Exercise 8. Find the answers to the questions in the text.

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4. You see

5. machine[mə'ʃiːn] (automatic stamp-machine)

6. either['aɪðə]

7. Oh, dear

8. it’s only a few streets off

9. we’re still quite strangers['streɪnʤəz] round here

10. passed through[θruː] the machine

11. a spot on its face

12. Let the other man pay double postage['pəustɪʤ] on it

13. firmly[fɜːmlɪ]

14. like a wounded['wuːndɪd] goldfish

15. I was wondering

READING COMPREHENSION

Exercise 8. Find the answers to the questions in the text.

1. What is Colin Howard known for?

2. What does Mr Simpson amuse the reader with?

3. How does the author describe Mr Simpson’s behaviour and dialogues?

4. Whom did the narrator meet near the letter-box?

5. What did the narrator know about the Simpsons?

6. Why did Mr Simpson want to borrow some money from the narrator?

7. Did the narrator have any money about him?

8. Where did the narrator invite Mr Simpson?

9. Why did the narrator have to lead Mr Simpson to the post-office?

10. Could Mr Simpson get a stamp from the automatic stamp-machine?

11. Was Mr Simpson quiet or nervous?

12. What happened to the envelope?

13. Were there any stamps in the narrator’s book of stamps?

14. What did the narrator advise Mr Simpson to do?

15. Did Mr Simpson manage to post the letter?

16. What did Mr Simpson remember?

17. What did the narrator understand the next morning?

Exercise 9. Choose the correct variant to finish the sentence according to the story.

1. My wife and I had met the Simpsons …

a) many times;

b) once or twice;

c) only once.

2. My wife gave me a letter to post, and I’ve just noticed …

a) it has a black spot on its face;

b) I have left it at home;

c) it isn’t stamped.

3. We both looked up and down the street …

a) but there was nobody to be seen;

b) and we saw only one man there;

c) and I couldn’t leave him alone.

4. I watched him take several steps up the street and then …

a) turn round and look at me;

b) turn round and call me;

c) return to me.

5. It took me several minutes to explain to him …

a) that I didn’t have time to help him;

b) where the post-office was;

c) how to put a coin into the automatic stamp-machine.

6. He dropped in his letter, and then, to finish off my job, …

a) I invited him to dinner;

b) said good-bye to him and went home;

c) I took him home.

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