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A Birthday Present

Adam and Kate wanted to give their mother a birthday present. ‘What does she want?’ Adam asked Kate. ‘I don’t know,’ Kate said. ‘We bought her some chocolates last time.’ ‘Yes,’ Adam said, ‘and we ate most of them! We mustn't do that again.’ ‘Let’s buy her a book,’ Kate said. ‘She likes reading.’ ‘What kind of book would she like?’ Adam asked. ‘I don’t know,’ Kate said. ‘Let’s find out.’ The children went into the sitting room. Mrs. Wilson was watching TV. ‘We want to buy you a book for your birthday, Mummy,’ Kate said. ‘What book do you want?” ‘How much do you want to spend?’ their mother asked them. ‘We've got twenty pounds,’ Adam said. ‘Good. That’s enough for the book I want. It’s called Quick and Easy Cooking.’ The children bought their mother this book for her birthday. They didn’t eat her present this time, but they ate the things she cooked from it!

Keys:

I. 1c 2a 3b 4b 5a 6c 7b 8a

II. 1t 2f 3f 4f 5t 6t 7f 8t

I. Choose the right answer.

1. Who had a birthday?

a) Adam

b) Kate

c) their mother

2. What did they buy last time?

a) some chocolates

b) a book

c) a TV

3. Why did they want to give their mother a book?

a) They liked reading

b) She liked reading

c) Their father told them to buy a book

4. What was Mrs. Wilson doing?

a) reading

b) watching TV

c) cooking

5. How did they find out what kind of book their mother wanted?

a) they asked her

b) they asked their Granny

c) they asked their mother’s friend

6. How much did they want to spend?

a) 2 pounds

b) 12 pounds

c) 20 pounds

7. What kind of book did she want?

a) Quick and Easy Drawing

b) Quick and Easy Cooking

c) Quick and Easy English

8. What did the children eat this time?

a) things that mother cooked from the book

b) the book

c) some ice-cream

II. Mark the sentences as True or False.

1. The children didn’t know what their mother wanted.

2. The children ate most of the chocolates last year.

3. They decided to do it again.

4. Kate thought a book is not a good present.

5. They didn’t know what kind of book their mother wanted.

6. The money they had was enough for the present.

7. The children bought their mother this book for Christmas.

8. They didn’t eat her present this time.