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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_____________two years ago.

2. They were satisfied that the planned______________in Honolulu was going to be the______________three weeks 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 he on a_______________bound for the land of the________________, luau, and ukelele.

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

Mary Lee had not heard from her mother in over a month and was worried. Nomally, her mother wrote her every week, or so. But more than 4 week had passed, and there was no letter from home. “Not that I’m afraid that anything serious has happened”, Mary Lee thought to herself, “but I’d like to be sure that everything is all right at home”. After all Mother is getting along in years and I am her only daughter”. Mary Lee’ father had died 5 years ago and her mother lived alone, although her two older brothers lived in the same town. Marry Lee decided that the only thing to do was to call home that evening after she got off from work. Her budget was a little tight this month because of high utility bills, but she felt that she could afford a 10 minute call home. “After all, it’ nearly 2.000 miles home, and a long distance phone call is a lot cheaper than air fare”. “I’ll do it. I’ll call home tonight when long distance rates are lower”, she murmured to herself.

Exercises:

I. TRUE/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 cheapor 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 live___________ago and her mother lived______________, although her two_____________lived in same____________.

4. Her budget was a little_______________this month because of utility____________, but she felt that she could____________a 10-minute___________home.

5. It’s nearly 2,000_____________and a long distance____________call a lot

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 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?

Episode 28

It was so hot in the car even with all the windows rolled down, Ed Davis couldn’t keep cool enough. He had about 300 more miles to go through the hot sun that beat down on the roof of the car mercilessly. The air conditioner of the car had stopped functioning about two hours ago. Shortly after Ed had stopped for lunch, and filled up his gas tank at the service station that was next to= the restaurant, he knew that driving across the plain during the hottest part of the day was a little foolish. But he had to get to his destination by evening. He was going to one of the most important appointments of his life. “A little heat isn’t going to stop me”, he muttered to himself. “If this old car can make those 300 miles, I’ll be plently happy”. He squinted through his dark glasses at the sun which was almost straight over head and pressed on the accelerator a little more to increase his speed. The motor purred like a kitten and he felt relieved. “This car may be old”, he thought to himself, “but it has a good enjine. It’ll get me there in plenty of time”.

Exercises:

I. TRUE/FALSE:

1. The windows of the car were open.

2. The air conditioner wasn’t working.

3. Ed had gotten gas in a restaurant.

4. He needed to get to his destination by the next day.

5. Ed was going to an important appointment.

6. He still had 300 miles to go.

7. He increased his speed.

8. Ed’s car had a good engine.

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

1. He had about 300 more____________to go through the hot____________ that beat down on the______________of the car inercilessly.

2. Ed had stopped for_____________and filled up his gas_____________at the service______________that was next to the restaurant.

3. He knew that driving across the______________during the hottest part of the__________was a little_______________.

4. “A little______________isn’t going to stop me,” he_______________ to himself.

5. He squinted through his dark_______________at the sun which was almost straight_____________and pressed on the______________a little more to increase his______________________.

6. “It’ll get me____________in plenty of________________”.

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

1. windows rolled____________

2. _______________cool enough

3. __________________after Ed

4. get to his________________

5. ___________________old car

6. like a___________________

7. may be__________________

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

1. How far did Ed have to go?

2. What happened to the air conditioner?

3. When did he have to get to his destination?

4. What was Ed going to?

5. What kind of motor did the car have?

Episode 29

By the clock on the deskboad, Howard could see that nearly an hour had passed since Martha had gone into the store. “Just”, she had said, “for a minute. I have to get a couple of things and I’ll be right out”. If he hadn’t been used to Martha’s unkept promises, Howard would have been angry. But many years of dealing with her tardiness had made him almost accustomed to her tardy ways. But he still was felling more and more impatient. There was a program on television that he didn’t want to miss. His income tax form still had to be completed before the deadline. And besides that, he was getting hungry. He was approaching dinner time. He looked at his watch again – nearly 55 minutes had passed: “What can be keeping that women”, he murmured to himself. He started to honk the horn, but then thought better of it and didn’t. Just as he was about to get out of the car to go look for her, he saw Martha come out of one of the big doors, her arms laden with packages. Howard breathed the sigh of relief.

Exercises:

I. TRUE/FALSE:

1. Martha had been in the store almost an hour.

2. Howard was not accustomed to Martha’s tardiness.

3. He wanted to get home to fix dinner.

4. He honked the horn angrily.

5. He decided to go look for her.

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

1. By the_____________on the dashboard, Howard could see that______________an hour had passed since Martha had gone into the _______________.

2. I have to get a_________________of things and I’ll be right________________.

3. Many years of________________with her tardiness had made him almost____________to her tardy___________________.

4. His income tax_________________still had to be_______________before the__________.

5. He looked at his_______________again- nearly 55____________had passed!

6. He started to honk the____________, but then thought_______________of it and didn’t.

7. He saw Martha come out of one of the big____________, her arms laden with____________.

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

1. for a_________________

2. unkept_______________

3. more and more_________

4. want to_______________

5. ____________that he was getting

6. ____________that women

7. ____________as he was about

8. sigh of_______________

9.

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

1. Where had Martha gone?

2. Why was Howard impatient to get home?

3. How long had he been waiting?

4. Why didn’t he honk the horn?

5. What did Martha have in her arms?

Episode 30

The day had dawned and sunny, so Rebecca decided that it was a good time to work in her garden. It had been raining off and on for more than a week, and the bright sunshine was more than welcome. She put on the old clothes that she usually wore when working outdoors, gathered up the necessary tools and started across the yard to her garden plot. She noticed that some animal had been digging in the garden. “Probably, the neighbor’s dog”, she thought to herself, and proceeded to out down old weeds and clear away paper and brush that the wind had blown in. She was soon completely engrossed in the task before her. Consequently, she was somewhat startled when she heard a voice say, “What are you going to plant this year?” It was one of her neighbors, Sheila O’Brien, who had come up silently behind her. “Oh, just the usual vegetables”, Rebecca replied. “Our family is very fond of them”. “I really dropped by to ask you over for coffee”, Sheila said. “Wonderful”, Rebecca replied. “Just let me put these tools away, and I’ll be right with you!”

Exercises:

I. TRUE/FALSE:

1. It was a sunny day.

2. Rebecca took some tools to her garden plot.

3. She caught some dogs digging in the garden.

4. The wind had blown in some paper.

5. Rebecca was startled by the bark of a dog.

6. Sheila O’Brien is a neighbor.

7. Rebecca planned to plant vegetables.

8. Sheila invited Rebecca for dinner that evening.

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

1. It had been_____________off and on for more than a ______________, and the bright______________was more than________________.

2. She noticed that some_____________had been digging in the______________.

3. She was____________completely engrossed in the_______________before her.

4. She was somewhat______________when she heard a ______________say:

“What are you going to______________this year?”

5. “Oh, just the ______________vegetables”.

6. “Just let me_______________these tools away and I’ll be___________with you”.

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

1. _____________bright and sunny

2. working___________________

3. ___________________the yard

4. _________________the herself

5. cut down old_______________

6. _______________had blown in

7. come up__________________

8. ___________________of them

9. over for__________________

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

1. How did Rebecca prepare to work in her garden?

2. What did she think had dug in her garden?

3. What startled her?

4. Who is Sheila O’Brien?

5. Why had she come?

Episode 31

When he first heard the news on the radio, Charles could hardly believe it. He had been told by some friends to expect what happened but still he just couldn’t accept it. He had spent too many years perfecting his trade to think that the time would come when machines would replace him and his skills. That was the news that struck his early on that morning, five months ago when the announcement came. The company was going install machines and thereby save thousands of dollars in production costs. Unfortunately, for Charles it meant that his job was going to be abolished. At first, he had thought it was humiliating to be replaced by a machine, but now, months later, he felt relieved that his skills were not lost but instead valuable enough to be placed in a computer. Those skills were still producing useful products for people. And now his job was to supervise rather than do the work himself. Charles had, as they say, moved up in the world. He was no longer a worker, he was a manager.

Exercises:

I. TRUE/FALSE:

1. Charles was speaking on the radio.

2. His friends had told him what was going to happen.

3. He had perfected his trade.

4. He heard the news late at night.

5. Charles was being replaced by a machine.

6. The company was going to save millions of jobs.

7. Charles was humiliated by the company.

8. Charles’s job was replaced by a machine.

9. His skills were put in a computer.

10. He had become a manager.

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

1. When he first heard the___________________on the radio, Charles could____________believe it.

2. He had spent too many years______________his trade to__________that the time would come when____________would replace him and his__________________.

3. The company was going to_____________________machines and thereby___________thousands of dollars in production____________________.

4. He felt relieved that his________were not lost but, instead,_____________eneugh to be placed in a______________.

5. Now his job was to_____________rather than do the____________himself.

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

1. expect what________________

2. just couldn’t accept__________

3. _______________his ears early

4. when the announcement______

5. going to be________________

6. now, months_______________

7. _________were still producing

8. ____than do the work________

9. _____________up in the world

10. no longer a________________

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

1. How did Charles first hear the news?

2. What was going to replace him?

3. What was the company going to do?

4. What was going to happen to Charles’s job?

5. Why did he feel relived months later?

6. What had he become?

Episode 32

The deafening sound of the car horns blared in Linda’s ears. She looked in her rearview mirror and could see the line of cars behind her, the drivers impatiently honking their horns. Finally the entire line of cars began to pull out and go around her. Linda glanced nervously at her watch. “I’ll never make it!” she exclaimed. She decided that she should get out of the car, open the hood and look at the motor. She knew almost nothing about cars but thought that if she stood in front of the vehicle and appeared to be helpless, someone might stop to help her. She released the hood lock, opened the car door and got out cautiously. The line of cars behind her continued to honk impatiently before they decided to pass. A few drivers glared at her angrily as they went by and some looked as if they were cursing. She opened the hood and peered down at the engine. Her inexperienced eyes could see nothing wrong. However, she reached down and touched some wires and tried to look totally helpless. A car pulled up behind hers and stopped. A man in his thirties got out and came to where she was standing. A friendly voice said, “Having car trouble?” “I, certainly, am” Linda replied. “It suddenly stopped and wouldn’t start again”. The man looked at the engine a moment or two and then reached in and expertly re-attached a wire. “There is your problem”, he said kindly. “Just a loose wire, it should start now”. “Thanks a million”, Linda said. “My pleasure”, the man responded and walked back to his car.

Exercises:

I. TRUE/FALSE:

1. There was a line of cars behind Linda.

2. Linda looked at her watch.

3. She knew a lot about cars.

4. Cars began to pass her.

5. Some drivers called out a cherry greeting.

6. Linda tried to look helpless.

7. An old man stopped his truck to help her.

8. A man was able to re-attach a loose wire.

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

1. The deafening____________of the car horns____________in Linda’s__________.

2. She looked in her rearview______________and could see a _____________of cars behind her.

3. She decided that she should get_____________of the car, open the__________and look at the________________.

4. She released the hood_______________, opened the car_______________, and got out_____________.

5. A few__________glared at her angrily as they went by and_____________looked as if they were______________.

6. She reached down and touched some______________and tried to look totally____________.

7. A man in his____________________got out and came to____________she was standing.

8. The man looked in at the___________a moment or two and then_____________in and expertly re-attached a________________.

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

1. ______________line of

2. glared______________

3. front of the__________

4. ___________might stop

5. continued to_________

6. inexperienced________

7. nothing______________

8. pulled up behind_______

9. ____________voice said

10. wouldn’t start_________

11. a loose_______________

12. _______________to his car

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

1. What could Linda see in her rearview mirror?

2. What did she decide to do?

3. What did the other cars do?

4. What did she touch?

5. Who stopped to help her?

6. What did he do?

Episode 33

It had been a long night. The sun’s rays were just peeping over the horizon as Ted made his way down the stairs to the kitchen and put the coffee pot on the stove. He had spent all night studying in preparation for the all impotent final examination. His eyes were tided, his head ached slightly and his body needed a sleep. But he knew that he had to keep going until the exam was over. Then he could relax. He was looking forward to a few days of rest and relaxation with friends at the beach. His final exam was going to lead the way to a new job. At least that’s what he had been promised and what he hoped. It would mean a definite step upwards in his professional career and a bigger salary. His hopes were pinned on his ability to remember much of what he had been learning for the past 12 weeks in the special course given by the company. He felt confident although weary. The coffee pot began to perk and the aroma of brewed coffee filled the air. His nostrils appreciated that smell. He took a cup and saucer out of the cupboard and waited for coffee to finish perking. The day suddenly looked bright and promising. He began to hum a happy tune under his breath as he poured coffee into the cup.

Exercises:

I. TRUE/FALSE:

1. Ted put the coffee pot on the stove.

2. It was still night when he came downstairs.

3. He felt refreshed after a long night’s sleep.

4. He planned to spend some days at the beach.

5. Ted was preparing for a final examination.

6. He had been promised a new job.

7. He had been taking a twelve-week course.

8. The course was given by the federal government.

9. He was beginning to lose confidence.

10. The odor of coffee filled the air.

11. He enjoyed the smell of coffee.

12. Ted whistled as he poured a cup of coffee.

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

1. The sun’s________________were just peeping over the___________as Ted made his____________down the stairs.

2. His eyes were ______________; his head ached______________; and his body needed______________!

3. He was looking____________to a few days of ____________and___________with friends at the_________________.

4. It would mean a definile_______________upward in his professional___________and a bigger___________________.

5. The coffee pot began to_______________and the aroma of brewed____________filled the________________.

6. He began to_____________a happy tune under his________________as he poured coffee into the______________.

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

1. coffee pot on the____________

2. all night___________________

3. had to keep________________

4. __________the way to new job

5. he had been________________

6. his hopes were_____________

7. _______________to remember

8. the past twelve_____________

9. confident though____________

10. his nostrils_________________

11. coffee to finish_____________

12. ______________and promisino

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

1. Where did Ted go to make coffee?

2. What had he done all night?

3. How was he going to relax?

4. What was the final exam going to lead to?

5. By whom was the course given?

6. What did Ted take out of the cuppoard?

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