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WHEN SUMMER COMES
That morning Stephen noticed a few grey hairs. Many men would do something about it – for example, dye their hair, but he decided to leave it the way it was. In fact, he enjoyed the idea of having grey hairs as he thought it made him look more serious and experienced. What troubled him was that his face showed signs of stress and worry. Stephen left the flat just before seven. He had set off for work earlier than usual that morning because he wanted to avoid the rush hour, but it seemed as if everyone else had had the same idea. Now they were all stuck in the traffic. What’s more, there had been an accident half way along Sussex Gardens. Everyone was waiting impatiently for the police to arrive and sort out the chaos. By the time the situation was back to normal, he was late for work and not in a very good mood. He locked the Saab and went into the comfortably cool building, which was a relief on the hottest days of the summer. The offices of Jardine and Makepeace, advertising agents, for whom Stephen worked, were on the fourteenth floor of a modern block, the only one in the area, with wonderful views over Regent’s Park. But that morning, when Stephen found himself climbing the stairs (the lift was out of order!), he would happily have given up the views for an office on the ground floor. “Please let everything go smoothly today,” he said to himselfclimbing the stairs (the lift was out of order!), he would happily have given up the views for an office on the ground floor. “Please let everything go smoothly today,” he said to himself as he made his way up the stairs. Stephen was worried about work – the agency had lost an important client that week. He felt that Charlie Jardine, the agency’s boss, thought Stephen was responsible for it. A couple of days earlier, as he was passing by Charlie’s office, he heard him saying on the phone, “Yes, well, I’ll have to talk to Stephen about that. He was the one working on their new advertisement.” Stephen hadn’t heard any more but he thought that Charlie had sounded a bit angry. It definitely wasn’t a good time to go on holiday – his job might disappear while he was away. But he didn’t want to miss this break – and in any case, his wife, Anna, would kill him if he mentioned cancelling the trip they’d already booked. So he said nothing to her about his worries. He often found it hard to talk to her about his problems at work. As Stephen was about to leave work that evening, Charlie Jardine called him into his office and told him that times were hard and one member of the staff would have to go. Then Charlie said, “But of course, I don’t want to lose you.” Why didn’t that make Stephen feel better? He left work with a heavy heart.
6.1. How did Stephen feel about noticing a few grey hairs?
A. He decided to change his hairstyle.
B. He got worried and stressed.
C. He wanted to dye his hair.
D. He didn’t mind the change.
6.2. Why was Stephen late for work?
A. He had an accident on the way.
B. His car was stopped by the police.
C. The roads were very busy that morning.
D. He left home later than usual.
6.3. When Steven came to his office building that day,
A. he decided to work on the ground floor.
B. he had to use the stairs to get to his office.
C. the air-conditioning had stopped working.
D. the view from his office had changed.
6.4. Stephen was worried about his work because
A. he thought his boss blamed him for losing a customer.
B. his boss seemed angry while talking to him on the phone.
C. he was going to work on a new advertising campaign on his own.
D. his boss told him that the agency had gone bankrupt.
6.5. Which is TRUE about Stephen’s holiday?
A. He discussed changing the date with his wife.
B. He felt it wasn’t the right time to go.
C. His wife wasn’t ready to go.
D. He had already cancelled it.
6.6. In Charlie’s office, Stephen discovered
A. how he could avoid losing his job.
B. what change his boss was planning to make.
C. why the boss wanted to keep him at work.
D. which staff member was going to be fired.
6.7. The story is about
A. the consequences of being late for work.
B. a man who decided to change his profession.
C. a company which didn’t have enough workers.
D. an uncertain situation at work
WHEN SUMMER COMES
That morning Stephen noticed a few grey hairs. Many men would do something about it – for example, dye their hair, but he decided to leave it the way it was. In fact, he enjoyed the idea of having grey hairs as he thought it made him look more serious and experienced. What troubled him was that his face showed signs of stress and worry. Stephen left the flat just before seven. He had set off for work earlier than usual that morning because he wanted to avoid the rush hour, but it seemed as if everyone else had had the same idea. Now they were all stuck in the traffic. What’s more, there had been an accident half way along Sussex Gardens. Everyone was waiting impatiently for the police to arrive and sort out the chaos. By the time the situation was back to normal, he was late for work and not in a very good mood. He locked the Saab and went into the comfortably cool building, which was a relief on the hottest days of the summer. The offices of Jardine and Makepeace, advertising agents, for whom Stephen worked, were on the fourteenth floor of a modern block, the only one in the area, with wonderful views over Regent’s Park. But that morning, when Stephen found himself climbing the stairs (the lift was out of order!), he would happily have given up the views for an office on the ground floor. “Please let everything go smoothly today,” he said to himselfclimbing the stairs (the lift was out of order!), he would happily have given up the views for an office on the ground floor. “Please let everything go smoothly today,” he said to himself as he made his way up the stairs. Stephen was worried about work – the agency had lost an important client that week. He felt that Charlie Jardine, the agency’s boss, thought Stephen was responsible for it. A couple of days earlier, as he was passing by Charlie’s office, he heard him saying on the phone, “Yes, well, I’ll have to talk to Stephen about that. He was the one working on their new advertisement.” Stephen hadn’t heard any more but he thought that Charlie had sounded a bit angry. It definitely wasn’t a good time to go on holiday – his job might disappear while he was away. But he didn’t want to miss this break – and in any case, his wife, Anna, would kill him if he mentioned cancelling the trip they’d already booked. So he said nothing to her about his worries. He often found it hard to talk to her about his problems at work. As Stephen was about to leave work that evening, Charlie Jardine called him into his office and told him that times were hard and one member of the staff would have to go. Then Charlie said, “But of course, I don’t want to lose you.” Why didn’t that make Stephen feel better? He left work with a heavy heart.
6.1. How did Stephen feel about noticing a few grey hairs?
A. He decided to change his hairstyle.
B. He got worried and stressed.
C. He wanted to dye his hair.
D. He didn’t mind the change.
6.2. Why was Stephen late for work?
A. He had an accident on the way.
B. His car was stopped by the police.
C. The roads were very busy that morning.
D. He left home later than usual.
6.3. When Steven came to his office building that day,
A. he decided to work on the ground floor.
B. he had to use the stairs to get to his office.
C. the air-conditioning had stopped working.
D. the view from his office had changed.
6.4. Stephen was worried about his work because
A. he thought his boss blamed him for losing a customer.
B. his boss seemed angry while talking to him on the phone.
C. he was going to work on a new advertising campaign on his own.
D. his boss told him that the agency had gone bankrupt.
6.5. Which is TRUE about Stephen’s holiday?
A. He discussed changing the date with his wife.
B. He felt it wasn’t the right time to go.
C. His wife wasn’t ready to go.
D. He had already cancelled it.
6.6. In Charlie’s office, Stephen discovered
A. how he could avoid losing his job.
B. what change his boss was planning to make.
C. why the boss wanted to keep him at work.
D. which staff member was going to be fired.
6.7. The story is about
A. the consequences of being late for work.
B. a man who decided to change his profession.
C. a company which didn’t have enough workers.
D. an uncertain situation at work
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