Put the right form of the adjectives and adverbs in brackets.

1. And they were honestly _____(congenial) people we ever met.

2. We had such a _____(horrible) time at the Craig’s and such a _____(bad) time getting away that Ben swore he would pay no more visits until he could think up a graceful method of curtailing them in the event they proved unbearable.

3. The Marshalls loved musical shows, but knew _____(little) than nothing about music.

4. And on Friday I got Ben to lunch with them and he liked them, too; they were not half as___(gushing) and____(silly) as most of his “fans”.

5. If they stick to their promise to keep us under cover, it may be a lot _____(good) than staying in New York.

6. And of course if things aren’t as _____(good) as they look, Irene’s telegram will provide us with an easy out.

Reading Comprehension and Discussion Tasks

1. Answer the questions:

1. Why did Mr. Drake abhor visiting?

2. Where did he spend all his time?

3. What did he call his “emergency exit”?

4. How did Mrs. Drake meet the Thayers?

5. What did this couple suggest to the Drakes?

6. Did the Drakes accept the suggestion?

2. Discuss the following:

1. What kind of person was Ben Drake?

2. Can we say that his wife was a happy woman? Why?

P. 104-114

Exercises

Pre-reading Tasks

1. Practise the pronunciation of the words from the story. When in doubt refer to the dictionary:

gin, convenient, chiffonier, ample, summon, pour, adjourn, anxious, phonograph, author, orchestra, genius, honestly, irritable, jaguar, naughty, determine, improvise, straight, juncture, appreciate, success.

Vocabulary Tasks

1. Find in the story the English for:

маленький журнальний столик; попільничка; запрошувати вниз на обід; густі вершки; вершки не для мене;, пробувати сигарету; пообіцяти чесно; ні за що в світі; неслухняний; пронизуючий погляд; засаджена кущами алея; купа книжок; приєднатися до когось; викрадати людину (дитину) з метою шантажу; зіпсувати зір; конкурент; на думку деяких людей; зробити маленький ковток; робити вигляд; приправляти їжу сиром; ставитися з презирством до чогось; ковтати їжу з труднощами; жадібно глитати; грізно заявляти; горезвісно ексцентричний, ля-бемоль, неважливе повідомлення.

Use one of the words or word combinations from the box in an appropriate form to fill each gap.

anticipated despises bender fine declined wire pile in vain perform discard shrubbery divination hint

1. But he kept hold of himself, forced a smile and … a second chop.

2. So Ben had to … his Jaguar and smoke a Trump, and it was even worse than he had ….

3. I’d be a … one to ask you to my home for a rest and then make you ….

4. About a quarter of four Mr. Thayer insisted on taking him around the place and showing him the …, something that held in Ben’s mind a place of equal importance to the grade of … used in hairpins.

5. Just try any one of those books in that ….

6. However, Ben had a word of praise for each record as it ended and did not even … that any of the tunes were based on melodies of his own.

7. I won’t go into details regarding the dinner except to relate that three separate items were highly flavored with cheese, and Ben … cheese.

8. All through breakfast next morning we waited … for the telephone call that would yield Irene’s message.

9. At the same time I can thank my stars that this instinct, or …, or whatever you want to call it, told me to go home.

10. Small wonder that Ben was credited at the Lambs’ Club with that month’s most interesting ….

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