One day Mr. Parker said to himself, “I haven't seen my brother David for a long time, and he's living in a new house now. I'm going to drive there and see him this afternoon."

He took his brother's address, got into his car and started out. He drove for a long time, but he didn't find the house so he stopped and asked somebody to help him.

"Go straight along this road for two miles," the man said, "then turn left, and then take the second road on the right."

Mr. Parker went straight along the road and turned left after two miles, but then he got lost again. He drove for another mile, and at last he saw a road on his right and stopped. A woman was coming towards him, so he said to her, "Excuse me, is this the second road on the right?"

A    Answer these questions:

1. What did Mr. Parker say to himself one day?
2. Did he find his brother's house easily?
3. What did a man say when Mr. Parker asked him for help?
4. What happened then?
5. Who did Mr. Parker ask this time?
6. What did he ask her?

B    Write this story. Put the words in (brackets) in the correct order.

1. Mr. Parker works with French people, because he speaks (very well) (French).
2. He came (late) (home) (this evening).
3. He came (home) (in his car), and the streets were (for him) (too crowded)
4. He got (faster) (home) (yesterday), because he left (earlier) (his office)

C    Write this story. Put one of these words in each blank space:

address   drove    excuse    living    miles    second    started    stopped    straight    turned

Mr. Parker was _________ in the country, and he wanted to go to an office in the city one day. He found the _______ on a letter, got into his car and ________ to the city. He drove _________ to the office without any trouble and ________ in front of the door. He locked his car and _________ to go into the office, but then he ________ around and went back to his car. "I've locked my keys in it!" he said to himself. He telephoned his wife and said" _____ me, but I've locked my keys in my car. Please bring me your keys."

Mrs. Parker got into their_______ car and drove twenty ________ to help her husband. But while he was waiting for her, he walked around his car and tried the other door. It was not locked! He locked it quickly before his wife arrived.