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5. It was a month or two before he got
a) a letter from his mother;
b) a parcel from his mother;
c) a letter from. his girl-friend.

6. You have no idea
a) how tough it was;
b) how funny it was; c) how brave it was.

17. THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT!

A poor man had a parrot, which could only say the words,
«There's no doubt about it!» Its name was Poll, and all day long it
called out, «There's no doubt about it!» To every question Poll
always gave the same reply. .
One day its master went to the market to sell it. «Who will buy
my parrot?» he cried. «Twenty pounds for my parrot!» A man,
hearing the high price was asked, turned to the parrot and asked,
«Poll, are you worth twenty pounds?».
«There's no doubt about it!» was Poll's reply.
Some time later, he was sorry for his bargain. Standing beside
the parrot's cage, he said, «What a fool I was to throw away so
much money!»
«There's no doubt about it!» cried the bird.

Comprehension Quiz

I. Say which of the following statements are false and
which are true. Correct the false statements to make them
true.

1. A rich man had a parrot.
2. It could speak very well.
3. It always gave the same reply.
4. Its master sold it.
5. 20 pounds was too high price for it.
6. The man wasn't sorry for his bargain.

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