A man who was bored with living in London and desired to move to the country was looking for a house from which he could get to his office in the city easily every day. One day he saw an advertisement for a suitable house in Hampshire which was claimed to be within a stone's throw of a railway station from which there were frequent trains to London

He telephoned the house agency and arranged to go down by train the next day and have a look at the house.

The house agent met him at the station and they drove to the house, which was at least a kilometer from the station

The man who had come to see the house turned to the house agent when they reached it and objected, 'I should be very interested to meet the man who threw that stone you mentioned in your advertisement!

A  Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)?

Write T or F in the boxes.

1. The man in this story wanted to live in the country, but work in London.
2. He wanted to live near a station.
3. He saw an advertisement for a house near a station.
4. He saw an advertisement for a house near his office.
5. He went from London to Hampshire with the house agent.
6. The house was not really only a stone's throw from the station.

B  Answer these questions.

1. Why did the man in this story want to leave London?
2. Where did he want his new house to be?
3. What did the advertisement for the house in Hampshire claim?
4. What did the man do when he saw the advertisement?
5. What happened when he got to the station?
6. How far was the house from the station?
7. What did the man say to the house agent?
8. What had the writer of the advertisement really meant?