It was Jill Mason’s fiftieth birthday
last Thursday. Her friend, Faith, invited her for lunch at a local Italian
restaurant. They really enjoyed the lunch and they talked for a long time about
their days at school together.
At half past three, Jill called a taxi.
When she arrived home, she opened the front door, but then she stopped in the
hall. There were voices in the living room. But who was it? Her husband, Harry,
was at work and their son, Peter, was away at university. Jill listened. There
were two or three people in the living room.
She walked out of the house again and
phoned the police on her mobile “I think there are burglars in my house”.
She waited outside. A few minutes later
a police car arrived with two police officers. Jill opened the front door
again. One of the police officers pushed the living room door and looked in the
room. Then he laughed.
Jill looked in the living room too.
“Peter,” she shouted. “What are you doing here?” There weren’t any burglars in
the room. The TV was on and Jill’s son, Peter, was asleep on the sofa.
“I arrived at half past one, but nobody
was in,” Peter explained later. “I decided to come home for Mum’s birthday as a
surprise. It was certainly a surprise when I opened my eyes, and the police
were there. It was very embarrassing for Mum, but the police officers laughed
about it.”
1. Answer the questions using your own words. Include
a verb in all your answers:
- Who was Faith?
- How did Jill go home?
- How many children did Jill have?
- Who was Peter?
- Why did Jill call the police?
- What were the voices in Jill’s living-room?
2. True or false?
1. Jill was 50 last Thursday. ___________
2. Jill and Faith were schoolfriends. ___________
3. The voices where outside the house. ___________
4. Peter phoned the police. ___________
5. Jill thought that the incident was funny. ___________
6. The police arrested Peter. ___________
3. Find a word in the text that means ...
