II. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets:

In the Dining-Car

John and his wife, Angela, are fond of travelling and usually they (go) abroad for their holiday. Some time ago they (go) to a small town in Yugoslavia. They also (spend) a very exciting holiday in Italy last year. They (catch) a plane from London to Paris then they (travel) by train to Istanbul. The train (move) very slowly through the mountains in Northen Italy. John and Angela (have dinner in the dinning-car when the train (stop) suddenly. They (look) out of the window. It (get) dark but they (notice) quite a lot of men in green (get on) the train. One of them (speak) angrily. John (think) he (see) firearms, but it (become) too dark to be sure.

A few minutes later a dining-car (be) full of men in green. They (ask) everybody for their passports and (look) at them hurriedly. Angela decided that the men (be) police of immigration officials. A men, who (sit) quietly at their desk, (look) very excited. One of the men in green (come up) to the men. But before he (ask) for his passport, the man (jump) from his seat, (push) the nearest man hard, and (try) to get out of the window – but it was too small. Other officials (seize) the man and (take) him away. One of them (explain) that the Italian police (expect) them (arrest) the robber because he (steal) three paintings from the Gallery of Florence several weeks before.

III. Retell in indirect speech: Blackmail

The great liner stopped some way from the port. The captain said to the passengers: "You can visit the port if you want to, but you must be back on board at 5:30 as the ship is to sail at 6 o'clock".

The ship was far too big to dock in the port and all day the local boatmen had to take the passengers to and from the liner.

At about 5 o'clock Miss Merryweather made up her mind to return to the liner. "Will you take me over to the liner?" she asked a boatman. "I shall for 5 dollars". "Isn't it too expensive? I can pay you 3 dollars. If you don't agree I can always take another boat". After a good deal of arguing the boatman agreed to take her over for 3 dollars. When they were about two hundred yards from the liner, the boat stopped. "Is there anything the matter?" asked Miss Merryweather. "Nothing at all", the boatman answered. "Either you pay me 5 dollars, or you can sit here and watch the ship sail away without your".

The Sympathetic Landlord

A big fat man called at the rectory, and when door was opened, asked to see the rector's wife, a woman well known for her charity. "Madam," he said in a sad voice. "I wish to draw your attention to a poor family in our street. The father is dead, the mother is too work, and the nine children are starving. They will be turned into the street unless somebody pays their rent for them. It's about ten or twelve pounds".

"How terrible", exclaimed the woman. "May I ask you who you are?" The sympathetic visitor put his handkerchief to his eyes. "I am the landlord", he sobbed.

What else Could He Do?

It was in Arizona and Peter was telling some tourists about one of his adventures. "Just the other day", he said, "I fell asleep under a tree. A little later a felt something heavy on my chest. I opened my eyes. I was looking straight at a rattlesnake. If I made a move it would bite me".

One of the tourists asked: "What did you do?" Peter answered: "There was nothing I could do, so I just went back to sleep".