Reading worksheet (6th form)

Reading worksheet (6th form)

Funny story

Some gentlemen were sitting in a little restaurant in the country. They had their dogs with them which were lying quietly under the table. The gentlemen talked about their dogs, what was good and what was bad about them. After some time the door opened, and an old lady came in with a dog. She sat down at the next table, ordered something to eat and listened to the gentlemen's conversation. When the gentlemen noticed this, they started to tell each other in loud voices how clever their dogs were.

One of them said, "You won't believe how intelligent my dog is. When I want some eggs, I can send him to the supermarket, and he'll get them. And he will only take fresh eggs. Isn't that clever?" "That's nothing," said another one, "When I want cigarettes and send my dog to the supermarket, he'll only take the cigarettes I like best." "Have you ever seen dogs as clever as ours?" one of the men asked the old lady. "Oh yes, I have," she answered. "Just have a look at my dog here. He is the manager of the supermarket where your dogs go shopping."

1. Write the missing words

1. Some gentlemen were sitting in a little …… in the country.
2. An old lady came in with …… .
3. The dogs were lying …… under the table.
4. The lady sat down at the ….    ….. .

2. Choose the correct item to finish the sentence.

1. The lady got into the restaurant....

a) because the door was open

b) because she wanted something to eat

c) because there were some dogs there

 2. The dog which bought the eggs in the supermarket......

a) didn't pay for the eggs

b) broke the eggs

c)  take fresh eggs

3. The old lady ….

a) didn’t notice the gentlemen

b) she boasted about her dog

c) she didn’t talk with them.

3. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past form.

1.I (to see). ... some gentlemen in a restaurant.

2. Their dogs (to be)... under the table.

3. They (to eat)… their dinner.

 4. They (to drink)... lemonade.

5. Suddenly their dogs (to run)... out of the restaurant.

6. The gentlemen (to leave)... the restaurant to run after the dogs.

4.  Answer the questions.

1. What were the dogs doing in the restaurant?

 2. What do the two dogs buy in the supermarket?

3. What did the gentlemen tell each other?