Don was traveling around the country, and one day he was in a hotel in a small town. Lunch was served from twelve-thirty to one-thirty. Don went out for a walk in the morning but he forgot to put on his watch. He walked for a long time, and then he saw a young man in the street, so he said to him, “Excuse me, can you please tell me the time?"

The young man looked at his watch and then answered, “It's twelve o'clock."

Don wasn't happy when he heard this, and said, "Isn't it later than that?" He was hungry, and he wanted his lunch.

"No," the young man answered. "It never gets later than twelve o'clock in our town."

Don was surprised and said, "That's interesting. What do you mean?"

"Well," the young man answered, "whenever it becomes twelve o'clock, we always start from the beginning again-one o'clock, two o'clock. ..."

A     Answer these questions:

1. Why did Don ask the young man the time?
2. What did the young man answer?
3. What did Don ask then?
4. What did the young man answer this time?
5. Why didn't it get later?

B    Do this puzzle:

Across:

1. The people in the small town always started from the _______ again after reaching twelve o'clock.

6. After twelve o'clock, the next hour was ______ o'clock.

7. Also.

8. Don left his ________ in the hotel.

10. Perhaps somebody will _______ Don and steal his watch.

11. Places with grass and trees in a town.

12. Don lent me $5 last week, so now I _____ him $5.

13. Ships travel across the _______.

14. Don was _______ when the young man said, "It never gets later than twelve o'clock in our town."

Down:

1. You wash in these rooms.

2. Don said this to the young man when he left him.

3. There was a bathroom ______ Don's room in the hotel.

4. You read this every day.

5. When Don hears something new, it _______ him.

9. Don is married; he is the _______ of my friend, Mary.

C   Which of the answers are correct? Write the questions and the correct answers.

1. Was Don wearing a watch when he went out for a walk?

1. No, he wasn't.
2. Yes, he was.

2. What did Don want from the young man?

1. His watch.
2. The correct time.

3. Why wasn't Don happy when the young man said, "It's twelve o'clock"?

1. Because he wanted his lunch.
2. Because his watch was wrong.

4. When did lunch begin at the hotel?

1. At eleven-thirty.
2. At twelve-thirty.

5. What hour does a watch show after twelve o'clock?

1. One o'clock.
2. Thirteen o'clock.

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