By O. Henry I was doing work on a newspaper. One day Tripp came in and leaned on my table
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1) Describe Tripp and say how he made his living. 2) What was Tripp in the habit of? 3) Why did Chalmers look up at Tripp impatiently when he came in? 4) What did Tripp tell Chalmers about the girl he had met in the street? 5) Why did Chalmers refuse to write a story about the girl? 6) Describe Ada and explain why Chalmers felt ashamed in her presence? 7) Prove that Ada really loved George. 8) Why did Tripp ask Ada if Dodd was good to her? 9) What made Chalmers give Tripp the dollar in the end? 4. Retell the text on the part of: 1) Тripp; 2) Mr. Chalmers; 3) Ada Lowery. 5. Say why: 1. Tripp was twenty-five and looked forty. 2. The narrator was feeling at peace with the world. 3. Ada came to New York City from Long Island. 4. Ada looked for George Brown. 5. Mr. Chalmers decided to help Ada. 6. Tripp didn’t tell Ada that he was George and persuaded her to go back home. 7. Mr. Chalmers gave Tripp a dollar after he had seen the half of a silver cent. 6. Choose the right ending: 1. Tripp was something_____________ A. in mechanical department. B. in the mechanical department C. in the mechanical detachment. 2. Tripp was always borrowing sums of money. His limit was _____________ A. 5 dollars. B. a dollar. C. twenty-five cents. 3. Ada said that some years before George Brown had set off for New York _____________. A. to make his fortune. B. to become a famous artist. C. to inherit a large factory. 4. Tripp took Ada to _____________ A. his house. B. Mr. Chalmers’ office. C. a boarding house. 5. Everything was fixed for Ada _____________ A. to marry Hiram Dodd. B. to go to New York City. C. to get acquainted to Mr. Chalmers. 6. Since George Brown was eight and Ada was five they were _____________ A. best friends. B. sweethearts. C. soul mates. 7. Before George left he and Ada had promised _____________ A. to write letters to each other. B. to become wealthy and successful. C. to be true to each other. 8. Tripp supposed that George Brown _________ A. had probably met another girl. B. had probably died. C. had probably been put into prison. 9. In the end Mr. Chalmers and Tripp persuaded Ada _____________ A. to continue her searches. B. to go back home. C. to tell Hiram Dodd that she didn’t love him. 10. When Tripp unbuttoned his coat Mr. Chalmers saw _____________ A. a golden watch-chain. B. a dirty handkerchief. C. a silver cent cut in halves with a chisel. Download 1 Mb. Share with your friends:
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