Questions on the text: 1) What was Ainsley? 2) Who was Dicky Soames? 3) What was the main reason for Ainsley's hiding Dicky's letters from Adela? 4) How did Ainsley behave when the second letter arrived? 5) What happened as a result of his behaviour? 6) Was Adela's uncle a rich person? Prove it. 7) Did he want Adela to come into his money and why did he have to change his will? 8) What did Ainsley mean saying, "Those two letters were worth reading"? 9) What proves that Ainsley's wife guessed everything? 10) Why do you think she said that the letters had been lost?
1. He spoke English fluently. He didn't speak English fluently. Did he speak English fluently?
2. I scanned newspapers yesterday. I didn't scan newspapers yesterday. Did you scan newspapers yesterday?
3. The ballet company gave its first performance yesterday. The ballet company didn't give its first performance yesterday. Did the ballet company give its first performance yesterday?
4. My friends came to see me last week-end. My friends didn't come to see me last week-end. Did your friends come to see you last week-end?
5. He studied in New York University. He didn't study in New York University. Did he study in New York University.
6. The department gave a party last year. The department didn't give a party last year. Did the department give a party last year?
7. He knew his job very well. He didn't know his job very well. Did he know his job very well?
8. Who knew the answer? No one. No one knew the answer.
9. He had no gift for the stage, I think. He had a gift for the stage, I think. Did he have a gift for the stage?
10. It usually took him only 3 minutes to look through the text. It didn't usually take him only 3 minutes to look through the text. Did it usually take him only 3 minutes to look through the text?