Episode 32

I. True or false

1. There was a line of cars behind Linda.

2. Linda looked at her watch.

3. She knew a lot about cars.

4. Cars began to pass her.

5. Some drivers called out a cheery greeting.

6. Linda tried to look helpless.

7. An old man stopped his truck to help her.

8. A man was able to re-attach a loose wire.

II. QUICK REVIEW: Write the words that best complete the sentence.

1. The deafening ____________________ of the car horns ____________________ in Linda's ____________________.

2. She looked in her rearview ____________________ and could see a ____________________ of cars behind her.

3. She decided that she should get ____________________ of the car, open the ____________________, and look at the ____________________.

4. She released the hood ____________________, opened the car ____________________, and got out ____________________.

5. A few ____________________ glared at her angrily as they went by and ____________________ looked as if they were ____________________.

6. She reached down and touched some ____________________ and tried to look totally ____________________.

7. A man in his ____________________ got out and came to ____________________ she was standing.

8. The man looked in at the ____________________ a moment or two and then ____________________ in and expertly re-attached a ____________________.

III. CLOSE ATTENTION: Write the word that immediately precedes or follows the words below to fill in the blanks.

1. ____________________ line of

2. glared ____________________

3. front of the ____________________

4. ____________________ might stop

5. continued to ____________________

6. inexperienced ____________________

7. nothing ____________________

8. pulled up behind ____________________

9. ____________________ voice said

10. wouldn't start ____________________

11. a loose ____________________

12. ____________________ to his car

IV. RECALL: Answer the following questions based on what you remember.

1. What could Linda see in her rearview mirror?

2. What did she decide to do?

3. What did the other cars do?

4. What did she touch?

5. Who stopped to help her?

6. What did he do?

Episode 33

I. True or false

1. Ted put the coffee pot on the stove.

2. It was still night when he came downstairs.

3. He felt refreshed after a long night's sleep.

4. He planned to spend some days at the beach.

5. Ted was preparing for a final examination.

6. He had been promised a new job.

7. He had been taking a twelve-week course.

8. The course was given by the federal government.

9. He was beginning to lose confidence.

10. The odor of coffee filled the air.

11. He enjoyed the smell of coffee.

12. Ted whistled as he poured a cup of coffee.

II. QUICK REVIEW: Write the words that best complete the sentence.

1. The sun's ____________________ were just peeping over the ____________________ as Ted made his ____________________ down the stairs.

2. His eyes were ____________________; his head ached ____________________; and his body needed ____________________!

3. He was looking ____________________ to a few days of ____________________ and ____________________ with friends at the ____________________.

4. It would mean a definite ____________________ upward in his professional ____________________ and a bigger ____________________.

5. The coffee pot began to ____________________ and the aroma of brewed ____________________ filled the ____________________.

6. He began to ____________________ a happy tune under his ____________________ as he poured coffee into the ____________________.

III. CLOSE ATTENTION: Write the word that immediately precedes or follows the words below to fill in the blanks.

1. coffee pot on the ____________________

2. all night ____________________

3. had to keep ____________________

4. ____________________ the way to new job

5. he had been ____________________

6. His hopes were ____________________

7. ____________________ to remember

8. the past twelve ____________________

9. confident though ____________________

10. His nostrils ____________________

11. coffee to finish ____________________

12. ____________________ and promising

IV. RECALL: Answer the following questions based on what you remember.

1. Where did Ted go to make coffee?

2. What had he done all night?

3. How was he going to relax?

4. What was the final exam going to lead to?

5. By whom was the course given?

6. What did Ted take out of the cupboard?

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