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I. Indicate the response by True or False.

1.Lenny Samuel woke up in high spirits.

2.Some man told the detective on the telephone that if Samuel searched Elaine Garfield he would be hurt.

3.Elaine’s disappearance was a sensation in the morning news-

papers.

4.Mr Myer seemed to be a very nice man to Lenny.

5.Suzy Graham was Elaine’s colleague.

II. Tick the best answer.

1.After being attacked, Lenny decided … .

a)to find the offenders at once

b)to go back to the office and have a sleep

c)to report to the police about the accident

2.“I would forget all about Elaine Garfield … .”

a)but for my professionalism

b)if I was offered more than 50 bucks a day

c)for 10 hours

3.The first secretary of Myer and Myer arrived to work at … .

a)three minutes past nine

b)nine thirty

c)twenty past nine

4.Suzy Graham’s working place was along the corridor … .

a)the third door on the left

b)the third office on the right

c)the thirtieth door on the left

5.Miss Graham said she didn’t want to talk about Elaine … .

a)with a stranger

b)when they could be overheard

c)in the office

III. Answer the following questions.

1.What happened to Mr Samuel in his office?

2.What did Lenny do before going to Myer and Myer?

3.What was Mr Myer’s opinion about Lenny’s interference according to Lenny?

4.How did Suzy react having heard the name of Elaine from Lenny?

5.Where did they arrange to have a talk?

IV. Give the summary of the story on behalf of Mr Myer.

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I. Indicate the response by True or False.

1.The detective and Suzy had a talk in a luxurious restaurant.

2.Suzy didn’t know that Elaine had a sister.

3.Elaine’s twin sister, Helen, was told that Elaine had left her work suddenly last Tuesday afternoon.

4.According to Suzy Elaine didn’t have any troubles with her colleagues.

5.Lenny got an eye on Suzy.

II. Tick the best answer.

1.The detective said that Elaine’s sister … .

a)had moved to New York

b)lived in the suburbs of Los Angeles

c)lived in New York

2.“Did Elaine receive any visitors or phone calls …?”

a)l ast Monday

b)that morning

c)last week

3.Suzy said that Elaine had reasonable grounds to leave her work suddenly. She … .

a)got bad news from her parents

b)wasn’t feeling well

c)got a splitting headache

4.Miss Graham said that the girls used to be very friendly and the last time they had gone … .

a)to the bar

b)tothе Las Cabanas Club

c)to the cafe

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5.Suzy was going to spend her evening … .

a)at the cinema

b)with her boy friend

c)at home watching television

III. Answer the following questions.

1.What was Suzy?

2.What facts about Elaine did she know?

3.Where did the girls often spend their free time?

4.What things did the argument between the girls concern?

5.Did Suzy remember the name of the man whom Elaine had met?

IV. Give the summary of the story on behalf of Suzy Graham.

I. Indicate the response by True or False.

1.Lenny Samuel looked through the telephone book and found the name: “Las Cabanas”.

2.It was just lunchtime and the detective decided to have lunch in the

cafe.

3.He wanted to get information about Benny Greep.

4.Lenny managed to talk to the staff of the club.

5.Two men were waiting for the detective in the apartment.

II. Tick the best answer.

1.The detective was satisfied that a night club in the daytime looked … .

a)depressing

b)wonderful

c)old, empty and dirty

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2.Lenny came into the club and the man who opened the door for him was...

a)a cleaner

b)a manager

c)a repairman

3.The detective was said that Benny Greep… .

a)was a musician

b)played the drums

c)was a dancer

4.Benny Greep’s apartment was … .

a)on the second floor

b)on the fourth floor

c)on the fifth floor

5.Mr Samuel found a dead man who had been shot … .

a)in the stomach

b)in the chest

c)in the head

III. Answer the following questions.

1.Why did the detective go to Las Cabanas?

2.What was Las Cabanas like?

3.Who gave Lenny the address of Benny Greep?

4.What did he find out in the apartment of the young man?

5.How did Lenny understand that the dead man in the bath was Benny

Greep?

IV. Give the summary of the story on behalf of Lenny Samuel.

8. Arrested for Murder

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I. Indicate the response by True or False.

1.Mr Samuel moved around the room and carefully cleaned everything he had touched.

2.The detective called the police to inform about the dead man.

3.Three policemen walked into the apartment.

4.Lenny Samuel was taken aback that he had been arrested.

5.According to Lenny being a private investigator you have to get used to lots of things.

II. Tick the best answer.

1.One policeman was … .

a)about twenty-five years old, the other about forty

b)about thirty years old, the other about fifty

c)about thirty five years old, the other about forty

2.The body of the dead man was … .

a)in the kitchen

b)in the bath

c)in the main room

3.Mr Samuel told the police that he had come … .

a)to warn Benny Greep of the danger

b)to hand a note for the young man

c)to talk to Benny Greep

4.Having been interviewed by the police Lenny was … .

a)arrested

b)released

c)t aken to the police station

5.The detective was very tired after an exhausting day so he … .

a)fell asleep at once

b)could not sleep

c)lay awake thinking

III. Answer the following questions.

1.What did Lenny do when he finished inspecting the room?

2.Why did the police suspect Mr Samuel?

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3.What did Lenny say about his work?

4.Was the detective going to tell the police about the case he was investigating?

5.What did he think about while in the police station?

IV. Give the summary of the story on behalf of the police.

I. Indicate the response by True or False.

1.Mr Samuel was quite confident in the police station.

2.The detective decided that he would go and talk to the porter of the Manson Building when he left the police station.

3.Sergeant Murphy didn’t like private detectives.

4.Lenny thought that Benny Greep’s death wasn’t connected with Elaine Garfield’s disappearance.

5.The detective didn’t like arguing with policemen.

II. Tick the best answer.

1. Lenny remembered that Helen Garfield was coming to his office

at...

a)six o’clock

b)five o’clock

c)four o’clock

2.In the room, there was a man sitting behind the desk. He … .

a)was completely bald

b)had moustache

c)had short brown hair

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3.He was … and his name was … .

a)about forty; Sergeant Morley

b)about sixty; Sergeant Halls

c)about fifty five; Sergeant Murphy

4.While interviewing Sergeant Murphy … .

a)showed great consideration

b)shouted

c)spoke calmly

5.During interrogation Lenny Samuel … .

a)managed to conceal the truth

b)had to tell the truth

c)kept silent

III. Answer the following questions.

1.What was the thing which was worrying Mr Samuel?

2.What questions did the sergeant ask?

3.Why wasn’t the detective honest with the police?

4.Why did the police decide to lock Mr Samuel up?

5.What did Lenny try to remember in the police station?

IV. Give the summary of the story on behalf of Sergeant Murphy.

I. Indicate the response by True or False.

1.Lenny didn’t want the police to be aware of his plans.

2.The detective wasn’t surprised that the sergeant had let him go.

3.Lenny called the porter before coming back to the office.

4.The sergeant ordered some policemen to follow the detective everywhere.

5.Mr Samuel was glad as he managed to escape and he drove away as fast as possible.

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II. Tick the best answer.

1.Lenny had a meeting with Sergeant Murphy once more and the detective … .

a)hadn’t told the sergeant who Lenny was working for

b)had to tell the sergeant the name of Lenny’s client

c)hadn’t told the sergeant anything about Benny Greep

2.As Mr Samuel drove away from the police station, he noticed … .

a)a small grey car

b)a small yellow car

c)a police van

3.Helen Garfield wasn’t in the office but there was … .

a)a letter on the shelf

b)a note on the wall

c)a letter on the table

4.Helen Garfield wanted to meet the detective at Las Cabanas … .

a)at 10.30 tonight

b)at 11 tonight

c)at 11.30 tonight

5.Mr Samuel decided to go to … to talk to the porter.

a)the Manson Building

b)the cafe

c)the Title-Insurance Building

III. Answer the following questions.

1.Why did the sergeant decide to let Mr Samuel go?

2.How much time did the detective have before the meeting with Ms Garfield?

3.Why did Lenny want to talk to the porter?

4.Why do you think Helen had asked Lenny to meet her at Las Caba-

nas?

5.What made Lenny laugh?

IV. Give the summary of the story on behalf of the policeman in the yellow car.

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I. Indicate the response by True or False.

1.Lenny Samuel was driving towards the Manson Building but the yellow car was coming up fast behind him.

2.A cat ran across the road in front of the Chrysler.

3.The detective wasn’t able to stop his car to avoid the animal.

4.Mr Samuel left the room without waking the porter.

5.In the evening the appearance of the club completely changed.

II. Tick the best answer.

1.There was an accident on the road and … was badly damaged.

a)the grey Chrysler

b)the police van

c)the small yellow car

2.Lenny was soon at the Manson Building and went into the hall to look for the porter. He … .

a)couldn’t see him anywhere

b)found him at once

c)managed to talk to him

3.The detective went to the desk where the porter was sitting, asleep and noticed … lying by the telephone.

a)a diary

b)a piece of paper

c)a note

4.There was … written on the paper.

a)an address

b)a recipe

c)a telephone number

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5.Lenny stood and looked around. There was … in the night club.

a)an empty hall

b)a small dance floor

c)a piano in the middle of the hall

III. Answer the following questions.

1.How did Lenny get rid of the yellow car?

2.What information did he find at the Manson Building?

3.Why was Lenny very much interested in Las Cabanas?

4.How did Mr Samuel find out the connection between the porter and the two men who had hit Lenny on the head?

5.Where did the detective sit in the club?

IV. Give the summary of the story on behalf of Lenny Samuel.

I. Indicate the response by True or False.

1.Exactly at eleven thirty, Helen Garfield came into the nightclub.

2.She was carrying a big case, which she put on the floor beside her.

3.Mr Samuel tried to tell Helen Garfield what had happened to him in the last twenty four hours.

4.Helen was really excited to see the detective.

5.Lenny told her about the three men who had caught him in the Manson Building.

II. Tick the best answer.

1.Helen Garfield sat … Lenny.

a)opposite to

b)next to

c)сlose to

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