I. True/false:

1. Philip had investments in foreign markets.

2. He thought that he would be forced to sell at a loss.

3. He had a problem with his lawyer’s house.

4. It looked as if the seller might decide not to sell.

5. Philip’s daughter wanted to leave school to get a job.

6. His daughter is 19 years old and is in a university.

7. Philip wants her to get married and then finish school.

8. Cynthia’s was made up to get married.

9. The young man she wants to marry is a stranger to Philip.

II. QUICK REVIEW: Write the words that best complete the sentence.

1. Philip’s investments in some of the foreign_____________were looking less and less_____________

2. Philip was afraid that if____________did not improve, he would be_____________to sell at a considerable_______________?

3. The bank had failed to_____________him of cerain______________in the wording of the contract.

4. Now it looked as if the_______________ was going to fall through because the_____________might decide not to sell.

5. His___________had called from the university the_____________before and had told him that she had fallen______________in love.

6. Finish school________________and then you can _____________married.

7. Cynthia did not want to ______________the matter at all and in spite of his pleading____________told him that her_____________was made up.

8. That’s one_____________spot in all the mess of the____________few days.

III. CLOSE ATTENTION: Write the word that immediately precedes or follows the words below to fill in the blanks.

1. appeared so_____________

2. had bought______________

3. couldn’t be______________

4. going to fall_____________

5. _______________all this

6. ____________19 years old

7. matter at________________

8. nothing but______________

9. ______________young man

IV. RECALL: Answer the following questions based on what you remember.

1. What was wrong with Philip’s foreign investments?

2. What was the problem about the house?

3. Where was Philip’s lawyer?

4. Why does Cynthia want to leave school?

5. What did Philip tell Cynthia to do?

6. How does he feel about Cynthia’s young man?

Episode 19

I n the morning before he went to work, Dan usually jogged for about 3 miles. He had decided that he needed the exercise because his job was so sedentary. Besides, his doctor had warned him about his excess fat, and the danger it could pose for his heart. Now, after more than 3 months of steady jogging he felt fine. His physical condition pleased him, and his doctor had complimented him about his faitful effort to reduce his weight. Today, for some reason he felt even more energetic than usual, he wondered about increasing the distance to 4 miles. He felt strong enough to jog 5 miles, but realized that he would overextend himself. He pulled on his jogging suit, put on cap and gloves, it was still rather chill early in the morning, and opened the front door of the house. It was a beautiful clear morning, the sun was just peeping over the horizon. Dan took 3 deep breaths and started out. He was glad to be alive.

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