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; n Lazy Man

ohn was Iazy.He didn't want

to work. He preferred to stay
at home and watch television.
One day, John's wife went to the
supermarket. She saw a "help wanted" sign in the supermarket window.
The supermarket needed someone to
put things on the shelves. She spoke
to the manager. She told him that her
husband didn't have a job but he was
very strong. She told him that John
would come to talk to him about the

job.
When she got home, she told her
husband about the job. John was
watching television while she was
talking to him. His wife was angry.
She turned off the television. She ordered him to go to the supermarket
to apply for the job. John didn't want his wife to be angry, so he went.,
On the way to the supermarket John thought what would happen if
the manager offered him a job. He wouldn't be able to stay home and
watch television. He would have to come to the supermarket every day
and put things on the shelves"
Then he had an idea. He decided to tell the manager that he had a
so,re shoulder so that he could not raise his arm above his head. He was
sure the manager wouldn't give him the job.,/
When he arrived at the supermarket, he told the manager that he
needed a job.
"Are you stron-e?" the manager asked.
John explained that he couldn't raise his arm above his head. John
told him that he had an accident at home while digging in the garden.
"How high can you raise your arm?" the manager asked.
John lifted his arm a little. "Only this high," he said.
"And how high could you raise it before the accident?" asked the
manager..

"This high," said John. And he lifted his arm above his head.

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1. accident

a. command

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b. event when

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c. top part of arm next to the neck

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a person gets hurt

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L. What is funny about this story?

a. The manager hires John.

c. John is too

wife gets a job.

d. John is caught lying.

Lr. John's

busy.

2. How does John feel about getting a job?

a. It will be interesting.
b. It will hurt his arm.
c. It will make him happy.
d. It will take up his free time.
3. John said he hurt his arrn
a. cooking dinner
c. picking fruit

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b. mowing the yard
d. planting vegetables

4. John said he could not "lift" his arm. It means he could

a. bend
b. move
c. raise
d. turn

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John didn't have a iob because he

him

not

manager
was

raise

shoulder

and didn't want to work. His wife made

job at the supermarket. John didn't want to work so he acted like he

and couldn't raise his arm. The

how high he could

was too clever. He asked John

---- so John showed him.

his arm before it was sore,

My New Baby Brother

From Scott's diary

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the hospitol ond
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preferred c. tried
dirty?
3. I smell something bad. Is the baby's
b. noise
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1. What surprises Scott about Thomas?

b. Thomas is quiet.
a. Thomas sleeps very little.
d. Thomas drinks milk.
c. Thomas is helpless.

2. Why is Scott embarrassed to

a. Thomas is a baby.
c. Thomas makes a mess.

see his brother

drinking milk?

b. Thomas is breast feeding.

d. Thomas uses a bottle.

3. Why is Scott happy Thomas and his mother are home?

a. He likes to play with Thomas. b. He missed his mother.
d. He wants to eat good food.
c. He wants to stop cleaning.
4. If you do something "now
a. always

c.

and then," you do this

b. never
d. often

sometimes

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baby

brother

Scott's mother came home from

have a new

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up

quickly

hospital

the

with

so that he can play

bored

with him.

watching

a new baby. Scott was very happy to

whose name is Thomas. He thinks that

yet and spends a lot of time sleeping. He gets

to grow

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can't do anything

Thomas. He wants Thomas

; Rass the Salt, Please

little boy
who had no manners.
His father and mother
tried to teach him manners but
they failed. His teachers tried
to teach him manners too, but
they had no success either. He
never said "please" or "thank
you," never stood in a line,
and always told people exactly
what he thought.
James' father was a businessman. One day, James'mother told James
that some important people were coming to dinner that night.
"They are your father's clients," she said. "Please try to have good
manners for them. Remember to say 'please' and 'thank you.' Make sure
your hands are clean and your hair is neatly combed. When they greet
you, say 'Hello Mr. and Mrs. Fox,' and don't talk with food in your
mouth when we are having dinner."
"Yes, Mom," said James.
When the visitors arrived, James' mother introduced them to him.
"James, this is Mr. and Mrs. Fox," she said.
Mr. and Mrs. Fox smiled at James and Mr. Fox said "Hello, James."
He shook hands with him. James' hands were very dirty and his hair was
very messy.
"Hi," said James. "Why is your name Fox? Do you have four legs
and a tail?"
His father heard him and frowned at him, but James took no notice.
When they were havin_s dinner James said to his mother, "These vegetables don't have enough salt on them." He leaned over the table to get
the salt shaker. He couldn't quite reach it, so he said to Mrs. Fox, "Pass
the salt." His mouth was full of food.
His mother heard him and was horrified.
"James," she whispered to him, "Pass the salt, please."
James looked at her. Then he said, "Wait your turn. I asked for it
ames was a

first."

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messy

greet

client

L. He came home late because he ate dinner with a

So her mother asked her to clean it up.
2. Her room was Very
each other.
3. Usually Americans shake hands when they

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a*svr'et".

1. What is funny about this story?

a. There was no salt on the tabie. b. Mr. Fox made a mistake.
d. James did not understand his mother.
c. James'mother was rude.

2. Who are Mr. and Mrs. Fox?

a. They are animals.
c. They work for James'father.

b. They are neighbors.

d. They pay James' father to do work.

3. What does James do when Mr. and Mrs. Fox visit?

b. He greets them nicely.
a. He combs his hatr.
d. He is shy and doesn't speak.
c. He is rude at the table.

4. James needs "manners." What

a. a kind of food
c. bad habits

are these?

b. correct actions
d. things to play with

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guests

James was a bad mannered

reach

rude

salt

little boy, who was always

important

for dinner and James wanted some salt. He couldn't

him by saying
it, so he told the guest to pass it to him. His mother tried to
o'Pass
please." James told her to wait until he had
the
that he should have said,

parents had some

finished.

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A Night at the Theater

From my diary

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plumber

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life. She likes to _

c. know about d. turn in

change my

my life.

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did not like the show, so they didn't clap at the end.
a. actors
b. audience c. clients
d. managers
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1. What did she NOT see in the theater?

a. a performance
c. how the lights work

b. how the curtains work

d. where the actors dress

2. Why was she surprised when she met the actors?

a. They did not talk very much.
b. They looked older without makeup.
c. They seemed like different people. d. They were rude.
3. What will
a. act
c. direct

she probably do

4. If you are "nervous," you

a. a little scared
c. tired and weak

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she works

in ihe theater?
b" clean the stage
d. do the lights

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called

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play

A girl went to the theater with her uncle Harry, who was an _.
She enjoyed the
play.very much. It was
The Plumber's Story.After the +_'**,*, her uncle took
her to meet the other actors. She asked them how they
their lines, but they
wouldn't tell her. She decided that it would be
to work
--- with the sound or the
lights than to be an actress.
11

Do you want to
go for a walk in

i Yes, I think that's a great idea.

The weather is perfect.

Tom and Sarah were drinking lemonade when Tom suggested that they go
for a walk in the park.

Sarah wanted to go for a walk in

the park with Tom.

i I listened

to the weather on the

I don't

think we
need it. lt
won't rain.

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umbrella with them in case it rained,
but Tom thought it was unnecessary.
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but they didn't have an umbrella.
Toml li's raining! And we
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It began to rain and Sarah was sorry

she didn't have an umbrella.

clouds were much bigger.

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shouldn't listen
to my advice.
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umbrella.

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Tom and Sarah had to run home
through the rain.

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When Tom and Sarah got home,

they were both very wet.

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2. shower

b. make completely wet

3.

c. a short time of rain

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1. What was the bad advice in the story?

b. not to walk in the Park
a. not to take an umbrella
d. to walk in the park
c. to take an umbrella
2. Who wanted to take the umbrella?
a. both Tom and Sarah

c.

Sarah

b. neither Tom nor

d. Tom

Sarah

3. Why wasn't Tom worried when the rain began?

a. He planned to buy an umbrella. b. He thought it wouldn't rain much.
c. The clouds went away quickly. d. The park had many trees.

4. What does "in case" mean in the

a. before

c.

l: t'

story?

b. if
d. when

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umbrella

wet

Sarah

to go for a walk in the park. Sarah suggested they take an

that it would not rain, so they didn't take
with them in case it rained. Tom was
and soon it began to rain. Tom and-Sarah
an umbrella. There were many dark

Tom and

ran home, but they got

very

Tom said they would take an'umbrella next time.

13

6i

The New Nei ghbor

rett and Colin had been neighbors for many years and had
become good friends. They often visited each other and
talked to each other over the jerlce. Sometimes they helped
each other with small jobs, and
they lent their tools to each other.
One day a new neighbor
moved into the house next to
Brett. He came and introduced
himself. His name was Max.
Brett welcomed Max.
"If there's anything I can do
to help you sgitle-in, just let me
know," he said.
"Thank you," said Max. "I will."
The next day Max knocked on Brett's docr and asked if he could
borrow some gasoline because he wanted to mow the lawn.
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o'Yes,
of course," Brett said.
He showed Max where he kept the gasoline. "Just help yourself if
you run out again," he told Max.
"Thank you," said Max. "This is a very friendly neighborhood,,,he
said. "Everyone is very helpful."
* A week later, Brett was reading the paper when he saw Max come
into the y@ and help himself to some more gasoline. Max smiled at
him and fr-aved. Brett waved back. Max took some gasoline, went home
rnd mowed his lawn.
The next weeTT"rett was surprised to see Max come into the yard,
smiii: and wave, and take more gasoline. Then he went home and
mowed his lawn.
when it happened the fourth time, Brett was angry. He went to visit
Colin.
"Colin," he said, "that new neighbor of mine, Max, keeps coming
into my yard and taking gasoline so that he can mow his lawn.'He is
doing it every week. why doesn't he buy his own gasoline? I'm going
to stop him. I think I will put some sugar in the gasoline. That will rg[
his lawnmower."
"Oh nol" said Colin. "Don't do that! He's using my lawnmower!,,

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1. The dog tried to dig a hole to go under the

c. umbrella
b. tool
:r. fence

d. wave

to your new apartment yet?

2. Have you
c. run out
a. blown away b. lent to

d. settled in

3. The children went out of the house to play soccer on the

c. neighbor d. sugar
a. gasoline
b. lawn
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a. He borrowed lots of things.
c. He could not borrow any gas.

b. He never asked to borrow things.

d. He let his friends borrow from him'

2. What does Max think of his neighbors when he moves in?

b. They are quiet.
a. The5r are nice.
d. They are mean.
u. I'hey are rich.
3. At the end of the story, what does Brett think about Ma4?
b. He is rich.
a. He is nice.
d. He works hard.
c. He is rude.

4. When you "mow the lawn," what do you do?

b. plant flowers
a. cut grass
d. spray water
c. pull up trees

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'.lth +ho ar,r/

complained

gas

lending

sugar

whenever

him some gas for his lawnmower

he didn't have enough. The new'neighbor
- times. Brett became annoyed and
several

Brett tried to be friendly to his new neighbor by

and inviting him to take'more

Brett's
to Colin, another neighbor.- He threatened

accepted this offer and used

to

put

in the gas. Colin asked

him not to do that because'it was his lawnmower.

15

his is the schedule of buses running between peakhurst

and
city Hall. Passengers are advised to refer to this schedule
J- when planning to travel by bus. passengers shourd also plan
to arrive at the desired bus stop five minutes early. In
most cases. buses
will be no more than five minutes rate arriving or departing from
a
scheduled stop. We appreciate your business.

Destination: City Hall

(travel time 30 minutes, E lg minutes, L 23 minutes)

Destination: Peakhurst
(travel time 14 minutes )

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12, 32, 375,52,575
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6 | 12,27,42,57
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E = Express (First stop Belair)
L = Limited stops (Stops only at Cross
Rd., Wilmot Mall, Ascot and Belair)

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S = School bus (School children only)

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express

appreciate

advised

He
us to take the train instead of driving our own car.
all the help you have given me.
2.Ireally
bus in the afternoon, it only takes thirty minutes to get home.
3. If I take the
1.

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1. How many express buses go to the city in the morning?

b. three
a. one
d. ten
c. five
2. If you catch the bus at 5:40, when wili the bus arrive in the city?
lr. 6:00
a. 5:58
d"
6:10
c. 6:03

3. If a bus is late, how long might a pil:',trnger have to wait?

b" five minutes
a. all day
ei. The schedule doesn't say.
c. thirty minutes
4. What is a "destination"?
a. the amount you want to pay
c. the time you want to arrive

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catch
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a bus

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b. the place you want to go

d. the time you want to leave

t*;crd.

destination

early

fewer

often

to either City Hall or Peakhurst. The buses come

more

at

the times when people are traveling to work and less often in the -"**-. - rnornings and
people traveling. Some of the buses only stop at a few
evenings, when there rrr-

places, so people can get to

going to school

their

faster. And some buses are only for children

17

l A Cruel Comment

t,

ank and Holiy were

singers. They trave'ed
from one
tocar people
and most people enSoyed
in g to rhem, uut,
listen_
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on days when they
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some ext.a money.
always liked it when
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much they enjoyed the
singing.
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they were not ve good'
.
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* a"r^i"iil, ;7":*, weu, and hoped that rhey *"rlo ,"u u ,",

After the concer

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one man came up ro

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them und
that the singers who
were n;;;l,uJr;..*
were a lot better than
you. lut don,t won-y
If you practice mor,

*.,9.,

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you -igh; ;J:i

Hank and Hollv t op.j
rnr,
didn't feel the ,utrr" *,ur_.

.r-t.t:";1ln,.uT.
She
had heard what

;:X:,,

"rn.ri*0,.

up tf them after the

man.
he nao sato

io;;

r,

Til
sony for them and u
"Don, r
not know music.
He
repeats what he hears
other peopffiinrt,Ju"

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18

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1. The applause from the audience went on for ten minutes after the show ended.
a. clapping b. earns
c local
d. schedule
2. It is showing respect to give your seat on the subway to older people.
a. disappointed b. extra
c. late
d. polite
3. Her grade in the class was low.
a. earn it
b. improve it
fiear dlrt
-.::

Cor.r,rp.relt

irlSi

She wanted to make

c. plan it

it better by studying hard.

d. practice it

o',,t

1. Who thought the other singers were better than Hank and Holly?

a. only the man

b. the man and the woman

d. no one

c. many people
2. Which of these statements is true?
a. They always sang very well.

c. They sometimes

sang

well.

b. They never sang better.

d. They always sang poorly.

3. How did Hank and Holly feel about their singing that night?
a. It was good.
b. It was terrible.
c. It was their best.
d. It was their worst.
4. In the story, "quitg a few" people
a. none
c. a dozen

came to see the singers. How many people came?

b. three
d. many

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as good

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as

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better

Hank and Holly were singers who gave

a man
"

told them that they were not

week. A

woman

concerts heard
_

repeated

and sold CDs. One day after a concert

the singers who gave a concert the previous

the man say this and wanted to make Hank and Holly feel

other people say.

19

The Staff Sslrlsfl:ula

Lunch

Patsy -

catt center I Call center

Srrop I tnfo oesx I

Stephen

tnfo oest<

Tom

Lunchlsnoplsnop

Donna
Mary

Call center

Vicky

tt
I

Call center Call center

I

Reception

Call center I Call center

Lunch

Patsy

Call center

Stephen

Call center

Tom

Shop

Donna

Shop

Mary

Call center

Vicky

Lunch

Patsy

Call center

Stephen

Call center

Lunch

I Call center I Call center I Call center

Tom

Shop

Shop

Donna

Shop

Lunch

Mary

Call center

Shop

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I

Vicky

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Lunch

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desk

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shop I lnfo desk I Shop
Shop
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Notice to the Staff: The management would like to thank the staff for
everyone's excellent work over the past few weeks. But there have been
c-omplaints about staff members taking extra long lunch hours. Please

take only one hour for lunch. Everyone working in the shop completed

their i.nventory sheets on time as ry-qgg_s:ed in our last memo. Great job!
Please remember when two employees are working in the shop, one
should be running the cash regfs.ler. The other should be working on the

floor to assist customers. Thanks again for your hard workl

20

Vocir.ti!tlaiii ;ie.vievv
i.,,1

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:,: ti{:i't

tfir.:, i,',,,ii: l'r

:i

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f. inventory

a. a list of things in a store

2. request

b. help

3.

c. ask

assist

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1. How many people usually work in the shop in the afternoon?

b. two or three
a. one or two
d. five
c. four
2. What were employees complaining about?
a. not enough workers in the shop b. not having time to eat lunch
c. people taking too long for lunch d. too many workers in the shop
3. When two people work in the shop, what does the person not collecting money do?
b. eat lunch
a. answer the telephone
d. help customers
c. fill out inventory sheets
4. Which of these jobs probably requires the person to take orders on the telephone?
b. info desk
a. call center
d. shbp
c. reception

during

management

staff

The schedule shows the times each person wil/job that each person will do. The note from tn"1-

too

long

work

for the week. It also shows the

says "thank you" to the

for working hard. Some people complained about other employees taking
work.
lunch. The note also says what employees in the shop should do

at

21

Dirty Windows

reffi
i

Sarah, look at the windows.

They are dirty.

Could you please come to our

house and give us an estimate of how much it would
cost to clean our wrndows?

i Maybe we should call

: the window cleaner.

\l
One day, Tom noticed that the windows were dirty.

Tom called the window cleaner.

How aboui Thursday afternoon, at around three o'clock?

ta 'lnn't think en lf ]
think so. ll
Will
vvilt Iit uuD(
cost very
vEty iltuuil
much iii I' don't
to clean our windows? i looks like a fairly

, standard job

i;th;t

Can you do
it this week?

*"dd b" fr"

Tom aranged a time for the window

cleaner to come.

The window cleaner came to look

at the windows.

It's very expensive. I think we can get

cheaper estimate, or maybe l'll do it myselflfi

i
i

a-\

hI

__
)
,
The window cleaner gave Tom the
estimate. It u as expensive.

l-i

i:

l=l
l:i
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Tom, I still think you
should get the window
cleaner to do it

l'll wash then'r m)'

Iffi?

-.:
It

I icrll
{

[EJ]l

Yes. lt is expensive,
but I think he will do
a good job.

Sarah thou_eht the cleaner would do

a good

job.

l'm sorry Sarah.

I should have let
the window

I called him to come and finish the

job, but he can't because he had an

accident too.

cleaner do t,
._-___

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lllt

'

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il\
ti

Ir_
Tom decided to clean the windows
himself.

22

Tom had an accident while cleaning the windows.

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o

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il-rtr'ije

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1. Did you _

v'i
, , -'

:;:

the very expensive pen he was writing with?

a. clean

b. cost

d. require

c..notice

job, and he could fix it

2. The repairman said it looked like a
d. standard
a. accidental b. busy
c. dirty

3. He wanted to visit me so we could

a. complain b. discuss c.

...

4ltir,*:-g

a,- :-aiili* ti-:{:

**st

ritltt;j.iit;r

problem he had.

let

_".

easily.

d. quote

_ _" _

" , ". -.*.

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s n$'!'!,'e!..

1. Why doesn't Tom want to hire the professional window cleaner?

a. Sarah doesn't like the cleaner. b. The price is too high.
d. The windows are too small.
c. The windows are too dirty.

2. What is the window cleaner's opinion of this job?

b. It will be easy.
a. It will be difficult.
c. It will be fast.
d. It will be unusual.
3. What will happen next?
a. Nobody will clean the windows. b. Sarah will clean the windows.
c. Tom will clean the windows.
d. The professional will clean the windows.

4. Tom and Sarah ask for

a. come and work
c. fix the window

clean

an "estimate." What do they want the window cleaner to do?

cost

Tom and Sarah thought the

b. explain what he will do

d. tell them a price

high

too

windows

of their house were dirty. They called

cleaner to come and tell them how much it

the price was

never

professional

would

to clean them. Tom thought

He thought it would be an easy job, so he tried to
them

himself. But he had an accident and had to go to the hospital. The windows were
cleaned.

23

Moving
From my diary
f inolly
dov' We hove
excitin?
ond
pock
verY busy
work hord to
Todoy wos o
our
it ogoin when it
moved into
ond the; unpock
in trtu
everything up
new house'
"i"
hod been-pocking
orrived of the
good stort' We
n^o
uotli
orrived eorly
We oll *ox"
at' rn" movers
o
ti'erj
truck' Therewere
oll week, uut
into their big
coreful
poti"alverything
theJ weeevery
too, ond thuy
Uut
strong'
during
They looked very
geI domoged
IhreeHren'
nothing would
sure
in the
to
iu't* utu of sPoce
too. They hod
^"n"
*t

^*tnll'l'?'"ttitayilo'to
J;;;t"

il"t

il;;'i

*"
t"O
^inu
the trip, "na
"nt to see how tn"t ^"0" the furniturefit
r didnt
truck' It wos '*L*'*'^n p* oll the boxes in os well'
into their tt"x'"inT 'nl^
tfl"V

ffimWlsgffilro
ilvryl::"il'ffi1ffil

:[i,l"hodso-'::.^
in our new
cook dinner
house, she couldn't

find her kitchen

tools. She forgot
whzceshe Pockad
took
them' 5o Dod
us out for dinner'

We went to o
our
restouront neor

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24

mY new bedroom!

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Iiii

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u,JtriV"fi!

v'l

Vi e

i.fi: i:ii.l*i'.:
pack

furniture

damaged

for our new house'

1. My mother wanted to buy allnew
because I dropped it'
2. This book is
for the trip?
3. When you travel, what do you usually

'

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i.

e a tt t prci

ili:li:::r; i-iit i:*ti ei t\jv*i

"

1. What is different about the new house?

b. It has a big yard.
a. It has a basement.
d. It has two bathrooms.
cr It is bigger'

2. Why did the familY eat out?

a. The mother is not a good cook'
c. The mother didn't want to cook'

b. The mother could not iind the pots.

d. The mother fell down the stairs.

3. What was the boy's opinion of the movers?

b. They took a long time.
a. They did a good job.
d. They worked verY fast.
c. They were not careful'.

4. The movers put boxes in the truck "as well." What does "as we|l"
b. in a good waY
a. with effort
d. also
c. carefully

it ''*ili

interested

:t-l''

mean?

.,1 Wr.:r*

kitchen

moving

packed

van

Afamilymovedtoanewhouse.Theboywasveryinhowthemovingmen

He was excited to be
everything and made it fit into the moving
things
the
into a new house that was bigger' The boy's mother could not find
at dinner time, so the family went to a restaurant for dinner.

25

re

Can You Hear Me?

r. ond Mrs. Kelly hod been morried for fifteen yeors.

Every doy, when Mr. Kelly come home from work, he would
come in the front door ond coll out, "Hi, honey, f'm homel"
ond Mrs. Kelly would coll bock, "Hi, sweetheort, I'm in the kitchen!" or
"Hi, sweetheort, f'm in the living room."
But lotely, when Mr. Kelly come home ond colled out, Mrs. Kelly
didn't soy onything, ond Mr. Kelly wos getting worried. There were
other times when she didn't onswer him when he spoke to her or
osked her a question. He wondered if his wife wos becoming
deaf.
He asked fhe doctor for
odvice. "Whot should T do?" he
osked the doctor. "should I buy
her some hearing aids?"
The doctor told him thot he
should do some tests of home
f irst, to be certoin Ihere really wos
o problem.
"Find out just how bod her hearing is, ond then osk her to come in
ond see me," he soid.
Mr. Kelly went home. Ne came in the f ront door ond colled out very
loudly, "Hi, honey, I'm homel" but there wos no onswer.
" "Oh dear," he thought. "Her hearing is getting worse every day."
He wznl to the kitchen ond sow Mrs. Kelly stonding neor Fhe
kitchen sink preporing dinner.
"Ah," he soid to himself , "this is my chonce to test her hearing."
Stonding of the door, he osked "Whot's for dinner tonight, deor?"
There wos no answet, so he moved closer-and osked ogoin. "Whot's
for dinner tonight, deor?".
But agoin there wos no answer, ond now Mr. Kelly wos very worried.
He came closer ond sfood righf behind her. He asked her o third
time. "Whot's for dinner tonr'ght, dear?"
Mrs. Kelly turned oround ond shouted,
"For the third time, it's chickenl"

26

vli'ij9,

ir

if /, :fit it:

Cr:':t:";;<; th*',,v,,:rcl

.v,i

*rit} ih* t*r:* n***in3.

1. She tried to tell how and why about the problem.

c. prepare
a. answer b. explain

d. worry

2. My not-able-to-hear friend can talk with his hands in sign language.

d. worse
c. third
a. deaf
b. early
3. They were not sure when the plane would arrive.
behind c. certain
a. alone

iira

rlirr,-1 Ct

ii: **s*

ttt

t=i rc t ssiut

i,i-.t:':-t.|.=i 3 it Slnle

!-.

1. Why is this story funny?

a. The man can't hear.

c. The doctor can't

d. close

b. The woman can't hehr.

d. Three of them can't hear.

hear.

2. The man was worried because his wife didn't

b. come home
a. speak well
d. wear her hearing aid
c. answer him

3. How did he test his wife's hearing?

a. He made a loud noise.
c. He whispered.

b. He said something funny.

d. He spoke when he was behind

her.

4. What does "callout" mean in the story?

a. use the phone
b. tell to leave
d. ask to come
c. say loudly
liil!.'

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F

iI

i i n :::':rh

bla * L'"ry

deaf

ith

: i:

:,:l

rr*ctr'E"tr:r

dinner

*.

greelting

hearing

wife

so he went to the doctor to

Mr. Kelly was worried that his wife was becoming _,
. get advice. The-doctor suggested that he test his wife's
When he came home,
and he found her in the kitchen. He asked her what
his wife didn't answer his _
but he didn't hear a reply. Actually, he had a hearing problem, not his
was for
27

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letter' *!:h'ltuceived'los-r Y::

is mv
vou for vour
cnristmos' christmos
inish"ru;;;iinf
fomilv just f

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or other
christmos in rots

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this
tft"^' i ut"a to believe
for
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it's the grown-ups
no* rtni* thot

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ruotryl;tffi-it
u JnollJ:x
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Christmos he
r

wos
*' u n,
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when

letters to him'

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think he comes-down

iittle child."n ,tirrtl'"rir"

telline him whot
the chimney

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28

--

.''.'':

Match ea*h w*nd :*.rith its ;"n**ning"

thing for smoke to come out of a house

1. grown-ups

a. a

2. chimney

b. hair on a man's face

3. beard

c. older people;'adults

Ch*ase lhe best ;)l"!svv*!'.

1. How is Christmas in Sydney different?

b. People eat different food.
a. Nobody gives presents.
d. There is no Santa Claus.
c. The weather iS warm.
2. How is Christmas in Sydney different from other countries?

b. meeting relatives
d. the songs

a. cooking outdoors

c.

sending cards

3. Who does Jason celebrate Christmas with?

b. his classmates
a. his relatives
d. his church
c. his friends
4. What does "present" mean in this letter?
b. now
a. show
d. attending
c. gift

Fiii in elrr!r h!ir,l r"r:rl 1i:* COrreCt ,;,,r*rd.

about

glve

parts

presents

usually

Christmas in Australia. It is just like Christmas

Kim
and there is a Christmas tree.
of the world. Santa Claus brings
in many
each other gifts, too. The big difference is that it is
Families meet and
very hot at Christmas time. Jason liked his Christmas presents this year.

Jason wrote to his friend

29

P: Hi M. How r u?
M: Hi P I'm OK but tired!
P: y? what did u do?
M: went 2 the theater last night
P: good?
M: yeah gr8!
P: what was on?
M: play called Plumber's Sfo4y, it was very funny
P: haven't seen it
M: my uncle is the plumber
P: ??? I didn't know your uncle was a plumber
M: no, he's an actor!
P: your uncle is an actor?
M: yeah, not famous
P: has he made any movies?
M: no, he's not that kind of actor, he only does things on stage, in a
theater
P: y isn't he in movies?
M: beats me
P is he good?
M I think so, he was good in this play, had lots of lines 2 remember
P I wouldn't be very good, I'd forget
M me 2, anyway, got some free tickets if you wanna see the play

P: yeah, love 2,when?

M: tomorrow or next week, take your pick
P: can't tomorrow, got homework
M: so take next week
P: which day?
M: Thursday

P: OK, Thursday, what time?

M:

P: OK, u got another ticket 4 my brother?

M: sure, no problem

P: gr8!
M: I'll see if uncle Harry can take us backstage again

P: backstage?
M: yeah, u get 2 meet allthe actors etc

F: really? That's cool. Thnx.

M: OK gotta go!

P:

30

cu!

Chccs* t*e w*rd

t*

prit !n th* biank.

1. All of the actors came out onto

b. kind
a. bank
2. Those balloons ate
b. free
a. cool

so

-,

the

at the end of the show.

c. play

d.

stage

don't woffy about paying.

c. tired
d. warm

3. "Do you know where my keys are?" "

a. Beats me. b. For sure. c. Not vet.

d.

So what.

Choose the besl ***wer"

L. What are the friends going to do when they meet?

b. see a movie
a. eatlunch
d. visit a museum
c. see a play

2. How much will they

a. two dollars
c. nothing

need to spend on the tickets?

b. eight dollars
d. the price of one ticket

3. When will they meet to

a. the next day
c. in a month

see the play?

b. over the weekend

d. during the next week

4. Which of these words means something is good?

b. gr8
a. ect
d. CU
c. thnx

Fili !n **eh b!ank v.;it* th* correct r'-v*rri.

between

confused

invited

planned

uncle

two friends. One friend went to the theater to

and thought the uncle acted
act in a play. The other friend was _
see her
the other one to go see the play because she had free
in movies. The first friend
to go with the friend's
tickets. They made a plan to go to the play. They also

This reading is an on-line chat

brother.
31

51 An Aggressive Woman
worked together'
andra and LucY
theY

other.

il;*"r" rtt""as although

each
*"rl "*t different from

ntt
^^^orz her
afraid to speak
not
was
Sandra

,.-

mlxr:#ffi:ffi"'T'J"H"
she got
to be done' Often
-t, t,i"

to uo the work

J-;;;'"

fotlll,"-u

ri ffif(

L@H *
Frrr

"

told
her voice' She

::[*tr*;;;q;;"1"3;i;*;:*r;#h*;il':*"#"
she wanted
way

-.. ,. r:,.^
- rirrle atraid oflher'
otner rrdrru.'.'";:*
uhe
Lucy" on the
she w?s happiest
I

;-I':l'ilaiir*t*;,T'l:fr::f ;:,rL'u't:iu""o"

*,;;il -.,-t:lf#i*f
; :l; ;n [i::JTi':!
t"*"*1i:^t:::#comPlained'
gave her
rarely sot upset

*?."*"t
it. She

,n"'."r"t.0

*d

calm. She never

*u:"111"Iffi,;-*orr"r,

the offlice'
wort,ing in
';;;tu

job very
.did her
with her'

at

t'uto her because

;t;

she

all said
she neve r argued

r,

ttr. job' The

olo their
r,lorkers did
.',oll the workers
well
how
reviewed
work' and then interThe manager
u ''t''itt"n
were nervous
"non'on-tneir
manager ,""";;;
viewed them about

r ,-^..,

tn'

'il?l,:T:fr::.1v"T:ers

was
-tTJff:|ffll ;i tffi;;""; rirst rhe manaser
combecause she'always
i*pt"*sed
o'*u' t" *u'
happy witn f-'t'
was;:*f;*1[ffi';:1**"work on time Lucv

32

pretedher
turn' tlt''
ro""^oher
and raising
Then it was Sandra's
::t"t:rn""
getting upset &Iru
was
Sandra
""r"
roorn' Stt" tour"Jitt"n" quiet agatn
"asked
while it was
voice' After a
her how it went'
Lucy
out'
so t
When S*a'u-tu*e
was aggressive'
I
said
c'we11," said sandra' "tht '"poitnu' Part outl"
made him t*"

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argue

aggressive

annoyed

1. Snakes are not usually

If you Oon', bother them, they won't bother you.
2. He was _
because the bus was ten minutes late.
3. We could hear our neighbors every night.

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1. What is true about Sandra?

a.
c.

person.

b. She is very polite.

d. She speaks her mind.

2. What is true about Lucy?

a. She hits people.
c. She is a quiet person.

b. She is a fast worker.

d. She speaks her mind.

She hits people.

She is a quiet

3. Which of the workers got a good evaluation?

a. Lucy
b. Sandra
c. the manager
d. all of them
4. Lucy is'"timid." This means she is
a. cute

c.

irl::.

shy

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came

out

b. loud
d. lazy

..t!{t'aat

review

take

upset

waiting

annual Her co-worker Lucy

had hers first. She was very happy with her report and was
for Sandra to come
and then things got quieter
out of the manager's office. She heard Sandra getting
in the office. When Sandra _,
Lucy asked her what was wrong. Sandra said the
Sandra worked

in an office and was having her

that part out.

report said she was aggressive. She made the manager

33

l'm terribly sorry. Can you come to

the ag_gncl/ to talk about it?

So I'm afraid your reservation has to be

changed. We can offer you another date,
or give you back your money.

One da1'the trar,el a_sent calied Sarah.

There u'as a problem with their reservation. He invited her to come and
talk about it.

The travel agent was explaining

the problem.

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I t f-nTom and Sarah u,ere not sure what to do.
-

,,m*

t,

y"u orrer?

re

There is another cruise on a

different ship the next day. ttlt
difrerentshipthenextday.

/r \ \ypE , goestothesameptacesand
i\/.,
we can book you on that
I \-f'*Ve,
Sarah

got,"-.;;;;;

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lnlsmeansthat
fi-rrs that : I, one
dav r"to, i.
Onedaylaterisnotabigdifference,isit,Tom?
"^t r hin rrirr^..

Because the _error ts oui tJuri,

cabhrLqucru^edtrroex(Tacosl.
udurr
todeluxe at no enra cost.

you will hlve-a orvate bathroom and two portholes.

That sounds good.

t-....-7- ---i
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The trai,el a-sent wanted to heip

them.

Tom and Sarah decided what to do.

I think this is better
than what we had.

Yes, it'll be great

I can't waitl

told the travel agenr rhar ihey

r.rould accept his ofler.

Tom.

34

Tom and Sarah were very happy with

their new vacation affangements.

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:i

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L. The worker for the company called several times today.

a. cabin
b. date
c. agent
d. reservation

2. On our last vacation, we went on a ship tour.

a. cruise
b. fault
c. offer

d. private

3. They stayed in an extra fancy room at the hotel during their vacation.
a. calm
b. deluxe
c. private
d. standard

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dil g eoftiij,teit'
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1. What kind of vacation were Tom and Sarah going to take?

a. a crulse
b. a package tour to Europe
c. a ski vacation
d. a weekend in Hawaii

2. What did Tom and Sarah decide to

a. change the date
c. go to another travel agent

do?

b. get their money back

d. travel by train, not boat

3. Why do Tom and Sarah like the new travel plans?

a. The boat is bigger.
b. The dates are better.
c. The price is cheaper.
d. The room is nicer.
4. What does the agent do when he "books" a reservation?
a. cancels
b. changes
c. makes
d. upgrades

5'y111li''l't'2tyy

agent

agreed

cruise

Tom and Sarah made reservations to go on a _.

travel

one day later. Tom and

deluxe

But there was a problem, so the

asked them to change the reservation. He said Tom and Sarah could use

cabin on the ship if they changed the

dates

Sarah

of the cruise. They had to travel

to change the date of their cruise.
35

] A Kind Grandmother
rs. Wallace had two grandchildren who lived just
around the corner from her house. They visited her
house every day after school. She was always happy
when her grandchildren visited her.
She was very good at making

things. One day she made a beautiful

doll's house and gave it to her grandchildren to play with.
The grandchildren wanted some
pet rabbits, and Mrs. Wallace said
that she could make a rabbit hutch to
keep them in. The children asked
their parents.
"Can we please have some pet
rabbits?" they asked.
"Where will you keep them?" thek father asked. "You need a hutch."
"Grandma already promised to make a hutch for them," the children said.
The father and mother talked about it and then they told the children they could have two rabbits when Grandma had finished building the hutch.
There was a lot to be done. Mrs. Wallace went to the hardware
store and bought everythin-e she needed: wood, wire, paint and nails.
She already had tools like a hammer and saw. She worked all day
while the children were at school. After school they came to watch
and help. It was almost finished.
The next day Mrs. Wallace finished the hutch and painted it. Then
she thou-eht about how to -set it to the children's house. It was too
large to put into her car.
"I know," she thou-eht. "I'11put it on the wheelbarrow and wheel it
there. It's not far."
And that is what she did.
On the way to the children's house, a man saw her and said
"That's very nice. Did you make it yourself?"
"Yes," she said. "I made it for my grandchildren."
"Really?" he said. "I thought it was for rabbits!"

36

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nails
2. hammer
3. saw

a. used to cut wood

1.

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b.

used to hit things

c.

used to hold pieces of wood together

tt

1. What did the grandmother do very well?

b. made things
a. cooked delicious foods
d. saved money
c. read books
2. What did the grandmother NOT need to buy to make the hutch?
b. paint
a. wood
d. a hammer
c. nails

3. How did the grandmother feel about making the hutch?

b. She felt bothered.
a. She enjoyed it.
d. She was tfued.
c. She got hurt.
4. From the story, what do you think a "hutch" is?
b. a toy for rabbits
a. a thing to eat on
d. an old lady's hobby
c. an animal's house

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finished grandchildren house rabbit

whether

Mrs. Wallace liked making things for her grandchildren. One day she made
hutch for their pet rabbits. When it was

get it to her

_,

'

she decided to use a wheelbarrow to

grandchildren's

On the way, a man spoke to her and asked her

but the
she had made it herself. She answered that she made it for her
man thought it would be good for rabbits, not children!

-,

37

irst catch a bus from

the city Hall bus
r
ror a
Stajon
trip takes about rwerve
yo
minutes.
::,r_:
vou shouid buv
buy a rrain
to the station
-/ou get
train dcket to (1^^t-^t n
or ten minutes andthe
fare is SZIO. 1'rr"re
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are ticket vend.
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ifyou

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are
taking.any luggage
with you.
You can also ask
the

if

station staff
vou with you.
Yo
You need to be
on platform
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to

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about schedules
buses and hains
and which
to catch.
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38

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Vocabulerry fiavievv
1. Is there a(n) _
machine for soft drinks in this building?
a. confident b. excited
c. express d. vending

2. He needed to check in two pieces of _

for the flight.
a. elevator b. luggage c. pet
d. terminal
3. It will take a
a. couple

fi rar slir N
. :, :,:.

;.,,a.

of minutes for me to find your file.

b.

C,..t r t

ii:t ;l;il:,4

departure c. hotline

r=i

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t=

si

d. staff

urt

1. What should you ride to get to the airport?

,' a bus and two tralns
a. a bus and a train
d. two buses and a train
c. a bus, a train, and a boat

2. If you are in a hurry to get to the airpori, you should take _.

b. the first train in the morning
a. a taxi from Central Station
d. the train from platform two
c. the train from platform four
3. Who is this information probably written for?
a. airport employees
b. children
c. old people
d. tourists

4. If someone is not "confident" about something, she or he is _.

a. not able
b. not happy
c. not in a hurry
d. not sure
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about

entire

hotline

platforms

train

The best way to get to the airport is by catching a bus to Ashwood Station and then a

to Central. Passengers have to change there to catch a train to the airport. The
fare is about fifteen dollars, and there is a transportation to call
if you have questions. This hotline will give callers information times and
fares.
39

oger was a thief, but he wasn't very clever. When he was in

school, he stole apples or oranges from the other children.
Sometimes he stole pencils or books from other children.

But he always got caught.

The teacher spoke to Roger's parents and they tried to stop him from
stealing things, but Roger wouldn't stop. He kept stealing.
When he was older, he began to steal from stores, but he was still
stupid. Once, he went into a store wearing the clothes he had stolen the
day before. They still had their price tags on them, and the store manager cailed the police. They warned him that he would go to jail if he
didn't stop stealing.
Then Roger decided to rob :r bank. He
planned everything.
He got some gloves
so that he would not
leave fingerprints, and
a mask so that no one
would recognize him.
"But what if they
recognize. m1, voice?"
he thought.
He decided to write his message on a piece of paper so that he
wouldn't need to speak. He found an old envelope and wrote "give me
all the money" on the back of it. He got a toy gun and went to the bank.
He put on his mask and his _sloves and sho.,r'ed the note to the teller. The
teller -ear e him all the monev. and Roger ran out of the bank and went
home.

It was the police.

They had come to arrest him for robbing the bank.
'oHow did you find me so quickl_v?" asked Roger.
"It was easy," said the police. "Your address was on the envelopel"
Ten minutes later he heard a knock on the door.

40

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jail

arrested

steal

money from his mother's purse.

1. The child tried to _
for his crime.
2. The man spent ten years in
her because she tried to hit one of the officers.
3. The police

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1. How did the police catch Roger?

a. His friend worked at the bank. b. The teller knew his voice.
d. They knew where he lived.
c. They found his picture.

2. How old was Roger when he started stealing things?

b. over eighteen
a. in elementary school
d. over thirty
c. in college
3. What is something Roger did not steal?
b. food
a. money
d. a bicycle
c. a shirt
4. In this story, "recogntze"
a. know
c. understand

5,,,u:ssst:.,tty

means

b. make
d. watch

',

became envelope successful trouble

When Roger was a boy, he was always in
own. When he grew up,

he

written

for taking things that weren't his

a bank robber, but we

wasn't very smart. He wrote

- the bank. The robbery was _, but

a note for the teller to give him the money in
the note on the back of an
the police found him very quickly because he had
old envelope. The front of the

had his address on

it.
41

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Staying at a Friend's

From my diary

i
/r I

yesterdc

It

,*rJo'oi';;t

went

fo

uugh's
H:'srny besr friend.
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r
cane back todoy'
with

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1. The school asked me to give them a copy of my medical file.

b. competition c. records d. table
a. costs

2.

She is an*honored worker because she works very hard.

a. large

b. national

d.

c. top

respected

3. He thought the test was easy, so he finished it quickly.

d. year
c. score
a. card
b. exam

Ci:*rse th* i]**i .e**";;z{.

1. This chart shows the number of students who

b. did not score over 907o
a. took the test
d. plan to go to university
c. did well on the test
2. What was the best year for the school?

a. 1994

b. t996

c.

d. 2000

1998

3. What can schools get if

a. good teachers
c. more money

students do weli on the test every year?

b. longer vacation
d. more students

4. What does "keep track of'

a. follow behind

c.

f iif

higher

chart
tng907a or
in

b. put together
d. watch and record

stay in one place

:* **c* i:i*;":k

This

mean in this reading?

'"ryltn

the t,::;*;1 'r,v*r*"

shows

well

scored

the number of students who do very

respected

on a test. Students scor-

are top students. For this chart, the school had the most

1996. That year, thirteen

students

"top students"

907o or better on the test. This school is

small, so the school is probably well

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43

; flanning a Visit
.1+:.

,'J!"'!S:);

Dear Jenny,

4o

5 rh e

Esp rono

de, Ne wto wn

Hi, hope you,re

well.

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Apt 9,
Dear Amy,

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44

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worried

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a.

2. concerned

b. recommend; offer as an idea

3.

c.

suggest

te11

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fh**s* i-* b**i

;ia!$1#*i"

1. Where were Tom and Sarah going?

a. to a restaurant
c. to the Park

2. Why was the train.running late?

a. The story doesnlt saY.

b. The train was broken.

d. They missed the train.

c. The weather was bad3. Tom and Sarah were surprised to

a. were early
c. were leaving town

b. to see friends
d. to visit relatives

see

David and Kate, because Dave and Kate

b. were twenfY minutes late

d. didn't say they would come

4. What does it mean when you "run into" someone by chance?

b. You go in different directions.
a. You get a little hurt.
d. You stop very quicklY.
c. You meet by chance.

::

*i;lh *l**k
getting

station

surprised

visit

wait

their friends David and Kate. They went to the train

Tom and Sarah decided to
twenty
and bought two tickets, but the train was running late. They had to
and
minutes for the train. When the traih arrived, they were surprised to see DaVid
off of the train. David and Kate came to visit them. Everyone was
Kate _

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45

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Box Hill Tennis Club

ood evening ladies and gentlemen and welcome to this

meeting of the Box Hill Tennis Club. It's good to see so
many of you here this evening. I'm sure you've all enjoyed
the fine food, and that you are ready to hear our guest speaker.

Ladies and gentlemen, we're pleased to welcome our most famous

club champion, Billy Rogers, to our meeting.
Billy needs no introduction
because he is one of the most wellknown tennis players in our country.
However,I must mention a few
things about him. Billy has won the
US Open three times, and
Wimbledon tu'ice. He has \\,on more
tennis ior-11'naments than any player
from this country. He has been
ranked number one in the world in
both singles and doubles. He has played in the Davis Cup and the
Hopman Cup for his country. His Wimbledon victory two years ago
has been called one of the bravest in the modern era. Had he not Lreen
injured, he would undoubtedlv have won a third Wimbledon
Championship. Billy is regarded by many as perhaps the finest player
ever in international tennis.
But of course Billy is much more than a tennis champion.
He is like :rn arnbassador for the sporl and for his country. He has
done ,ereat u'ork to help chlldren around the world, and his generosity
to children's charity funds is well known.
And of course, Bilh is the most successful graduate of our club. He
won the club championships when he rx,,as twelve-yes, at only twelve.
And Bill1, has not for-eotten where it all started. That's why he accepted
our invitation to speak to us tonight. We're proud to have played a
small part in Billy's success.
Won't you please give a big hand to our own Billy Rogersl

46

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ti:,..1.;.1.;-

L.

-:* *ti*

He

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his foot while playing soccer.

a. congratulated b.

injured

d.

c. mentioned

accepted

2. "Thanks for your help." "Don"[ ,-,* . . it."

c. speak
a. mention b. say

d. ralk

3. Everyone
a. won

d. regarded

Cr,:,::*e

her as an expert on computers.

b.

excused

c. introduced

ih* b*si ;**$w*r.

L. Who is Billy Rogers?

a. a coach working at the club

b. a professional tennis player

d. an ambassador

c. the oldest club member

2. What is true about Billy Rogers?
a. He began playing tennis in college.
c. He never played in the US.
3. Which statement is probably true?
a. He did not go to college.

c. He likes children.
4. What does "undoubtedly"
a. carefully
c. lovely

generous

ir. He is famous around the world.

d. He won Wimbiedon three times.

b. He is not married.
d. He prefers playing singles.

mean?

introduced

b. hopetully
cl. surely

members

The President of Box Hill Tennis Club spoke to

the

successful

won

at the annual meeting. He

the guest speaker. The guest

tournaments such
tennis player who
speaker was Billy Rogers, a very
as Wimbledon and the US Open. The President mentioned that Billy Rogers is also

mentioned the club's achievements and then

to chiidren's charities.

very

47

,''

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A Time Sheet

CONTRACT HOURS (per 3 weeks)

105:00

NAME:Tom Dolqn

END DATE:25-Jqn

2
3

4
5

617
8

7:15 AM

7:15 AM

10

7:45 AM

11

7:45 AM

12

AMI O:30 I 6:00 PM

7:30 AMI 0:30 I 4:30 PM
8:30 I
7:15 AMI 0:30 I 3:15 PM
PH = Public Holidoy
V= Vocotion g = Sick
7:15

97:Jg

TO: Tom Dolan

FROM: Manager
RE: Sick Days
Tom,
After reviewing the doctor's notice, your sick days have been approved.
Thank you for submitting the forms promptiy after you returned to work.
It really helps us keep our paperwork in order here in the office. And
thanks again for your hard work in making up the hours you missed.
Hope you are feeling better!
Nancy Davidson
Manager

48

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Verztbtl,tty fl:vi=vY

submit

review

approved

Please

your answers carefully before you turn in your test.

me as a student, so I will go there.
2. The university has
your answer to the contest. You might win!
3. You should

1.

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1. Why didn't Tom work from January

a. He was on

vacation.

to 5?

b. He was sick.
d. The office was closed.

c. It was a holiday.

2. Which statement is true according to the time sheet?

a. The office is open on weekends.

b. Tom has been working at this job for

a long time.
at
the office.
more
than
7-hours
c. Tom usually stays
d. Tom works alone.

3. What was the latest in the evening Tom worked?

b. 6:15
a. 10:00

c.

7:15

d.

4. What do you think "cumulative"

a. paid
c. total

hours
This time sheet shows

means on this time sheet?

. public

the

10:30

b. part
d. yearly

week

third

Tom Dolan worked at his job. The time sheet is for

three weeks in January. Tom did not work the first

second week, he worked a lot. Each day

that week was

so he

he

holiday. During the

couldn't work much.

worked

He was on vacation. The

more than Seven hours, but one day

-. Tom was sick for two days,

week,
49

A Tall Story

M{ft }}jr*,*.lri'}ir;j;h+;,ilji"-

before'
O"'ter than he did
to
able
niuo
be
n" i'ouid
clubs. He thought
courss "' "*';i**ed
at the course:::::"nt-".T3:IruI
for a
to each other ?:;;t
When he ar-rived
Micha
and
old man
," ,,.ri ot^ying' The
to
bit and then decided
.aa
,"n.,ft.t. Michael thought
than
could PlaY better
his
man because of
,f't.
"tO
new clubs'
did verY
At first Michael
he hit the
*"11. Eu"'Y time
to
lal, it landed verY closelt ln
get
the hole. He could
the
*"u too' and arter sixholes

PlaY

&

,ffi

ffi;;.

il'".fm:IJ#ffitl"l'?'v

scofgs wele even'

Michael
But on his next shot'

a large tree'

hitrhe ball behind

ball out from there?"

"l:* -lt::;i*
advice '
the o1d man f11
hit it that
He decided to ;t;
asked' "I coulcl
it
ao:"
think;
try to
"What do you
'n"rrtA
a shot' Or I could
*ot'1'O'io"
t
it' tnt"
might get
way around tn" t'"t'
tall tree and the bali
u"O
hit it o\rer,n" o"",i** ''u
"oh no." he thought

:t'.|#nffi',Xi5.

I was vour

* an orl11 now' but when

all
;"'
[:i
Ji?
=' #ti{fi * L,x
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I
a lot shorter when
overthetree'Itni'nttreeandog""#ottt'tf"wasdisappointed'
said' d;;;;;as
coutse"'Ti"'i-tu
'',

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"of

was your age"'

50

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C!:lis* lh* xri.;ti ',rtii:: lili:;rr

l::*alir:ir.

L. The legs on the table are not equal, so the table moves back and forth.
d. round
b. even
c. long
a. short

2. The car was not moving because one wheel was in the mud.
d. stuck
b. broken
c. dirty
a. running
3. The ball came back off the wall
b. bounced
a. arrived

and hit her on the head.

c. departed d. hit

iigareiiirat, e-oritsr leirg.irs:oi.l

{-i:i:t:c :he i:esr

*n*iry*r.

1. Why couldn'tMichael hit the ball over the tree like the old man?
a. Michael used the wrong club. b. The ball got stuck.
c. The old man was better.
d. The tree had grown tall.

2. What was the score after six holes?

a. Michael was winning.

c. The old man was winning.

b. Michael's girlfriend was winning.

d. They had the same score.

3. How does Michael feel about the new golf clubs?

b. They are heavier than his old
a. They are great.
d. They cost too much.
c. They are not very good.

ones.

4. What does it mean if you "are about to" do something?

b. You did it.
a. You're doing it.
d. You will start.
c. You usually do it.

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'xif h ths i:.:r '-*ai r,irilrei.

hit

clubs

round

Michael's girlfriend gave him som new golf

shorter

for his binhday. Michael went to

his ball
1of golf with an old man. Michael
near a tall tree. The old man told him he used to hit his ball
,the tree when he
was younger. So Michael tried to do that too, but the ball hit the tree. The old man

the golf course and played a

said the tree was a

iot

when he was young.

51

The Worst Memory in the World

imon was listening to his

school friends talking about
their families and how bad
their memories were. They were bqasting about who had the worst memory.
Kate was talking.
"My father has such a bad memory
that he can't remember how to get home
from work. He has to call my mother
and she has to go and pick him up!" she
said.

"My father's memoty is worse,"

said

Suzie. "He can't even remember his telephone number. When he can't remember
how to get home from work and he
wants to call home, he has to look it up in the telephone book first."
Bill said, "My father's memory is worse. He can't remember how to
get home from work, and he can't remember his telephone number. But
he can't look it up in the telephone book because he can't remember his
name! He has to ask his friends, and when they tell him, he can look it up
and

callr-

o'You're lucky," said Daniel. "My father is just as bad as that. He can't
remember how to get home from work, he can't remember his telephone
number and he can't remember his name. The problem is that my mother
is just as bad. When my father calls she forgets to -eo and pick him upl
After she hangs up, we have to remind her to -eet him."
"My mother's memorv is elen worse." said John. "It is so bad that
when the telephone rin-es. u-e have to tell her what to do because she's
forgotten how to answer it."
All the children laughed. Surely, John's mother had the worst memory

in the worldl
"How about you, Simon?" asked Kate. "Does your mother have a bad
memoty?"
"Oh yes," said Simon. "She has a very bad memory. She has the
worst memory in the world! She remembers everything I dol"

52

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1. remind

a. make

2.

b. most bad

hang up

a.,-';..

:':

think of again

c. put the telephone down

3. worst

'..:

a person

:,-t,,: :. +ia.

: il ;'*J*

f.

L. Why is this story funny?

a. His mom forgets many things.
c. His mom is in the room.

b. His mom has a very good memory.

d. His mom remembered his birthday.

2. Which of these things is NOT forgotten by the mothers and fathers in the story?
b. names
r, children
d. places
c. phone numbers
3. \tuho do the children talk about?

b. their grandparents
d. themselves

:r" each other

c. their parents

4. What does a person do when he or she "boasts" about something?

b. says something funny about it
a. makes another person sad
d. tries to show something is best
c. speaks louder than others

3ttryL;i1;pl,1,,1

parents

all

worst

names

remembering

Simon's friends were telling each other how bad their parents were
It was like

competition to see who had the

his friends told. They said

even

their

remembered

their

at

things.

memory. Simon listened to the stories

couldn't remember their.telephone numbers or

Then he said his mother had the worst memory in the world. She

the bad'things he did.

53

26i The E-mail Message

Judith? Do you mean
Judith Hancock?

Sarah could not recall who Judith

was.

Tom and Sarah received an e-mail

from an old friend.

She is working in London, now. She

was recently hired by a company there.

No. lt's Judith Richards. She used to

live in the house around the corner

Ah yes.

remember

i:,:'.::

i':

her. Where is

now?
-*---**--7she

That must
: be exciting!

Tom told Sarah who Judith was.

+^="':l
Sarah read the e-mail over Tom's

shoulder.

Anyway, I plan to come

back for a vacation next
month and hope I can drop
by to see you then. Please
e-mail me and let me know
if that is all right with you.

Judith told her friends some ne\r's

|s . lt's three o'clock. Judith s plane

Tom? , must have landed. She s probably

i What time

it now,

.-=-__*_,__ :i,,-.

on her way here now.

A few weeks later, Sarah and Tom

were preparing for Judith's visit.

54

Let's reply and tell her that

she is welcome to stay
with us when she comes.

Sarah and Tom were happy that

Judith would come to visit them.
Hello

Judith!

Hi Sarahl Hi Tom!

Judith arrived in a taxr.

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1. I will try to _
a. e-mail
2. Do you
a. hire

3.

you after I arrive in Chicago.

b.

the name of the movie we watched last Fridav?

b. land

She did not have time to

b.

a. boast

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i:

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c. remember d. welcome

mean

;.;

:; L7- a..

i..".

:::

c. recall

d. receive

dinner, so they called to order aprzza.

c. reply

prepare

d. visit

i.

1. Who came to visit Tom and Sarah?

a. a classmate
c. Sarah's mother

b. an old friend
d. Tom's sister

2. Where was Judith when she sent the e-mail?

a. at her mother's house
b. in Hancock
c. in London
d. in Paris

3. How do Tom and

a. glad
c. stressed out

Sarah feel about Judith's visit?

b. angry
d. yorried

4. Judith says she wants to "drop by" Tom and Sarah's house. What does she mean?
a. leave something there
b. see in detaii
c. stay one night
d. visit for a short time

i';tl1 lhe

finally

i,a;I i,..?.' ;J',t{}{{}

hoiiday

message

neighbor

Tom was checking his e-mail, and he found a _from

wrote

an old friend, Judith. Judith

of Tom and Sarah's. Judith lives in London now, but she has a
coming up and she wants to visit Tom and Sarah. Tom
a message back

used to be a

telling Judith she could stay at their house. Then Tom and Sarah cleaned the house.
Judith
arrived by taxi.
55

A Very Patient Family

and.Iulia were both very patient people. They always
I wanted to be sure they were doing the right thing before they
J .uo. important decisions.
When they wanted to buy a cat, it took a long time for them to
decide which one to buy. They looked at all the different cars carefully.
It had to be the right size, the right color and the right price. Finally,
they chose exactly the car they wanted.
When they went out to dinner, it always took a long time before they
chose what to eat. They carefully read the menu and discussed all the

Jonathan

choices together. They

were never in a hurry.

After a while, they

had a baby boy. They
called him Jordan.
Jonathan and Julia were

happy.Jordan smiled a
lot but he didn't make
any noise. He never
cried. All their friends
said, "He's such a nice
quiet baby!"
Jordan learned everything that other babies learn. He learned to
walk. He learned to go to the bathroom by himself. He learned to sleep

in a bed. He learned to sit on a chair and eat at the tab1e. However. he

didn't learn how to talk and he still never cried. But Jonathan and Julia
were not concerned about it too much. They decided to wait. They were
confident Jordan would learn to talk one day.
One day, while eating dinner, Jordan suddenly said "Mother,I think
the soup needs a little more salt."
Jonathan and Juiia were surprised. "You can talkl" said Julia.
"Of course I can talk," said Jordan. "After all, I am three years old."
"Why didn't you talk before?" asked Jonathan.
"I didn't need to," said Jordan. "The food was always good before."

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concerned

exactly

patient

1. He is not vsry _,
so I don't think he should teach children.
2. My mother was very
because I didn't call her last weekend.
3. She told him
where to find the restaurant.

;1 cl

yr

c o1:l

l *tPirji.o,{]--

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1. Why didn't Jordan talk?

;i. He couldn't.

b. He wanted to surprise his

d. He was shy.

,-'. He was satisfied.

2. tlow was Jordan different than other

a. He didn't cry.

c. He made people worry.

parents.

babies?

b. He learned to sit at the table.

d. He spoke very well.

3. How did Jordan's parents feel before Jordan spoke?

a. They thought he was normal. b. They wanted him to see a doctor.
c. They were concerned.
d. They were happy he was quiet.
4. If you are "confident" something will happen, it means you
a. happy
b. nervous
proud
c.
d. sure

are

about it.

5;lrrLrnaty

because befbre

complain

decide

wrong

_ what to do. They were never in

a hurry. Their baby boy, Jordan, was three years old
he began to speak. His first
"words
were to
about the food. His parents were su{prised to hear him speak.
He said that he didn't need to speak earlier
this was the first time there was
anything with the food.
Jonathan and Julia always took a long time to

57

From

: judith 1 02@mail.net

To: tands@message.com
Subject: Remember me?
Date : June 18
Hi Sarah and Toml Do you remember me? I'm Judith. I used to
live in number fifteen Dortling Street, just around the corner
from you. Just before I left, you gave me your e-mail address
but I haven't mailed you before now. When I first left, I went to
live with my mother because she was very ljl And needed
somebody to look after her, She has a sleeping disorder and if
she gets up at night she Sometimes forgets where she is. lt was
very difficult to look after her. She often had to go to the doctor.
My sister is looking after her now

was very fortunate to get a job in London, and that's where l'm
living now. lt's very interesting, although it has been very cold
this winter. I have a job with an insqlqnce comparly, working at
the help desk. The people have been very friendly to me and
helped me to feel at home here.
I

Of course I have visited all the main tourist attractions like

Westminster Abbey, London Bridge and Buckingham Palace. lt's
wonderful to see all the places that we uSed to read about and
see on television. l've alsb been to Paris, which is not far away,
and seen all the tourist attractions like the Eiffel Tower and the
Louvre. lt's very expensive to have a cup of coffee in a cafe in
Paris. You have to pay just to sit down.
That's enough about me, How are you doing? Are you still
working at the same places? Are you still living in the same
house?
I plan to come'back for a vacation next month and hope that I
can see you then. Please e-mail me and let me know if that is all
right with you.

Love from Judith

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1. What kind of interesting places can we see if we visit Hong Kong in the spring?
a. attractions b. corners' c. tourists d. winters

2. He had to see a special doctor to fix his back problem.

b. discussion c. disorder d. insurance
a, bridge
3.. We were

luck)' to find a hotel with

a. cute
lt

f(aa,,jir
i:i:,::r:se

b.

difficult

Cutnpt=it'irr

th* ***i

room available.

c. fortunate d. main

jitr)

*n5'r.r*:.

1. Why did Judith move away?

a. She got a job in another country. b. She got married.
c. She had to take care of her mom. d. She wanted to travel in Europe.

2. What does Judith think about London?

a. It's dirty.
c. The weather is beautiful.
3. What surprised Judith about Paris?
a. the coffee

c.

the people's

attitude

4. If you "used to" do something, it

a. can do it well
c. like to do it

b. She enjoys living there.

d. There are too many people.
b. the cost of things
d. the weather

means you

b. did it before
ci. often do it

3tit1ff;1r1111

e-inail
Judith wrote

famous

live

message

soffy

an

to her friends Sarah and Tom. She told them she was
she had not written to them in a long time. She said she moved away to _
with
her sick mother, but then she got a job in London and moved there. She traveled to
see some of

the

places in England. She also visited Paris. She ended her

by telling her friends she wanted to visit them.

59

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Sarah's E-mail

From : tands@message.com

To : judith102@mail.net

Subject: Remember me?

Date : June 19

HiJudith,
What a fantastic surprise to hear from you ! Of course we
remember you. We are very pleased that you are coming

t_o-

ylsit us.
It must be very interesting for you to work in London, even if it
is cold. We have never been to London, so we look forward to
hearing all about it. Do you know exactly what days yo*will be
here? You can stay at our place. We have a sfproom. lt will
be fun

We are still living in the same place and still doing the same
jobs as before. One funny thing did hadpen recently.
Tom had to stay in the hospital for a while. He decided it was
- too expensive to pay someone to clean our windows, so he
said he would do it himself. Of course, he fell off the Lqlfler and
broke his leg. He had to stay in the hospital for two days and
was on_g;!$gbes for two weeks. He is okay now. But our windows are still difi, because the window cleaner had an accident tool Hopefully we can find someone to clean our windows
before you come for a visit.

We have a fa_V"orto ask. A few years ago, my brother Sam went

to London for a vacation and when he came back he had some
presents for us. One of my presents was a small bottle of perfume called Myrtle Mist..Tom liked it very much. But we can't
buy that fJiirfume here. lf you see any, can you buy some for
me? We will pay you when you are here. I hope this is not too
much trouble.
We look forward to hearing from you and seeing you soon.
Bye,

Sarah

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|ax *;ia!:,.;r.,i,

to reach a high place

1. fantastic

a. steps

2. ladder
3. crutches

b. sticks to help an injured person walk

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'a.,

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c. great or wonderful

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1. What funny thing did Sarah write about?

b. getting a new job

d. Tom getting hurt

a. cleaning her house

c. shopping for perfume

@. Wni"n of these things has not changed for Sarah and Tom?
b. their age
a. their work
d. their friends
c. their car

3. What does Sarah want Judith to do before she comes to visit?

b. call her brother
a. buy something
d. visit Tom in the hospital
c. clean the windows
4. If someone
a. food
c. present

needs u

;ll:

:i.: ".x;!1"':

::r

t*r:,
back

"9t,"

what do they need?

b. help
d. the best one

ii:*:c;'re.:;1
acbident

'.,-','::;-li

nothing

bottle

SO

message

to her friend Judith. She told Judith that her life was the
had
much exciting happened. Then she wrote about an
same and
the windows
when he tried to clean the windows. Tom fell and broke his leg,
-Tom
perfume for her in London.
were never cleaned. Sarah asked Judith to buy a

Sarah wrote a

-of

61

A Letter from Sydney

Deor Kim,

enjoyed reading your lost letter. Your little

sister sounds like she is very funny, just like my little sister.
But they ore not alwoys funny. Sometimes my sister bofhers me.
Yesterday my sister wonfed to look ot the book f wos
reoding. She sng[ched it out of my honds. Severol of the pages
tore, ond f wos ongry with her. My mom exploined thot she is
too little to understond whot she is doing, but I wos still ongry.
f wos so angry thot I fook the book outside ond threw it in the
garbage con. f don't wonf to keep o domoged book on my shalfl
My uncle ond ount come to dinner lost night. I helped my
mom moke o speciol prown curry for dinner. She soys that is
my ount's fovorite dish. ft wos fun helping to cook. f'll send you
the ieripe ond moybe you con help your mom moke it too.
f'm olwoys hoppy when my uncle ond ount come for dinner,
becouse they often bring me ond my sister presents. Lost time
they brought me o toy cor. This time they brought me o book.
f wos very surprised, becouse it wos the some os the book
hod thrown owoyl Thot wos lucky. Now I con reod the rest of
the book. f'll moke-sure thot Alice doesn't see me reoding it, so
thot she con't teor it ogoin.
Everybody soid they liked the prown curry very much. f wos
proud, becouse I helped my mom moke it. After dinner f wos
tired ond went to bed. 5o did my sister, We could heor the
odults tolking for o long |mebefore my uncle ond ount went
home. I think everybody hod o good time.
Thot's oll for now. Pleose write soon.
How ore you?

Joson

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1. The

teacher

the note from the student's hand as she tried to pass it to her friend.

c. snatched d. troubled

b. heard

a. decided

2. This cake is delicious! Can you give me the

c. present
b. cleaner
a. accident
-$. Some people like to
b.
a. cost

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il{t;.'.:'.: ::

fall

?
<tr.

recipe

hglg: in their ie4ns to be fashionabled. tear

c. serve

:'

1. When did Jason's sister tear the book?

b, before he finished it
a. after he finished it
d. when he bought it
c. before he started it

2. What gift did Jason get from his uncle and aunt?
b. a car
a. a book
d. a prawn
c. a lucky
3. What is Jason going to send Kim?
a. abook

c. cooking

instructio?rs

b.
d.

a new toy

prawns

4. What do you do if you "throw away" something?

b. put it in the garbage
a. make it leave
d. send it intb the air
c. run from it

about

brought

enjoyed

tore

threw

friend

time when his little

the book
a book he was reading. He was mad at his sister, and he
sister
him a new copy of the
away. Then his uncle and aunt came to dinner, and they
the prawn curry they had for dinner.
book. -He was happy about that. He also

Jason wrote a letter to his friend

Kim. He told his

63

I thought it had a good plot, but

the acting was not so great.

Joe and Betty were talking about

Joe saw'a Wallet on the ground.

movie they had seen.

Wh"t.h"rld w" d.

Joe and Betty looked for someone

who might have dropped it.

Joe didn't know what to do.

My name is Edwin Tripp.

M! licence is in my wallet.

A man approached them and asked

about a wallet.
Yes, that's right. lt
must be your wallet.

The man told Joe and Betty his name

so they could check his identity.

i;;'"

y", *ry mrcr'l'

-r-

Joe looked at the driver's licence

in the wallet.

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Joe and Betty gave the wallet to the

man.

Voc;r.brLl;rry fie

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vy

area

identity

plot

1. The
of the book was very confusing, so I didn't like it.
2. The police finally discovered the _
of the thief.
3. This
used to be farmland ten years ago, but now it is a shopping mall.

l-:lf
,

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1. Who is Edwin Tripp?

a. a man working in the theater b. a police officer
c. the man who lost the wallet
d. Tom and Sarah's friend
2. What did Joe and Betty think about the movie they saw?
a. The acting was bad.
b. The acting was excellent.
c. The story was bad.
d. The story was childish.

3. What did Joe and Betty plan to do with the wallet?

a. They didn't know what to do.
b. They planned to give it to the police
c. They planned to take it home d. They planned to throw it away
4. What does the word "license" mean in the story?
a. a paper you use at the bank
b. a card you need to drive
c. a number for your identity
d. a place to keep money

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found

ground

inside

wallet

what

the

Joe and Betty found a wallet on

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not
to do with the wallet. Then a man showed up and asked if they
"a wallet on the ground. The man told them his name, and Joe
the wal-

know

let to see

if it was really that man's wallet. Joe gave the _

looked

to the man, and he

thanked Joe and Betty.

65

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1. We need to buy more crushed black pepper.
a. funny
b. ground
c. boiled

d. smoking

2. He cut the carrot into very thin circles.

a. damaged b. mixed
c. sliced

d. tasted

3. Put one entire chicken into a pot of boiling water.

a. enough
b. fried
c. rest

d. whole

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1. For the best prawn curry, when should you start making it?
a. thirty minutes before
Lr. one hour before
c. two hours before
d. the day before

2. If you can't find coriander in the store, what should you do?
a. buy curry powder
b. make another dish
c. put in more tumeric
d. use more prawns
3. Which of these is NOT in the curry?
a. chilies
b. ginger
c. onions
d. potatoes

4. A"mainade" is a kind of sauce you _.

a. buy in abakery
b. put on food when you serve it
c. put on bread
d. put meat in before you cook it

delicious

instead

like

reclpe

sliced

for prawn cuffy. You can make the curry with things
tumeric,
coriander, cardamon, pepper, ginger, garlic, chilies and tomato paste. Or you can just
.use
curry powder
You should marinate the prawns in the curry paste all night
and then cook them with some
onions. Serve the curry with rice for a
Here is a

meal.
67

icole enjoyed going to school, and all the teachers said she
was a very good student' Nicole's best friend at school was
Mary and they liked talking to each other during class' They
talked about all sorts of things like their families and their other friends.
They liked talking about movies and music and what was on television'

They shared all their secrets.

One day Nicole and Mary were in math c1ass. They were both a bit
bored and began talking to each other. The teacher noticed them and told
them to stop. They did, but after a while they started again. when the
teacher noticed them again and told them to stop, she was angry.
"I already told you once," she said. "If I have to tell you again' you

will

have to go and see the principal'"

Nicole and Mary were vefy quiet, but soon they forgot the teacher's
warning and started talkin-e again. The teacher sent them to the principal
and he talked to them.
He asked for their telephone numbers and
calied Nicoie's mother
and asked her to come

in.
Nicole's mother
came to the school and
went to the piinciPal's
office. Nicole and Mary
were sitting there. TheY
were not talking. The pnnctpai told Nicole's mother what they had done'
"This is not the first time." he said.. "but it should be the last time."
Nicole's mother u'as disappointed. and she asked Nicole,'"Do you
understand why I had to come to the school and taik to the principal?"
'oYes," said Nicole.

"I did something wrong at school'"

"That's right," said her mother. "And what did you do wrong?"
At first Nicole didn't answef. Then she said, "I gave the principal our
telephone numberl"

68

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2.

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share

3. warning

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danger

use or have together

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l. Why is this story funny?

a. Nicole blames Mary.
b. Nicole does well in the class.
c. Nicole doesn't answer correctly. d. Nicole's mother is like Nicole.
2. Why did Nicole and Mary get in trouble?
b. They laughed at the teacher.
a. They got into a fight.
d. They were late.
c. They made noise in class.

3. What did the teacher do to Nicole and Mary?

a. beat them
b. talked to their parents
c. made them move to other chairs d. sent them out of the class
4. What is a "principal"?
a. correct way to act
c. room at a school

b"

d.

head of a school
strong teacher

5,tiij:i-utztty

angry

during

principal

talking

wrong

to each other. When

Nicole and Mary were friends at school and were always
with them. One
they talked to each other _
classes, the teachers were
and the principal called their parents.
day the teacher senl them to the
Nicole's mother came to the school and asked Nicole what she had done
Nicole replied that she had given the principal her mother's telephone number.
69

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b. coast
a. cloud
2. Be careful not to
a. mention b.

with a view of the ocean.

a house on the

c.

screen

d.

secret

over the tree roots in the trail here.

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c. strict

d. trip

3. The speaker as she wiped the tears from her eyes.

d. wronged
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L. What is her opinion of her uncle's video?

a. It gives a lot of information b. It is excellent.
d. It needs background music.
c. It is not very good.

2. How did her uncle and aunt travel on their vacation?

b, by plane
a. by boat
d. all of these
c. by train
3. Which was an interesting part of the video?
a. when her aunt almost got hurt b.'when her uncle met a bear
c.- when they both fell in the water d. when they got off of the plane

4. If someone "insists,f it
a. says you must

means she or

he

b. speaks quietly
d. stops and talks

c. starts quickly

boring

fall

interesting leaning

standing

Melissa watched her uncle Henry's vacation video. Uncle Henry and Aunt May went
with other people. The only
to Alaska. There were lots of shots of Aunt May
part was when the tour guide tried to get some water from awaterfall by
over the edge of a boat. She thought that the girl
didn't. Melissa thought the video was

-.

might

into the water, but she

I'm bored. There's nothing to

do. I wish we could go out.

It was a rainy day.

Do you think this bucket
will be sufficient?

i
I

The roof leaked.

I
:

Tom, the rain is coming in under

the door. What should we do?

That should
be fine. Put
it here.

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Tom brought a bucke t to the kitchen.

Sarah found another problem.

A tree branch broke the window.

The storm was getting worse.

Tom, a tree fell on the driveway. Call a tow truck.

The wind blew down a tree.

72

The storm finally ended.

Vcca.bular

sufficient

leak

covered

1. He
the floor with newspapers before he began painting.
time to get there.
2. If we leave after lunch, we should have
in the bathroom. Call a plumber.
3. There is a

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1. Why did Tom and Sarah have so many problems?

b. The house was old.
a. It was a big storm.
c. They did not shut the window. d. Tom was tired.

2. What does Tom use to solve the problems?

b. cardboard
a. towels
d. all of these
c. a bucket

3. How does the window

a. A rock hits it.
c. The wind breaks it.

break?

b. The rain breaks it.

d. A branch hits it.

4. At the end of the story, Tom was "woril out." This means
b. mad at Sarah
a. happy it was not raining
d. very tired
c. old

he was

5uritj.i)t''ary

branch

cardboard

leak

storm

tow

Tom and Sarah were at home when a big _

began. First, the roof in the kitchen
began to
so they put a bucket under the leak. Then water started to come
into the house under the door. A tree

broke a window, so Tom put down some

-, the window. A tree also fell across the driveway, so they had to call a
over

truck to move it.

73

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From my diary

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1. You should stop your car to allow an emergency vehicle to pass.

d. wheel
c. line
a. ambulance b. leak

2. In the small apartment, only a folding wall separated the sleeping

d. wind
c. screen
b. lane
a. flash

and

living

areas.

3. The alarm made a loud noise when the robber broke the window.
d. traffic
c. sren
b. scratch
a. damage
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1. What happened to the bus in the accident?

b. It was not damaged at all.
a. It was damaged a lot.
d. The story does not say.
c. It was only damaged a little.

2. How many vehicles (cars and buses) were in the accident?

b. two
a. one
d. four
c. three

3. How does the bus driver react to the accident?

b. He gets very angry.
a. He cries.
d. He panics.
c. He is calm.
4. No one was "injured" on the bus. This means nobody was
b. dead
a. afraid
d. moving
c. hurt

. .':'

ambulance

:,j!il.j]:.;

crashed

lane

sitting

steering

was

at the back of the bus on the way home from school when he saw
wheel of the car. The car went into the other
the driver of a red car fall onto the
into a tree.
and hit a white car. The white car hit the bus and the red car

Scott

An '

took one of the drivers to the hospital, and the bus took the children to their

homes.
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37

TOm,fS':.HgAdaCh,

What's the

I Why don't you take

: this medicine for it?

matter, Tom?

Tom had a headache.

l
:

No. I think it might

go away by itself.

Sarah wanted Tom to take some

rnedicine, but Tom didn't want to.

il t;, ;;;i ;"t

OK. Let me know if

you want one later.

medicine now,

in" a.itir"

Tom? , it didn't

I took that medicine.

relieve my headache.

Two hours later Tom still had

Sarah took the tablets away.

headache.
Yes, I remember. But this is a different
brand. lt might work better.

oK,

t'il

try one.

Sarah convinced Tom to take

some medicine.
Your

headache I

l
,

Don't chew it. Just swallow

it and drink this water.

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: OK.

Sarah told Tom how to take the

medicine.

feel much better

now Thanks Sarah.

l'm glad it's gone. Can

we go shopping now?
tt:

Tom took the medicine and drank

the water.

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Tom's headache was soon gone.

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with the teeth

1. chew

a. crush

2. relieve

b. kind; company name

3. brand

c. give comfort; make suffering less

fiea d1rt9

dnipreit'a.,.lsiorl

1. Why didn't Tom want to take the medicine?

b. It is very expensive.
a. It didn't work before.
d. It tastes bad.
c. It made him sick before.

2. How should Tom take the medicine?

b. drink water then swallow it
a. chew it and drink water
d. swallow it without water
c. just swallow it with water
3. What is true about the medicine?
a. Sarah doesn't want Tom to take it. -b. It is a new kind.
c. Sarah thinks it won't help Tom. d. Sarah gives Tom more than before.

4. If you 'oconvince" someone to do something, you talk first and then

b. the person does it
a. the person asks a question
"n0"
d. you force the person
c. the person says

5ysittlttat,:
a.

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headache

if

work

swallowed

Tom did not want to

Tom had a headache, so Sarah suggested he take some
the last time he had a headache. Later, he
take the medicine because it did not
"still had the
-.
the medicine with a
so Sarah gave him the medicine. Tom
he wanted to
glass of watef. Then his headache went away. Sarah asked Tom
go shopping.-,

77

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colored glos's win-dow neor

Antique doqr. Solid wood' Includas o
;;;';;p of it door. Excellent condition' $300'

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Phone

94tl-2987

Boby bed ond chonging table. Lovely wood, pointed

whita. Also

trcvel bed ond cor seot. $500 for all, or will seporote.

Phone 4097-5701

Exercise bike. Neor new. Originol cost $1200, selling

for $600'

Call Q289-457-076

Furniture' Dining tobre ond choirs, two doubre beds, reoth

er sofa
ond loveseof, chest of drawers, wardrobe, shelf . Come
ond moke

an off

er.

t3/403

Crown Rd Fairburn. Must sell

hond. oo"
Golf clubs. Sat of eleven' Lodies reft

5675.

l;lJ^!

this week.

ry;!il[u'

Must sell lomp 950, office choir $45, six outdoor choirs
$tZ each,
bicycle $65, helmet 920
Phone 4853-4997 after 6 p.m.
Four controls ond
Nintendo 64 ond Bony Ploystotion consoles'
;;;;t.".d' rncludls threegomes $240' Phone 9976-7959
Pentium 166, CD ROM, 32 RAM, 56K modem,
sound, speaker,
lorge monifor, mouse, keyioard.
phone

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phone 2039_6946
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1. Are these chocolates
d. colored
a. excellent b. outdoor c. solid

2. The teacher had to

a. convince b.

the two boys to keep them from fighting.

c. separate d' surround
offer

3. I want to mail this package by special

b. delivery c. condition d. matter
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1. What is the most expensive thing for sale in these ads?

b. an exercise bike
a. golf clubs
d. a piano
c. a computer
2. How many ads are for electronics?
a. five
c. three

b. four
d. two

3. Which of these things does the seller want to sell quickly?

b. sports equipment
a. bedroom furniture
d. video games
c. television

4. If something "includes" another part, it means the thing

b. comes with
a. brings together
d. needs
c. joins with

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buy

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the other part.

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sell

Other

lists a lot of furniture,

One
These ads show the things people want to
ad is for some baby
like a table and chairs, a wardrobe, and a chest of drawers.
things, like a bed, changing table, and car seat. One person is even selling a piano'
ads are

for electronics, like computer games, a laptop, or a television' There

are lots of interesting things to

79

Car Hits School Bus

ayneyille, Wednesclay. School children travelling home by

bus from Payneviile Middle School yesterday saw a car hit
their bus. None of the children were hurt.
The accident happened when the driver of a red Carmobile, Mr. Fred
Johnstone, 68, became ill and collapsed onto the steering while driving.
His car then crashed into a white Nazpac. The driver of the Nazpac, Mr.
Rod Sinclair,35, ran into the school bus. Luckily, nobody was travelling
fast. so there were no injuries.
The driver of the bus, Mr. Sam Cook, stopped the bus immediately.
He asked the children not to leave the bus, and then he got out to see if
he could help anyone.
Mr. Sinclair was not huft and was trying to push his car to the side
of the road. No cars could pass the accident. and some other drivers got
out of their cars to help Mr. Sinclair.
Mr. Cook went to the red car and tried to help Mr. Johnstone. He
saw a burning cigarette on the floor of the car and put it out. Mr.
Johnstone did not answer when Mr. Cook asked him if he was all right.
Mr. Cook used his cell phone to call an ambulance.
The accident caused a large traffic jam, and it was difficult
for the ambulance to reach the place
where the accident happened. A
police officer came and talked
to some of the drivers in the
other cars. A tow truck removed
the white Nazpac and traffic
could move again.
The ambulance took Mr.
Johnstone to Payneville Hospital.
Mr. Johnstone is recovering in the
hospital and will soon be allowed
to go home. The children on the bus will be able to talk to a counselor
at school today.

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the earthquake.
3. The old building
1,. She stayed

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1. How was the bus damaged in the accident?

b. A red car hit it.
a. A police car hit it.
d. It hit atree.
c. A white car hit it.
2. What probably happened to Mr. Johnstone?
b. He fell asleep.
a. He burned himself.
d. He was talking on a cell phone.
c. He had a heart attack.

3. What was the result of the accident?

b. Cars were damaged.
a. A tree fell over.
d. Three people were hurt.
c. One man died.
4. Which of these statements is true in a "traffic jarrr"?
b. Cars go quickly.
a. Cars don't move.
d. Cars must be pushed.
c. Cars hit each other.

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a car accident in which two cars iollided. One of them then

a school bus and the other hit a tree. The driver who hit the tree was old and
up at the accident, and
an ambulance. The'police
sick. The bus driver
in the accident.
the cars were taken away by a tow truck. Nobody was

The newspaper

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Dinner Plans
j engagement at Laura's house tonight.

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When do we have to go?

Sarah wants Tom to get ready for

dinner.

Tom remembers.

We shoutO go fairly soon. lt's almost five o clock.

We said we would be there around five thirty.

Sarah wants to go soon.

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Half an hour later, Tom is ready.

to

Let's go
i
a cafe this i

evening.
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i and get cleaned up.

Tom has soil from the sarden all

over his hands.

We'll have to hurry, Tom.

It's almost five thirty.

That's okay.

r Yes, you're a mess. Hurry

i Laura has a headache. Sh;;;ia;;

i was sorry and asked if we could
i come next week instead of today.

ies. . . On really?. ..OK. . .Nextweek?.. . Yes,

that's okay. . . No, it's all right. Next week is fine.

The phone rings just before Tom

and Sarah walk out the door.

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Sarah tells Tom the bad new S.

Tom and Sarah are surprised at

the cafe.

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1. I can't meet you today because I have another appointment.

a. deparlment b. engagement c. moment d. placement

2. Thedirt in this area is not very good for growing trees.

c. shower cl. soil
a. counselor b. garden
3. You should
a. fairly

hurrlu or else you

will

b. rush

rniss the bus.

c. remember d. remove

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1. Which of the following is probably true about Tom, Sarah, and Laura?
b. They all live in the same neighborhood.
a. The men work together.
c. The women oftbn meet irt the cafe. d. They don't know each other well.

2. Why does Tom take a long time getting ready?

b. Laura wants more time to cook.
a. He is tired from working.
d. They need to wait for several hours.
c. He needs to wash himself.
3. Why did Laura really put off the dinner?
a. She was meeting someone else b. Laura's mother was sick.
d. Tom and Sarah were late.
c. The food was ruined.

4.

Sarah says that Tom is "a mess." She means he is

dirty
c. hard-working
a.

b. handsome
d. slow -.

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cook

phone

ready

Tom was working in the garden when Sarah told him he should

shower

get

for dinner.
first to

They were going over to Laura's house for dinner. Tom had to take a
call. Laura had a headache and
clean himself up. After his showef, they got a
their plans. Then they saw- Laura at the
dinner, so they had to
could not _
cafe where they went to

eat.

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