Lesson 16, № 70, How Had We All Met?

When Dick was six years old, he went and stayed with his (1) on (2) for a few weeks in the summer. The farm was situated on the (3) of the (4) Mississippi which (5) in the north of the USA. Dick talked a lot with his (6) while he was there, and she told him a lot of interesting things about their (7) which he had not known before. When he came home again to his own (8), who lived in New (9), the city of (10), he said to his father "Is it true that I was born on the (11) of Lake Michigan?" "Yes, it is, Dick," his father answered. "And were you really born in (12)?"Dick asked. "Yes, that’s right”, his father answered, "I was." "And is that true that Mummy was born in (13), in a small Irish village on the coast of the Irish Sea?" Dick continued. His father said," Yes, it is. It was a very small village then without any (14) but for beautiful green meadows (15) for long distances and a small (16) of hills. But why are you asking me all these questions?" Dick answered, "Because when Granny told me all those things while I was with her, I couldn't understand how we had all met with such a (17) of birthplaces.

Lesson 17. №75. A Very Important Person (vip).

During the Second World War it was difficult to travel by plane. The number of British planes was not great and many seats were needed for government (1) and army people. Mr Brown worked for the (2) (3) during the war. Very few people knew how important he was because he was doing very (4) work. But a lot of people (5) him, he took very serious (6) and in fact he often (7) the government.

One day it was (8) that Mr Brown had to fly to (9) to give a lecture to some army officers. When he arrived at the airport the airport clerk told him that a (10) from the (11) (12) was going to (13), too. As Mr Brown was just a British (14), he had to give his seat to the man. So Mr Brown was not able to fly to the city to give his lecture.

The officer arrived in (15) and found out that he (16) listen to the lecture because Mr Brown had not arrived.

Lesson 18. № 80. How He Saved Five Pounds.

Henry was a (1) in the US Army. He was a very good officer: he could (2) well and he liked his soldiers and his soldiers (3) him.

Once Henry decided to go away for a holiday. His friends (4) him to go to a (5) country and take a (6) to do some sightseeing. So Henry went to Great Britain. It was a long journey and when Henry came to London he didn't feel well. He asked the clerk in the hotel where he was staying to give him the name of a good doctor, whom he could (7). The clerk looked in a book and then said, "Dr Martin Smith. He was (8) in Oxford and all his patients like him for his (9) and (10). Henry thanked the clerk and asked if the doctor was expensive. "Well," the clerk answered, "his patients pay him 15 pounds for their first visit to him, and 10 pounds for later visits". Henry was a little greedy, besides he didn't have (11) money, so he decided to save 5 pounds. When he went to see the doctor in his (12) office he (13) the door and said, "I've come again, Doctor."