Army camps always have to be guarded, of course, to make sure that nobody goes in or out without permission, otherwise soldiers could go out when they were not supposed to, and anybody could come in at any time and cause all sorts of trouble.

There is usually a guard composed of several soldiers at each gate, and the men in the guard take turns to stand at the gate with a gun and stop everyone who wants to go in or out to see their passes. The man on guard is told to say, 'Halt! Who goes there?" if anyone comes towards the gate.

A soldier was guarding the gate of a camp at night when he heard a sound in the dark. "Halt! Who goes there?" he shouted nervously. "Nobody,' a voice answered.

The soldier thought for a few seconds and then said, 'Well-is there anyone with you?"

A   Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)? Write T or F in the boxes.

1. The guards at the gates of army camps do not let soldiers go out without permission.
2. Several soldiers usually stand together at each gate as guards.
3. The soldier in this story shouted, 'Halt! Who goes there? Because he felt nervous.
4. The soldier in this story shouted, 'Halt! Who goes there? Because he heard a noise.
5. Nobody answered.
6. The soldier then asked whether there was anybody else with the person whose voice he had heard.

B    Answer these questions.

1. How are the gates of army camps guarded?
2. What do the guards do when someone comes near?
3. What do the guards say?
4. What happened one night at the gates in this story?
5. What did the guard say?
6. How did he feel?
7. What answer did he get?
8. And what did he ask then?

C     Put the right sentences under the right pictures.

1. At 2.00 a.m. Joe was take to the gate.

1. He shouted, Halt! Who goes there?

1. He stood there with his gun for some time.

1. It was only a friend of his who was having a joke with him.

1. Joe was a soldier in a camp.

1. One night he was in the guard with some of his friends.

1. Suddenly he heard a sound in the dark and raised his gun.

1. They had to stop people who came to the gates and examine their passes