1 Mrs. Jones wanted a picture for her living-room. She took the bus and went to town. She looked for a picture shop, and after a few minutes she found one. There were some pictures in the window, but she did not like them very much. She went into the shop and looked at some other pictures. She liked some of those more. There was a picture of a young girl, and Mrs. Jones liked it very much. She went to the shopkeeper and said, 'How much do you want for this picture?' The shopkeeper turned the picture round. He looked at the back of it and then said, "Thirteen pounds.' "Thirty pounds?' Mrs. Jones said. "That's very expensive. I'm going to offer you twenty pounds for it.' 'I said, "Thirteen pounds", not "Thirty pounds", the man answered. 'Thirteen?" Mrs. Jones said. 'Then I'm going to offer you nine pounds for it.' Words not in the 750: offer (v.), shopkeeper A. Answer these questions. 1. Why did Mrs. Jones go to town? 2. Which picture did she like most? 3. What did she say to the shopkeeper? 4. What did he say to Mrs. Jones? 5. What did she answer? B. Which words in the story on page 4 mean the opposite of: 1 cheap 2. front 3. less 4. little 5. lot of 6. old C. Put the number of the correct sentence under the correct picture. 1. He looked behind the picture and then said, "Thirteen pounds.' 2. Mrs. Jones did not have a picture in her living-room. 3. She found a picture of a young girl. 4. She looked for a picture shop. 5. She said to the shopkeeper, 'How much is this?' 6. She went into the shop. 7. She went to town by bus. 8. Then she found one.