B. The Empty Chair

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B. The Empty Chair.

 

1. Choose the best answer (a, b, or c) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) The story took place ___________.

a. this year b. last year c. two years ago
(2) Rob Jenkins went to see the doctor because ___________. a. he was seriously ill b. he was mad c. he almost had a nervous breakdown
(3) Rob decided to go to Cornwall because a. he had never been there before b. the doctor advised him to take a vacation c. he wanted to visit his friend Mr. Doone
(4) Rob arrived at Penquay __________. a. late Friday evening b. late Friday afternoon c. early Saturday morning
(5) There were _________ people in the landlady's family. a. two b. three c. four
(6) The empty chair at the breakfast table was for ___________. a. Catherine's mother who was busy in the kitchen b. Catherine's father who had been dead c. Catherine's father who was still alive
(7) Rob ran out of the room because __________. a. he had finished his breakfast b. he thought that the dead Mr. Doone was alive again and was terrified c. Mr. Doone had a frightening face

2. Fill in the blanks.
    Before he went to see the doctor Rob had been working
hours every day. The doctor suggested that Rob should go somewhere
and
, so he went to Cornwall the
. Penquacy was a very
village on the
of Cornwall. Rob had to drive because there were no
or
to Penquacy. When he arrived there Mrs. Doone put him up.
    The next morning the landlady invited him to have breakfast with her family because there was
. Catherine, Mrs. Doone's daughter, was
years old. The little girl told Rob her father had gone out fishing in his boat
years before and he
. But after Mrs. Doone poured
cups of tea a
man with
appeared at the door. Rob looked
because it was the man in the photograph of Catherine's
. Rob
and
the room. Catherine explained to her parents that Rob was very
and he was
here because
with
was trying to
him.
 

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B. The Empty Chair.

 

1. Choose the best answer (a, b, or c) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) The story took place ___________.

a. this year b. last year c. two years ago
(2) Rob Jenkins went to see the doctor because ___________. a. he was seriously ill b. he was mad c. he almost had a nervous breakdown
(3) Rob decided to go to Cornwall because a. he had never been there before b. the doctor advised him to take a vacation c. he wanted to visit his friend Mr. Doone
(4) Rob arrived at Penquay __________. a. late Friday evening b. late Friday afternoon c. early Saturday morning
(5) There were _________ people in the landlady's family. a. two b. three c. four
(6) The empty chair at the breakfast table was for ___________. a. Catherine's mother who was busy in the kitchen b. Catherine's father who had been dead c. Catherine's father who was still alive
(7) Rob ran out of the room because __________. a. he had finished his breakfast b. he thought that the dead Mr. Doone was alive again and was terrified c. Mr. Doone had a frightening face

2. Fill in the blanks.
    Before he went to see the doctor Rob had been working
hours every day. The doctor suggested that Rob should go somewhere
and
, so he went to Cornwall the
. Penquacy was a very
village on the
of Cornwall. Rob had to drive because there were no
or
to Penquacy. When he arrived there Mrs. Doone put him up.
    The next morning the landlady invited him to have breakfast with her family because there was
. Catherine, Mrs. Doone's daughter, was
years old. The little girl told Rob her father had gone out fishing in his boat
years before and he
. But after Mrs. Doone poured
cups of tea a
man with
appeared at the door. Rob looked
because it was the man in the photograph of Catherine's
. Rob
and
the room. Catherine explained to her parents that Rob was very
and he was
here because
with
was trying to
him.