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a) a present; b) an invitation; c) a letter.

2. Tom wondered why
a) he was invited to the party;
b) he was wanted by the police;
c) he was given a present.

3. At the station he was met
a) by a nice girl; b) by a smiling policeman;
c) by a soldier.

4. His bicycle had been
a) picked up; b) purchased; c) pulled up.

5. Tom was surprised when he
a) saw the letter; b) got the present;
c) heard the news.

6. It was stolen when Tom was
a) a boy of 15; b) at work;
c) 30 years old.

5. THE WAY TO PAY THE BILL

This happened recently in the little Japanese town of Sakai,
near Osaka. An armed robber broke into a jeweller's store, grabbed
the takings and rushed out.
Though he was barefoot and dressed in hospital pajamas,
the passer-by realized he was a thief and seized him.
He broke loose, however, stole a lorry, then abandoned it
for a taxi and told the driver to take him to the local hospital.
Then he got back into bed. Tracked down finally by the
police, he turned out to be a truck driver named Toshikazu
Moriuchi, who had been hospitalized since January with a back
ailment. He said he did not have the 690 dollars to pay his hospital
bill and decided to get the money by robbing a store.

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