Episode 26

I. True or false

1. The Olsons live in Hawaii.

2. Their friends are coming to visit them.

3. The Olsons are planning a three-week vacation.

4. They hadn't taken a long vacation in 10 years.

5. They had spent weekends going on short trips.

6. They wanted to get away from the daily grind of work.

7. Their parents will take care of their house.

8. Their vacation begins in 10 days.

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

1. They had saved enough ____________________, sent off for travel ____________________, talked to a local travel ____________________, and had even called some ____________________ who had visited the ____________________ two years ago.

2. They were satisfied that the planned ____________________ in Honolulu was going to be the ____________________ three weeks of the ____________________.

3. There had been ____________________ visiting relatives in the next ____________________, short trips to the ____________________, and an occasional ____________________ spent at museums and art ____________________.

4. They both planned for a ____________________ away from the daily ____________________ of work and fixed ____________________.

5. Freedom from the ____________________ was the way Clara ____________________ it and Bob agreed.

6. Only ten more ____________________ and they would be on a ____________________ bound for the land of the ____________________, luau, and ukulele.

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

1. ____________________ to Hawaii

2. ____________________, even, of their lives

3. ____________________ having taken

4. a long ____________________

5. would take ____________________

6. ____________________ to business

7. come to ____________________

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

1. How had the Olsons prepared for their vacation in Hawaii?

2. How long did they plan to spend there?

3. When was their last long vacation?

4. Who was going to take care of the house and business matters?

5. How long until the Olsons depart?

Episode 27

I. True or false

1. Mary Lee hadn't heard from home for three months.

2. She was worried because her mother hadn't written.

3. Mary Lee likes to know that everything is okay at home.

4. Her mother is a widow.

5. Mary Lee is an only child.

6. She decided to call home after work.

7. She planned a 10-minute telephone call.

8. Telephone rates are cheaper at night.

9. Mary Lee's home is 200 miles away.

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

1. Normally, her mother wrote her every ____________________ or so, but more than four ____________________ had passed and there was no ____________________ from home.

2. I like to be ____________________ that everything is all ____________________ at home.

3. Mary Lee's ____________________ had died five ____________________ ago and her mother lived ____________________, although her two ____________________ lived in the same ____________________.

4. Her budget was a little ____________________ this month because of high utility ____________________, but she felt that she could ____________________ a 10-mlnute ____________________ home.

5. It's nearly 2,000 ____________________ and a long distance ____________________ call is a lot cheaper than air ____________________.

6. I'll call home ____________________ when long distance ____________________ are lower.

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

1. in over a ____________________

2. ____________________ serious has

3. ____________________ to herself

4. getting along in ____________________

5. only thing to ____________________

6. ____________________ off work

7. ____________________ do it

8. ____________________ to herself

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

1. Why was Mary Lee worried?

2. How often did her mother write, normally?

3. What happened to Mary Lee's father?

4. How many brothers and sisters does she have?

5. Why was her budget a little tight?

6. Why does she decide to telephone at night?