Mr. Young owned his own business and worked very hard. His wife was afraid that he would get sick if he continued like that, so she often tried to get him to take a vacation. At last she managed to persuade him to do this, but she was afraid that he might not be able to enjoy his vacation quietly, so before they left, Mrs. Young went to see her husband's secretary. She said to her, "My husband needs a vacation very much, so whatever happens, please don't bother him with telegrams and letters about business problems while we're away. Just wait till we get back."

After Mr. and Mrs. Young had been away about a week, Mr. Young received a letter from his secretary which said, "Something terrible has happened to your business, but I'm not going to bother you with it now while you're enjoying your vacation."

A.    Answer these questions:

1. Who did Mr. Young work for?
2. What was his wife afraid of?
3. What did she want her husband to do?
4. What did she ask his secretary to do?
5. What did the secretary write in her letter to Mr. Young?
6. Do you think he enjoyed his vacation after that?

B.     Which of these sentences are true? Write down the correct ones.

1. Mr. Young worked hard for another person
2. Mr. Young worked for himself.
3. His wife didn't want him to take a vacation.
4. His wife wanted him to take a vacation.
5. She didn't want his secretary to write to him about business problems.
6. She wanted his secretary to send telegrams and letters if there were any business problems.
7. The secretary wrote to Mr. Young soon after he left.
8. The secretary did not write to Mr. Young, because she didn't want to bother him.
9. Mr. Young didn't know that anything was wrong until he got back.
10. Mr. Young knew that there was something wrong, but he didn't know what it was until he got back.

C.   Write the number of the correct sentence under each picture:

1-Mr. Young received it at the first port.

2-Mr. Young's office burned down.

3-Mr. Young worked hard in his office.

4-Then he worried during the rest of his vacation.