Bruce was an Australian and worked for a newspaper in Sydney. Then he thought, 'I want to see Europe, so I'll go to England and work for a newspaper there for a few years.'

He flew to London and soon got work, because he was good at his job.

He lived in a small but comfortable house near London, and he had a small garden. He enjoyed working in it on Saturdays and Sundays. He had nice neighbors on both sides, and they often worked in their gardens on Saturdays and Sundays too, and then they talked and joked together.

One day he was digging a hole in his garden to plant a bush when one of these neighbors came to the fence between the two gardens and looked at Bruce's work. He laughed and said, 'Are you making a swimming-pool?

"Oh, no,' answered Bruce, 'I'm going home.'

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

1. Bruce worked for a newspaper.
2. Bruce was good at his job.
3. Bruce worked in his garden on Saturdays and Sundays.
4. Bruce did not like his neighbors.
5. His neighbor thought, ‘Bruce is making a swimming-pool.'
6. Bruce wanted to go back to Australia.

B     Answer these questions.

1. What was Bruce?
2. Why did he go to England?
3. Where did he live?
4. What were his neighbors like?
5. What did they often do on Saturdays and Sundays?
6. What was he doing in his garden one day?
7. What did one of his neighbors say to Bruce?
8. And what did Bruce answer?