B. A Day off Work

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B. A Day off Work.

 

1. True or False Questions.
(1)
Bill Walker works for an import company.
(2)
Last Wednesday Bill asked Mr. Thompson to inform his boss that he was not able to come to work because of his sore throat.
(3)
Bill asked a day off because he wanted to watch an important international football match on television.
(4)
Mr. Thompson was very angry to see, on television, Bill Walker among the spectators of the football match.

2. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements.
(1) Bill rang his office at
o'clock in the morning last Wednesday.
(2) Mr. Thompson answered the phone and he told Bill to
until he
.
(3) Mr. Thompson decided to call on Bill Walker because he
Bill
.
(4) At
Mr. Thompson got into his car, drove to a
and bought
for Bill.
(5) Bill's
answered the door when Mr. Thompson rang the doorbell.
(6) At
o'clock in the afternoon Mr. Thompson switch on his
television.
(7) In the television it was broadcasting an international
match between
and
.

3. Summary. Write a summary of the story with the help of the above statements.

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B. A Day off Work.

 

1. True or False Questions.
(1)
Bill Walker works for an import company.
(2)
Last Wednesday Bill asked Mr. Thompson to inform his boss that he was not able to come to work because of his sore throat.
(3)
Bill asked a day off because he wanted to watch an important international football match on television.
(4)
Mr. Thompson was very angry to see, on television, Bill Walker among the spectators of the football match.

2. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements.
(1) Bill rang his office at
o'clock in the morning last Wednesday.
(2) Mr. Thompson answered the phone and he told Bill to
until he
.
(3) Mr. Thompson decided to call on Bill Walker because he
Bill
.
(4) At
Mr. Thompson got into his car, drove to a
and bought
for Bill.
(5) Bill's
answered the door when Mr. Thompson rang the doorbell.
(6) At
o'clock in the afternoon Mr. Thompson switch on his
television.
(7) In the television it was broadcasting an international
match between
and
.

3. Summary. Write a summary of the story with the help of the above statements.

Bill Walker called his office in the morning to ask for sick leave. His boss, Mr. Thompson, brought him some fruit on his way home and asked him to stay in bed and have a good rest. But when Mr. Thompson watched the football game on television in the afternoon, he saw Bill among the spectators. Apparently Bill was lying when he said he was sick.