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A tremendous crash.

Shortly after the war, a friend of mine returned to England after working abroad for most of his life as a doctor. He decided to retire to the country, where he bought himself a small cottage. The cottage was in quite good condition, except for the roof, which leaked rather badly when it rained hard. But my friend, who had led and adventurous life, did not seem to mind that.

Not so long after he had moved in, one of his nephews came down to visit him, without even sending a letter to warn him that he was coming. As his nephew’s car drew up outside his gate, my friend saw it from the kitchen window, and for a moment he wondered if he should pretend to be out. He had a good idea what his nephew wanted: he was going to borrow some money.

In spite of the fact that the cottage was not very comfortable, my friend’s nephew decided to stay for two or three days. As they sat round the fire after supper, my friend told his nephew about some of the exciting adventures he had abroad. He was just in the middle of one of his stories when there was a tremendous crash upstairs. They both rushed up to the bedroom, where a strange sight met their eyes: part of the ceiling had collapsed, falling right on to the bed where the young man was going to sleep.

After that my friend’s nephew did not even want to stay the night, but his uncle persuaded him that it was quite safe to sleep downstairs. The young man went back to London in the morning, however, saying that he had to visit a sick relative. (After Donn Byrne)



Вопросы

  1. The writer’s friend was _______ before he returned to England.

  2. The writer’s friend knew that his ______ was coming to visit him.

  3. The nephew wanted

  4. There was a ____ crash upstairs

  5. The young man found a good excuse for going back to London

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