- Why did Mr. Yates not remember things very well?
He was ninety.
- Where did his friends live?
They live in Spain. - Who were ill when Mr. and Mrs. Yates visited Spain another time?
Two daughters were ill. - Who really died then?
None of them. - Was the girl having a joke with Mr. Yates?
Yes, she was joking.
- almost-nearly 3. sad-happy 5. stopped living-died
- not forget-to remember 4. hard-easy
Exercise C
Mr. and Mrs. Yates lived together for 52 years, and then she became very
old . After a month she .died , and Mr. Yates was alone. It was hard for him to
live in a big house without anybody else, so he married again. His new wife
was much younger than he was, and she liked travelling to foreign countries, so
they began to go to Africa every year. , in the winter. Mrs. Yates had a younger
daughter, and she usually went with them too. Everybody thought, ‘Those girls
are that old man’s daughters .’
One day in Kenya a man said to him, ‘Do you remember me? I was your
neighbour in Southampton.’
Mr. Yates did not answer for a few seconds, because he was old: Then
he said, ‘Oh, yes! That’s right! I married your daughter, didn’t I?
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