It was raining very hard, and the professor who was about to start from home turned to the hallstand to get an umbrella.. Here is a story about an absent-minded professor When he went t
Trang 1It was raining very hard, and the professor who was about
to start from home turned to the hallstand to get an umbrella But, out of three umbrellas there was not one he could use So he decided to have all three repaired at once
He took them to the umbrella-maker and was told he could have them back in the evening, repaired
Here is a story about an absent-minded professor
When he went to lunch at noon it was still raining He sat down at a table in a restaurant when a young lady came in and seated herself at the same table The professor was the first to finish, however, absent-mindedly picked up her
umbrella and started for the door She called out to him and reminded him that
he had her umbrella He returned it to her asking her pardon.
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1 The professor lived in London
2 He was tending to forget things
3 He left his umbrella at home
4 The professor always had lunch in a restaurant at noon
5 A young lady seated herself at the same table where the professor was sitting
6 The young lady took his umbrella
7 The professor bought an umbrella on his way home
8 The young lady thought he had stolen three umbrellas that day
2 Answer the questions.
1 What was the weather like?
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2 Where did he keep his umbrellas?
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3 Why did he take the umbrellas to the umbrella-maker?
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4 When could he get his umbrellas back?
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5 Where did he go at 12 o’clock?
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6 What did the young woman tell him in the restaurant?
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7 What did the professor buy in the evening?
8 How did he travel home?
9 Who did he meet while he was travelling home?
10 What did the young lady think?
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1 DS
2 T
3 F
4 DS
5 T
6 F
7 F
8 T
2 Answer the questions.
1 It was raining.
2 In the hallstand.
3 They had to be repaired.
4 In the evening.
5 To a restaurant to have lunch.
6 She told him that he had her umbrella.
7 He bought a newspaper.
8 By tram.
9 The young woman he had met in the restaurant at noon
10 She thought he had had a successful day because he had stolen three umbrellas that day.
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