4. The luncheon (after w. S. Maugham)

I saw her 1____ the play and in answer 2____ her beckoning I went over during the interval and sat down 3____ her. It was long since I had last seen her. She addressed 4____ me brightly:

“Well, it’s many years 5____ we first met. How time does fly! Do you remember the first time I saw you? You asked me to luncheon.” Did I remember?!

It was twenty years 6____ and I was living 7____ Paris. I had 8____ small apartment in the Latin Quarter overlooking a cemetery and I was earning money to keep body and soul 9____. She had read a book of mine and had written to me 10____ it. I answered thanking her and presently I received from her another letter saying that she was passing through Paris and would 11____ to have a talk with me; but her time was limited and 12____ only free moment she had was 13____ the following Thursday; she was spending the morning at the Luxemburg and would I give her a little luncheon 14____ Foyot’s afterwards? (Foyot’s was a restaurant so far beyond my means that I had never even thought 15____ going there. But I was flattered and I was too young to have learnt to say no to a woman).

5. Holidays in portugal

Dear Lucille,

I’ve been very busy the last two or three months, so please forgive me 1____ not answering your letter sooner. I’ve had to prepare for my examinations. Now they’re over, and I’m anxiously waiting to see 2____ results. I worked very hard. I even gave 3____ my tennis. The weather didn’t help me 4____ all. We’ve had weeks and weeks of warm, sunny weather, and it was hard having to stay indoors at a desk covered 5____ books. When I say the weather was warm, I mean warm for England, 6____ course. It hasn’t been 7____ hot ____ in my country or yours.

Now that the exams are over I’m trying to catch up with my letter writing. But I’m not giving all my time to correspondence. I’ve had some short holidays - one up the Thames 8____ motor-boat to Oxford, another by motor-coach to Stradford, where I went 9____ the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, and another (by train this time) to North Wales, where I climbed 10____ Snowdon. Snowdon’s 11____ highest mountain in England and Wales. It’s only about 3,000 feet, but there’s some good rock climbing.

You tell me you’d like to visit Portugal this summer 12____ a holiday, and ask me 13____ places you should visit. I’m delighted to know you’re likely to have a few weeks in my country, and I wish I could be 14____ home to welcome you and take you round. But I’m spending the summer here. I want to see the Lake District and Scotland before I go 15____ to Lisbon and start teaching.

4. Read the text. Write down all the new words and learn 5 of them by heart. Be ready to answer the teacher’s questions.

1. Airline security

Airline security refers to the procedures and infrastructure designed to avoid security problems aboard aircraft. Security devices include metal detectors, watch dogs, and guards that do random checks. Many airports now use advanced forms of identification such as a security identification display area. Identification cards that identify a person as an airline or airport employee, or authorized personnel are the most common measures.

Another critical security measure utilized by several regional and international airports is the use of fiber optic perimeter intrusion detection systems. A perimeter intrusion detection security system allow airport security to locate and detect any intrusion on the airport perimeter, ensuring real-time, immediate intrusion notification that allows security personnel to assess the threat and track movement and engage necessary security procedures.

Sensitive areas in airports, including airport ramps and operational spaces, are restricted from the general public. Called a SIDA (Security Identification Display Area) in the US, these spaces require special authority to enter.

There are objects that are not allowed to be carried on board a flight: corkscrews, knives (with a blade over 6 inches), scissors (with a blade over 6 inches), safety matches (safety matches are allowed in hand baggage, but not the baggage hold), non-safety matches, fireworks, flares and other pyrotechnics.

Most electronic devices are allowed on board, but are not allowed tone used during taxiing, take-off, approach and landing.

Sporting equipment such as bats, racquets or sport sticks, snooker, pool or billiard cues, golf clubs, darts, walking/hiking poles, ice skates, fishing poles, catapults, harpoon gun, crossbows, is only allowed in hold baggage.

Most medication is allowed on board, but make sure that everything is less than 100ml. Oxygen cylinders are allowed in hand baggage, but not in the baggage hold.

In the United States, Great Britain, New Zealand, and Australia knitting needles and all other objects used for knitting were banned after the September 11 attacks, but were allowed again after the airplanes had more secure cockpit doors. In Canada, knitting needles are allowed on airplanes. In France, knitting needles are considered dangerous and are not allowed on airplanes.