The castle stood high on the rocky hill above the village. It cast a cold shadow over the houses and fields. None of the villagers ever went near the castle. At night they stayed close to their fires and kept their doors locked. The castle was nearly in ruin. It was a rotting jumble of stone and timber. But someone lived there. One man. He lived there alone. Who was this man? Nobody really knew. Some people said, he was half man, half wolf. Most people thought he was a vampire. Everyone feared him. Late one night a stranger came to the village inn. He said the vampire in the castle was dead. The villagers did not believe him. They thought vampires lived forever. That night there was a violent storm. Lightning flashed across the howling sky, thunder shook the roofs of the houses. The storm stopped quite suddenly. At that moment the lid of the big coffin of the vampire began to open. As the coffin opened, the storm died to a whisper. The body in the coffin took the violent energy of the night. The vampire was back. The next day was bright and sunny. Birds sang in the trees. The castle looked beautiful in the dawn light. People got up early and cleared away the debris from the storm. There were many cracked slates and broken windows. The villagers put back the chimney pots and mended their fences. Life went on. But the next night another terrible thing happened, an awful cry rang round the village. "Murder! .."
1. All the hotels were full and we had nowhere to stay. 2. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first mountaineers to reach the top of Everest. 3. He was the last person to be convinced by my arguments. 4. They had so little to tell each other that they kept silent. 5. She was not the type to put on weight. 6. Whenever there is some hard work to be done, she always says she has a headache. 7. In 1969 the American astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. 8. My father was often the only person to support and comfort me. 9. He isn’t the kind of man to be laughed at. 10. Clare Francis is an English writer and sailor. In 1976 she became the first woman to sail across the Atlantic alone. 11. I’m as happy as a lark, as long as I’ve got paint and canvas to work with. 12. She was not a girl to miss such a chance. 13. Unfortunately he had no one to rely on and find comfort in. 14. There is nothing in his life to be jealous of. He has so much to be ashamed of and so little to take pride in. 15. The Wright brothers were the first to build and fly the plane in 1903. 61. A high-rise tower block is not the best place to bring up young children. 17. Charles Lindbergh was the first to make a nonstop transatlantic solo flight in 1927.
cold shadow over the houses and fields. None of the villagers ever went near
the castle. At night they stayed close to their fires and kept their doors
locked.
The castle was nearly in ruin. It was a rotting jumble of stone and
timber. But someone lived there. One man. He lived there alone.
Who was this man? Nobody really knew. Some people said, he
was half man, half wolf. Most people thought he was a vampire. Everyone
feared him.
Late one night a stranger came to the village inn. He said the
vampire in the castle was dead. The villagers did not believe him. They thought vampires lived forever.
That night there was a violent storm. Lightning flashed across the
howling sky, thunder shook the roofs of the houses. The storm stopped
quite suddenly. At that moment the lid of the big coffin of the vampire began
to open. As the coffin opened, the storm died to a whisper. The body in the
coffin took the violent energy of the night. The vampire was back.
The next day was bright and sunny. Birds sang in the trees. The
castle looked beautiful in the dawn light. People got up early and cleared
away the debris from the storm. There were many cracked slates and broken
windows. The villagers put back the chimney pots and mended their
fences. Life went on.
But the next night another terrible thing happened, an awful cry rang
round the village. "Murder! .."
2. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first mountaineers to reach the top of Everest.
3. He was the last person to be convinced by my arguments.
4. They had so little to tell each other that they kept silent.
5. She was not the type to put on weight.
6. Whenever there is some hard work to be done, she always says she has a headache.
7. In 1969 the American astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon.
8. My father was often the only person to support and comfort me.
9. He isn’t the kind of man to be laughed at.
10. Clare Francis is an English writer and sailor. In 1976 she became the first woman to sail across the Atlantic alone.
11. I’m as happy as a lark, as long as I’ve got paint and canvas to work with.
12. She was not a girl to miss such a chance.
13. Unfortunately he had no one to rely on and find comfort in.
14. There is nothing in his life to be jealous of. He has so much to be ashamed of and so little to take pride in.
15. The Wright brothers were the first to build and fly the plane in 1903.
61. A high-rise tower block is not the best place to bring up young children. 17. Charles Lindbergh was the first to make a nonstop transatlantic solo flight in 1927.