Episode 20

I. True or false

1. Gregory had promised to play tennis with his brother.

2. His brother's name was David.

3. David waits patiently for Greg to get ready.

4. David came into Greg's room to help him get ready.

5. Greg couldn't find his tennis racket.

6. David had a strong belief in promptness.

7. The two brothers left the house together.

8. Greg told David that he was going to beat him in tennis.

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

1. When he heard a ____________________ on the door, Gregory knew that he ____________________ waited too long.

2. His brother was an ____________________ person and Gregory knew ____________________ than to take too long ____________________ ready.

3. Next came David's sharp and ____________________ voice, imperiously ____________________.

4. David was dressed in tennis ____________________ with a ____________________ in his hand.

5. I couldn't find ____________________ of my tennis shoes, and the ____________________ broke on the other one.

6. He had ____________________ to do and he wanted to do them on ____________________.

7. Greg thought that ____________________ had almost become a ____________________ with him.

8. The two of them ____________________ down the stairs and out into the bright morning ____________________.

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

1. ____________________ had invited him

2. ready as ____________________

3. takes you so ____________________

4. ____________________ or not

5. ____________________ down

6. believed in ____________________

7. not to be ____________________

8. ____________________ the door

9. ____________________ silently to himself

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

1. What kind of person is David?

2. How was David dressed?

3. What delayed Gregory from getting ready on time?

4. What is David's attitude toward time?

5. What kind of day was it?

Episode 21

I. True or false

1. The object in the box was wrapped in cotton.

2. The small object seemed to glow as if with blue fire.

3. A woman had promised to return the ring.

4. Nancy lost the ring in her office.

5. She offered a reward for the return of the ring.

6. A young man found the ring on the subway.

7. The finder of the ring didn't want a reward.

8. The finder of the ring gave her name as Mary Thomas.

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

1. By the time she got the (envelope, box, crate) open, Nancy was so (cheerful, nervous, excited) that she could hardly contain (itself, herself, oneself).

2. It glittered and (sparkled, spun, spent) - made alive by the bright sunlight (peeking, spreading, pouring) through the large picture (frame, door, window).

3. Her diamond (marriage, involvement, engagement) ring had been found and (sent, returned, mailed) to her.

4. She had almost given up (help, faith, hope) when the telephone (ring, call, message) came.

5. A kind, elderly female (voice, speech, call) informed her that she had found the (object, box, ring) wedged in a seat (compartment, cushion, crack).

6. I feel I'm only (returning, offering, paying) back an old (debt, payment, check) of gratitude.

7. Nancy had thanked the finder (perfectly, proudly, profusely) and asked her name, but the (one, other, extra) woman had said that (she, it, he) wasn't important.

8. She (slipped, slid, sent) it once again on her (hand, wrist, finger) and breathed a huge sigh of (release, relief, renewal).

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

1. ____________________ she removed

2. first this ____________________

3. light of its ____________________

4. ____________________ of delight

5. ____________________ in the newspapers

6. ____________________ the exact address

7. by insured ____________________

8. ____________________, unknown person

9. ring once ____________________

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

1. What made the object in the box "alive"?

2. Who had promised to return the ring?

3. Where did Nancy lose the ring?

4. Where had the woman found the ring?

5. Why didn't she want a reward?