Exercise 1. Learn the following words and phrases.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Unit 1.The Gift (after O. Henry) ……………………………………..… 4

Unit 2.The Love Drug (after O. Henry)................................................. 10

Unit 3.The Valentine Card (after N. Monsarrat)................................... 16

Unit 4. Post Haste (after C. Howard)..................................................... 22

Unit 5.The Luncheon (after W.S. Maugham)........................................ 28

Unit 6.How We Kept Mother’s Day (after S. Leacock) …………..….. 34

Unit 7.My Financial Career (after S. Leacock) ……….………...…….. 40

Unit 8.The Story-Teller (after H.H. Munro).......................................... 46

Unit 9.Mistaken Identity (by M. Twain)............................................... 52

Unit 10.A Better Mousetrap (by J. Allsop)........................................... 60

Additional Reading............................................................................... 68

Reference List........................................................................................ 86

UNIT 1

VOCABULARY PRACTICE

Exercise 1. Learn the following words and phrases.

gift[gɪft]

prison['prɪzn]

steal[stiːl] (stole, stolen)

amusing[ə'mjuːzɪŋ]

 gaiety['geɪətɪ]

save[seɪv]

mirror['mɪrə]

proud[praud]

be proud of something

stairs[st𝖼əz]

cut off['kʌt 'ɔf]

valuable['væljuəbl]

curl[kɜːl]

whisper['wɪspə]

frighten['fraɪtən]

tear(tore, torn) [t𝖼ə]

tear[tɪə]

package['pækɪʤ]

throw[θrəu] (threw, thrown)

comb[kəum]

expensive[ɪk'spensɪv]

flash[flæʃ]

Exercise 2. Complete the table with the missing forms from Ex.1.

Verb

Noun

fright

pack

Verb

Adjective

amuse

safe

Adjective

Noun

expense

gay

value

Exercise 3. Match the word or phrase from 1–6 with the synonym from a–f.

1. looking glass

2. present

3. not cheap

4. funny

5. joy

6. very expensive

a. gift

b. amusing

c. gaiety

d. mirror

e. valuable

f. expensive

Exercise 4. Match the word from 1–7 with its definition from a–g.

1. prison

2. gift

3. save

4. whisper

5. steal

6. flash

7. tears

a. to collect money by spending less than you get, usually in order to buy something that you want

b. to take something from someone without permission, in a secret manner

c. to shine with a sudden bright light

d. the drops of salty liquid that come out of your eyes when you are crying

e. a building where criminals are kept

f. to say something very quietly

g. something that you give someone as a present

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