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While reading Chapter 2
Chapter 1 4 Choose the right answers, 1 or 2.
1 Match the questions with the answers. a In Falling into Bed, the weather is ……
a In No Jobs in the Cupboard, who does Billy live 1) cold and windy.
with? …… 2) sunny and warm.
b Why does Billy buy a newspaper? …… b In Falling into Bed, the man doesn’t kill himself
c Who is Mr Davidson? …… when he falls off the building because ……
d How many people are there for the job? 1) the building isn’t tall enough.
…… 2) he falls onto a bed on top of a car.
e Why does Billy walk into the cupboard? …… c In Flying Cow, the car driver is famous because
f Who finds Billy in the cupboard? …… he is a ……
g In The Bigger the Better, why does the rich 1) movie star.
woman say that it is going to be difficult to 2) TV newsreader.
get the big car in there? …… d In Flying Cow, the man can’t get the cow out
h Why is the rich woman angry? …… of the car because it is ……
i What does the rich woman do to the small 1) sleeping.
car? …… 2) very heavy.
j In Cheap and Easy, why is the library going to e In Flying Cow, the cow falls off the bridge
move to a new building? …… because ……
k In Watch the Water, why does Willie walk 1) the man hits it with his car.
into the river? …… 2) the bridge is very wet.
l What do Willie’s friends think? …… f In Look Before You Jump, Peter’s father gives
1) Seven. him a …… for his birthday.
2) Because the young woman drives into 1) motorbike
her parking place. 2) bicycle
3) The boss of the office. g In Look Before You Jump, Mr Fletcher is
4) Because the building is too small. Peter’s ……
5) Because he thinks that it is the door out 1) teacher.
of the office. 2) father.
6) The cleaner. h In Look Before You Jump, Mr Fletcher jumps in
7) She drives at it and hits it hard. front of the …… motorbike.
8) His mother, Mrs Harris. 1) right
9) Because the parking place is very small. 2) wrong
10) Because he wants to find a job. i In Don’t Lose Your Teeth, Bill ……
11) That he is very upset or mad. 1) finds his teeth in the water.
12) Because he wants to get his car keys 2) throws Fred’s teeth into the water.
from his bag. j In Don’t Lose Your Teeth, …… men lose their
teeth.
2 Discuss these questions with another student.
1) two
What do you think?
2) three
Did you laugh while reading any of the stories in
k In Never Leave Your Name, the young man’s
Chapter 1? If so, which stories did you laugh at?
car is ……
3 Discuss these questions with another student. 1) red.
What do you think? 2) blue.
Do you think that the story Hit and Hear is true? l In Never Leave Your Name, the taxi driver asks
Why or why not? the women for ……
1) some paper and a pen.
2) a pencil and a piece of paper.

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Chapter 3
5 Discuss these questions with another student.
What do you think?
Do you think that New York is a dangerous city?
Why or why not? Do you think that big cities are
more dangerous than small towns? Why or why
not?
6 Answer these questions.
a In Hit the Floor!, why are Jenny and Robert
afraid before they get into the lift?
………………………………………………
b In Biker at the Bank, what does the man in the
office give Joe?
………………………………………………
c In The Hair on Her Hands, why do the police
want to catch the man?
………………………………………………
d In Hats On!, what does the young policeman
take from the shop?
………………………………………………
e In The Bank Robber’s Mistake, when does the
head of the bank telephone the police?
………………………………………………
7 In The Bank Robber’s Mistake, what happens
first? What happens next? Write the numbers
1–12.
a The cashier gives the robber all the
money in the desk. c
b The robber goes home and turns on
the radio. c
c The cashier looks at the envelope the
robber put on the desk. c
d The head of the bank telephones the
police. c
e The man walks over to the cashier’s
window. c
f The cashier gives the policeman the
robber’s envelope. c
g A man comes into the bank. c
h The man pushes an envelope across the
desk to the cashier. c
i The robber runs out of the bank with
the money in a green bag. c
j The cashier tells the police about the
robbery. c
k The police arrive at the robber’s house. c
l The police arrive at the bank. c
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8 Draw a picture to describe what happens in
one of the stories in Chapter 3.
Chapter 4
9 Match the letters (a–h) with the numbers
(1–8) to complete the sentences.
a In Dead Cold, it is hard to buy food ……
b In Dead Cold, there is a frozen chicken ……
c In Dead Cold, there is a long line of people
……
d In Coat from the Dead, it is dangerous to
walk ……
e In Coat from the Dead, there is a coat ……
f In Beer Today, Gone Tomorrow, it is hot ……
g In Beer Today, Gone Tomorrow, there are some
bottles of beer ……
h In Beer Today, Gone Tomorrow, there is a
smile ……
1) in the hospital.
2) in a bag.
3) in the Soviet Union.
4) along a road when it is dark and late.
5) at the cashier’s desk in the shop.
6) under the old woman’s hat.
7) in the back of the man’s car.
8) on the old man’s face.
10 Discuss these questions with another student.
What do you think?
Do you believe in ghosts? Why or why not?
Have you ever seen or heard a ghost? If so,
describe the experience to your partner. Do
you know any ghost stories? If so, tell one of
them to your partner.
After reading
11 Work in pairs. Which stories in the book do
you think are true? Why do you think this?
Which stories in the book do you think are
untrue? Why do you think this? Which do you
prefer to read – true stories or untrue stories?
Why do you feel this way?
12 Work in pairs. Do you think any of the stories
in the book are funny? If so, which ones? Why
do you think they are funny? Which story in the
book is your favourite? Why do you feel this
way?
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Chapter 1 Chapter 3
1 Match the letters (a–l) with the numbers (1–12) to 3 Who says the sentences a–l? Write the right
complete the sentences. names.
a Billy …… a ‘I want to see New York. Let’s go there.’ …………
b Mr Davidson …… b ‘Everybody says New York’s a dangerous place …’
c Mr Harvey …… …………
d Mrs Harvey …… c ‘I don’t like this dark place.’ …………
e Will Fraser …… d ‘On the floor, Girl!’ …………
f Charlie …… e ‘What did I do? What’s happening?’ …………
g Mr Taylor …… f ‘You’ll get very wet there at the bus-stop.’
h Mr and Mrs MacDonald …… …………
i Mr and Mrs Brown …… g ‘I think you were very lucky, sir.’ …………
j Tom King …… h ‘I’m very happy to help you.’ …………
k Stan Graham …… i ‘Put them under your hat!’ …………
l Harry …… j ‘We had a robber in here – he left only two
1) can’t hear anything in his left ear. minutes ago!’ …………
2) loses his wife. k ‘How did you find me?’ …………
3) is a taxi driver. l ‘The cashier gave us your envelope – with your
4) is an unpopular boss. name and address on it.’ …………
5) lives at number 20.
Chapter 4
6) live in a small town in Scotland.
4 Underline the right words.
7) has no job.
a In Dead Cold, meat / milk is the most difficult thing
8) sends Billy a letter.
to find.
9) is very beautiful.
b In Dead Cold, the old woman’s hat is very big / small.
10) live at number 22.
c In Dead Cold, the chicken helps / kills the old
11) is a very good golfer.
woman.
12) is much older than his wife.
d In Coat from the Dead, there aren’t many cars on
Chapter 2 the road because it is early / late.
2 In Never Leave Your Name, what happens first? What e In Coat from the Dead, James is going to London /
happens next? Write the numbers 1–12. Oxford.
a A big taxi comes around the corner. c f In Coat from the Dead, James finds the coat five /
b The man asks for some paper and a pen. c three days later.
c The owner of the red car comes back. c g In Coat from the Dead, the woman’s daughter died
d Mrs Roberts and Mrs Jones sit in the park. c five / ten years ago.
e The taxi hits the red car. c h In Beer Today, Gone Tomorrow, John Buss lives with
f The man gets into the taxi and drives away. c his father / grandfather.
g The man reads the letter and gets angry. c i In Beer Today, Gone Tomorrow, Frank doesn’t like
h The taxi driver stops. c the food / noise in the hospital.
i The man writes something on the paper. c j In Beer Today, Gone Tomorrow, Frank usually drinks
j A young man parks his red car. c two or three bottles of beer / water every day.
k The man goes to the shops. c k In Beer Today, Gone Tomorrow, Frank is happy / sad
l The taxi driver gets out of his car. c when he dies.
l In Beer Today, Gone Tomorrow, John cries / laughs
when he remembers the bottles of beer that he
gave Frank.

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