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Complete these sentences. Dramatize the story.

Once (1) a poor flower-girl, one of those whom one can so often run into in (2) ….. suburbs of London, quite by (3) ….. chance overheard (4) ….. conversation between (5) ….. two gentlemen. One of (6) ….. gentlemen was (7) ….. professor of phonetics. He was saying to (8) ….. other that he could teach (9)….. uneducated people to speak good English.

(10) ….. two men were having (11) ….. private talk, but (12) ….. girl, who was hidden in (13) ….. shadow of (14) ….. house nearby was so interested in what they were saying that she stepped forward, trying not to miss (15) ….. word. (16) ….. fact was that she had for (17) ….. long time been thinking of learning to speak correctly, and now she saw (18) ….. excellent chance for herself. If she improved her manner of speaking (19) ….. owners of (20) ….. big flower shops would not turn her down any longer. She asked (21) ….. two gentlemen to buy (22) ….. few flowers from her and tried to speak to them, but they didn't listen to her and soon went away.

Great was (23) ….. professor's surprise when (24) ….. next day (25) ….. girl came to his house and had (26) ….. courage to ask him to give her lessons. At first (27) ….. professor refused to teach her, saying it was no use even trying, but (28) ….. girl insisted and finally he gave in.

(29) ….. first lessons, however, were rather discouraging: (30) ….. pupil's lips were stiff, (31) ….. endless exercises tired her, and (32) ….. results were poor: she failed to produce educated English sounds.

(33) ….. professor was cross with his pupil and could not forgive himself for giving in to (34) ….. girl. After (35) ….. while, however, he discovered that she was clever . Soon she learned to give (36) ….. excellent imitation of his own pronunciation. She took (37) ….. great interest in her lessons. She never missed (38) ….. single chance of practising the sounds. In spite of all (39) ….. difficulties she never lost courage or gave up hope. As (40) ….. result her English became so good that (41) ….. people who met her never guessed that she was not (42) ….. real lady. Neither her manner of speaking nor (43) ….. way she behaved gave her away.

(44) ….. story of (45) ….. girl is to be found in one of Bernard Shaw's most popular plays, which has been produced successfully both in (46) ….. country of (47) ….. author and in many other countries of (48) ….. world.

 

3.14. Insert a/an, the or nothing. Dramatize the story.

The man said to Hilary Graven, "My name's Jessop. I'm from (1)….. British Intelligence Service. I think you've read in (2)….. papers about (3)….. disappearance of young scientists from time to time. Quite (4) ….. few physicists, chemists, biologists and other scientists with (5) ….. knowledge of (6) ….. state security matters seem to disappear here, there and everywhere. Did they intend to go? Were they kidnapped? These are (7) ….. questions you might help us to find out!"

Hilary stared at Mr Jessop, "Me? How?"

The latter went on, "I'm coming to (8) ….. case of Thomas Betterton. He's (9) ….. young brilliant physicist. His research was connected with (10) ….. security matters. Two months ago he left for Paris to attend (10)….. scientific conference. (11)….. few days later he disappeared. His wife said she had no idea where he had gone or why. She didn't seem to be anxious about (12) ….. husband. (13)….. short while ago she left London saying to her friends that her health was badly affected and she needed a rest. We arranged to have her followed. It was bad luck that (14) ….. plane crashed here on landing last night. Mrs Betterton was taken to (15) ….. hospital with (16) ….. bad injury. She will die in (17) ….. day or two.



"How horrible!" said Hilary.

Jessop continued speaking, "(18) ….. fact is that you resemble Mrs Betterton very much. We'd like you to substitute for her and do what she intended to."

"But that's a gigantic hoax," said Hilary slowly. "I'm sure they'd recognize me."

"That would depend on your acting properly. Do you feel like (19) ….. trying?" Jessop asked her.

"All right. I'll try to do this," Hilary answered.

 


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