13. Read the text and reproduce it

Fatty * Takes an Exam

In the middle of examination-time Digamma Pi Fraternity** had to work on Fatty Pfaff to help him take the exam in anatomy.

Fatty had failed in the mid-year anatomical and now he had to pass a special exam before he could take the final exam.

There was a certain fondness for him in Digamma Pi; Fatty was soft, Fatty was a fool, yet they were fond of him the way people are fond of an old car or a dirty dog.

The night before his special examination they kept him awake working till two, with wet towels and black coffee. They repeated lists - lists - lists to him. They ran about the room, holding up their hands and crying, "Will he never remember a thing?" and then, "Don't get excited, Fatty. Take it easy. Just listen to this quietly, will you, and try. Try to remember one thing at least!"

They led him carefully to bed. He was so full of facts that they were afraid he might lose them on his way to bed. When he woke at seven, with red eyes, he had forgotten everything he had learned "He's got to have a crib,"*** said the president of Digamma Pi, "even if he gets caught with it. I prepared one for him yesterday. It'll cover enough of the questions so he'll get through."

Fatty protested: "It's against my principles. I think a fellow who can't get through an examination can't be a doctor. That's what my Dad always said."

The president of Digamma Pi took Fatty by the shoulder and said slowly in a low voice, "Look here, I'm going to put this crib in your pocket - look, here in your pocket, behind your handkerchief."

"I won't use it," whispered Fatty. "It's all the same to me if I fail."

They pushed Fatty through the door, on his way to Anatomy Building. They watched him go.

"Js it possible he's going to be honest?" somebody wondered.

They saw Fatty stop, take the handkerchief out of the pocket - and discover the crib. They saw him look at it, begin to read it, put it back into his pocket and continue his way with a more resolute step.

They joined hands and danced about the room singing. "He'll use it - it's all right - he'll get through!"

He got through.

(After "Martin Arrow smith" by Sinclair Lewis)

*Fatty - толстяк (прозвище)

**Digamma Pi Fraternity - одно из студенческих обществ, обычно обозначаемых буквами греческого алфавита

***crib - шпаргалка

14. Read the text and answer the questions:

One afternoon some friends rang up Susan and Derek t; invite them out for the evening. They had not seen each other for a long time, but Susan had bought tickets to the theatre that evening. They wanted to see the play very much, because several people had recommended it to them. Also it had been very difficult to get tickets. In fact, they had only been able to get these because someone else had returned them. They had not arranged anything else for the evening, however, so they agreed to meet their friends for a drink before the theatre.

They all met early in the evening and talked for an hour. When Susan got up, she found that her handbag had disappeared. They told the manager what had happened. He was very upset and said that nothing like that had happened for a long time. He went off to have a look around, but nobody had seen the thief (вор). No one had handed the bag in either.

Susan was upset because there had been quite a lot of money in it. They decided to go to the theatre and forget about it for a few hours. They hoped that the thief had just taken the money out and thrown the bag away. If someone had found it, it could not be at the police station yet.

Suddenly Susan remembered that the theatre tickets had been in the bag too. She had meant to give them to Derek, but had forgotten. By this time the play had already started, so they decided it was not worth going to the theatre. They went for a meal with their friends and later went to the nearest police station. To their surprise Susan's bag was there with everything in it! A child had picked it up (подобрал), the parents had discovered what had happened and had handed it in immediately.

They went straight to the theatre and, with the money they thought they had lost, bought four expensive seats — for three months later!

Questions:

1. Why did Susan and Derek want to see the play?

2. How did they get tickets?

3. What did Susan find when she got up?

4. Why was Susan upset?

5. Why didn't they go to the theatre that night?

6. Why did they buy very expensive tickets?