A Good Finder One day two friends went for a walk. One of them had a dog. "See here, John," one of the
men said. "I am going to put this coin here in the ground, I know my dog will tind it."
He put the coin in the ground on the road. Then the two friends went on. In half an hour
the man took out the coins he had in his pocket and said to his dog, "I lost a coin, Rex Go and
look for it, quick."
The dog ran back along the road and the two friends went on. At that time the traveller
drove along the road. His horse kicked the coin from the ground and traveller picked it up. The
dog scented out the coin in the pocket of the traveler's trousers and ran after him. Soon they
came to an inn.
The traveller thought, “Poor little dog. It lost its master." As he liked the dog very much
he took it to his room and gave it a good supper.
Then the traveller took off his clothes. He put on his pajamas and his night cap and was
ready to go to bed.
The dog stood at the door. The man thought, "The dog wants to go out," and he opened
the door. The dog snatched the man's trousers and ran out of the room. The man ran after it with
his night cap on
The dog ran to its master's house. The man ran after it. He was very angry, "Sir", said the
dog's master, “my dog is very clever and if he ran away with your trousers, it is because you
have in them money which is not yours".
The traveller became still angrier. "I'm sorry”, said the other, “but I know there is in your
trousers' pocket a coin which you picked up on the road. It's my coin. That's why my dog
brought me your trousers."
The traveller was amused. He laughed together with the dog's master. Then he took out
the coin and gave it to him. He took his trousers and went to his inn.
I Listen to the text and put "+" if the sentence is right and "-"if one is false.
1. One day three friends went for a walk.
2. One of them had a dog.
3. He put a coin in the ground on the road.
4. At that time a traveller drove along the road.
5. The dog found the coin near the tree.
6. The dog ran after the traveller.
7. The dog wasn't very clever.
II Choose the correct answer,
1. What did the traveller think the dog lost?
a) its bone b) its home c) its friend d) its master
2. Where did he take the dog?
a) to his house b) to his yard c) to his flat d) to his room
3. What did the traveller give the dog?
a) some meat b) a tasty dinner c) a good supper d) a little water
4. Was the traveller ready to go to...?
a the park b) bed
c) the bathroom d) the dining room
5. What did the dog snatch?
a) his shirt b) his night cap c) his pyjamas d) his trousers
6. Where did the dog run?
a) to the wood b) along the road c) to its master's house d) to another room
7. Did the dog take his trousers because there was ... in his pocket?
a) a coin
by a bone c) a candy d) an apple
III. Read the text and questions below. Choose the correct letter a, b, c ord
Laughter is the best medicine
Every week, Dr Doppit goes round the wards at the children's hospital. But instead of
Малыш заблудился в лесу. В чаще леса он встретил большого голодного волк. Сначала бедный ребенок пытался убежать. Когда малыш увидел, что вот-вот умрёт, он остановился и сказал:
- Я знаю, сэр, что я не могу убежать от вас, и я знаю, что вы собираетесь съесть меня. Есть только одна вещь, о которой я хочу попросить вас: моя жизнь будет очень короткой, поэтому сделайте его радостной, такой, как она может быть. Вы можете поиграть на дудке, чтобы я станцевал под музыку прежде, чем я умру? Я думаю, что вы прекрасный музыкант.
Волк согласился поиграть немного музыки перед своим ужином: он думал, что он прекрасный музыкант, и ему нравилось выступать, даже если его аудитория была просто одним маленьким ребенком. Он достал дудку и начал играть, и ребенок начал танцевать перед ним.
Очень скоро люди, которые были недалеко услышал музыку и сбежались посмотреть, что происходит. Они увидели волка и прогнали его. Перед тем как убежать волк повернулся к малышу и сказал:
- Я заслужил это. Моя работа убивать, а не выступать. Исполнять музыку, чтобы порадовать тебя - не мое дело.
A boyfriend is a person whom we know, like and trust. He must be a person whom we can depend on. He is willing to listen to me, give me supportss and lend a helping hand to me when I need it. He must be a person whom I can trust my feelings and don’t fear that he will betray me.
Of course, intelligent and humorous are also important qualities, but not for me, I still think the most important quality is being reliable.