6. Choose the right answer:

1. Fred wanted to stop, but George wanted to

a) go back b) talk c) go on d) sleep

2. The path in front of them

a) disappeared b) turned left c) was challenging d) went straight up

3. The boys lit the fire because they wanted

a) to see each other b) to warm up their supper c) to cook

4. After supper the boys

a) put out the fire b) sat and talked c) cleaned out the hut d) went to sleep

5. The policeman who came to the hut

a) wanted to sleep there b) was looking for the boys c) was looking for a criminal

7. Put these sentences in the correct order.

1. The boys did not talk much. 5

2. The boys cleaned the hut out. 2

3. Fred watched the flames for a long time. 9

4. The boys went to bed.7

5. Fred fell asleep. 10

6. The boys found a hut among the trees. 1

7. The boys had supper. 4

8. George fell asleep quickly. 8

9. The boys lit a fire. 3

10. The boys put plenty of wood on the fire. 6

8. Vocabulary practice. Complete the following sentences using the following words.

Absolutely, at the most, damp, hut, path, valley, ahead, awake, exhausted, noise, straight

1. After flying in a plane for 24 hours to Japan, the children were completely exhausted and went straight to bed.

2. We should've both stayed awake .

3. We heard the echo of our voices from the other side of the path .

4. The noise from the machine that circulated the oxygen frightened her.

5. Tom and Mary were walking down the valley with fishing poles slung over their shoulders.

6. The road goes straight for about a kilometer and then turns.

7. It's about ten minutes down the road, fifteen at the most .

8. The roof of the hut groaned under the weight of the snow.

9. It was a cold damp morning.

10. I am absolutely terrified that I will follow the same path as everyone else.

11. Look straight ahead and you'll see the post office.

9. What do the words in italics refer to?

1. What's it like inside? What’s the hut like inside

2. Yes, but it’s uphill most of the way. The path is uphill

3. He pointed to the path in front of them. A boy pointed

4. But it wasn't the wind! The noise wasn’t

5. The fire was nearly out and he could hear noises outside. A boy

6. There's a hut among those trees. Over there among the trees