Test ZNO Tasks

A MESSAGE TO THE STARS

Our planet Earth is one of nine planets revolving around the Sun, a fairly small and ordinary star, which lies in the outer areas of the Milky Way galaxy. There are about 250 billion stars in our galaxy and billions of galaxies in the universe. People have always rendered about the possibility of intelligent life forms on other planets. In recent years this has become serious scientific speculation. Some scientists believe that there must be large numbers of stars with planets which could support living intelligent beings. Perhaps we will never know. The nearest star is 4,3 light years away. A light year is the distance covered by light travelling at about 186,000 miles a second in one year. It would take the fastest Earth spacecraft about 40,000 years to reach the nearest star.

For a number of years radio telescopes have been trying to pick up signals from outer space, so far without success. There are, however, millions of possible radio frequencies, and there is no reason why a completely alien civilization should not use a different type of communication, such as X-rays or even a type of wave we have not yet discovered. Suppose contacts were made with beings 300 light years away. By the time we had sent our reply and received their response, the Earth would be 600 years older. It would be an interesting, but rather slow-moving conversation!

The nearest star is ....

A MESSAGE TO THE STARS

Our planet Earth is one of nine planets revolving around the Sun, a fairly small and ordinary star, which lies in the outer areas of the Milky Way galaxy. There are about 250 billion stars in our galaxy and billions of galaxies in the universe. People have always rendered about the possibility of intelligent life forms on other planets. In recent years this has become serious scientific speculation. Some scientists believe that there must be large numbers of stars with planets which could support living intelligent beings. Perhaps we will never know. The nearest star is 4,3 light years away. A light year is the distance covered by light travelling at about 186,000 miles a second in one year. It would take the fastest Earth spacecraft about 40,000 years to reach the nearest star.

For a number of years radio telescopes have been trying to pick up signals from outer space, so far without success. There are, however, millions of possible radio frequencies, and there is no reason why a completely alien civilization should not use a different type of communication, such as X-rays or even a type of wave we have not yet discovered. Suppose contacts were made with beings 300 light years away. By the time we had sent our reply and received their response, the Earth would be 600 years older. It would be an interesting, but rather slow-moving conversation!

There are about... in our galaxy.

A MESSAGE TO THE STARS

Our planet Earth is one of nine planets revolving around the Sun, a fairly small and ordinary star, which lies in the outer areas of the Milky Way galaxy. There are about 250 billion stars in our galaxy and billions of galaxies in the universe. People have always rendered about the possibility of intelligent life forms on other planets. In recent years this has become serious scientific speculation. Some scientists believe that there must be large numbers of stars with planets which could support living intelligent beings. Perhaps we will never know. The nearest star is 4,3 light years away. A light year is the distance covered by light travelling at about 186,000 miles a second in one year. It would take the fastest Earth spacecraft about 40,000 years to reach the nearest star.

For a number of years radio telescopes have been trying to pick up signals from outer space, so far without success. There are, however, millions of possible radio frequencies, and there is no reason why a completely alien civilization should not use a different type of communication, such as X-rays or even a type of wave we have not yet discovered. Suppose contacts were made with beings 300 light years away. By the time we had sent our reply and received their response, the Earth would be 600 years older. It would be an interesting, but rather slow-moving conversation!

A light year is the distance covered by light travelling at about... in one year.

A MESSAGE TO THE STARS

Our planet Earth is one of nine planets revolving around the Sun, a fairly small and ordinary star, which lies in the outer areas of the Milky Way galaxy. There are about 250 billion stars in our galaxy and billions of galaxies in the universe. People have always rendered about the possibility of intelligent life forms on other planets. In recent years this has become serious scientific speculation. Some scientists believe that there must be large numbers of stars with planets which could support living intelligent beings. Perhaps we will never know. The nearest star is 4,3 light years away. A light year is the distance covered by light travelling at about 186,000 miles a second in one year. It would take the fastest Earth spacecraft about 40,000 years to reach the nearest star.

For a number of years radio telescopes have been trying to pick up signals from outer space, so far without success. There are, however, millions of possible radio frequencies, and there is no reason why a completely alien civilization should not use a different type of communication, such as X-rays or even a type of wave we have not yet discovered. Suppose contacts were made with beings 300 light years away. By the time we had sent our reply and received their response, the Earth would be 600 years older. It would be an interesting, but rather slow-moving conversation!

Suppose contacts were made with beings .... 

A MESSAGE TO THE STARS

Our planet Earth is one of nine planets revolving around the Sun, a fairly small and ordinary star, which lies in the outer areas of the Milky Way galaxy. There are about 250 billion stars in our galaxy and billions of galaxies in the universe. People have always rendered about the possibility of intelligent life forms on other planets. In recent years this has become serious scientific speculation. Some scientists believe that there must be large numbers of stars with planets which could support living intelligent beings. Perhaps we will never know. The nearest star is 4,3 light years away. A light year is the distance covered by light travelling at about 186,000 miles a second in one year. It would take the fastest Earth spacecraft about 40,000 years to reach the nearest star.

For a number of years radio telescopes have been trying to pick up signals from outer space, so far without success. There are, however, millions of possible radio frequencies, and there is no reason why a completely alien civilization should not use a different type of communication, such as X-rays or even a type of wave we have not yet discovered. Suppose contacts were made with beings 300 light years away. By the time we had sent our reply and received their response, the Earth would be 600 years older. It would be an interesting, but rather slow-moving conversation!

It would take the fastest spacecraft about... to reach the nearest star.

A MESSAGE TO THE STARS

Our planet Earth is one of nine planets revolving around the Sun, a fairly small and ordinary star, which lies in the outer areas of the Milky Way galaxy. There are about 250 billion stars in our galaxy and billions of galaxies in the universe. People have always rendered about the possibility of intelligent life forms on other planets. In recent years this has become serious scientific speculation. Some scientists believe that there must be large numbers of stars with planets which could support living intelligent beings. Perhaps we will never know. The nearest star is 4,3 light years away. A light year is the distance covered by light travelling at about 186,000 miles a second in one year. It would take the fastest Earth spacecraft about 40,000 years to reach the nearest star.

For a number of years radio telescopes have been trying to pick up signals from outer space, so far without success. There are, however, millions of possible radio frequencies, and there is no reason why a completely alien civilization should not use a different type of communication, such as X-rays or even a type of wave we have not yet discovered. Suppose contacts were made with beings 300 light years away. By the time we had sent our reply and received their response, the Earth would be 600 years older. It would be an interesting, but rather slow-moving conversation!

By the time we had sent our reply and received their response, the Earth would be .... 

TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA

We were driving in a car from Switzerland toward the beautiful old Italian city of Verona. Just outside the city we met two boys, who were selling strawberries.

My friend spoke to the boys and found out that they were brothers. Nicolo, was 13, Jacopo, the smaller one, was almost 12. We bought their strawberries and continued (33) ____ .

The next morning we saw the two boys again near our hotel in Verona. They were shining the shoes of the men (34) ____ . They were very busy, but they said 'hello' to us in a friendly way.

'I thought you sold strawberries,' I said. 'We do many things, sir,' Nicolo answered seriously.

In the week (35) ____ we saw Nicolo and Jacopo several times. These two brothers worked all day under the hot sun, shining shoes, selling fruit and newspapers. They always looked very busy.

One morning while Nicolo was shining my shoes I said: 'You and Jacopo work very hard. Tell me, how do you spend your money?'

'We have plans, sir', the boys said. As we were soon leaving Verona we wanted to do (36) _____ for the boys who were friendly to us.

'Well,' I said, 'can we do anything for you before we go?'

'Every Sunday we go to a village not far from Verona,' Nicolo began. 'We usually go by bus; but tomorrow, sir, may be you will take us in your car.'

On Sunday I took the boys to the village. I stopped my car where the boys asked. It was a lovely big house. The boys promised not to be long and entered the building. I waited a few minutes and then I followed the boys.

'Excuse me,' I said to a nurse who came to the door, 'I just brought two small boys here.'

'Ah, yes,' she said with a smile. 'Nicolo and Jacopo came to visit their sister. They are alone in the world, except for their sister. Their mother and father died before the war. When the fascists came to Verona the boys began to carry (37) _____  to the mountains. When the war ended they found their sister sick with tuberculosis. They brought her to our hospital. And every week the boys come to pay for their sister.'

I thanked the nurse and waited outside. Soon the boys came back to the car. They sat (38) ____ , looking serious and proud, these two gentlemen of Verona.

TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA

We were driving in a car from Switzerland toward the beautiful old Italian city of Verona. Just outside the city we met two boys, who were selling strawberries.

My friend spoke to the boys and found out that they were brothers. Nicolo, was 13, Jacopo, the smaller one, was almost 12. We bought their strawberries and continued (33) ____ .

The next morning we saw the two boys again near our hotel in Verona. They were shining the shoes of the men (34) ____ . They were very busy, but they said 'hello' to us in a friendly way.

'I thought you sold strawberries,' I said. 'We do many things, sir,' Nicolo answered seriously.

In the week (35) ____ we saw Nicolo and Jacopo several times. These two brothers worked all day under the hot sun, shining shoes, selling fruit and newspapers. They always looked very busy.

One morning while Nicolo was shining my shoes I said: 'You and Jacopo work very hard. Tell me, how do you spend your money?'

'We have plans, sir', the boys said. As we were soon leaving Verona we wanted to do (36) _____ for the boys who were friendly to us.

'Well,' I said, 'can we do anything for you before we go?'

'Every Sunday we go to a village not far from Verona,' Nicolo began. 'We usually go by bus; but tomorrow, sir, may be you will take us in your car.'

On Sunday I took the boys to the village. I stopped my car where the boys asked. It was a lovely big house. The boys promised not to be long and entered the building. I waited a few minutes and then I followed the boys.

'Excuse me,' I said to a nurse who came to the door, 'I just brought two small boys here.'

'Ah, yes,' she said with a smile. 'Nicolo and Jacopo came to visit their sister. They are alone in the world, except for their sister. Their mother and father died before the war. When the fascists came to Verona the boys began to carry (37) _____  to the mountains. When the war ended they found their sister sick with tuberculosis. They brought her to our hospital. And every week the boys come to pay for their sister.'

I thanked the nurse and waited outside. Soon the boys came back to the car. They sat (38) ____ , looking serious and proud, these two gentlemen of Verona.

TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA

We were driving in a car from Switzerland toward the beautiful old Italian city of Verona. Just outside the city we met two boys, who were selling strawberries.

My friend spoke to the boys and found out that they were brothers. Nicolo, was 13, Jacopo, the smaller one, was almost 12. We bought their strawberries and continued (33) ____ .

The next morning we saw the two boys again near our hotel in Verona. They were shining the shoes of the men (34) ____ . They were very busy, but they said 'hello' to us in a friendly way.

'I thought you sold strawberries,' I said. 'We do many things, sir,' Nicolo answered seriously.

In the week (35) ____ we saw Nicolo and Jacopo several times. These two brothers worked all day under the hot sun, shining shoes, selling fruit and newspapers. They always looked very busy.

One morning while Nicolo was shining my shoes I said: 'You and Jacopo work very hard. Tell me, how do you spend your money?'

'We have plans, sir', the boys said. As we were soon leaving Verona we wanted to do (36) _____ for the boys who were friendly to us.

'Well,' I said, 'can we do anything for you before we go?'

'Every Sunday we go to a village not far from Verona,' Nicolo began. 'We usually go by bus; but tomorrow, sir, may be you will take us in your car.'

On Sunday I took the boys to the village. I stopped my car where the boys asked. It was a lovely big house. The boys promised not to be long and entered the building. I waited a few minutes and then I followed the boys.

'Excuse me,' I said to a nurse who came to the door, 'I just brought two small boys here.'

'Ah, yes,' she said with a smile. 'Nicolo and Jacopo came to visit their sister. They are alone in the world, except for their sister. Their mother and father died before the war. When the fascists came to Verona the boys began to carry (37) _____  to the mountains. When the war ended they found their sister sick with tuberculosis. They brought her to our hospital. And every week the boys come to pay for their sister.'

I thanked the nurse and waited outside. Soon the boys came back to the car. They sat (38) ____ , looking serious and proud, these two gentlemen of Verona.

TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA

We were driving in a car from Switzerland toward the beautiful old Italian city of Verona. Just outside the city we met two boys, who were selling strawberries.

My friend spoke to the boys and found out that they were brothers. Nicolo, was 13, Jacopo, the smaller one, was almost 12. We bought their strawberries and continued (33) ____ .

The next morning we saw the two boys again near our hotel in Verona. They were shining the shoes of the men (34) ____ . They were very busy, but they said 'hello' to us in a friendly way.

'I thought you sold strawberries,' I said. 'We do many things, sir,' Nicolo answered seriously.

In the week (35) ____ we saw Nicolo and Jacopo several times. These two brothers worked all day under the hot sun, shining shoes, selling fruit and newspapers. They always looked very busy.

One morning while Nicolo was shining my shoes I said: 'You and Jacopo work very hard. Tell me, how do you spend your money?'

'We have plans, sir', the boys said. As we were soon leaving Verona we wanted to do (36) _____ for the boys who were friendly to us.

'Well,' I said, 'can we do anything for you before we go?'

'Every Sunday we go to a village not far from Verona,' Nicolo began. 'We usually go by bus; but tomorrow, sir, may be you will take us in your car.'

On Sunday I took the boys to the village. I stopped my car where the boys asked. It was a lovely big house. The boys promised not to be long and entered the building. I waited a few minutes and then I followed the boys.

'Excuse me,' I said to a nurse who came to the door, 'I just brought two small boys here.'

'Ah, yes,' she said with a smile. 'Nicolo and Jacopo came to visit their sister. They are alone in the world, except for their sister. Their mother and father died before the war. When the fascists came to Verona the boys began to carry (37) _____  to the mountains. When the war ended they found their sister sick with tuberculosis. They brought her to our hospital. And every week the boys come to pay for their sister.'

I thanked the nurse and waited outside. Soon the boys came back to the car. They sat (38) ____ , looking serious and proud, these two gentlemen of Verona.

TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA

We were driving in a car from Switzerland toward the beautiful old Italian city of Verona. Just outside the city we met two boys, who were selling strawberries.

My friend spoke to the boys and found out that they were brothers. Nicolo, was 13, Jacopo, the smaller one, was almost 12. We bought their strawberries and continued (33) ____ .

The next morning we saw the two boys again near our hotel in Verona. They were shining the shoes of the men (34) ____ . They were very busy, but they said 'hello' to us in a friendly way.

'I thought you sold strawberries,' I said. 'We do many things, sir,' Nicolo answered seriously.

In the week (35) ____ we saw Nicolo and Jacopo several times. These two brothers worked all day under the hot sun, shining shoes, selling fruit and newspapers. They always looked very busy.

One morning while Nicolo was shining my shoes I said: 'You and Jacopo work very hard. Tell me, how do you spend your money?'

'We have plans, sir', the boys said. As we were soon leaving Verona we wanted to do (36) _____ for the boys who were friendly to us.

'Well,' I said, 'can we do anything for you before we go?'

'Every Sunday we go to a village not far from Verona,' Nicolo began. 'We usually go by bus; but tomorrow, sir, may be you will take us in your car.'

On Sunday I took the boys to the village. I stopped my car where the boys asked. It was a lovely big house. The boys promised not to be long and entered the building. I waited a few minutes and then I followed the boys.

'Excuse me,' I said to a nurse who came to the door, 'I just brought two small boys here.'

'Ah, yes,' she said with a smile. 'Nicolo and Jacopo came to visit their sister. They are alone in the world, except for their sister. Their mother and father died before the war. When the fascists came to Verona the boys began to carry (37) _____  to the mountains. When the war ended they found their sister sick with tuberculosis. They brought her to our hospital. And every week the boys come to pay for their sister.'

I thanked the nurse and waited outside. Soon the boys came back to the car. They sat (38) ____ , looking serious and proud, these two gentlemen of Verona.

TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA

We were driving in a car from Switzerland toward the beautiful old Italian city of Verona. Just outside the city we met two boys, who were selling strawberries.

My friend spoke to the boys and found out that they were brothers. Nicolo, was 13, Jacopo, the smaller one, was almost 12. We bought their strawberries and continued (33) ____ .

The next morning we saw the two boys again near our hotel in Verona. They were shining the shoes of the men (34) ____ . They were very busy, but they said 'hello' to us in a friendly way.

'I thought you sold strawberries,' I said. 'We do many things, sir,' Nicolo answered seriously.

In the week (35) ____ we saw Nicolo and Jacopo several times. These two brothers worked all day under the hot sun, shining shoes, selling fruit and newspapers. They always looked very busy.

One morning while Nicolo was shining my shoes I said: 'You and Jacopo work very hard. Tell me, how do you spend your money?'

'We have plans, sir', the boys said. As we were soon leaving Verona we wanted to do (36) _____ for the boys who were friendly to us.

'Well,' I said, 'can we do anything for you before we go?'

'Every Sunday we go to a village not far from Verona,' Nicolo began. 'We usually go by bus; but tomorrow, sir, may be you will take us in your car.'

On Sunday I took the boys to the village. I stopped my car where the boys asked. It was a lovely big house. The boys promised not to be long and entered the building. I waited a few minutes and then I followed the boys.

'Excuse me,' I said to a nurse who came to the door, 'I just brought two small boys here.'

'Ah, yes,' she said with a smile. 'Nicolo and Jacopo came to visit their sister. They are alone in the world, except for their sister. Their mother and father died before the war. When the fascists came to Verona the boys began to carry (37) _____  to the mountains. When the war ended they found their sister sick with tuberculosis. They brought her to our hospital. And every week the boys come to pay for their sister.'

I thanked the nurse and waited outside. Soon the boys came back to the car. They sat (38) ____ , looking serious and proud, these two gentlemen of Verona.

Read and complete the text below. For each of the empty space (39 - 48) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

MR. SELLYER IS SELLING BOOKS

One day I (39) ____ to a bookshop to look through new books. Mr. Sellyer showed me to the back of the shop where I could find some interesting books. While I was looking (40) ____the books, I could watch Mr. Sellyer at work and see some of his methods.

A fashionably dressed woman was standing at the corner and Mr. Sellyer was showing a book to her.

'You are quite sure it's the (41) _____ ?' the lady was saying to Mr. Sellyer. 'Oh, yes, Mrs. Rassel', answered the manager. 'This is Mr. Slush's latest book. It's having a wonderful sale.'

 I looked at the title, the name of the book was Golden Dreams.

Another lady (42) ____ the bookshop. She was in deep mourning and looked (43) ____ a widow. She asked the manager to show her some new books, something new in fiction. 'Yes, Madam, here's a charming thing Golden Dreams. The critics say that it's one of the (44) ____ things, written by this author'.

'Is it a good book?' asked the lady.

'A charming one', said the manager. 'It's a love story — very simple and sweet and wonderfully charming. My wife was reading it aloud only last night. She was crying all the time while she was reading it.'

The lady bought Golden Dreams and (45) _____ the shop.

'Have you (46) _____ good light reading for vacation time?' asked the next lady. 'Yes', said Mr. Sellyer. Golden Dreams is the most humorous book of the (47) _____ . My wife was reading it aloud only yesterday. She was laughing all the time while she was reading it.'

The lady paid (48) _____ the book and went out.

So every customer who entered the shop went away with Golden Dreams. To one lady the manager sold Golden Dreams as the reading for a holiday, to another as the book to read after the holiday, another bought it to read on a rainy day and the fourth as the right book for a fine day.

When I was leaving the bookshop, I went up to the manager and asked him, 'Do you like the book yourself?' 'Dear me!' said the manager. 'I've no idea of the book. I've no time to read every book. I'm selling.' 'And did your wife really like the book?' 'I am not married, Sir', answered the manager smiling.

One day I (39) ____ to a bookshop to look through new books. Mr. Sellyer showed me to the back of the shop where I could find some interesting books. While I was looking (40) ____the books, I could watch Mr. Sellyer at work and see some of his methods.

A fashionably dressed woman was standing at the corner and Mr. Sellyer was showing a book to her.

'You are quite sure it's the (41) _____ ?' the lady was saying to Mr. Sellyer. 'Oh, yes, Mrs. Rassel', answered the manager. 'This is Mr. Slush's latest book. It's having a wonderful sale.'

 I looked at the title, the name of the book was Golden Dreams.

Another lady (42) ____ the bookshop. She was in deep mourning and looked (43) ____ a widow. She asked the manager to show her some new books, something new in fiction. 'Yes, Madam, here's a charming thing Golden Dreams. The critics say that it's one of the (44) ____ things, written by this author'.

'Is it a good book?' asked the lady.

'A charming one', said the manager. 'It's a love story — very simple and sweet and wonderfully charming. My wife was reading it aloud only last night. She was crying all the time while she was reading it.'

The lady bought Golden Dreams and (45) _____ the shop.

'Have you (46) _____ good light reading for vacation time?' asked the next lady. 'Yes', said Mr. Sellyer. Golden Dreams is the most humorous book of the (47) _____ . My wife was reading it aloud only yesterday. She was laughing all the time while she was reading it.'

The lady paid (48) _____ the book and went out.

So every customer who entered the shop went away with Golden Dreams. To one lady the manager sold Golden Dreams as the reading for a holiday, to another as the book to read after the holiday, another bought it to read on a rainy day and the fourth as the right book for a fine day.

When I was leaving the bookshop, I went up to the manager and asked him, 'Do you like the book yourself?' 'Dear me!' said the manager. 'I've no idea of the book. I've no time to read every book. I'm selling.' 'And did your wife really like the book?' 'I am not married, Sir', answered the manager smiling.

MR. SELLYER IS SELLING BOOKS

One day I (39) ____ to a bookshop to look through new books. Mr. Sellyer showed me to the back of the shop where I could find some interesting books. While I was looking (40) ____the books, I could watch Mr. Sellyer at work and see some of his methods.

A fashionably dressed woman was standing at the corner and Mr. Sellyer was showing a book to her.

'You are quite sure it's the (41) _____ ?' the lady was saying to Mr. Sellyer. 'Oh, yes, Mrs. Rassel', answered the manager. 'This is Mr. Slush's latest book. It's having a wonderful sale.'

 I looked at the title, the name of the book was Golden Dreams.

Another lady (42) ____ the bookshop. She was in deep mourning and looked (43) ____ a widow. She asked the manager to show her some new books, something new in fiction. 'Yes, Madam, here's a charming thing Golden Dreams. The critics say that it's one of the (44) ____ things, written by this author'.

'Is it a good book?' asked the lady.

'A charming one', said the manager. 'It's a love story — very simple and sweet and wonderfully charming. My wife was reading it aloud only last night. She was crying all the time while she was reading it.'

The lady bought Golden Dreams and (45) _____ the shop.

'Have you (46) _____ good light reading for vacation time?' asked the next lady. 'Yes', said Mr. Sellyer. Golden Dreams is the most humorous book of the (47) _____ . My wife was reading it aloud only yesterday. She was laughing all the time while she was reading it.'

The lady paid (48) _____ the book and went out.

So every customer who entered the shop went away with Golden Dreams. To one lady the manager sold Golden Dreams as the reading for a holiday, to another as the book to read after the holiday, another bought it to read on a rainy day and the fourth as the right book for a fine day.

When I was leaving the bookshop, I went up to the manager and asked him, 'Do you like the book yourself?' 'Dear me!' said the manager. 'I've no idea of the book. I've no time to read every book. I'm selling.' 'And did your wife really like the book?' 'I am not married, Sir', answered the manager smiling.

MR. SELLYER IS SELLING BOOKS

One day I (39) ____ to a bookshop to look through new books. Mr. Sellyer showed me to the back of the shop where I could find some interesting books. While I was looking (40) ____the books, I could watch Mr. Sellyer at work and see some of his methods.

A fashionably dressed woman was standing at the corner and Mr. Sellyer was showing a book to her.

'You are quite sure it's the (41) _____ ?' the lady was saying to Mr. Sellyer. 'Oh, yes, Mrs. Rassel', answered the manager. 'This is Mr. Slush's latest book. It's having a wonderful sale.'

 I looked at the title, the name of the book was Golden Dreams.

Another lady (42) ____ the bookshop. She was in deep mourning and looked (43) ____ a widow. She asked the manager to show her some new books, something new in fiction. 'Yes, Madam, here's a charming thing Golden Dreams. The critics say that it's one of the (44) ____ things, written by this author'.

'Is it a good book?' asked the lady.

'A charming one', said the manager. 'It's a love story — very simple and sweet and wonderfully charming. My wife was reading it aloud only last night. She was crying all the time while she was reading it.'

The lady bought Golden Dreams and (45) _____ the shop.

'Have you (46) _____ good light reading for vacation time?' asked the next lady. 'Yes', said Mr. Sellyer. Golden Dreams is the most humorous book of the (47) _____ . My wife was reading it aloud only yesterday. She was laughing all the time while she was reading it.'

The lady paid (48) _____ the book and went out.

So every customer who entered the shop went away with Golden Dreams. To one lady the manager sold Golden Dreams as the reading for a holiday, to another as the book to read after the holiday, another bought it to read on a rainy day and the fourth as the right book for a fine day.

When I was leaving the bookshop, I went up to the manager and asked him, 'Do you like the book yourself?' 'Dear me!' said the manager. 'I've no idea of the book. I've no time to read every book. I'm selling.' 'And did your wife really like the book?' 'I am not married, Sir', answered the manager smiling.

MR. SELLYER IS SELLING BOOKS

One day I (39) ____ to a bookshop to look through new books. Mr. Sellyer showed me to the back of the shop where I could find some interesting books. While I was looking (40) ____the books, I could watch Mr. Sellyer at work and see some of his methods.

A fashionably dressed woman was standing at the corner and Mr. Sellyer was showing a book to her.

'You are quite sure it's the (41) _____ ?' the lady was saying to Mr. Sellyer. 'Oh, yes, Mrs. Rassel', answered the manager. 'This is Mr. Slush's latest book. It's having a wonderful sale.'

 I looked at the title, the name of the book was Golden Dreams.

Another lady (42) ____ the bookshop. She was in deep mourning and looked (43) ____ a widow. She asked the manager to show her some new books, something new in fiction. 'Yes, Madam, here's a charming thing Golden Dreams. The critics say that it's one of the (44) ____ things, written by this author'.

'Is it a good book?' asked the lady.

'A charming one', said the manager. 'It's a love story — very simple and sweet and wonderfully charming. My wife was reading it aloud only last night. She was crying all the time while she was reading it.'

The lady bought Golden Dreams and (45) _____ the shop.

'Have you (46) _____ good light reading for vacation time?' asked the next lady. 'Yes', said Mr. Sellyer. Golden Dreams is the most humorous book of the (47) _____ . My wife was reading it aloud only yesterday. She was laughing all the time while she was reading it.'

The lady paid (48) _____ the book and went out.

So every customer who entered the shop went away with Golden Dreams. To one lady the manager sold Golden Dreams as the reading for a holiday, to another as the book to read after the holiday, another bought it to read on a rainy day and the fourth as the right book for a fine day.

When I was leaving the bookshop, I went up to the manager and asked him, 'Do you like the book yourself?' 'Dear me!' said the manager. 'I've no idea of the book. I've no time to read every book. I'm selling.' 'And did your wife really like the book?' 'I am not married, Sir', answered the manager smiling.

MR. SELLYER IS SELLING BOOKS

One day I (39) ____ to a bookshop to look through new books. Mr. Sellyer showed me to the back of the shop where I could find some interesting books. While I was looking (40) ____the books, I could watch Mr. Sellyer at work and see some of his methods.

A fashionably dressed woman was standing at the corner and Mr. Sellyer was showing a book to her.

'You are quite sure it's the (41) _____ ?' the lady was saying to Mr. Sellyer. 'Oh, yes, Mrs. Rassel', answered the manager. 'This is Mr. Slush's latest book. It's having a wonderful sale.'

 I looked at the title, the name of the book was Golden Dreams.

Another lady (42) ____ the bookshop. She was in deep mourning and looked (43) ____ a widow. She asked the manager to show her some new books, something new in fiction. 'Yes, Madam, here's a charming thing Golden Dreams. The critics say that it's one of the (44) ____ things, written by this author'.

'Is it a good book?' asked the lady.

'A charming one', said the manager. 'It's a love story — very simple and sweet and wonderfully charming. My wife was reading it aloud only last night. She was crying all the time while she was reading it.'

The lady bought Golden Dreams and (45) _____ the shop.

'Have you (46) _____ good light reading for vacation time?' asked the next lady. 'Yes', said Mr. Sellyer. Golden Dreams is the most humorous book of the (47) _____ . My wife was reading it aloud only yesterday. She was laughing all the time while she was reading it.'

The lady paid (48) _____ the book and went out.

So every customer who entered the shop went away with Golden Dreams. To one lady the manager sold Golden Dreams as the reading for a holiday, to another as the book to read after the holiday, another bought it to read on a rainy day and the fourth as the right book for a fine day.

When I was leaving the bookshop, I went up to the manager and asked him, 'Do you like the book yourself?' 'Dear me!' said the manager. 'I've no idea of the book. I've no time to read every book. I'm selling.' 'And did your wife really like the book?' 'I am not married, Sir', answered the manager smiling.

MR. SELLYER IS SELLING BOOKS

One day I (39) ____ to a bookshop to look through new books. Mr. Sellyer showed me to the back of the shop where I could find some interesting books. While I was looking (40) ____the books, I could watch Mr. Sellyer at work and see some of his methods.

A fashionably dressed woman was standing at the corner and Mr. Sellyer was showing a book to her.

'You are quite sure it's the (41) _____ ?' the lady was saying to Mr. Sellyer. 'Oh, yes, Mrs. Rassel', answered the manager. 'This is Mr. Slush's latest book. It's having a wonderful sale.'

 I looked at the title, the name of the book was Golden Dreams.

Another lady (42) ____ the bookshop. She was in deep mourning and looked (43) ____ a widow. She asked the manager to show her some new books, something new in fiction. 'Yes, Madam, here's a charming thing Golden Dreams. The critics say that it's one of the (44) ____ things, written by this author'.

'Is it a good book?' asked the lady.

'A charming one', said the manager. 'It's a love story — very simple and sweet and wonderfully charming. My wife was reading it aloud only last night. She was crying all the time while she was reading it.'

The lady bought Golden Dreams and (45) _____ the shop.

'Have you (46) _____ good light reading for vacation time?' asked the next lady. 'Yes', said Mr. Sellyer. Golden Dreams is the most humorous book of the (47) _____ . My wife was reading it aloud only yesterday. She was laughing all the time while she was reading it.'

The lady paid (48) _____ the book and went out.

So every customer who entered the shop went away with Golden Dreams. To one lady the manager sold Golden Dreams as the reading for a holiday, to another as the book to read after the holiday, another bought it to read on a rainy day and the fourth as the right book for a fine day.

When I was leaving the bookshop, I went up to the manager and asked him, 'Do you like the book yourself?' 'Dear me!' said the manager. 'I've no idea of the book. I've no time to read every book. I'm selling.' 'And did your wife really like the book?' 'I am not married, Sir', answered the manager smiling.

MR. SELLYER IS SELLING BOOKS

One day I (39) ____ to a bookshop to look through new books. Mr. Sellyer showed me to the back of the shop where I could find some interesting books. While I was looking (40) ____the books, I could watch Mr. Sellyer at work and see some of his methods.

A fashionably dressed woman was standing at the corner and Mr. Sellyer was showing a book to her.

'You are quite sure it's the (41) _____ ?' the lady was saying to Mr. Sellyer. 'Oh, yes, Mrs. Rassel', answered the manager. 'This is Mr. Slush's latest book. It's having a wonderful sale.'

 I looked at the title, the name of the book was Golden Dreams.

Another lady (42) ____ the bookshop. She was in deep mourning and looked (43) ____ a widow. She asked the manager to show her some new books, something new in fiction. 'Yes, Madam, here's a charming thing Golden Dreams. The critics say that it's one of the (44) ____ things, written by this author'.

'Is it a good book?' asked the lady.

'A charming one', said the manager. 'It's a love story — very simple and sweet and wonderfully charming. My wife was reading it aloud only last night. She was crying all the time while she was reading it.'

The lady bought Golden Dreams and (45) _____ the shop.

'Have you (46) _____ good light reading for vacation time?' asked the next lady. 'Yes', said Mr. Sellyer. Golden Dreams is the most humorous book of the (47) _____ . My wife was reading it aloud only yesterday. She was laughing all the time while she was reading it.'

The lady paid (48) _____ the book and went out.

So every customer who entered the shop went away with Golden Dreams. To one lady the manager sold Golden Dreams as the reading for a holiday, to another as the book to read after the holiday, another bought it to read on a rainy day and the fourth as the right book for a fine day.

When I was leaving the bookshop, I went up to the manager and asked him, 'Do you like the book yourself?' 'Dear me!' said the manager. 'I've no idea of the book. I've no time to read every book. I'm selling.' 'And did your wife really like the book?' 'I am not married, Sir', answered the manager smiling.

MR. SELLYER IS SELLING BOOKS

One day I (39) ____ to a bookshop to look through new books. Mr. Sellyer showed me to the back of the shop where I could find some interesting books. While I was looking (40) ____the books, I could watch Mr. Sellyer at work and see some of his methods.

A fashionably dressed woman was standing at the corner and Mr. Sellyer was showing a book to her.

'You are quite sure it's the (41) _____ ?' the lady was saying to Mr. Sellyer. 'Oh, yes, Mrs. Rassel', answered the manager. 'This is Mr. Slush's latest book. It's having a wonderful sale.'

 I looked at the title, the name of the book was Golden Dreams.

Another lady (42) ____ the bookshop. She was in deep mourning and looked (43) ____ a widow. She asked the manager to show her some new books, something new in fiction. 'Yes, Madam, here's a charming thing Golden Dreams. The critics say that it's one of the (44) ____ things, written by this author'.

'Is it a good book?' asked the lady.

'A charming one', said the manager. 'It's a love story — very simple and sweet and wonderfully charming. My wife was reading it aloud only last night. She was crying all the time while she was reading it.'

The lady bought Golden Dreams and (45) _____ the shop.

'Have you (46) _____ good light reading for vacation time?' asked the next lady. 'Yes', said Mr. Sellyer. Golden Dreams is the most humorous book of the (47) _____ . My wife was reading it aloud only yesterday. She was laughing all the time while she was reading it.'

The lady paid (48) _____ the book and went out.

So every customer who entered the shop went away with Golden Dreams. To one lady the manager sold Golden Dreams as the reading for a holiday, to another as the book to read after the holiday, another bought it to read on a rainy day and the fourth as the right book for a fine day.

When I was leaving the bookshop, I went up to the manager and asked him, 'Do you like the book yourself?' 'Dear me!' said the manager. 'I've no idea of the book. I've no time to read every book. I'm selling.' 'And did your wife really like the book?' 'I am not married, Sir', answered the manager smiling.

MR. SELLYER IS SELLING BOOKS

One day I (39) ____ to a bookshop to look through new books. Mr. Sellyer showed me to the back of the shop where I could find some interesting books. While I was looking (40) ____the books, I could watch Mr. Sellyer at work and see some of his methods.

A fashionably dressed woman was standing at the corner and Mr. Sellyer was showing a book to her.

'You are quite sure it's the (41) _____ ?' the lady was saying to Mr. Sellyer. 'Oh, yes, Mrs. Rassel', answered the manager. 'This is Mr. Slush's latest book. It's having a wonderful sale.'

 I looked at the title, the name of the book was Golden Dreams.

Another lady (42) ____ the bookshop. She was in deep mourning and looked (43) ____ a widow. She asked the manager to show her some new books, something new in fiction. 'Yes, Madam, here's a charming thing Golden Dreams. The critics say that it's one of the (44) ____ things, written by this author'.

'Is it a good book?' asked the lady.

'A charming one', said the manager. 'It's a love story — very simple and sweet and wonderfully charming. My wife was reading it aloud only last night. She was crying all the time while she was reading it.'

The lady bought Golden Dreams and (45) _____ the shop.

'Have you (46) _____ good light reading for vacation time?' asked the next lady. 'Yes', said Mr. Sellyer. Golden Dreams is the most humorous book of the (47) _____ . My wife was reading it aloud only yesterday. She was laughing all the time while she was reading it.'

The lady paid (48) _____ the book and went out.

So every customer who entered the shop went away with Golden Dreams. To one lady the manager sold Golden Dreams as the reading for a holiday, to another as the book to read after the holiday, another bought it to read on a rainy day and the fourth as the right book for a fine day.

When I was leaving the bookshop, I went up to the manager and asked him, 'Do you like the book yourself?' 'Dear me!' said the manager. 'I've no idea of the book. I've no time to read every book. I'm selling.' 'And did your wife really like the book?' 'I am not married, Sir', answered the manager smiling.

Read the text below. For each of the empty space (49-58) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

FAMILY WORRIES

It was a three-block walk from the bus to the nursery school where Juanita had left her little daughter this morning on her way to work. Juanita hurried, (49) ____ she was late. The little girl (50) _____ toward her as she entered the small playroom in the basement of a private house. Though the house, like others in the area, was old and in disrepair, the school rooms were clean and cheerful — the reason Juanita (51) _____ the school in preference to others, though the cost was higher and it was hard for her to pay. It was obvious from the stillness around that the other children were all gone. Miss Ferroe, who (52) _____ and ran the school, came in and looked pointedly at her watch. 'Mrs Nunez, as a special favour I agreed that Estella (53) _____ after the others, but this is too late... Other parents observe the school's closing time.'

'It won't happen again, I promise,' said Juanita. 'Very well. But since you are here, Mrs. Nunez, may I remind you that last month's bill for Estella (54) ____ .' 'I really am sorry, Miss Ferroe. It will be paid on Friday. I'll have my paycheck then.' The school fees, Juanita decided, would have (55) ____ of her pay this week, as she had said, and somehow she must manage until the payday after that. She wasn't sure how.

Her wage as a teller at the bank was $83. Out of that there was food to buy for the two of them, Estella's school fees, plus rent of the tiny flat they lived in; also the finance company (56) _____ a payment since she (57) _____ the last. Before Carlos, her husband, left her, simply (58) _____ and disappearing a year ago, Juanita had been naive enough to sign finance papers together with her husband. He had bought suits, a used car, a colour TV on credit, all of which he took with him. Juanita, however, was still paying and the installments seemed to stretch on into a limitless future.

FAMILY WORRIES

It was a three-block walk from the bus to the nursery school where Juanita had left her little daughter this morning on her way to work. Juanita hurried, (49) ____ she was late. The little girl (50) _____ toward her as she entered the small playroom in the basement of a private house. Though the house, like others in the area, was old and in disrepair, the school rooms were clean and cheerful — the reason Juanita (51) _____ the school in preference to others, though the cost was higher and it was hard for her to pay. It was obvious from the stillness around that the other children were all gone. Miss Ferroe, who (52) _____ and ran the school, came in and looked pointedly at her watch. 'Mrs Nunez, as a special favour I agreed that Estella (53) _____ after the others, but this is too late... Other parents observe the school's closing time.'

'It won't happen again, I promise,' said Juanita. 'Very well. But since you are here, Mrs. Nunez, may I remind you that last month's bill for Estella (54) ____ .' 'I really am sorry, Miss Ferroe. It will be paid on Friday. I'll have my paycheck then.' The school fees, Juanita decided, would have (55) ____ of her pay this week, as she had said, and somehow she must manage until the payday after that. She wasn't sure how.

Her wage as a teller at the bank was $83. Out of that there was food to buy for the two of them, Estella's school fees, plus rent of the tiny flat they lived in; also the finance company (56) _____ a payment since she (57) _____ the last. Before Carlos, her husband, left her, simply (58) _____ and disappearing a year ago, Juanita had been naive enough to sign finance papers together with her husband. He had bought suits, a used car, a colour TV on credit, all of which he took with him. Juanita, however, was still paying and the installments seemed to stretch on into a limitless future.

FAMILY WORRIES

It was a three-block walk from the bus to the nursery school where Juanita had left her little daughter this morning on her way to work. Juanita hurried, (49) ____ she was late. The little girl (50) _____ toward her as she entered the small playroom in the basement of a private house. Though the house, like others in the area, was old and in disrepair, the school rooms were clean and cheerful — the reason Juanita (51) _____ the school in preference to others, though the cost was higher and it was hard for her to pay. It was obvious from the stillness around that the other children were all gone. Miss Ferroe, who (52) _____ and ran the school, came in and looked pointedly at her watch. 'Mrs Nunez, as a special favour I agreed that Estella (53) _____ after the others, but this is too late... Other parents observe the school's closing time.'

'It won't happen again, I promise,' said Juanita. 'Very well. But since you are here, Mrs. Nunez, may I remind you that last month's bill for Estella (54) ____ .' 'I really am sorry, Miss Ferroe. It will be paid on Friday. I'll have my paycheck then.' The school fees, Juanita decided, would have (55) ____ of her pay this week, as she had said, and somehow she must manage until the payday after that. She wasn't sure how.

Her wage as a teller at the bank was $83. Out of that there was food to buy for the two of them, Estella's school fees, plus rent of the tiny flat they lived in; also the finance company (56) _____ a payment since she (57) _____ the last. Before Carlos, her husband, left her, simply (58) _____ and disappearing a year ago, Juanita had been naive enough to sign finance papers together with her husband. He had bought suits, a used car, a colour TV on credit, all of which he took with him. Juanita, however, was still paying and the installments seemed to stretch on into a limitless future.

FAMILY WORRIES

It was a three-block walk from the bus to the nursery school where Juanita had left her little daughter this morning on her way to work. Juanita hurried, (49) ____ she was late. The little girl (50) _____ toward her as she entered the small playroom in the basement of a private house. Though the house, like others in the area, was old and in disrepair, the school rooms were clean and cheerful — the reason Juanita (51) _____ the school in preference to others, though the cost was higher and it was hard for her to pay. It was obvious from the stillness around that the other children were all gone. Miss Ferroe, who (52) _____ and ran the school, came in and looked pointedly at her watch. 'Mrs Nunez, as a special favour I agreed that Estella (53) _____ after the others, but this is too late... Other parents observe the school's closing time.'

'It won't happen again, I promise,' said Juanita. 'Very well. But since you are here, Mrs. Nunez, may I remind you that last month's bill for Estella (54) ____ .' 'I really am sorry, Miss Ferroe. It will be paid on Friday. I'll have my paycheck then.' The school fees, Juanita decided, would have (55) ____ of her pay this week, as she had said, and somehow she must manage until the payday after that. She wasn't sure how.

Her wage as a teller at the bank was $83. Out of that there was food to buy for the two of them, Estella's school fees, plus rent of the tiny flat they lived in; also the finance company (56) _____ a payment since she (57) _____ the last. Before Carlos, her husband, left her, simply (58) _____ and disappearing a year ago, Juanita had been naive enough to sign finance papers together with her husband. He had bought suits, a used car, a colour TV on credit, all of which he took with him. Juanita, however, was still paying and the installments seemed to stretch on into a limitless future.

FAMILY WORRIES

It was a three-block walk from the bus to the nursery school where Juanita had left her little daughter this morning on her way to work. Juanita hurried, (49) ____ she was late. The little girl (50) _____ toward her as she entered the small playroom in the basement of a private house. Though the house, like others in the area, was old and in disrepair, the school rooms were clean and cheerful — the reason Juanita (51) _____ the school in preference to others, though the cost was higher and it was hard for her to pay. It was obvious from the stillness around that the other children were all gone. Miss Ferroe, who (52) _____ and ran the school, came in and looked pointedly at her watch. 'Mrs Nunez, as a special favour I agreed that Estella (53) _____ after the others, but this is too late... Other parents observe the school's closing time.'

'It won't happen again, I promise,' said Juanita. 'Very well. But since you are here, Mrs. Nunez, may I remind you that last month's bill for Estella (54) ____ .' 'I really am sorry, Miss Ferroe. It will be paid on Friday. I'll have my paycheck then.' The school fees, Juanita decided, would have (55) ____ of her pay this week, as she had said, and somehow she must manage until the payday after that. She wasn't sure how.

Her wage as a teller at the bank was $83. Out of that there was food to buy for the two of them, Estella's school fees, plus rent of the tiny flat they lived in; also the finance company (56) _____ a payment since she (57) _____ the last. Before Carlos, her husband, left her, simply (58) _____ and disappearing a year ago, Juanita had been naive enough to sign finance papers together with her husband. He had bought suits, a used car, a colour TV on credit, all of which he took with him. Juanita, however, was still paying and the installments seemed to stretch on into a limitless future.

FAMILY WORRIES

It was a three-block walk from the bus to the nursery school where Juanita had left her little daughter this morning on her way to work. Juanita hurried, (49) ____ she was late. The little girl (50) _____ toward her as she entered the small playroom in the basement of a private house. Though the house, like others in the area, was old and in disrepair, the school rooms were clean and cheerful — the reason Juanita (51) _____ the school in preference to others, though the cost was higher and it was hard for her to pay. It was obvious from the stillness around that the other children were all gone. Miss Ferroe, who (52) _____ and ran the school, came in and looked pointedly at her watch. 'Mrs Nunez, as a special favour I agreed that Estella (53) _____ after the others, but this is too late... Other parents observe the school's closing time.'

'It won't happen again, I promise,' said Juanita. 'Very well. But since you are here, Mrs. Nunez, may I remind you that last month's bill for Estella (54) ____ .' 'I really am sorry, Miss Ferroe. It will be paid on Friday. I'll have my paycheck then.' The school fees, Juanita decided, would have (55) ____ of her pay this week, as she had said, and somehow she must manage until the payday after that. She wasn't sure how.

Her wage as a teller at the bank was $83. Out of that there was food to buy for the two of them, Estella's school fees, plus rent of the tiny flat they lived in; also the finance company (56) _____ a payment since she (57) _____ the last. Before Carlos, her husband, left her, simply (58) _____ and disappearing a year ago, Juanita had been naive enough to sign finance papers together with her husband. He had bought suits, a used car, a colour TV on credit, all of which he took with him. Juanita, however, was still paying and the installments seemed to stretch on into a limitless future.

FAMILY WORRIES

It was a three-block walk from the bus to the nursery school where Juanita had left her little daughter this morning on her way to work. Juanita hurried, (49) ____ she was late. The little girl (50) _____ toward her as she entered the small playroom in the basement of a private house. Though the house, like others in the area, was old and in disrepair, the school rooms were clean and cheerful — the reason Juanita (51) _____ the school in preference to others, though the cost was higher and it was hard for her to pay. It was obvious from the stillness around that the other children were all gone. Miss Ferroe, who (52) _____ and ran the school, came in and looked pointedly at her watch. 'Mrs Nunez, as a special favour I agreed that Estella (53) _____ after the others, but this is too late... Other parents observe the school's closing time.'

'It won't happen again, I promise,' said Juanita. 'Very well. But since you are here, Mrs. Nunez, may I remind you that last month's bill for Estella (54) ____ .' 'I really am sorry, Miss Ferroe. It will be paid on Friday. I'll have my paycheck then.' The school fees, Juanita decided, would have (55) ____ of her pay this week, as she had said, and somehow she must manage until the payday after that. She wasn't sure how.

Her wage as a teller at the bank was $83. Out of that there was food to buy for the two of them, Estella's school fees, plus rent of the tiny flat they lived in; also the finance company (56) _____ a payment since she (57) _____ the last. Before Carlos, her husband, left her, simply (58) _____ and disappearing a year ago, Juanita had been naive enough to sign finance papers together with her husband. He had bought suits, a used car, a colour TV on credit, all of which he took with him. Juanita, however, was still paying and the installments seemed to stretch on into a limitless future.

FAMILY WORRIES

It was a three-block walk from the bus to the nursery school where Juanita had left her little daughter this morning on her way to work. Juanita hurried, (49) ____ she was late. The little girl (50) _____ toward her as she entered the small playroom in the basement of a private house. Though the house, like others in the area, was old and in disrepair, the school rooms were clean and cheerful — the reason Juanita (51) _____ the school in preference to others, though the cost was higher and it was hard for her to pay. It was obvious from the stillness around that the other children were all gone. Miss Ferroe, who (52) _____ and ran the school, came in and looked pointedly at her watch. 'Mrs Nunez, as a special favour I agreed that Estella (53) _____ after the others, but this is too late... Other parents observe the school's closing time.'

'It won't happen again, I promise,' said Juanita. 'Very well. But since you are here, Mrs. Nunez, may I remind you that last month's bill for Estella (54) ____ .' 'I really am sorry, Miss Ferroe. It will be paid on Friday. I'll have my paycheck then.' The school fees, Juanita decided, would have (55) ____ of her pay this week, as she had said, and somehow she must manage until the payday after that. She wasn't sure how.

Her wage as a teller at the bank was $83. Out of that there was food to buy for the two of them, Estella's school fees, plus rent of the tiny flat they lived in; also the finance company (56) _____ a payment since she (57) _____ the last. Before Carlos, her husband, left her, simply (58) _____ and disappearing a year ago, Juanita had been naive enough to sign finance papers together with her husband. He had bought suits, a used car, a colour TV on credit, all of which he took with him. Juanita, however, was still paying and the installments seemed to stretch on into a limitless future.

FAMILY WORRIES

It was a three-block walk from the bus to the nursery school where Juanita had left her little daughter this morning on her way to work. Juanita hurried, (49) ____ she was late. The little girl (50) _____ toward her as she entered the small playroom in the basement of a private house. Though the house, like others in the area, was old and in disrepair, the school rooms were clean and cheerful — the reason Juanita (51) _____ the school in preference to others, though the cost was higher and it was hard for her to pay. It was obvious from the stillness around that the other children were all gone. Miss Ferroe, who (52) _____ and ran the school, came in and looked pointedly at her watch. 'Mrs Nunez, as a special favour I agreed that Estella (53) _____ after the others, but this is too late... Other parents observe the school's closing time.'

'It won't happen again, I promise,' said Juanita. 'Very well. But since you are here, Mrs. Nunez, may I remind you that last month's bill for Estella (54) ____ .' 'I really am sorry, Miss Ferroe. It will be paid on Friday. I'll have my paycheck then.' The school fees, Juanita decided, would have (55) ____ of her pay this week, as she had said, and somehow she must manage until the payday after that. She wasn't sure how.

Her wage as a teller at the bank was $83. Out of that there was food to buy for the two of them, Estella's school fees, plus rent of the tiny flat they lived in; also the finance company (56) _____ a payment since she (57) _____ the last. Before Carlos, her husband, left her, simply (58) _____ and disappearing a year ago, Juanita had been naive enough to sign finance papers together with her husband. He had bought suits, a used car, a colour TV on credit, all of which he took with him. Juanita, however, was still paying and the installments seemed to stretch on into a limitless future.

FAMILY WORRIES

It was a three-block walk from the bus to the nursery school where Juanita had left her little daughter this morning on her way to work. Juanita hurried, (49) ____ she was late. The little girl (50) _____ toward her as she entered the small playroom in the basement of a private house. Though the house, like others in the area, was old and in disrepair, the school rooms were clean and cheerful — the reason Juanita (51) _____ the school in preference to others, though the cost was higher and it was hard for her to pay. It was obvious from the stillness around that the other children were all gone. Miss Ferroe, who (52) _____ and ran the school, came in and looked pointedly at her watch. 'Mrs Nunez, as a special favour I agreed that Estella (53) _____ after the others, but this is too late... Other parents observe the school's closing time.'

'It won't happen again, I promise,' said Juanita. 'Very well. But since you are here, Mrs. Nunez, may I remind you that last month's bill for Estella (54) ____ .' 'I really am sorry, Miss Ferroe. It will be paid on Friday. I'll have my paycheck then.' The school fees, Juanita decided, would have (55) ____ of her pay this week, as she had said, and somehow she must manage until the payday after that. She wasn't sure how.

Her wage as a teller at the bank was $83. Out of that there was food to buy for the two of them, Estella's school fees, plus rent of the tiny flat they lived in; also the finance company (56) _____ a payment since she (57) _____ the last. Before Carlos, her husband, left her, simply (58) _____ and disappearing a year ago, Juanita had been naive enough to sign finance papers together with her husband. He had bought suits, a used car, a colour TV on credit, all of which he took with him. Juanita, however, was still paying and the installments seemed to stretch on into a limitless future.