A) Answer the following questions:
1- How did the writer intend to spend her evening?
She decided to settle down in a comfortable armchair in the living-room and read a book
2- Why did writer’s food and drink become cold?
Because telephone rang and she hurried to answer it.
3- What do the underlined words “At length “mean?
After period
4- Did the writer live in a flat or in a villa? How do you know?
In a villa. Because she said that her baby began crying loudly and she rushed upstairs.

Choose the correct answer:
5- The child slept --- b) early ---
a) late b) early c) at 11 o’clock d) at noon
6- When the writer’s husband returned, she was --- a) nervous ---
a) nervous b) pleased c) happy d) ugly
7- The writer read --- c) only one page ---
a) no pages b) five pages c) only one page d) 11 pages