The Lucky Story of the Holiday Money

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The Lucky Story of the Holiday Money

1. Choose the best answer (a, b or c) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) Mary, the female speaker, had been travelling ___________.

a. Italy b. France c. Italy and France
(2) Besides the passports and the tickets, Mary put ____________ into the folder. a. travellers' cheques, all the currency b. all the holiday money, tickets for the boat, and a card c. travellers' cheques, all the currency, and a card
(3) Mary found the folder had gone when she was ___________. a. at the campsite b. at the garage c. at a cycle-repair shop
(4) The folder Mary had lost was _________. a. yellow b. green c. black

2. True or False Questions.
(1)
The folder was found missing after they got the petrol.
(2)
The policeman suggested that Mary should ask for help from the British Consul there.
(3)
Mary let John go into the garage-man's office and go all through the man's papers.
(4)
They were not suspicious of the old lady with something green sticking out underneath her.
(5)
They never felt desperate even with all their money and credentials missing.
(6)
When they heard about the phone call, all their worries were gone.
(7)
Everything was recovered and nobody had stolen the folder.
(8)
They did not give the garage men anything as a token of gratitude.

3. Describe, according to the recording, what Mary and John did at the following places.
(1) At the border between Italy and France:
   
(2) At a garage in France:
(3) At the campsite:
   
(4) At the Police Station:
(5) At the garage again:
   
(6) On the road across:
(7) At a cycle-repair shop:

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The Lucky Story of the Holiday Money

1. Choose the best answer (a, b or c) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) Mary, the female speaker, had been travelling ___________.

a. Italy b. France c. Italy and France
(2) Besides the passports and the tickets, Mary put ____________ into the folder. a. travellers' cheques, all the currency b. all the holiday money, tickets for the boat, and a card c. travellers' cheques, all the currency, and a card
(3) Mary found the folder had gone when she was ___________. a. at the campsite b. at the garage c. at a cycle-repair shop
(4) The folder Mary had lost was _________. a. yellow b. green c. black

2. True or False Questions.
(1)
The folder was found missing after they got the petrol.
(2)
The policeman suggested that Mary should ask for help from the British Consul there.
(3)
Mary let John go into the garage-man's office and go all through the man's papers.
(4)
They were not suspicious of the old lady with something green sticking out underneath her.
(5)
They never felt desperate even with all their money and credentials missing.
(6)
When they heard about the phone call, all their worries were gone.
(7)
Everything was recovered and nobody had stolen the folder.
(8)
They did not give the garage men anything as a token of gratitude.

3. Describe, according to the recording, what Mary and John did at the following places.
(1) At the border between Italy and France:
   
(2) At a garage in France:
(3) At the campsite:
   
(4) At the Police Station:
(5) At the garage again:
   
(6) On the road across:
(7) At a cycle-repair shop: