A very strict officer was talking to some new soldiers whom he had to train. He had never seen them before, so he began: 'My name is Stone, and I'm even harder than stone, so do what I tell you or there'll be trouble. Don't try any tricks with me, and then we'll get on well together.'

Then he went to each soldier one after the other and asked him his name. 'Speak loudly so that everyone can hear you clearly," he said, and don't forget to call me "sir".

Each soldier told him his name, until he came to the last one. This man remained silent, and so Captain Stone shouted at him, 'When I ask you a question, answer it! I'll ask you again: what's your name, soldier?

The soldier was very unhappy, but at last he replied. My name's Stonebreaker, sir," he said nervously.

A  Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)? Write T or F in the boxes.

1. Captain Stone trained young soldiers.
2. He was a severe man.
3. He warned young soldiers that there would be trouble if they did what he told them.
4. He asked all the soldiers except one their names.
5. The soldiers had to say, 'My name's... Sir Stone.
6. When he asked the last soldier his name, he did not answer at first, because he was deaf.

B   Answer these questions.

1. What was Captain Stone like?
2. What did he say to the new soldiers at the beginning of this story?
3. What did he tell the young soldiers to do then?
4. What happened then?
5. What answer did the last soldier give?
6.  What did Captain Stone shout then?
7. What did the soldier answer?
8. Why was he unhappy?

اخر الاخبار

اخبار العتبة العباسية المقدسة

مجلة تسليم تدعو الباحثين والأكاديميين للمشاركة في أعدادها القادمة

المجمع العلمي يواصل إقامة محاضراته الأسبوعية في مقام الإمام المهدي (عجل الله فرجه)

جامعة الكفيل تطلق الدورة التدريبية الصيفية لطلبة كلية الهندسة التقنية

استعدادًا لزيارة الأربعين العتبة العباسية المقدسة تعقد الورشة التنسيقية الرابعة الخاصة بمراكز إرشاد التائهين

المزيد

الآخبار الصحية

دراسة علمية تكشف مفاجأة حول الأسباب الحقيقية للسمنة

دراسة: الأطباء يتجاهلون "سببا شائعا" لارتفاع ضغط الدم

نظامك الغذائي غني بالبروتين؟.. احذر هذه الآثار الجانبية

لا تتجاهلها.. أعراض تنذرك بأنك مهدد بالإصابة بالسكري

المزيد

الآخبار التكنلوجية

ISOFIX: معيار الأمان الذهبي لمقاعد الأطفال في السيارات

هل المحرك الأكبر دائمًا الأفضل للسيارة؟

اختبارات ناجحة لمحرك "VK-800" الروسي وتطويره لطائرة بايكال الخفيفة

رئيس إنفيديا: الذكاء الاصطناعي الصيني "محفز للتقدم العالمي"

المزيد

مواضيع ذات صلة

Cigarette effect

Embarrassing

All famous

Park in another street

Beautiful kindness

It was a bee

I have never told a lie

Four years ago

Only two choices

Not Twins

Fixing everything

That was obvious