Підготовка до ЗНО. Читання.Curious accidents.

You are going to read four texts .In which text does someone…

._____ need to withdraw money?

A A woman was looking forward to an important dinner party, where her guests would include her husband's new boss. She wanted to serve a really special meal, so she bought a whole salmon, which she cooked and prepared beautifully. The dinner party started well, and the woman received many compliments about the starters she served. At a suitable moment, she went out to get the fish from the kitchen, where she found a rather horrifying sight: her cat was sitting on the work surface, tucking into the fish. She shooed the cat away and, in a state of total panic, hastily disguised the damage with some carefully placed slices of lemon and cucumber. Then she took the salmon through, to gasps of admiration. However, when the woman went to the kitchen to make the coffee, she found her cat writhing around on the floor in obvious pain. Convinced that the salmon was to blame, the poor woman went back in to tell her guests the truth. They all rushed off to hospital to have their stomachs pumped. The woman had only just returned home when the doorbell rang. It was the milkman, who explained that he was just calling to see if the cat was all right. It turned that he’d dropped a metal milk crate on its head that morning.

B A young man had been out for the evening in central London and was making for Charing Cross station to catch his train home, but then decided he would rather have something to eat first. Checking his pocket, he found he only had about £5. It was a difficult choice: go home or get a quarterpounder with all the trimmings. Then he remembered he had his cash card, so all was well. He bought himself the burger, which he had already started to eat when he reached the cashpoint machine. He put in his card, put the snack down next to the keypad, punched in his numbers and waited for the cash to come out. Instead the screen flashed up: 'Sorry, you have used the wrong number. Do you wish to try again?’ A bit nervous, he keyed in another number. Again the message appeared. He was convinced that the first number was right, so he keyed it in carefully. No sooner had he finished than a message came up, saying his card had been retained. This was not the only thing he lost either, for then the glass shield came down, locking away his delicious burger.

C An English couple who were driving around the USA were spending a few days in New York. They'd had some great evenings out on the town, including a show on Broadway and an Italian meal on the Lower East Side. They had been a bit anxious at first, having seen all those violent shoot-'em-cop shows on TV, but by the final evening, they were really enjoying themselves. They drove back to the hotel, parked in the basement car park, and waited for the lift up to reception. It was quite dark and rather scary. Suddenly, a huge man with Rottweiler loomed out of the shadows. The lift came and the couple hurried in, followed by the man and his dog. As the doors closed, the man shouted, 'Get down, lady! Rather than put up fight, the petrified couple tossed all their money at him and threw themselves on the floor. When the lift arrived, they scrambled to their feet and ran out in a panic. To their surprise, when they checked out the next day, the receptionist explained that a man had already settled their account, and she handed them an envelope. Inside was all the money they'd given the ‘mugger’ and a note saying: ‘I’m real sorry about scaring you yesterday and I hope paying your bill has made up for your ordeal, By the way, Lady is the name of my dog.’

D Back in the 1990s, when businessman. Maxwell owned the Daily Mirror newspaper, he lived above his offices in London. One day, Maxwell, who was in a luxurious penthouse flat at the top, was coming down in the lift. At the next floor a young lad in a rather scruffy suit, who happened to be smoking, joined him. Maxwell was furious to find one of his employees ignoring the company’s non-smoking policy. The lad was promptly told to extinguish his cigarette, but rather than doing so he started blowing smoke in Maxwell’s face. Maxwell angrily insisted that he put it out immediately. «No way,” said the lad, and carried on puffing. At this, Maxwell demanded to know how much the lad earned a week. Being told $200, he took $400 cash from his pocket and handed it to the lad, who looked totally bewildered. Maxwell said, «I’m giving you two weeks ‘notice. You are fired! Get out of my offices now!” ‘Don’t worry, mate,” said the lad, fleeing through the lift doors, with his wad of cash. «I’m going – I work for Telecom anyway!”

Write A, B, C or D next to the number

You are going to read four texts .In which text does someone…

_____ have an injured pet? 

A A woman was looking forward to an important dinner party, where her guests would include her husband's new boss. She wanted to serve a really special meal, so she bought a whole salmon, which she cooked and prepared beautifully. The dinner party started well, and the woman received many compliments about the starters she served. At a suitable moment, she went out to get the fish from the kitchen, where she found a rather horrifying sight: her cat was sitting on the work surface, tucking into the fish. She shooed the cat away and, in a state of total panic, hastily disguised the damage with some carefully placed slices of lemon and cucumber. Then she took the salmon through, to gasps of admiration. However, when the woman went to the kitchen to make the coffee, she found her cat writhing around on the floor in obvious pain. Convinced that the salmon was to blame, the poor woman went back in to tell her guests the truth. They all rushed off to hospital to have their stomachs pumped. The woman had only just returned home when the doorbell rang. It was the milkman, who explained that he was just calling to see if the cat was all right. It turned that he’d dropped a metal milk crate on its head that morning.

B A young man had been out for the evening in central London and was making for Charing Cross station to catch his train home, but then decided he would rather have something to eat first. Checking his pocket, he found he only had about £5. It was a difficult choice: go home or get a quarterpounder with all the trimmings. Then he remembered he had his cash card, so all was well. He bought himself the burger, which he had already started to eat when he reached the cashpoint machine. He put in his card, put the snack down next to the keypad, punched in his numbers and waited for the cash to come out. Instead the screen flashed up: 'Sorry, you have used the wrong number. Do you wish to try again?’ A bit nervous, he keyed in another number. Again the message appeared. He was convinced that the first number was right, so he keyed it in carefully. No sooner had he finished than a message came up, saying his card had been retained. This was not the only thing he lost either, for then the glass shield came down, locking away his delicious burger.

C An English couple who were driving around the USA were spending a few days in New York. They'd had some great evenings out on the town, including a show on Broadway and an Italian meal on the Lower East Side. They had been a bit anxious at first, having seen all those violent shoot-'em-cop shows on TV, but by the final evening, they were really enjoying themselves. They drove back to the hotel, parked in the basement car park, and waited for the lift up to reception. It was quite dark and rather scary. Suddenly, a huge man with Rottweiler loomed out of the shadows. The lift came and the couple hurried in, followed by the man and his dog. As the doors closed, the man shouted, 'Get down, lady! Rather than put up fight, the petrified couple tossed all their money at him and threw themselves on the floor. When the lift arrived, they scrambled to their feet and ran out in a panic. To their surprise, when they checked out the next day, the receptionist explained that a man had already settled their account, and she handed them an envelope. Inside was all the money they'd given the ‘mugger’ and a note saying: ‘I’m real sorry about scaring you yesterday and I hope paying your bill has made up for your ordeal, By the way, Lady is the name of my dog.’

D Back in the 1990s, when businessman. Maxwell owned the Daily Mirror newspaper, he lived above his offices in London. One day, Maxwell, who was in a luxurious penthouse flat at the top, was coming down in the lift. At the next floor a young lad in a rather scruffy suit, who happened to be smoking, joined him. Maxwell was furious to find one of his employees ignoring the company’s non-smoking policy. The lad was promptly told to extinguish his cigarette, but rather than doing so he started blowing smoke in Maxwell’s face. Maxwell angrily insisted that he put it out immediately. «No way,” said the lad, and carried on puffing. At this, Maxwell demanded to know how much the lad earned a week. Being told $200, he took $400 cash from his pocket and handed it to the lad, who looked totally bewildered. Maxwell said, «I’m giving you two weeks ‘notice. You are fired! Get out of my offices now!” ‘Don’t worry, mate,” said the lad, fleeing through the lift doors, with his wad of cash. «I’m going – I work for Telecom anyway!”

Write A, B, C or D next to the number

You are going to read four texts .In which text does someone…

___­__appear unconcerned? 

A A woman was looking forward to an important dinner party, where her guests would include her husband's new boss. She wanted to serve a really special meal, so she bought a whole salmon, which she cooked and prepared beautifully. The dinner party started well, and the woman received many compliments about the starters she served. At a suitable moment, she went out to get the fish from the kitchen, where she found a rather horrifying sight: her cat was sitting on the work surface, tucking into the fish. She shooed the cat away and, in a state of total panic, hastily disguised the damage with some carefully placed slices of lemon and cucumber. Then she took the salmon through, to gasps of admiration. However, when the woman went to the kitchen to make the coffee, she found her cat writhing around on the floor in obvious pain. Convinced that the salmon was to blame, the poor woman went back in to tell her guests the truth. They all rushed off to hospital to have their stomachs pumped. The woman had only just returned home when the doorbell rang. It was the milkman, who explained that he was just calling to see if the cat was all right. It turned that he’d dropped a metal milk crate on its head that morning.

B A young man had been out for the evening in central London and was making for Charing Cross station to catch his train home, but then decided he would rather have something to eat first. Checking his pocket, he found he only had about £5. It was a difficult choice: go home or get a quarterpounder with all the trimmings. Then he remembered he had his cash card, so all was well. He bought himself the burger, which he had already started to eat when he reached the cashpoint machine. He put in his card, put the snack down next to the keypad, punched in his numbers and waited for the cash to come out. Instead the screen flashed up: 'Sorry, you have used the wrong number. Do you wish to try again?’ A bit nervous, he keyed in another number. Again the message appeared. He was convinced that the first number was right, so he keyed it in carefully. No sooner had he finished than a message came up, saying his card had been retained. This was not the only thing he lost either, for then the glass shield came down, locking away his delicious burger.

C An English couple who were driving around the USA were spending a few days in New York. They'd had some great evenings out on the town, including a show on Broadway and an Italian meal on the Lower East Side. They had been a bit anxious at first, having seen all those violent shoot-'em-cop shows on TV, but by the final evening, they were really enjoying themselves. They drove back to the hotel, parked in the basement car park, and waited for the lift up to reception. It was quite dark and rather scary. Suddenly, a huge man with Rottweiler loomed out of the shadows. The lift came and the couple hurried in, followed by the man and his dog. As the doors closed, the man shouted, 'Get down, lady! Rather than put up fight, the petrified couple tossed all their money at him and threw themselves on the floor. When the lift arrived, they scrambled to their feet and ran out in a panic. To their surprise, when they checked out the next day, the receptionist explained that a man had already settled their account, and she handed them an envelope. Inside was all the money they'd given the ‘mugger’ and a note saying: ‘I’m real sorry about scaring you yesterday and I hope paying your bill has made up for your ordeal, By the way, Lady is the name of my dog.’

D Back in the 1990s, when businessman. Maxwell owned the Daily Mirror newspaper, he lived above his offices in London. One day, Maxwell, who was in a luxurious penthouse flat at the top, was coming down in the lift. At the next floor a young lad in a rather scruffy suit, who happened to be smoking, joined him. Maxwell was furious to find one of his employees ignoring the company’s non-smoking policy. The lad was promptly told to extinguish his cigarette, but rather than doing so he started blowing smoke in Maxwell’s face. Maxwell angrily insisted that he put it out immediately. «No way,” said the lad, and carried on puffing. At this, Maxwell demanded to know how much the lad earned a week. Being told $200, he took $400 cash from his pocket and handed it to the lad, who looked totally bewildered. Maxwell said, «I’m giving you two weeks ‘notice. You are fired! Get out of my offices now!” ‘Don’t worry, mate,” said the lad, fleeing through the lift doors, with his wad of cash. «I’m going – I work for Telecom anyway!”

Write A, B, C or D next to the number

You are going to read four texts .In which text does someone…

_____mistake a person for a criminal?

A A woman was looking forward to an important dinner party, where her guests would include her husband's new boss. She wanted to serve a really special meal, so she bought a whole salmon, which she cooked and prepared beautifully. The dinner party started well, and the woman received many compliments about the starters she served. At a suitable moment, she went out to get the fish from the kitchen, where she found a rather horrifying sight: her cat was sitting on the work surface, tucking into the fish. She shooed the cat away and, in a state of total panic, hastily disguised the damage with some carefully placed slices of lemon and cucumber. Then she took the salmon through, to gasps of admiration. However, when the woman went to the kitchen to make the coffee, she found her cat writhing around on the floor in obvious pain. Convinced that the salmon was to blame, the poor woman went back in to tell her guests the truth. They all rushed off to hospital to have their stomachs pumped. The woman had only just returned home when the doorbell rang. It was the milkman, who explained that he was just calling to see if the cat was all right. It turned that he’d dropped a metal milk crate on its head that morning.

B A young man had been out for the evening in central London and was making for Charing Cross station to catch his train home, but then decided he would rather have something to eat first. Checking his pocket, he found he only had about £5. It was a difficult choice: go home or get a quarterpounder with all the trimmings. Then he remembered he had his cash card, so all was well. He bought himself the burger, which he had already started to eat when he reached the cashpoint machine. He put in his card, put the snack down next to the keypad, punched in his numbers and waited for the cash to come out. Instead the screen flashed up: 'Sorry, you have used the wrong number. Do you wish to try again?’ A bit nervous, he keyed in another number. Again the message appeared. He was convinced that the first number was right, so he keyed it in carefully. No sooner had he finished than a message came up, saying his card had been retained. This was not the only thing he lost either, for then the glass shield came down, locking away his delicious burger.

C An English couple who were driving around the USA were spending a few days in New York. They'd had some great evenings out on the town, including a show on Broadway and an Italian meal on the Lower East Side. They had been a bit anxious at first, having seen all those violent shoot-'em-cop shows on TV, but by the final evening, they were really enjoying themselves. They drove back to the hotel, parked in the basement car park, and waited for the lift up to reception. It was quite dark and rather scary. Suddenly, a huge man with Rottweiler loomed out of the shadows. The lift came and the couple hurried in, followed by the man and his dog. As the doors closed, the man shouted, 'Get down, lady! Rather than put up fight, the petrified couple tossed all their money at him and threw themselves on the floor. When the lift arrived, they scrambled to their feet and ran out in a panic. To their surprise, when they checked out the next day, the receptionist explained that a man had already settled their account, and she handed them an envelope. Inside was all the money they'd given the ‘mugger’ and a note saying: ‘I’m real sorry about scaring you yesterday and I hope paying your bill has made up for your ordeal, By the way, Lady is the name of my dog.’

D Back in the 1990s, when businessman. Maxwell owned the Daily Mirror newspaper, he lived above his offices in London. One day, Maxwell, who was in a luxurious penthouse flat at the top, was coming down in the lift. At the next floor a young lad in a rather scruffy suit, who happened to be smoking, joined him. Maxwell was furious to find one of his employees ignoring the company’s non-smoking policy. The lad was promptly told to extinguish his cigarette, but rather than doing so he started blowing smoke in Maxwell’s face. Maxwell angrily insisted that he put it out immediately. «No way,” said the lad, and carried on puffing. At this, Maxwell demanded to know how much the lad earned a week. Being told $200, he took $400 cash from his pocket and handed it to the lad, who looked totally bewildered. Maxwell said, «I’m giving you two weeks ‘notice. You are fired! Get out of my offices now!” ‘Don’t worry, mate,” said the lad, fleeing through the lift doors, with his wad of cash. «I’m going – I work for Telecom anyway!”

Write A, B, C or D next to the number

You are going to read four texts .In which text does someone…

_____ go to a restaurant? 

A A woman was looking forward to an important dinner party, where her guests would include her husband's new boss. She wanted to serve a really special meal, so she bought a whole salmon, which she cooked and prepared beautifully. The dinner party started well, and the woman received many compliments about the starters she served. At a suitable moment, she went out to get the fish from the kitchen, where she found a rather horrifying sight: her cat was sitting on the work surface, tucking into the fish. She shooed the cat away and, in a state of total panic, hastily disguised the damage with some carefully placed slices of lemon and cucumber. Then she took the salmon through, to gasps of admiration. However, when the woman went to the kitchen to make the coffee, she found her cat writhing around on the floor in obvious pain. Convinced that the salmon was to blame, the poor woman went back in to tell her guests the truth. They all rushed off to hospital to have their stomachs pumped. The woman had only just returned home when the doorbell rang. It was the milkman, who explained that he was just calling to see if the cat was all right. It turned that he’d dropped a metal milk crate on its head that morning.

B A young man had been out for the evening in central London and was making for Charing Cross station to catch his train home, but then decided he would rather have something to eat first. Checking his pocket, he found he only had about £5. It was a difficult choice: go home or get a quarterpounder with all the trimmings. Then he remembered he had his cash card, so all was well. He bought himself the burger, which he had already started to eat when he reached the cashpoint machine. He put in his card, put the snack down next to the keypad, punched in his numbers and waited for the cash to come out. Instead the screen flashed up: 'Sorry, you have used the wrong number. Do you wish to try again?’ A bit nervous, he keyed in another number. Again the message appeared. He was convinced that the first number was right, so he keyed it in carefully. No sooner had he finished than a message came up, saying his card had been retained. This was not the only thing he lost either, for then the glass shield came down, locking away his delicious burger.

C An English couple who were driving around the USA were spending a few days in New York. They'd had some great evenings out on the town, including a show on Broadway and an Italian meal on the Lower East Side. They had been a bit anxious at first, having seen all those violent shoot-'em-cop shows on TV, but by the final evening, they were really enjoying themselves. They drove back to the hotel, parked in the basement car park, and waited for the lift up to reception. It was quite dark and rather scary. Suddenly, a huge man with Rottweiler loomed out of the shadows. The lift came and the couple hurried in, followed by the man and his dog. As the doors closed, the man shouted, 'Get down, lady! Rather than put up fight, the petrified couple tossed all their money at him and threw themselves on the floor. When the lift arrived, they scrambled to their feet and ran out in a panic. To their surprise, when they checked out the next day, the receptionist explained that a man had already settled their account, and she handed them an envelope. Inside was all the money they'd given the ‘mugger’ and a note saying: ‘I’m real sorry about scaring you yesterday and I hope paying your bill has made up for your ordeal, By the way, Lady is the name of my dog.’

D Back in the 1990s, when businessman. Maxwell owned the Daily Mirror newspaper, he lived above his offices in London. One day, Maxwell, who was in a luxurious penthouse flat at the top, was coming down in the lift. At the next floor a young lad in a rather scruffy suit, who happened to be smoking, joined him. Maxwell was furious to find one of his employees ignoring the company’s non-smoking policy. The lad was promptly told to extinguish his cigarette, but rather than doing so he started blowing smoke in Maxwell’s face. Maxwell angrily insisted that he put it out immediately. «No way,” said the lad, and carried on puffing. At this, Maxwell demanded to know how much the lad earned a week. Being told $200, he took $400 cash from his pocket and handed it to the lad, who looked totally bewildered. Maxwell said, «I’m giving you two weeks ‘notice. You are fired! Get out of my offices now!” ‘Don’t worry, mate,” said the lad, fleeing through the lift doors, with his wad of cash. «I’m going – I work for Telecom anyway!”

Write A, B, C or D next to the number

You are going to read four texts .In which text does someone…

_____ have a conversation in an elevator?

A A woman was looking forward to an important dinner party, where her guests would include her husband's new boss. She wanted to serve a really special meal, so she bought a whole salmon, which she cooked and prepared beautifully. The dinner party started well, and the woman received many compliments about the starters she served. At a suitable moment, she went out to get the fish from the kitchen, where she found a rather horrifying sight: her cat was sitting on the work surface, tucking into the fish. She shooed the cat away and, in a state of total panic, hastily disguised the damage with some carefully placed slices of lemon and cucumber. Then she took the salmon through, to gasps of admiration. However, when the woman went to the kitchen to make the coffee, she found her cat writhing around on the floor in obvious pain. Convinced that the salmon was to blame, the poor woman went back in to tell her guests the truth. They all rushed off to hospital to have their stomachs pumped. The woman had only just returned home when the doorbell rang. It was the milkman, who explained that he was just calling to see if the cat was all right. It turned that he’d dropped a metal milk crate on its head that morning.

B A young man had been out for the evening in central London and was making for Charing Cross station to catch his train home, but then decided he would rather have something to eat first. Checking his pocket, he found he only had about £5. It was a difficult choice: go home or get a quarterpounder with all the trimmings. Then he remembered he had his cash card, so all was well. He bought himself the burger, which he had already started to eat when he reached the cashpoint machine. He put in his card, put the snack down next to the keypad, punched in his numbers and waited for the cash to come out. Instead the screen flashed up: 'Sorry, you have used the wrong number. Do you wish to try again?’ A bit nervous, he keyed in another number. Again the message appeared. He was convinced that the first number was right, so he keyed it in carefully. No sooner had he finished than a message came up, saying his card had been retained. This was not the only thing he lost either, for then the glass shield came down, locking away his delicious burger.

C An English couple who were driving around the USA were spending a few days in New York. They'd had some great evenings out on the town, including a show on Broadway and an Italian meal on the Lower East Side. They had been a bit anxious at first, having seen all those violent shoot-'em-cop shows on TV, but by the final evening, they were really enjoying themselves. They drove back to the hotel, parked in the basement car park, and waited for the lift up to reception. It was quite dark and rather scary. Suddenly, a huge man with Rottweiler loomed out of the shadows. The lift came and the couple hurried in, followed by the man and his dog. As the doors closed, the man shouted, 'Get down, lady! Rather than put up fight, the petrified couple tossed all their money at him and threw themselves on the floor. When the lift arrived, they scrambled to their feet and ran out in a panic. To their surprise, when they checked out the next day, the receptionist explained that a man had already settled their account, and she handed them an envelope. Inside was all the money they'd given the ‘mugger’ and a note saying: ‘I’m real sorry about scaring you yesterday and I hope paying your bill has made up for your ordeal, By the way, Lady is the name of my dog.’

D Back in the 1990s, when businessman. Maxwell owned the Daily Mirror newspaper, he lived above his offices in London. One day, Maxwell, who was in a luxurious penthouse flat at the top, was coming down in the lift. At the next floor a young lad in a rather scruffy suit, who happened to be smoking, joined him. Maxwell was furious to find one of his employees ignoring the company’s non-smoking policy. The lad was promptly told to extinguish his cigarette, but rather than doing so he started blowing smoke in Maxwell’s face. Maxwell angrily insisted that he put it out immediately. «No way,” said the lad, and carried on puffing. At this, Maxwell demanded to know how much the lad earned a week. Being told $200, he took $400 cash from his pocket and handed it to the lad, who looked totally bewildered. Maxwell said, «I’m giving you two weeks ‘notice. You are fired! Get out of my offices now!” ‘Don’t worry, mate,” said the lad, fleeing through the lift doors, with his wad of cash. «I’m going – I work for Telecom anyway!”

Write A, B, C or D next to the number

You are going to read four texts .In which text does someone…

_____have urgent treatment?

A A woman was looking forward to an important dinner party, where her guests would include her husband's new boss. She wanted to serve a really special meal, so she bought a whole salmon, which she cooked and prepared beautifully. The dinner party started well, and the woman received many compliments about the starters she served. At a suitable moment, she went out to get the fish from the kitchen, where she found a rather horrifying sight: her cat was sitting on the work surface, tucking into the fish. She shooed the cat away and, in a state of total panic, hastily disguised the damage with some carefully placed slices of lemon and cucumber. Then she took the salmon through, to gasps of admiration. However, when the woman went to the kitchen to make the coffee, she found her cat writhing around on the floor in obvious pain. Convinced that the salmon was to blame, the poor woman went back in to tell her guests the truth. They all rushed off to hospital to have their stomachs pumped. The woman had only just returned home when the doorbell rang. It was the milkman, who explained that he was just calling to see if the cat was all right. It turned that he’d dropped a metal milk crate on its head that morning.

B A young man had been out for the evening in central London and was making for Charing Cross station to catch his train home, but then decided he would rather have something to eat first. Checking his pocket, he found he only had about £5. It was a difficult choice: go home or get a quarterpounder with all the trimmings. Then he remembered he had his cash card, so all was well. He bought himself the burger, which he had already started to eat when he reached the cashpoint machine. He put in his card, put the snack down next to the keypad, punched in his numbers and waited for the cash to come out. Instead the screen flashed up: 'Sorry, you have used the wrong number. Do you wish to try again?’ A bit nervous, he keyed in another number. Again the message appeared. He was convinced that the first number was right, so he keyed it in carefully. No sooner had he finished than a message came up, saying his card had been retained. This was not the only thing he lost either, for then the glass shield came down, locking away his delicious burger.

C An English couple who were driving around the USA were spending a few days in New York. They'd had some great evenings out on the town, including a show on Broadway and an Italian meal on the Lower East Side. They had been a bit anxious at first, having seen all those violent shoot-'em-cop shows on TV, but by the final evening, they were really enjoying themselves. They drove back to the hotel, parked in the basement car park, and waited for the lift up to reception. It was quite dark and rather scary. Suddenly, a huge man with Rottweiler loomed out of the shadows. The lift came and the couple hurried in, followed by the man and his dog. As the doors closed, the man shouted, 'Get down, lady! Rather than put up fight, the petrified couple tossed all their money at him and threw themselves on the floor. When the lift arrived, they scrambled to their feet and ran out in a panic. To their surprise, when they checked out the next day, the receptionist explained that a man had already settled their account, and she handed them an envelope. Inside was all the money they'd given the ‘mugger’ and a note saying: ‘I’m real sorry about scaring you yesterday and I hope paying your bill has made up for your ordeal, By the way, Lady is the name of my dog.’

D Back in the 1990s, when businessman. Maxwell owned the Daily Mirror newspaper, he lived above his offices in London. One day, Maxwell, who was in a luxurious penthouse flat at the top, was coming down in the lift. At the next floor a young lad in a rather scruffy suit, who happened to be smoking, joined him. Maxwell was furious to find one of his employees ignoring the company’s non-smoking policy. The lad was promptly told to extinguish his cigarette, but rather than doing so he started blowing smoke in Maxwell’s face. Maxwell angrily insisted that he put it out immediately. «No way,” said the lad, and carried on puffing. At this, Maxwell demanded to know how much the lad earned a week. Being told $200, he took $400 cash from his pocket and handed it to the lad, who looked totally bewildered. Maxwell said, «I’m giving you two weeks ‘notice. You are fired! Get out of my offices now!” ‘Don’t worry, mate,” said the lad, fleeing through the lift doors, with his wad of cash. «I’m going – I work for Telecom anyway!”

Write A, B, C or D next to the number

You are going to read four texts .In which text does someone…

_____ intend to use public transport?

A A woman was looking forward to an important dinner party, where her guests would include her husband's new boss. She wanted to serve a really special meal, so she bought a whole salmon, which she cooked and prepared beautifully. The dinner party started well, and the woman received many compliments about the starters she served. At a suitable moment, she went out to get the fish from the kitchen, where she found a rather horrifying sight: her cat was sitting on the work surface, tucking into the fish. She shooed the cat away and, in a state of total panic, hastily disguised the damage with some carefully placed slices of lemon and cucumber. Then she took the salmon through, to gasps of admiration. However, when the woman went to the kitchen to make the coffee, she found her cat writhing around on the floor in obvious pain. Convinced that the salmon was to blame, the poor woman went back in to tell her guests the truth. They all rushed off to hospital to have their stomachs pumped. The woman had only just returned home when the doorbell rang. It was the milkman, who explained that he was just calling to see if the cat was all right. It turned that he’d dropped a metal milk crate on its head that morning.

B A young man had been out for the evening in central London and was making for Charing Cross station to catch his train home, but then decided he would rather have something to eat first. Checking his pocket, he found he only had about £5. It was a difficult choice: go home or get a quarterpounder with all the trimmings. Then he remembered he had his cash card, so all was well. He bought himself the burger, which he had already started to eat when he reached the cashpoint machine. He put in his card, put the snack down next to the keypad, punched in his numbers and waited for the cash to come out. Instead the screen flashed up: 'Sorry, you have used the wrong number. Do you wish to try again?’ A bit nervous, he keyed in another number. Again the message appeared. He was convinced that the first number was right, so he keyed it in carefully. No sooner had he finished than a message came up, saying his card had been retained. This was not the only thing he lost either, for then the glass shield came down, locking away his delicious burger.

C An English couple who were driving around the USA were spending a few days in New York. They'd had some great evenings out on the town, including a show on Broadway and an Italian meal on the Lower East Side. They had been a bit anxious at first, having seen all those violent shoot-'em-cop shows on TV, but by the final evening, they were really enjoying themselves. They drove back to the hotel, parked in the basement car park, and waited for the lift up to reception. It was quite dark and rather scary. Suddenly, a huge man with Rottweiler loomed out of the shadows. The lift came and the couple hurried in, followed by the man and his dog. As the doors closed, the man shouted, 'Get down, lady! Rather than put up fight, the petrified couple tossed all their money at him and threw themselves on the floor. When the lift arrived, they scrambled to their feet and ran out in a panic. To their surprise, when they checked out the next day, the receptionist explained that a man had already settled their account, and she handed them an envelope. Inside was all the money they'd given the ‘mugger’ and a note saying: ‘I’m real sorry about scaring you yesterday and I hope paying your bill has made up for your ordeal, By the way, Lady is the name of my dog.’

D Back in the 1990s, when businessman. Maxwell owned the Daily Mirror newspaper, he lived above his offices in London. One day, Maxwell, who was in a luxurious penthouse flat at the top, was coming down in the lift. At the next floor a young lad in a rather scruffy suit, who happened to be smoking, joined him. Maxwell was furious to find one of his employees ignoring the company’s non-smoking policy. The lad was promptly told to extinguish his cigarette, but rather than doing so he started blowing smoke in Maxwell’s face. Maxwell angrily insisted that he put it out immediately. «No way,” said the lad, and carried on puffing. At this, Maxwell demanded to know how much the lad earned a week. Being told $200, he took $400 cash from his pocket and handed it to the lad, who looked totally bewildered. Maxwell said, «I’m giving you two weeks ‘notice. You are fired! Get out of my offices now!” ‘Don’t worry, mate,” said the lad, fleeing through the lift doors, with his wad of cash. «I’m going – I work for Telecom anyway!”

Write A, B, C or D next to the number

You are going to read four texts .In which text does someone…

_____ disobey a request?

A A woman was looking forward to an important dinner party, where her guests would include her husband's new boss. She wanted to serve a really special meal, so she bought a whole salmon, which she cooked and prepared beautifully. The dinner party started well, and the woman received many compliments about the starters she served. At a suitable moment, she went out to get the fish from the kitchen, where she found a rather horrifying sight: her cat was sitting on the work surface, tucking into the fish. She shooed the cat away and, in a state of total panic, hastily disguised the damage with some carefully placed slices of lemon and cucumber. Then she took the salmon through, to gasps of admiration. However, when the woman went to the kitchen to make the coffee, she found her cat writhing around on the floor in obvious pain. Convinced that the salmon was to blame, the poor woman went back in to tell her guests the truth. They all rushed off to hospital to have their stomachs pumped. The woman had only just returned home when the doorbell rang. It was the milkman, who explained that he was just calling to see if the cat was all right. It turned that he’d dropped a metal milk crate on its head that morning.

B A young man had been out for the evening in central London and was making for Charing Cross station to catch his train home, but then decided he would rather have something to eat first. Checking his pocket, he found he only had about £5. It was a difficult choice: go home or get a quarterpounder with all the trimmings. Then he remembered he had his cash card, so all was well. He bought himself the burger, which he had already started to eat when he reached the cashpoint machine. He put in his card, put the snack down next to the keypad, punched in his numbers and waited for the cash to come out. Instead the screen flashed up: 'Sorry, you have used the wrong number. Do you wish to try again?’ A bit nervous, he keyed in another number. Again the message appeared. He was convinced that the first number was right, so he keyed it in carefully. No sooner had he finished than a message came up, saying his card had been retained. This was not the only thing he lost either, for then the glass shield came down, locking away his delicious burger.

C An English couple who were driving around the USA were spending a few days in New York. They'd had some great evenings out on the town, including a show on Broadway and an Italian meal on the Lower East Side. They had been a bit anxious at first, having seen all those violent shoot-'em-cop shows on TV, but by the final evening, they were really enjoying themselves. They drove back to the hotel, parked in the basement car park, and waited for the lift up to reception. It was quite dark and rather scary. Suddenly, a huge man with Rottweiler loomed out of the shadows. The lift came and the couple hurried in, followed by the man and his dog. As the doors closed, the man shouted, 'Get down, lady! Rather than put up fight, the petrified couple tossed all their money at him and threw themselves on the floor. When the lift arrived, they scrambled to their feet and ran out in a panic. To their surprise, when they checked out the next day, the receptionist explained that a man had already settled their account, and she handed them an envelope. Inside was all the money they'd given the ‘mugger’ and a note saying: ‘I’m real sorry about scaring you yesterday and I hope paying your bill has made up for your ordeal, By the way, Lady is the name of my dog.’

D Back in the 1990s, when businessman. Maxwell owned the Daily Mirror newspaper, he lived above his offices in London. One day, Maxwell, who was in a luxurious penthouse flat at the top, was coming down in the lift. At the next floor a young lad in a rather scruffy suit, who happened to be smoking, joined him. Maxwell was furious to find one of his employees ignoring the company’s non-smoking policy. The lad was promptly told to extinguish his cigarette, but rather than doing so he started blowing smoke in Maxwell’s face. Maxwell angrily insisted that he put it out immediately. «No way,” said the lad, and carried on puffing. At this, Maxwell demanded to know how much the lad earned a week. Being told $200, he took $400 cash from his pocket and handed it to the lad, who looked totally bewildered. Maxwell said, «I’m giving you two weeks ‘notice. You are fired! Get out of my offices now!” ‘Don’t worry, mate,” said the lad, fleeing through the lift doors, with his wad of cash. «I’m going – I work for Telecom anyway!”

Write A, B, C or D next to the number

You are going to read four texts .In which text does someone…

_____ have to make a hard decision?

A A woman was looking forward to an important dinner party, where her guests would include her husband's new boss. She wanted to serve a really special meal, so she bought a whole salmon, which she cooked and prepared beautifully. The dinner party started well, and the woman received many compliments about the starters she served. At a suitable moment, she went out to get the fish from the kitchen, where she found a rather horrifying sight: her cat was sitting on the work surface, tucking into the fish. She shooed the cat away and, in a state of total panic, hastily disguised the damage with some carefully placed slices of lemon and cucumber. Then she took the salmon through, to gasps of admiration. However, when the woman went to the kitchen to make the coffee, she found her cat writhing around on the floor in obvious pain. Convinced that the salmon was to blame, the poor woman went back in to tell her guests the truth. They all rushed off to hospital to have their stomachs pumped. The woman had only just returned home when the doorbell rang. It was the milkman, who explained that he was just calling to see if the cat was all right. It turned that he’d dropped a metal milk crate on its head that morning.

B A young man had been out for the evening in central London and was making for Charing Cross station to catch his train home, but then decided he would rather have something to eat first. Checking his pocket, he found he only had about £5. It was a difficult choice: go home or get a quarterpounder with all the trimmings. Then he remembered he had his cash card, so all was well. He bought himself the burger, which he had already started to eat when he reached the cashpoint machine. He put in his card, put the snack down next to the keypad, punched in his numbers and waited for the cash to come out. Instead the screen flashed up: 'Sorry, you have used the wrong number. Do you wish to try again?’ A bit nervous, he keyed in another number. Again the message appeared. He was convinced that the first number was right, so he keyed it in carefully. No sooner had he finished than a message came up, saying his card had been retained. This was not the only thing he lost either, for then the glass shield came down, locking away his delicious burger.

C An English couple who were driving around the USA were spending a few days in New York. They'd had some great evenings out on the town, including a show on Broadway and an Italian meal on the Lower East Side. They had been a bit anxious at first, having seen all those violent shoot-'em-cop shows on TV, but by the final evening, they were really enjoying themselves. They drove back to the hotel, parked in the basement car park, and waited for the lift up to reception. It was quite dark and rather scary. Suddenly, a huge man with Rottweiler loomed out of the shadows. The lift came and the couple hurried in, followed by the man and his dog. As the doors closed, the man shouted, 'Get down, lady! Rather than put up fight, the petrified couple tossed all their money at him and threw themselves on the floor. When the lift arrived, they scrambled to their feet and ran out in a panic. To their surprise, when they checked out the next day, the receptionist explained that a man had already settled their account, and she handed them an envelope. Inside was all the money they'd given the ‘mugger’ and a note saying: ‘I’m real sorry about scaring you yesterday and I hope paying your bill has made up for your ordeal, By the way, Lady is the name of my dog.’

D Back in the 1990s, when businessman. Maxwell owned the Daily Mirror newspaper, he lived above his offices in London. One day, Maxwell, who was in a luxurious penthouse flat at the top, was coming down in the lift. At the next floor a young lad in a rather scruffy suit, who happened to be smoking, joined him. Maxwell was furious to find one of his employees ignoring the company’s non-smoking policy. The lad was promptly told to extinguish his cigarette, but rather than doing so he started blowing smoke in Maxwell’s face. Maxwell angrily insisted that he put it out immediately. «No way,” said the lad, and carried on puffing. At this, Maxwell demanded to know how much the lad earned a week. Being told $200, he took $400 cash from his pocket and handed it to the lad, who looked totally bewildered. Maxwell said, «I’m giving you two weeks ‘notice. You are fired! Get out of my offices now!” ‘Don’t worry, mate,” said the lad, fleeing through the lift doors, with his wad of cash. «I’m going – I work for Telecom anyway!”

Write A, B, C or D next to the number

You are going to read four texts .In which text does someone…

_____ break the rules?

A A woman was looking forward to an important dinner party, where her guests would include her husband's new boss. She wanted to serve a really special meal, so she bought a whole salmon, which she cooked and prepared beautifully. The dinner party started well, and the woman received many compliments about the starters she served. At a suitable moment, she went out to get the fish from the kitchen, where she found a rather horrifying sight: her cat was sitting on the work surface, tucking into the fish. She shooed the cat away and, in a state of total panic, hastily disguised the damage with some carefully placed slices of lemon and cucumber. Then she took the salmon through, to gasps of admiration. However, when the woman went to the kitchen to make the coffee, she found her cat writhing around on the floor in obvious pain. Convinced that the salmon was to blame, the poor woman went back in to tell her guests the truth. They all rushed off to hospital to have their stomachs pumped. The woman had only just returned home when the doorbell rang. It was the milkman, who explained that he was just calling to see if the cat was all right. It turned that he’d dropped a metal milk crate on its head that morning.

B A young man had been out for the evening in central London and was making for Charing Cross station to catch his train home, but then decided he would rather have something to eat first. Checking his pocket, he found he only had about £5. It was a difficult choice: go home or get a quarterpounder with all the trimmings. Then he remembered he had his cash card, so all was well. He bought himself the burger, which he had already started to eat when he reached the cashpoint machine. He put in his card, put the snack down next to the keypad, punched in his numbers and waited for the cash to come out. Instead the screen flashed up: 'Sorry, you have used the wrong number. Do you wish to try again?’ A bit nervous, he keyed in another number. Again the message appeared. He was convinced that the first number was right, so he keyed it in carefully. No sooner had he finished than a message came up, saying his card had been retained. This was not the only thing he lost either, for then the glass shield came down, locking away his delicious burger.

C An English couple who were driving around the USA were spending a few days in New York. They'd had some great evenings out on the town, including a show on Broadway and an Italian meal on the Lower East Side. They had been a bit anxious at first, having seen all those violent shoot-'em-cop shows on TV, but by the final evening, they were really enjoying themselves. They drove back to the hotel, parked in the basement car park, and waited for the lift up to reception. It was quite dark and rather scary. Suddenly, a huge man with Rottweiler loomed out of the shadows. The lift came and the couple hurried in, followed by the man and his dog. As the doors closed, the man shouted, 'Get down, lady! Rather than put up fight, the petrified couple tossed all their money at him and threw themselves on the floor. When the lift arrived, they scrambled to their feet and ran out in a panic. To their surprise, when they checked out the next day, the receptionist explained that a man had already settled their account, and she handed them an envelope. Inside was all the money they'd given the ‘mugger’ and a note saying: ‘I’m real sorry about scaring you yesterday and I hope paying your bill has made up for your ordeal, By the way, Lady is the name of my dog.’

D Back in the 1990s, when businessman. Maxwell owned the Daily Mirror newspaper, he lived above his offices in London. One day, Maxwell, who was in a luxurious penthouse flat at the top, was coming down in the lift. At the next floor a young lad in a rather scruffy suit, who happened to be smoking, joined him. Maxwell was furious to find one of his employees ignoring the company’s non-smoking policy. The lad was promptly told to extinguish his cigarette, but rather than doing so he started blowing smoke in Maxwell’s face. Maxwell angrily insisted that he put it out immediately. «No way,” said the lad, and carried on puffing. At this, Maxwell demanded to know how much the lad earned a week. Being told $200, he took $400 cash from his pocket and handed it to the lad, who looked totally bewildered. Maxwell said, «I’m giving you two weeks ‘notice. You are fired! Get out of my offices now!” ‘Don’t worry, mate,” said the lad, fleeing through the lift doors, with his wad of cash. «I’m going – I work for Telecom anyway!”

Write A, B, C or D next to the number

You are going to read four texts .In which text does someone…

_____ try to hide something?

A A woman was looking forward to an important dinner party, where her guests would include her husband's new boss. She wanted to serve a really special meal, so she bought a whole salmon, which she cooked and prepared beautifully. The dinner party started well, and the woman received many compliments about the starters she served. At a suitable moment, she went out to get the fish from the kitchen, where she found a rather horrifying sight: her cat was sitting on the work surface, tucking into the fish. She shooed the cat away and, in a state of total panic, hastily disguised the damage with some carefully placed slices of lemon and cucumber. Then she took the salmon through, to gasps of admiration. However, when the woman went to the kitchen to make the coffee, she found her cat writhing around on the floor in obvious pain. Convinced that the salmon was to blame, the poor woman went back in to tell her guests the truth. They all rushed off to hospital to have their stomachs pumped. The woman had only just returned home when the doorbell rang. It was the milkman, who explained that he was just calling to see if the cat was all right. It turned that he’d dropped a metal milk crate on its head that morning.

B A young man had been out for the evening in central London and was making for Charing Cross station to catch his train home, but then decided he would rather have something to eat first. Checking his pocket, he found he only had about £5. It was a difficult choice: go home or get a quarterpounder with all the trimmings. Then he remembered he had his cash card, so all was well. He bought himself the burger, which he had already started to eat when he reached the cashpoint machine. He put in his card, put the snack down next to the keypad, punched in his numbers and waited for the cash to come out. Instead the screen flashed up: 'Sorry, you have used the wrong number. Do you wish to try again?’ A bit nervous, he keyed in another number. Again the message appeared. He was convinced that the first number was right, so he keyed it in carefully. No sooner had he finished than a message came up, saying his card had been retained. This was not the only thing he lost either, for then the glass shield came down, locking away his delicious burger.

C An English couple who were driving around the USA were spending a few days in New York. They'd had some great evenings out on the town, including a show on Broadway and an Italian meal on the Lower East Side. They had been a bit anxious at first, having seen all those violent shoot-'em-cop shows on TV, but by the final evening, they were really enjoying themselves. They drove back to the hotel, parked in the basement car park, and waited for the lift up to reception. It was quite dark and rather scary. Suddenly, a huge man with Rottweiler loomed out of the shadows. The lift came and the couple hurried in, followed by the man and his dog. As the doors closed, the man shouted, 'Get down, lady! Rather than put up fight, the petrified couple tossed all their money at him and threw themselves on the floor. When the lift arrived, they scrambled to their feet and ran out in a panic. To their surprise, when they checked out the next day, the receptionist explained that a man had already settled their account, and she handed them an envelope. Inside was all the money they'd given the ‘mugger’ and a note saying: ‘I’m real sorry about scaring you yesterday and I hope paying your bill has made up for your ordeal, By the way, Lady is the name of my dog.’

D Back in the 1990s, when businessman. Maxwell owned the Daily Mirror newspaper, he lived above his offices in London. One day, Maxwell, who was in a luxurious penthouse flat at the top, was coming down in the lift. At the next floor a young lad in a rather scruffy suit, who happened to be smoking, joined him. Maxwell was furious to find one of his employees ignoring the company’s non-smoking policy. The lad was promptly told to extinguish his cigarette, but rather than doing so he started blowing smoke in Maxwell’s face. Maxwell angrily insisted that he put it out immediately. «No way,” said the lad, and carried on puffing. At this, Maxwell demanded to know how much the lad earned a week. Being told $200, he took $400 cash from his pocket and handed it to the lad, who looked totally bewildered. Maxwell said, «I’m giving you two weeks ‘notice. You are fired! Get out of my offices now!” ‘Don’t worry, mate,” said the lad, fleeing through the lift doors, with his wad of cash. «I’m going – I work for Telecom anyway!”

Write A, B, C or D next to the number

You are going to read four texts .In which text does someone…

_____ order someone to leave their job?

A A woman was looking forward to an important dinner party, where her guests would include her husband's new boss. She wanted to serve a really special meal, so she bought a whole salmon, which she cooked and prepared beautifully. The dinner party started well, and the woman received many compliments about the starters she served. At a suitable moment, she went out to get the fish from the kitchen, where she found a rather horrifying sight: her cat was sitting on the work surface, tucking into the fish. She shooed the cat away and, in a state of total panic, hastily disguised the damage with some carefully placed slices of lemon and cucumber. Then she took the salmon through, to gasps of admiration. However, when the woman went to the kitchen to make the coffee, she found her cat writhing around on the floor in obvious pain. Convinced that the salmon was to blame, the poor woman went back in to tell her guests the truth. They all rushed off to hospital to have their stomachs pumped. The woman had only just returned home when the doorbell rang. It was the milkman, who explained that he was just calling to see if the cat was all right. It turned that he’d dropped a metal milk crate on its head that morning.

B A young man had been out for the evening in central London and was making for Charing Cross station to catch his train home, but then decided he would rather have something to eat first. Checking his pocket, he found he only had about £5. It was a difficult choice: go home or get a quarterpounder with all the trimmings. Then he remembered he had his cash card, so all was well. He bought himself the burger, which he had already started to eat when he reached the cashpoint machine. He put in his card, put the snack down next to the keypad, punched in his numbers and waited for the cash to come out. Instead the screen flashed up: 'Sorry, you have used the wrong number. Do you wish to try again?’ A bit nervous, he keyed in another number. Again the message appeared. He was convinced that the first number was right, so he keyed it in carefully. No sooner had he finished than a message came up, saying his card had been retained. This was not the only thing he lost either, for then the glass shield came down, locking away his delicious burger.

C An English couple who were driving around the USA were spending a few days in New York. They'd had some great evenings out on the town, including a show on Broadway and an Italian meal on the Lower East Side. They had been a bit anxious at first, having seen all those violent shoot-'em-cop shows on TV, but by the final evening, they were really enjoying themselves. They drove back to the hotel, parked in the basement car park, and waited for the lift up to reception. It was quite dark and rather scary. Suddenly, a huge man with Rottweiler loomed out of the shadows. The lift came and the couple hurried in, followed by the man and his dog. As the doors closed, the man shouted, 'Get down, lady! Rather than put up fight, the petrified couple tossed all their money at him and threw themselves on the floor. When the lift arrived, they scrambled to their feet and ran out in a panic. To their surprise, when they checked out the next day, the receptionist explained that a man had already settled their account, and she handed them an envelope. Inside was all the money they'd given the ‘mugger’ and a note saying: ‘I’m real sorry about scaring you yesterday and I hope paying your bill has made up for your ordeal, By the way, Lady is the name of my dog.’

D Back in the 1990s, when businessman. Maxwell owned the Daily Mirror newspaper, he lived above his offices in London. One day, Maxwell, who was in a luxurious penthouse flat at the top, was coming down in the lift. At the next floor a young lad in a rather scruffy suit, who happened to be smoking, joined him. Maxwell was furious to find one of his employees ignoring the company’s non-smoking policy. The lad was promptly told to extinguish his cigarette, but rather than doing so he started blowing smoke in Maxwell’s face. Maxwell angrily insisted that he put it out immediately. «No way,” said the lad, and carried on puffing. At this, Maxwell demanded to know how much the lad earned a week. Being told $200, he took $400 cash from his pocket and handed it to the lad, who looked totally bewildered. Maxwell said, «I’m giving you two weeks ‘notice. You are fired! Get out of my offices now!” ‘Don’t worry, mate,” said the lad, fleeing through the lift doors, with his wad of cash. «I’m going – I work for Telecom anyway!”

Write A, B, C or D next to the number

You are going to read four texts .In which text does someone…

_____ receive an apology?

A A woman was looking forward to an important dinner party, where her guests would include her husband's new boss. She wanted to serve a really special meal, so she bought a whole salmon, which she cooked and prepared beautifully. The dinner party started well, and the woman received many compliments about the starters she served. At a suitable moment, she went out to get the fish from the kitchen, where she found a rather horrifying sight: her cat was sitting on the work surface, tucking into the fish. She shooed the cat away and, in a state of total panic, hastily disguised the damage with some carefully placed slices of lemon and cucumber. Then she took the salmon through, to gasps of admiration. However, when the woman went to the kitchen to make the coffee, she found her cat writhing around on the floor in obvious pain. Convinced that the salmon was to blame, the poor woman went back in to tell her guests the truth. They all rushed off to hospital to have their stomachs pumped. The woman had only just returned home when the doorbell rang. It was the milkman, who explained that he was just calling to see if the cat was all right. It turned that he’d dropped a metal milk crate on its head that morning.

B A young man had been out for the evening in central London and was making for Charing Cross station to catch his train home, but then decided he would rather have something to eat first. Checking his pocket, he found he only had about £5. It was a difficult choice: go home or get a quarterpounder with all the trimmings. Then he remembered he had his cash card, so all was well. He bought himself the burger, which he had already started to eat when he reached the cashpoint machine. He put in his card, put the snack down next to the keypad, punched in his numbers and waited for the cash to come out. Instead the screen flashed up: 'Sorry, you have used the wrong number. Do you wish to try again?’ A bit nervous, he keyed in another number. Again the message appeared. He was convinced that the first number was right, so he keyed it in carefully. No sooner had he finished than a message came up, saying his card had been retained. This was not the only thing he lost either, for then the glass shield came down, locking away his delicious burger.

C An English couple who were driving around the USA were spending a few days in New York. They'd had some great evenings out on the town, including a show on Broadway and an Italian meal on the Lower East Side. They had been a bit anxious at first, having seen all those violent shoot-'em-cop shows on TV, but by the final evening, they were really enjoying themselves. They drove back to the hotel, parked in the basement car park, and waited for the lift up to reception. It was quite dark and rather scary. Suddenly, a huge man with Rottweiler loomed out of the shadows. The lift came and the couple hurried in, followed by the man and his dog. As the doors closed, the man shouted, 'Get down, lady! Rather than put up fight, the petrified couple tossed all their money at him and threw themselves on the floor. When the lift arrived, they scrambled to their feet and ran out in a panic. To their surprise, when they checked out the next day, the receptionist explained that a man had already settled their account, and she handed them an envelope. Inside was all the money they'd given the ‘mugger’ and a note saying: ‘I’m real sorry about scaring you yesterday and I hope paying your bill has made up for your ordeal, By the way, Lady is the name of my dog.’

D Back in the 1990s, when businessman. Maxwell owned the Daily Mirror newspaper, he lived above his offices in London. One day, Maxwell, who was in a luxurious penthouse flat at the top, was coming down in the lift. At the next floor a young lad in a rather scruffy suit, who happened to be smoking, joined him. Maxwell was furious to find one of his employees ignoring the company’s non-smoking policy. The lad was promptly told to extinguish his cigarette, but rather than doing so he started blowing smoke in Maxwell’s face. Maxwell angrily insisted that he put it out immediately. «No way,” said the lad, and carried on puffing. At this, Maxwell demanded to know how much the lad earned a week. Being told $200, he took $400 cash from his pocket and handed it to the lad, who looked totally bewildered. Maxwell said, «I’m giving you two weeks ‘notice. You are fired! Get out of my offices now!” ‘Don’t worry, mate,” said the lad, fleeing through the lift doors, with his wad of cash. «I’m going – I work for Telecom anyway!”

Write A, B, C or D next to the number

You are going to read four texts .In which text does someone…

_____ have something taken from them?

A A woman was looking forward to an important dinner party, where her guests would include her husband's new boss. She wanted to serve a really special meal, so she bought a whole salmon, which she cooked and prepared beautifully. The dinner party started well, and the woman received many compliments about the starters she served. At a suitable moment, she went out to get the fish from the kitchen, where she found a rather horrifying sight: her cat was sitting on the work surface, tucking into the fish. She shooed the cat away and, in a state of total panic, hastily disguised the damage with some carefully placed slices of lemon and cucumber. Then she took the salmon through, to gasps of admiration. However, when the woman went to the kitchen to make the coffee, she found her cat writhing around on the floor in obvious pain. Convinced that the salmon was to blame, the poor woman went back in to tell her guests the truth. They all rushed off to hospital to have their stomachs pumped. The woman had only just returned home when the doorbell rang. It was the milkman, who explained that he was just calling to see if the cat was all right. It turned that he’d dropped a metal milk crate on its head that morning.

B A young man had been out for the evening in central London and was making for Charing Cross station to catch his train home, but then decided he would rather have something to eat first. Checking his pocket, he found he only had about £5. It was a difficult choice: go home or get a quarterpounder with all the trimmings. Then he remembered he had his cash card, so all was well. He bought himself the burger, which he had already started to eat when he reached the cashpoint machine. He put in his card, put the snack down next to the keypad, punched in his numbers and waited for the cash to come out. Instead the screen flashed up: 'Sorry, you have used the wrong number. Do you wish to try again?’ A bit nervous, he keyed in another number. Again the message appeared. He was convinced that the first number was right, so he keyed it in carefully. No sooner had he finished than a message came up, saying his card had been retained. This was not the only thing he lost either, for then the glass shield came down, locking away his delicious burger.

C An English couple who were driving around the USA were spending a few days in New York. They'd had some great evenings out on the town, including a show on Broadway and an Italian meal on the Lower East Side. They had been a bit anxious at first, having seen all those violent shoot-'em-cop shows on TV, but by the final evening, they were really enjoying themselves. They drove back to the hotel, parked in the basement car park, and waited for the lift up to reception. It was quite dark and rather scary. Suddenly, a huge man with Rottweiler loomed out of the shadows. The lift came and the couple hurried in, followed by the man and his dog. As the doors closed, the man shouted, 'Get down, lady! Rather than put up fight, the petrified couple tossed all their money at him and threw themselves on the floor. When the lift arrived, they scrambled to their feet and ran out in a panic. To their surprise, when they checked out the next day, the receptionist explained that a man had already settled their account, and she handed them an envelope. Inside was all the money they'd given the ‘mugger’ and a note saying: ‘I’m real sorry about scaring you yesterday and I hope paying your bill has made up for your ordeal, By the way, Lady is the name of my dog.’

D Back in the 1990s, when businessman. Maxwell owned the Daily Mirror newspaper, he lived above his offices in London. One day, Maxwell, who was in a luxurious penthouse flat at the top, was coming down in the lift. At the next floor a young lad in a rather scruffy suit, who happened to be smoking, joined him. Maxwell was furious to find one of his employees ignoring the company’s non-smoking policy. The lad was promptly told to extinguish his cigarette, but rather than doing so he started blowing smoke in Maxwell’s face. Maxwell angrily insisted that he put it out immediately. «No way,” said the lad, and carried on puffing. At this, Maxwell demanded to know how much the lad earned a week. Being told $200, he took $400 cash from his pocket and handed it to the lad, who looked totally bewildered. Maxwell said, «I’m giving you two weeks ‘notice. You are fired! Get out of my offices now!” ‘Don’t worry, mate,” said the lad, fleeing through the lift doors, with his wad of cash. «I’m going – I work for Telecom anyway!”

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