One day some Americans were having dinner at
a hotel in London. When fish was put on the table one of them, a young man
said: “Let’s examine the fish carefully, perhaps we’ll find a diamond in it.”
Everybody began to laugh, but an old man said quietly: “Yes, I’m sure we have
all heard stories like that. Let me tell you what happened to me once.” “When I was a young man”, he began, “I worked
for a big company in New York; and I was sent to England to do some work there. I was in love with a beautiful girl, and
before I left for England, we decided that we would get married when I returned
home. I stayed in England for two
months. I sent letters and postcards to the girl almost every day, but after
the first two weeks I didn’t receive any answers. But I didn’t think anything
was the matter, and before I left for home, I bought a beautiful diamond ring
for her. On the ship one morning, a
telegram was brought to me. It was from a friend in New York, who told me that
the girl had changed her mind and was going to get married to another man. I
was so angry that I threw the diamond ring into the sea.
My friend came to the port to meet me, and he
invited me to dinner. While we were sitting down at the table and I was eating
fish, I suddenly felt something hard in my mouth. What do you think it
was?” “The diamond!” all the Americans
cried. “No,” the old man answered, “It
was the fish bone.”
Task 1. Choose a correct answer
1. Where were the Americans having
dinner one day?
a). on
board ship b). at the hotel
c). at a
party
d). in a cafe
2. What did
the young man hope to find in the fish?
a). a watch
b). a ring
c). some money d). a
diamond
3. Where
was the young man sent to work?
a). to England b).
to London
c). to New York d). to
Canada
4. When had
the young people decided to marry?
a). when he returned home b). during the journey
c). before he left home d). on the way
back home
5. What did
the young man buy for his girl?
a). a beautiful dress b). a fur
coat
c). a gold watch d).
a diamond ring
6. Why
didn’t the girl answer his letters?
a). she was very ill b). she
wanted to join him
c). she wanted to marry another man d). she was angry with him
7. How did
the young man react to his friend’s news?
a). he was very happy b). he was
very lonely
c). he was very angry d). he was very
unhappy
8. What did
the young man do with the present?
a). he gave it to another girl b). he
threw into the sea
c). he sold it d). he lost it in the
street
9. What did
the friends have for dinner when they met again?
a). they had soup b).
they had pudding
c). they had meat d).
they had fish
10. What did the young man feel hard in his
mouth?
a). a fruit stone
b). a fish bone
c). an egg shell d). a diamond
ring
11. Who came to the port to meet him?
a). my father
b). my friend
c). my sister
d). my relatives
12. Who was having dinner at a hotel in
London?
a). some Englishmen b). some
people
c). some Americans d). some women
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