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Reading comprehension. Read the story. Answer the 5 questions in complete sentences.
Last night Mr. and Mrs. Rojas stayed home. It was cold and rainy and they didn’t
want to go out in the bad weather.
At 8:00, Mr. and Mrs. Rojas went into the living room, sat on the sofa and began the movie
and ate and drank. At 8:15, Mr. and Mrs. Rojas realized /z/ they already watched the movie
last year and they didn’t want to watch it again.
“Now what?” asked Mr. Rojas. “Let’s play cards!” answered /VOCAL/ Mrs. Rojas. At
8:30 Mr. and Mrs. Rojas started to play cards. They were playing for about 10 minutes
when Mr. Rojas looked out the window. The rain changed /CH/ to snow and the trees were
covered / VOCAL/in beautiful white snowflakes. “I’m happy we stayed home tonight. It
looks beautiful outside but this weather is very dangerous to drive in.” said Mr. Rojas.
“You’re right,” said Mrs. Rojas, “but I’m bored. Let’s play some music and dance.”
Mr. Rojas was surprised. “Dance? But I really don’t ….”
“Oh come on!” Mrs. Rojas insisted. She put on a romantic CD and they both started to
dance. They were dancing for about 1 minute when suddenly the music stopped and the
lights went out. Mrs. Rojas laughed /F/. “We’re just not very lucky tonight, are we?” she
said. Mr. Rojas said, “Of course we’re lucky! We are together!” He kissed
her and continued to dance with her, in the dark and without music.
1. Why did Mr. and Mrs. Rojas stay home last night?
3. What were Mr. and Mrs. Rojas doing when it started to snow?
5. What were Mr. and Mrs. Rojas doing when the lights went out?
13. They were watching T.V. ____________ they were eating popcorn.