Mrs. Harris's husband died when she was forty-five years old. She had a son, who was eighteen years old at that time.

Mrs. Harris was not a widow for very long. She met a nice man who was a few years older than she was, and two years after her first husband had died, she married for the second time. Her son, Peter, was twenty years old then.

Mrs. Harris had a nice, quiet wedding in the village church, and after that, they had the usual party at her house for her family and her new husband's, and for some of their friends, but Peter was very late for the party. At last he hurried in, kissed his mother, and said, 'I'm sorry I'm late, Mum, but I've been looking everywhere for a card which says, "To my Mother, for her Wedding," and I haven't been able to find one.

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

1. Mrs. Harris was twenty-five when Peter was born.
2. She was forty-seven when she married her second husband.
3. She married him at her house in the village.
4. Peter was in a card shop when his mother's wedding party started.
5. He found the card he wanted in the last shop he went to.
6. He did not find the card he wanted.

B        Answer these questions:

1. Why did Mrs. Harris marry when she was forty-seven?
2. Who was Peter?
3. How old was he then?
4. What kind of wedding did Mrs. Harris have?
5. What happened after the wedding?
6. Why was Peter late?
7. What had he been looking for?
8. Why hadn't he been able to find it?