Lesson 25 Text A A Ten-Dollar Bill Sam waited patiently in the long line at the
grocery store. He had come to pick up a few items for his mother. He often did
Chores for his parents after school. He enjoyed helping out at Homes, As he
waited, he daydreamed about the new camera he Wanted to buy. He wanted to buy
it soon because his family vas ;oing on a vacation, and he wanted. to take
pictures of their trip. There was only one problem. He needed seven more
dollars to huy the camera. His lawn-mowing job at the Smiths should provide
the money shortly.
Suddenly Sam was roughly shoved aside. He recognized Mrs Sanders, an unkind and
unfriendly person who lived on his block. She had shoved in front of him
without even smiling. Just as Mrs Sanders received her change and her
purchases, a ten-dollar bill flew out of her hand and fell at Sams feet. Mrs
Sanders, however, was too busy criticizing the cashier for bis slowness to
notice. As Sam bent to pick up the money, he thought quickly. The money did
belong to Mrs Sanders, but she deserved to lose it after the way she had
behaved, and, with it, he could buy the camera.
Text B A Baby-sitter Colin is talking to Jack about yesterday evening. Jack
went out, but Colin had to stay at home. JACK: Why did your parents make you
stay at home
CoLIN: They wanted to go out , and so they made me look aftermy baby brother.
JACK:
Didn't you mind doing it
COLIN: No, I didnt. My brother was very good and I did quite a lot of
homework.
JACK: Didn't you even want to go to the cinema
COLIN: Not really. I watched television for an hour.
JACK: What was on television last night
CoLIN: Boxing. It was excellent.
JAcK: Oh. I enjoy watching boxing on television, too.
What a pity I missed it last night!
CoLIN: What did you do last night
JACK: I went to a boxing-match in the sports stadium.
Question on Text B 7. Read the following passage once. Underline the key words
while reading and retell the story to your partner. Miss Green was very fat.
She weighed 100 kilos, and she was getting heavier every month , so she went to
see her doctor. , He said, You need a diet, Miss Green, and I've got a good one
here.
He gave her a small book and said, Read this carefully and eat the things on
page 11 every day. Then come back and see me in two weeks time.
Miss Green came again two weeks later, but she wasn't thinner; she was fatter.
The doctor was surprised and said, Are you eating the things on page 11 of the
small book
Yes , doctor , she answered.
The next day the doctor visited Miss Green during her dinner. She was very
surprised to see him.
Miss Green, he said, Why are you eating potatoes and bread They arent in your
diet.
But, doctor, Miss Green answered, I ate my diet at lunch time. This is my
dinner.
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