . rise. always. explain. secondhand. run. one. fortunately. snap.g. leave. fall. Countryside: lake. peaceful. lead. sit. D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 How many can you remember? Animals: rabbit. always . 2 bag. . reply. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Months: March. examine. shake.g. kids. trip. walk. . .B Which word is different? 1 glasses. odd. shout. . approach. buy. Shops: greengrocer’s. give. . brother. . Rooms: sitting room. lie. trousers. stand. . buy. . luckily. single. door. . sell.reply. .never. see. . . choose. quiet.g. wander. e. Consolidation A W hat are the past tense forms of these verbs? begin. catch. . Jobs: waiter. reply. Seasons: spring. table. clearly. suitcase. grow. . steward. answer . . . . leave. B Divide these verbs into two groups. find. Relationships: husband. . dash. approach. Subjects: geography. Clothes: coat. vanish. hurry. admit. e. . lose. . dash. write. Furniture: table. drive. answer. . wardrobe. admit. well. follow. hide. children. come. obviously. C Divide these words into similar pairs. Transport: car. bring. pocket. . rush. think. take. . come). wear. cry. sister. exclaim. . mutter. hand over. know. Buildings: hotel. inspect. 3 armchair. journey. . disappear. grumble. suit. meet. those lil<e sa y (e. hold. / rings. (A fter C P 1) 2 W e saw the smoke / from the end of the street. / He had a room upstairs / at the back of the house. / Then we had supper. / There was plenty of wood / in the hut. / It was approaching the house / at great speed. / Not long after that / I moved into a flat / with three other students. / H e wanted to tell me / about the future too. / George fell asleep / almost at once. / Its lights / lit up the house / and policemen got out. / In one of the bedrooms / they found a small metal box. / sleeping peacefully. / But just at that moment / they heard the sound / of a police car. / he was sitting in the front room. / A light shone on our faces. / so I never heard / about my future! (A fter C P 7) 117 . / but we cleaned it out / and lit a fire. / There was a small crowd / outside the house. / but there was no sign / of Elsa’s old father. / It was full of jewellery. / W e were both exhausted / and we did not talk much. / Elsa’s father / was in his room. / It was a policeman. (A fter C P 3) 3 The two men / crept round the edge of the garden / and went across the yard / towards the back of the big house. / reading a newspaper / near the electric fire. / so we were able to cook / for ourselves. / They opened the kitchen window / without difficulty. / One evening / he told me about my childhood. / but it was already very late. / Then I fell asleep too. / I never went back / to the restaurant. / Elsa’s father / lived with us. / W hat was it? / W as it voices / or only the wind? / The door opened. / The owner of the restaurant / liked to tell fortunes.Section 4 1 Dictation passages The hut was among some trees / on the side of the valley. / When we went out. / They broke the box open. / necklaces / and bracelets. / I lay awake. / Suddenly I heard a noise outside. / W e had our own kitchen. / and climbed through. / It was a trap! (A fter C P 5) 4 There was a restaurant / near the main road / and we sometimes went there for supper / because the food in the hostel / was awful. / watching the flames. / It was damp inside. / and every word was true. / The smoke was coming / out of the window / of our front room. / 1 woke up George. / I ran into the house / and raced up the stairs. 5 1 dream a lot. / Doctors say / that dreaming is good for you, / but the trouble is / I dream about hard work! / When I wake up / the next morning, / 1 always feel tired. / 1 asked my brother/ for some advice./ H e told me to relax / before going to sleep. / He gave me a magazine / with an article about animals. / It was full of pictures. / That night / I dreamt I was in a zoo. / The animals escaped/ and followed me hoifle. / They stayed in the garden / and made a lot of noise. / I couldn’t sleep at all! / The next morning, / when I woke up, / I was more tired / than usual. (A fter C P 9) 6 It was a cold afternoon. / Pete was standing on the bridge,/ watching a big balloon. / The balloon was coming down/very slowly, / but it was going / straight into the river. / Every moment / Pete expected it / to hit the water. / Bu t it never happened. / It made a perfect landing / on the bank of the river. / However, / the two men in the balloon / began to struggle / and shout. / Perhaps they needed help. / Pete started to run / towards the balloon. / But just at that moment / a motorboat appeared / from under the bridge. / The people on the boat / had large cameras. / They were making a film! (A fter C P 11) 7 The other day / while I was driving into town, / I had to slow down / because there was a lorry / just in front of me. / 1 was surprised to see/ a boy of about ten / on the back of the lorry. / H e even waved/ and grinned at me. / W hat was the boy / doing there? / Perhaps he was running / away from home. / 1 decided to say something / to the driver of the lorry. / The lorry had to stop / at some traffic lights / so I got out / and spoke to the driver. / I was right. / The boy / was running away from home. / He often did this / and sometimes / covered hundreds of miles / before anyone discovered him. (A fter C P 13) 8 Something awful / happened the other day. / I lost my job. / A t first / I felt very depressed. / Bu t I checked my bank account: / for the moment at least / I am not short of money. / I spend a lot of time / in the library / reading guidebooks, / because I have plans / to travel. / Yesterday / 1 was reading a book about India. It said / that hotels and food/ are very cheap there. / You can also travel everywhere/ by bus or train. / Perhaps I can go to India / for a long holiday. / A ll 118 I need / is a cheap air ticket. / Tomorrow / I have definitely decided / to go to a travel agent. (A fter C P 15) 9 For years Mrs Wood / worked for Miss Hunter, / who lived opposite the church. / Miss Hunter / wrote detective stories. / She often said / that one day / she was going to write a book / about Mrs Wood. / Mrs W ood used to laiigh. / She was not a great reader, / except for newspapers / and magazines. / Then one day / Miss Hunter died/ and M rs Wood lost her job. / She felt very depressed / until one morning / someone rang her up. / Mrs Wood had to go / to his office. / “ Y ou’re a rich woman!” / the man told her. / “ Miss Hunter has left you / two hundred thousand pounds!” / Mrs Wood nearly fainted. (A fter C P 17) to One evening last summer / Rod had a strange experience / while he was travelling/ by coach. / The coach stopped for supper / at a cafe. / Rod was not hungry, / so he stayed in the coach. / As he sat there,/ eating some chocolate, / he saw a number of objects / landing in a field / not far from the cafe. / Rod rushed out of the coach / and ran/ towards the mysterious objects. / There were twelve of them / in all. / Rod felt sure/ that they were flying saucers. / A t that moment,/ however, / the strange machines / started to leave / and a wave of hot air / pushed Rod to the ground. / When he opened his eyes, / the field was empty. (A fter C P 19) II It was my birthday / last Friday, / so I invited some friends / to have supper with me / in one of my favourite restaurants. / It was completely full / when we went in, / so we had to wait / for a table. / Luckily, / after about ten minutes, / a party of tourists / at a corner table / got up and left. / As we sat down / at their table, / I noticed a large brown envelope / on one of the chairs. / I picked it up. / It felt very heavy. / Probably/it was full of papers. / 1 handed the envelope/ to one of the waiters. / H e hurried along the street / after the tourists / and managed to catch them / before they vanished. (A fter C P 21) 12 I liked the flat / but there were a few problems. / First of all, / I noticed that the furniture / was rather old, / especially the armchairs / 119 and one of the tables. / Secondly, the kitchen and the bathroom / needed painting. / O f course / I could do the work myself / but somebody / had to pay for the paint. / However, / 1 was also worried/ about the central heating. / Did it work properly? / It was a big flat/ and I felt sure / that it was cold in winter. / 1 did not want / to use electric fires / because they are expensive. (A fter C P 23) 13 D id you hear about Ja n e ?/ She got a small part / in a film recently./ She had to ride her bike / to the top of a steep hill / and then go downhill / without stopping. / Unfortunately, / while she was going downhill, / she fell off her bike / into some bushes. / She broke her right arm / and got cuts and bruises / all over. / She was lucky / she didn’t break her neck! / O f course the director / was very sorry / but he didn’t want this scene / in the film. / So Jane cannot even go / to see herself at the cinema / when she comes out of hospital! (A fter C P 25) 14 The other evening / I wanted to get home early / to watch my favourite programme / on T V . / Just as I was leaving, / however, / some students came in to complain / because one of the professors / wanted to cancel a lecture. / They complained steadily / for fifteen minutes. / Then, / as I was driving home, / I noticed / that I was almost out of petrol. / I stopped / at a self-service station / to get some / and arrived home / just in time for my programme. / When I switched on the television, / however, / I found / that it was not working properly. / Luckily, / a friend of mine / has a new video recorder, / so I rang him up / and he recorded the programme / for me. (A fter C P 27) 15 The school seemed quite different / as I walked round it. / On the first floor / there were two new laboratories: / one for physics / and one for chemistry. / There were also / several new classrooms. / I could not find / my old classroom, / with its broken windows. / On the way / to the headmaster’s study / I passed the library / and the staffroom. / The door of the staffroom / opened as I went past / and I caught a ghmpse/ of the room inside. / There were teachers reading,/ correcting homework / or sitting near the fire. / This at least /was exactly the same! (A fter C P 28) 120 the newspaper began to burn . took the roots . flew over their heads . . afternoon . . . . . . garden . . watched the flames for a long time . .cleaned . . . got rid of . . . staved at home . . . he was asleep . . Alan and Elsa 3 the firemen D 1 No 2 No 3 Yes 4 No 5 No 6 Yes 7 No E 5 3 107 1 9 4 8 2 6 F . . . . . . the kitchen window . went down the river in their boat . . . . . . .fell asleep quickly . . . his newspaper near the electric fire . . . . . .KEY 1 R & d. workmen . . . a metal box . . . . . . . . was safe 3 R & d: b) B lb 2c 3a 4c 5c 6c C 1 Alan . a big hole . . the hole . the neighbours phoned for the fire engine R & d: 1 did not want 2 glad B la 2b 3a 4c 5a 6a C 1 the tree 2 the woman 3 the roots 4 the hole 5 found more coins 6 the metal box 7 the thingsin the box D 1 the man 2 the woman 3 the workmen 4 the workmen 5 the man 6 the man and the woman E 1 the man 2 the woman 3 the workmen 4 the woman 5the man F . . . . . . . . . . went for a walk . they were fishing . . . did not talk much . . . . . . . . . . out . George 5 the boys D Fred: 1 3 George: 2 4 5 6 E 6 2 9 7 1 10 4 8 3 5 F . . . the newspaper in the front room . found a hut among the trees . they decided to follow the plane . . . Elsa 2 Old Mr Cox . . in the car 2 the garden . . . some coins . . . did not know this . . 2 R & d: Yes B lb 2a 3b 4a 5b C 1 the boat 2 the pilot . . smoke came out of the front room window . . they had supper . . . . . Barnes 3 in the door 4 the car 5 in their car 4 5 121 . . . apple tree . . . down . . . was making a strange noise . . . he went to bed . . . . . they came to a lake . they put plenty of wood on the fire . Fred and George 2 in the hut 3 the hut 4 the noise . . fell asleep . in the lake 3 the ‘thing’ in the water 4 in the plane D IW 2W 3 R 4 R 5W 6W 7 R E 38165724 F . . . . . . . lit a fire . went to bed . jewellery . cut . . . . b) B lb 2c 3b 4a 5a 6b C 1 Fred . . . . yards . found the plane in the middle of the lake . R & d: b) B C lb 2a 3c 4a 5a 6c 7a 8a 1 Lacey and Barnes . . . . . a restaurant owner People: Events: an old man tells a traveller about his past 2 7 9 4 1 6 10 3 8 5 . . . . living in a box . . . . . . . . . lonely . they came to a yard . was sitting at a table outside a restaurant . . noisy . are tired . . awful . . . . . a hostel . . . . . . van . sleep well at night . . from the zoo . . agree . . . . . . . . . . wake up . . . . got into the house through a small window . came and sat down beside him . . . .D E F 234 79 472956183 . . the gorilla wandering . . . . . . . . . . . . asked to hear about his past . . R & d: 1 A gorilla 2 In the zoo B la 2a 3b 4c 5a 6b 7a 8c C 1 on the walls of her bedroom 2 in the shed and garden 3 in the park 4 to Jane’s house 5 to the zoo D IW 2R 3R E 1-c 2 -e 3 -b 4 -a 5 -d F . share a flat . . . small . I have . . told Barnes to wait . . offered to tell the traveller about his future . . . never heard about his future R & d: b) B C D E F 7 R & d: b) B C D E F R & d: No B lb 2c 3b 4a 5c 6c C l a mine 2 a sailing ship 3 an article 4 a record 5 an orchestra D 1-c 2 -a 3 -e 4 -b 5 -d E . . friends at once . entered the garden through a small gate . . quite pleasant . vanished . . . . called to Barnes . . dreaming is good for you . Yes. . . park one day . . at the top of the house la 2a 3c 4a 5b 6c 7b The old man: 1 2 6 a village in the Himalayas. . . . crossed the yard to the kitchen . could not open the kitchen door . told the traveller about his past . an old house . . . . . . . . offered to tell the traveller about his future . . . . . kitchen . . crept round the side of the garden . hesitated . . . . . the owner of the restaurant came out . her room . go to sleep . ugly concrete building . cook for themselves . dream a lot . . . . . listen to some music . . . . . . busy main road . . . outside a restaurant Places: late evening Time of day: a traveller. . relax . a car approached the house lb 2c 3a 4a 5c 6c 1 the hostel 2 posters 3 at lectures 4 in the corridor 5 A nn’s supervisor 6 the flat 7 A nn’s room A nn liked: 2 4 6 A nn didn’t like: 1 3 5 1 Yes 2 Yes 3 No 4 No 5 No . . gorilla . . . home 122 . an old man. In a shed in my garden . . . . . her own age . . zoo . . was going . . trying to make out landmarks . the next vifiage . . . motor boat . . 2 3 7 Pete-. . getting on a bus . . . saw a farm . . . hundreds of miles . . . . used to hide on long distance lorries . the balloon went over the top of the mountains . a boy Events: Robert ‘saved’ a boy. became an explorer E 123 . . even a train . drank some coffee . got on board a plane . . his lights 4 Alex . . . left school . . landed . . . . . . . . . . . . a film . vanish from home two or three times a year . with . . was . . . . . went up into the air . . dived . . liked to travel on long distance lorries A t the age of twelve: went to Cairo by plane When he left school: joined an expedition to Brazil . . tapped . the river .10 R & d: 1 landed safely 2 near a farm B C D E Ic 2a 3b 4c 5c 6a 7a 8c 9c A ndy. a boy . . . enjoying .. . save . . a bridge . . fell off . fights 5 the driver of the green car . awhole afternoon’s work la 2a 3c 4b 1 Alex . . . Alex’s window . got out of . Andy and Pete got into some clouds . . leaving . they came out into the sunlight . canoe . . Robert. . quite long distances on foot . waved . . . went towards the north . . him . . boat . . . . . . . . . . 13 R & d: c) B C D Ic 2b 3b 4c 5a IW 2R 3'W 4R 5R A t the age of three: ran away from home for the first time By the age of seven: vanished two or three times a year As he grew older. . . . drove off . . . . a bridge. . . pleased . . . . to push it towards some mountains in the west . . . invited them to tea la 2c 3c 4b 1 the canoe 2 his coat 3 the bank 4 the motor boat 5 a blanket 6 a camera day: afternoon T ™ eo f year: winter Places: a motor boat. 11 R & d: 1 Annoyed 2 Because he spoilt their film B C E F 12 R & d: 1 His number plate 2 On the road about 15 miles from Marley B C E F . . . . . . Help . . . . . . . . . . He spoilt a film. Alex I'C 2 -e 3 -b 4 -a 5 -d . . the views 2 Alex . . the small green car 3 Alex . . a river People: film people. at the traffic lights . . . . . . . . . . . drive . waved to Andy and Pete . . . . ran away from home . winter’s afternoon . 1 4 5 6 8 4 10 8 12 1 6 3 11 9 5 7 2 . . . drove very close behind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . but she will probably get one with a friend B C D E F lb 2a 3a 4c 1 the people in the street . . the guidebook . . . an artist . . . .000 3 No B lb 2b 3a 4b C 1 a cheque 2 a cup of tea 3 a lorry driver 4 a house 5 a business E 624981573 F . . to go abroad . painted Nicky’s part in the book: postwoman who passes on all the gossip F . . . computers . . . business. . at the Job Centre 3 in her (old) office 4 in a cafe 1 Tues 2 Fri 3 Mon 4 Sun 5 Sat 6 Tues 7 Wed 8 Thurs 9 Mon 10 Fri 1-d 2 -a 3 -e 4 -b 5 -c . . Good news? Why? . . . . .Not for the moment . b) B Ic 2b 3a 4c C 1 chocolate 2 the (awful) music 3 the rescue van 4 a nice hot drink 18 124 . . 15 16 R & d: 1 Kay. a large dog .had alarge dog. . . . I’ve lost my job . . cheap holidays in Italy and Spain . . . wanted to go to India . . . . Miss Hunter 2 No B D E la 2c 3a 4a 1 Yes 2 Yes 3 Yes 4 No 5 No 6 Yes 7Yes 8 No Title of book: ‘D eath comesto the Village’ Type of book: detective story Author: Miss Hunter Personal details wore funny clothes. . . been to the Job Centre . a writer . grew up .14 R & d: b) B la 2c 3b 4a C 1 the travel agent . . my next book . . . charity . Mrs G reen 2 When they went to Brighton . . . . that woman . Mr and Mrs Green 3 Mrs G reen . R & d: I Yes 2 No. Nicky. . get a cheap air ticket to India . . . good friends . . . . . . . . . .000 . . family . . £200. . . decisions R & d. . the travel agent . . . . cheque . . . nice easy life . . . . . . . . . a family hotel in Brighton . . to work 2 the clerk . . allthe gossip . 17 R & d: 1 On the football pools 2 £200. . . opposite the church . . were older . . . . . football pools . . .the village postwoman . a hobby . . . . . husband . . . . . video . . . country . about author. . Yes . a two week tour . . daughter Diane . . a hohday in Portugal . . . . . . . . . . money . share . . very pleased . funny clothes . . I’m feeling depressed . . house . Miss Hunter . . . . were very small . . son Ron . . the travel agent D The travel agent suggested: 2 5 The travel agent didn’t suggest: 1 3 4 Mrs Green said she wanted: 2 3 5 Mrs Green said she didn’t want: 1 4 E . a cheap air ticket . . . job as a lorry driver . . . our boat tickets . . Last Friday . . . . take our holidays in France . letters . . . were from outer space . . . . . see any flying saucers . was snoring . . was . . . stood up . opened . . . . to thank . advising us about the best dishes . . . . . . . woke him up . . . . All we can offer you is an omelette. hardly slept at all . . . . . . went off with our order. . . . was empty . . made a lot of noise . . . . . . thousands of bees . . . was busy with the tourists 4 advised his friends about the best dishes 5 very sorry . . . . . to get off . . no meat or fish left . in the centre of the machines . . R & d: c) B C E F Ic 2b 3c 4a 5c 1 the man on the bus 2 the man at the bus stop 3 the police inspector 4 Nick 1-c 2 -b 3 -e 4 -a 5 -d . was . . had to . wait . . . long and thin . . He came back . . . . . . . . . . . . . my bedroom window . broke down . . think . .E F 2 45 679 . . got to Edinburgh . was so tired . . invited us to one of his favourite restaurants for supper . . . . having a meeting . . . . . paint the bathroom 22 125 . . for fifteen minutes . There’s no meat or fish left. . . . . . change coaches in the rain . . . . . . . . . wanted . . . R & d. had to send for another one . . . opened my eyes . the happy peaceful planet . . . a low humming noise . . . getting ready to go to bed . 20 21 R & d: No D The answer isn’t in the text: 2 3 (8: they certainly ate meat and fish!) E 1 book a table . . . hardly ever crowded 2 find a place . . the mysterious objects . . to keep quiet . a table in the corner 3 attract the attention . . offer you an omelette G . . . . . . . . . . electric fires in winter 5 paint . over . . pushed me to the ground . . to hand . . . were . . twelve of them in all . . . . for nearly an hour . . No D E F 24 The answer isn’t in the text: 3 8 1 the armchairs . decided . . . . . . . arrived . . to join them . . . 19 R & d. . . He (thought he) saw some flying saucers B la 2a 3b 4c D 1 in his bedroom 2 in the garden 3 in the field E IR 2W 3R 4W 5W 6R F . . . . . . . . . . in the field at the end of the garden . . fell asleep . felt . . were . came to our table . the big table 2 the central heating doesn’t work very well . was sitting . . . . . . go to the wall at the end of the garden . a number of bright objects coming down . space suits . . the windows don’t fit 3 liked the furniture 4 in the flat . . didn’t take any notice at all . . . rushed forward . to start . stayed in bed for the rest of the day . got a table . . it was completely full . . one evening last summer . . . . . found . . . . 2 3 4 Ben: 1 5. used to wait outside film studios 4 a very small part . big table 2 painting the kitchen 3 use electric fires 4 painting the kitchen . . wrote a book . she likes going to the cinema 3 be an actress . . congratulated me . . . R & d: 1 Travel with us 2 No (hardly any of it) D The answer isn’t in the text: 2 3 8 E 1 favourite programme . be on the boat at the same time The interviewer. . . . . . . . . . The order is 4 2 5 1 3 . sixty miles 2 going for a long walk . a bike 3 the hill was very steep . is the beginning of my film career . . met the director . offered me a role in the film . . . . . . . . we will have to leave The answer isn’t in the text: 6 7 (9: probably yes) 1 a small room next to the studio 2 told Ben about the programme . . . was marvellous . turned the sitting room . . . tourists and immigrants . she found the brakes didn’t work. . after about ten miles she came to a steep hill and. got home 4 watching the programme . . . . . . It was a very isolated place. a steward on one of the boats that went between England and Austraha . . . . and now she’s in hospital in Montreal. . . . six o’clock 2rang up to complain . . Well. . a copy of the book . . . . . . 23 R & d: A fire on board a ship (near Mombasa) D E F G 24 R & d: 1 She was a shopkeeper 2 No D The answer isn’t in the text: 3 4 9 E 1 has to travel twenty miles or more . the kitchen . . . . . . have a small part . some facts with him 3 Ben did 4 Ben’s book . R & d: She fell off her bike D The answer isn’t in the text: 3 (though probably a week) 4 E 1 in a small house . Friday evening . . . . . . . . . shot off the bike G She went to stay in a small house in the hills about sixty miles from Montreal. . we were on the boat too . . She kept on trying them and when they suddenly did begin to work. . the director is going to be there . don’t like it . . has helped . caught fire . . work properly . look at the central heating . . rang 5 go round and pay for his petrol 25 26 126 . she shot off her bike into some bushes! She broke her left arm and injured her shoulder. . rehearsed . . a cinema in our town 2 the screen is too small . . . Instead she went for a ride on an old bike. . . see it properly . . . paint the bathroom . rehearsed 5 took all her friends . . . . . . . . get a part in it . . She got up early the following morning because she intended to go for a long walk. look at the windows . . . . as she was going downhill. . . . a writer . . find a copy 5 the fire (on board ship) . . started to make a film . get hold of . the one exciting thing that happened during the voyage . . get off the bike 4 the brakes did not work 5 began to work . . . liked it when I moved in . . . . . . she wasn’t F . . . leave the office early 3 ages to get .G H 1 armchairs. . But then suddenly everything changed! A bell rang and the corridor was full of noisy boys! I was glad when I finally got to the headmaster’s study’ 127 . . . I’ve recorded my lecture on this cassette recorder. Then I went and stood outside my old classroom. . . . . switched on ours and went off for coffee 27 R & d: 1 A meeting and the lecture room 2 She recorded her lecture C D F G 28 R & d: To inspect it D Tandem went across along into past the school yard the corridor the headmaster’s study the staffroom his old classroom the hbrary the staffroom his old classroom the library any of the classrooms didn’t go into E F The answer isn’t in the text: 4 8 1 paused in the yard 2 of the staffroom . she never cancels lectures . I stood outside the library too: there were boys inside. . . . ‘You forgot to pay for your petrol!’ he informed me. . so you’ll be able to listen to my lecture while I go to the meeting. some teachers inside 3 a bell rang and the corridor was full of noisy boys 4 the headmaster’s study . all working quietly. I noticed that I needed petrol. So I’ll be in two places at once! .F G 1 Travel with us 2 the garage 3 People forget to pay . a customer rang up to complain just as I was leaving . . so that took ages . It was the man from the garage. . . It was my first visit there for twenty years and of course it was a very strange experience. . she switched on the cassette recorder and left . . that she wouldn’t be able to give her lecture because she had an important meeting . The pump wasn’t working very well. First of all I walked round the school and it seemed much the same except for three new laboratories. so I had to stop at one of those selfservice petrol stations to get some. . There was plenty of noise inside (as usual!). the phone rang. . . . 1 the phone 2 the meeting 3 her lecture 4 the cassette recorder 5 her voice The answer isn’t in the text: 5 6 9 15 1 the meeting was at eleven 2 Dr Allen to cancel her lecture 3 had a new cassette recorder 4 switched on the cassette recorder 5 students there . . Come in 5 has ever come back to inspect the school I went back to my old school today. . . . cassette recorders . . as he began to put away his papers. never wore at all 3 mend the hole .29 R & d: 1 His watch 2 Yes D The answer isn’t in the texf. Dennis’ jacket . the latest films and the most recent books . because I remembered putting it on the table. . . Then. in a secondhand clothes shop . .among all the plastic coffee cups. sport. . . . didn’t Uke Dennis . half-eaten biscuits and pieces of paper 5 a cup of coffee . my friend Dennis to see my brother Dick . along with the other clothes 4 Can I come and see you 5 tried to mend the hole (with the wrong colour cotton) F 1 clothes (suits etc) 2 ones he wore a lot. who cleared away the coffee cups. put away his papers 2 the ticket collector . cars and computers. . it was Dick’s jacket and he was the person who tried to mend the hole with wrong colour cotton 30 128 . computers. . . half-eaten biscuits and pieces of paper! R & d. art. Mark asked me what the time was. . . It had a hole near one of the pockets D The answer isn’t in the texf. . . . It was really very odd.I thought it was on the table . latest films. At first the man didn’t want to empty out the plastic bag but he agreed in the end when I explained that my watch was very valuable. . . remember something . ones he hardly ever wore. there was a hole near one of the pockets which some fool tried to mend with the wrong colour cotton . did some work for about an hour. 8 11 (although it probably was dirty) -'IE 1 a long open one 2 people passing up and down. . ones he never wore 3 cars. most recent books G . And of course my watch was there . . so I went along and explained my problem. . 3 6 E I to get them into the wardrobe 2 hardly ever wore . . . a visit from the ticket collector 3 he came from the restaurant car 4 he couldn’t find his watch F 1 an hour or so . 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