You will hear a conversation. For questions 1-3, choose the best You will hear a conversation.
sation. For questions 1-3, choose the best
answer.
Part 1
1. Why are Barbara and Harry unhappy?
a. Because they are feeling really like fools.
b. Because their house has been robbed.
2. How did the thief get away with the silver?
a. He ran away with all the silver in a bag.
b. He drove away with it in Harry's new car.
3. Why doesn't Harry call the police?
a. Because the police would laugh at them.
b. Because he feels such an idiot.
You will hear the second part of the conversation. For questions 1-3,
choose the best answer.
Part 2
1. Why does Harry wish it were yesterday?
a. Because they were so happy with their furniture and all their
possessions around them.
b. Because thieves are so clever to steal things.
2. Why does Barbara think there's no point in telephoning the
police?
a. Because she thinks the police can do something about it.
b. Because she thinks the thief is miles from their house by now.
3. Why doesn't Barbara eat any breakfast?
a. Because she feels they have made such fools of themselves.
b. She doesn't feel like eating anything because she has no hopes.
answer.
Part 1
1. Why are Barbara and Harry unhappy?
c. Because they are feeling really like fools.
d. Because their house has been robbed.
2. How did the thief get away with the silver?
c. He ran away with all the silver in a bag.
d. He drove away with it in Harry's new car.
3. Why doesn't Harry call the police?
c. Because the police would laugh at them.
d. Because he feels such an idiot.
You will hear the second part of the conversation. For questions 1-3,
choose the best answer.
Part 2
1. Why does Harry wish it were yesterday?
c. Because they were so happy with their furniture and all their
possessions around them.
d. Because thieves are so clever to steal things.
2. Why does Barbara think there's no point in telephoning the
police?
c. Because she thinks the police can do something about it.
d. Because she thinks the thief is miles from their house by now.
3. Why doesn't Barbara eat any breakfast?
c. Because she feels they have made such fools of themselves.
d. She doesn't feel like eating anything because she has no hopes
GLOSSARY
What fools we were!: How unwisely we behaved!
Drove off: escaped by car.
The fools we've made of: how ridiculous we appeared.
Get over something:
1. to recover from something;
2. to overcome some difficulty.
Put someone up: provide lodging for someone.
Hold together: (story or argument) to be logical or consistent.
I feel such an idiot: I feel absolutely stupid.
To get something back: to recover something that appeared to be lost.
What's the point of ...ing?: What sense does it makes to ... ?
Things always go wrong: We always make errors.
A jinx: an evil spell; someone believed to bring bad luck to those around him.
GLOSSARY
What fools we were!: How unwisely we behaved!
Drove off: escaped by car.
The fools we've made of: how ridiculous we appeared.
Get over something:
1. to recover from something;
2. to overcome some difficulty.
Put someone up: provide lodging for someone.
Hold together: (story or argument) to be logical or consistent.
I feel such an idiot: I feel absolutely stupid.
To get something back: to recover something that appeared to be lost.
What's the point of ...ing?: What sense does it makes to ... ?
Things always go wrong: We always make errors.
A jinx: an evil spell; someone believed to bring bad luck to those around him.
GLOSSARY
What fools we were!: How unwisely we behaved!
Drove off: escaped by car.
The fools we've made of: how ridiculous we appeared.
Get over something:
1. to recover from something;
2. to overcome some difficulty.
Put someone up: provide lodging for someone.
Hold together: (story or argument) to be logical or consistent.
I feel such an idiot: I feel absolutely stupid.
To get something back: to recover something that appeared to be lost.
What's the point of ...ing?: What sense does it makes to ... ?
Things always go wrong: We always make errors.
A jinx: an evil spell; someone believed to bring bad luck to those around him.
GLOSSARY
What fools we were!: How unwisely we behaved!
Drove off: escaped by car.
The fools we've made of: how ridiculous we appeared.
Get over something:
1. to recover from something;
2. to overcome some difficulty.
Put someone up: provide lodging for someone.
Hold together: (story or argument) to be logical or consistent.
I feel such an idiot: I feel absolutely stupid.
To get something back: to recover something that appeared to be lost.
What's the point of ...ing?: What sense does it makes to ... ?
Things always go wrong: We always make errors.
A jinx: an evil spell; someone believed to bring bad luck to those around him.