I begin tucking him into bed and he tells me, “Daddy, check for monsters under my bed.” I look underneath for his amusement and see him, another him, under the bed, staring back at me quivering and whispering, “Daddy, there’s somebody on my bed.”Last night a friend rushed me out of the house to catch the opening act at a local bar’s music night. After a few drinks I realized my phone wasn’t in my pocket. I checked the table we were sitting at, the bar, the bathrooms, and after no luck I used my friend’s phone to call mine. After two rings someone answered, gave out a low raspy giggle and hung up. They didn’t answer again. I eventually gave it up as a lost cause and headed home. I found my phone laying on my nightstand, right where I left it.Don’t be scared of the monsters, just look for them. Look to your left, to your right, under your bed, behind your dresser, in your closet, but never look up, she hates being seen.Little Emily vanished last year. Now they’re pouring new sidewalks in my neighborhood, and I’ve found her name in the wet cement, written in remembrance. But it was written in reverse. And from below.
2. I like ... small animals. A. the B. _ (nothing) D. all
3. Is this coat ...? A. yours
4. Is Diana ...? A. a friend of yours C. your friend
5. Who are ... people over there? B. the D. those
6. ... is your phone number? A. Which B. What
7. Could I have ... drink? C. another
8. There aren't ... for everybody. B. enough chairs
9. They're ... young to get married. B. too
10. Most ... like travelling. B. of the people C. people
11. Ann and Peter phone ... every day. A. them D. each other
12. It's ... weather. B. a terrible
13. The plural of car is cars. Which of these are correct plurals? A. journeys E. babies
14. Which of these is correct? A. happier
15. This is ... winter for 20 years. E. the worst
16. She's much taller … me. A. than
17. He lives in the same street ... me. C. as
18. Her eyes ... a very light blue. A. are
19. ... help me? C. Can you
20. You ... worry about it. C. must not D. mustn't
21. It ... again. It ... all the time here in the winter. D. 's raining, rains
22. I ... she ... you. A. think, likes
23. Who ... the window? B. opened
24. Why ...? C. are those men laughing
25. What...? A. does she want
26. I didn't ... he was at home. B. think
27. ... a hole in my sock. A. There's B. There is
28. I'll see you ... Tuesday afternoon. B. on
29. What time did you arrive ... the station? A. at
30. We're going ... the opera tomorrow night. D. to