Getting a Cold
Lucy has a cold. Her nose is blocked, she coughs a lot, and she has a sore throat. She felt fine last night, but now she is very 1)_SICK___. Lucy wants to go 2)__HOME and rest, but she thinks she can’t. She is a student and her essay is due today. She needs to proof read it and print it so the teacher gets it on time. Lucy’s 3)__TEACHER is very strict. He told Lucy that the 4)__ESSAY must be handed in on time. There are eighteen students in the class, and they are all very busy writing their essays. Hopefully, they won’t catch Lucy’s 5) __COLD. If the other students catch colds, they might take several days off school and miss out on study.
1. There are 400 000 British scouts.TRUE
2. The weather is usually sunny in north Wales. FALSE
It rains a lot in the mountains, and it's sometimes
stormy there, too, but not very often
3. The teacher is going to stay in a hotel. FALSE
The teacher is going to stay in a small tent.
4. Nick is going to sleep in small tent this weekend. FALSE
Nick is going to sleep in a large tent this weekend
5. Nikki isn't going to eat vegetables. FALSE
Nikki is going to cook lots of rice and vegetables
6 The text is mainly about how it is like to be a scout. TRUE
1. work part time
2. inherit a fortune (from your grandfather)
3. sign a contract
4. owe someone money
5. earn a salary
6. win money on the football pools
7. retire because you’re 65