Reading, the 8th form

Read the text.

Jim and Delia were two young people, husband and wife. They loved each other dearly. The lived in a small room in an old house in one of the dirty streets of New York.

They worked from early morning till late at night, but they got very little money for their work. And still they had two things which were very dear to them — Jim's watch and Delia's beau­tiful hair.

Christmas was coming and Delia want­ed to give Jim a nice present, but she had no money. She really did not know what to do. She sat on the sofa and be­gan to cry. Suddenly an idea came to her. She got up and stood in front of the mirror and looked at her beautiful long hair. Then she left the house and in a few minutes she was already at the hairdresser's shop.

"Will you buy my hair?" she asked. The hairdresser looked at her hair and said,

"Yes, I will. It's fine hair. I can give you twenty dollars for it". Delia was very happy. She took the money and went to  buy a present for her husband. In one of the shops she saw a very beautiful watch-chain. "I'll buy it, Jim will be і very glad", she said to herself. "He needs a chain for his watch".

So Delia bought a gold watch-chain as a Christmas present for Jim. When she got home, Jim was already there wait­ing for her. He looked at his smiling lit­tle wife and understood everything.

"Why did you do so?" he asked.

"Dear Jim, my hair will grow and I wanted to give you a present. Here it is", and she put the watch-chain into his hand:

The beautiful chain, Delia's present was of no use to him. He had sold his gold watch to buy a Christmas present for his wife. He took a packet out of his pocket and gave it to Delia. She opened it and saw two beautiful combs, the combs that she had seen in a shop win­dow and wanted for so long.

(After O.Henry)



I.   Mark + if the statement is true, — if it is false.

1.        Jim and Delia were two young peo­ple, husband and wife.

Jim and Delia were two young people, husband and wife. They loved each other dearly. The lived in a small room in an old house in one of the dirty streets of New York.

They worked from early morning till late at night, but they got very little money for their work. And still they had two things which were very dear to them — Jim's watch and Delia's beau­tiful hair.

Christmas was coming and Delia want­ed to give Jim a nice present, but she had no money. She really did not know what to do. She sat on the sofa and be­gan to cry. Suddenly an idea came to her. She got up and stood in front of the mirror and looked at her beautiful long hair. Then she left the house and in a few minutes she was already at the hairdresser's shop.

"Will you buy my hair?" she asked. The hairdresser looked at her hair and said,

"Yes, I will. It's fine hair. I can give you twenty dollars for it". Delia was very happy. She took the money and went to  buy a present for her husband. In one of the shops she saw a very beautiful watch-chain. "I'll buy it, Jim will be і very glad", she said to herself. "He needs a chain for his watch".

So Delia bought a gold watch-chain as a Christmas present for Jim. When she got home, Jim was already there wait­ing for her. He looked at his smiling lit­tle wife and understood everything.

"Why did you do so?" he asked.

"Dear Jim, my hair will grow and I wanted to give you a present. Here it is", and she put the watch-chain into his hand:

The beautiful chain, Delia's present was of no use to him. He had sold his gold watch to buy a Christmas present for his wife. He took a packet out of his pocket and gave it to Delia. She opened it and saw two beautiful combs, the combs that she had seen in a shop win­dow and wanted for so long.

2. They lived in a small room in a new house in New York

Jim and Delia were two young people, husband and wife. They loved each other dearly. The lived in a small room in an old house in one of the dirty streets of New York.

They worked from early morning till late at night, but they got very little money for their work. And still they had two things which were very dear to them — Jim's watch and Delia's beau­tiful hair.

Christmas was coming and Delia want­ed to give Jim a nice present, but she had no money. She really did not know what to do. She sat on the sofa and be­gan to cry. Suddenly an idea came to her. She got up and stood in front of the mirror and looked at her beautiful long hair. Then she left the house and in a few minutes she was already at the hairdresser's shop.

"Will you buy my hair?" she asked. The hairdresser looked at her hair and said,

"Yes, I will. It's fine hair. I can give you twenty dollars for it". Delia was very happy. She took the money and went to  buy a present for her husband. In one of the shops she saw a very beautiful watch-chain. "I'll buy it, Jim will be і very glad", she said to herself. "He needs a chain for his watch".

So Delia bought a gold watch-chain as a Christmas present for Jim. When she got home, Jim was already there wait­ing for her. He looked at his smiling lit­tle wife and understood everything.

"Why did you do so?" he asked.

"Dear Jim, my hair will grow and I wanted to give you a present. Here it is", and she put the watch-chain into his hand:

The beautiful chain, Delia's present was of no use to him. He had sold his gold watch to buy a Christmas present for his wife. He took a packet out of his pocket and gave it to Delia. She opened it and saw two beautiful combs, the combs that she had seen in a shop win­dow and wanted for so long.

3.  They had two things which were very dear to them — Jim's new car

and Delia's gold watch.

Jim and Delia were two young people, husband and wife. They loved each other dearly. The lived in a small room in an old house in one of the dirty streets of New York.

They worked from early morning till late at night, but they got very little money for their work. And still they had two things which were very dear to them — Jim's watch and Delia's beau­tiful hair.

Christmas was coming and Delia want­ed to give Jim a nice present, but she had no money. She really did not know what to do. She sat on the sofa and be­gan to cry. Suddenly an idea came to her. She got up and stood in front of the mirror and looked at her beautiful long hair. Then she left the house and in a few minutes she was already at the hairdresser's shop.

"Will you buy my hair?" she asked. The hairdresser looked at her hair and said,

"Yes, I will. It's fine hair. I can give you twenty dollars for it". Delia was very happy. She took the money and went to  buy a present for her husband. In one of the shops she saw a very beautiful watch-chain. "I'll buy it, Jim will be і very glad", she said to herself. "He needs a chain for his watch".

So Delia bought a gold watch-chain as a Christmas present for Jim. When she got home, Jim was already there wait­ing for her. He looked at his smiling lit­tle wife and understood everything.

"Why did you do so?" he asked.

"Dear Jim, my hair will grow and I wanted to give you a present. Here it is", and she put the watch-chain into his hand:

The beautiful chain, Delia's present was of no use to him. He had sold his gold watch to buy a Christmas present for his wife. He took a packet out of his pocket and gave it to Delia. She opened it and saw two beautiful combs, the combs that she had seen in a shop win­dow and wanted for so long.

4.  The hairdresser gave Delia twenty dollars for her hair,

Jim and Delia were two young people, husband and wife. They loved each other dearly. The lived in a small room in an old house in one of the dirty streets of New York.

They worked from early morning till late at night, but they got very little money for their work. And still they had two things which were very dear to them — Jim's watch and Delia's beau­tiful hair.

Christmas was coming and Delia want­ed to give Jim a nice present, but she had no money. She really did not know what to do. She sat on the sofa and be­gan to cry. Suddenly an idea came to her. She got up and stood in front of the mirror and looked at her beautiful long hair. Then she left the house and in a few minutes she was already at the hairdresser's shop.

"Will you buy my hair?" she asked. The hairdresser looked at her hair and said,

"Yes, I will. It's fine hair. I can give you twenty dollars for it". Delia was very happy. She took the money and went to  buy a present for her husband. In one of the shops she saw a very beautiful watch-chain. "I'll buy it, Jim will be і very glad", she said to herself. "He needs a chain for his watch".

So Delia bought a gold watch-chain as a Christmas present for Jim. When she got home, Jim was already there wait­ing for her. He looked at his smiling lit­tle wife and understood everything.

"Why did you do so?" he asked.

"Dear Jim, my hair will grow and I wanted to give you a present. Here it is", and she put the watch-chain into his hand:

The beautiful chain, Delia's present was of no use to him. He had sold his gold watch to buy a Christmas present for his wife. He took a packet out of his pocket and gave it to Delia. She opened it and saw two beautiful combs, the combs that she had seen in a shop win­dow and wanted for so long.

5. Delia bought a beautiful watch chain for Jim.

Jim and Delia were two young people, husband and wife. They loved each other dearly. The lived in a small room in an old house in one of the dirty streets of New York.

They worked from early morning till late at night, but they got very little money for their work. And still they had two things which were very dear to them — Jim's watch and Delia's beau­tiful hair.

Christmas was coming and Delia want­ed to give Jim a nice present, but she had no money. She really did not know what to do. She sat on the sofa and be­gan to cry. Suddenly an idea came to her. She got up and stood in front of the mirror and looked at her beautiful long hair. Then she left the house and in a few minutes she was already at the hairdresser's shop.

"Will you buy my hair?" she asked. The hairdresser looked at her hair and said,

"Yes, I will. It's fine hair. I can give you twenty dollars for it". Delia was very happy. She took the money and went to  buy a present for her husband. In one of the shops she saw a very beautiful watch-chain. "I'll buy it, Jim will be і very glad", she said to herself. "He needs a chain for his watch".

So Delia bought a gold watch-chain as a Christmas present for Jim. When she got home, Jim was already there wait­ing for her. He looked at his smiling lit­tle wife and understood everything.

"Why did you do so?" he asked.

"Dear Jim, my hair will grow and I wanted to give you a present. Here it is", and she put the watch-chain into his hand:

The beautiful chain, Delia's present was of no use to him. He had sold his gold watch to buy a Christmas present for his wife. He took a packet out of his pocket and gave it to Delia. She opened it and saw two beautiful combs, the combs that she had seen in a shop win­dow and wanted for so long.

6.  Jim had sold his gold watch do Delia.

.    Choose facts from given below to support these statements.

1.  Jim and Delia were very poor.

2. They wanted to give presents to each other.

3. Delia's present was of no use to Jim.

Choose the correct word.

1.         They loved each other___

2.         She got up and stood in front of the ___

3.         In a few minutes she was already at the ___

4.   She saw two beautiful ___ in the packet Jim had given her.