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Text 1

Actress Jenny Agutter talks about her Sundays on both sides of the Atlantic.

“Whether I`m at home in Los Angeles or staying in England Sunday is a day to relax, and

so there are no alarms set. In California breakfast is fruit and yoghurt followed by pancakes and

lots of coffee. Most of the morning is spent reading the newspaper, eating pancakes and pottering

around the house doing things like gardening or tidying up. However, I don`t iron on Sunday.

In the afternoon I go out on my bike – maybe to the beach, where there are lots of people

around, and it`s very lively. Otherwise I drive into the hills near Hollywood and walk in the

forests. This is really wonderful, because there are some beautiful waterfalls and it`s usually very

quiet there.

Later in the afternoon I have friends round and we either have a barbecue or go out to a

Chinese restaurant. In the evening I stay in and watch a late night movie or a video. I particularly

love old Cary Grant films.

When I`m staying in England I stay with my parents, who live in Brixton, or rent a place

if I`m filming. Sunday is still a late morning. I may have a croissant and a cup of coffee for

breakfast but I don`t eat much because I look forward to traditional English Sunday lunch. I

don`t mind cooking, so I spend the morning doing that. I love roast lamb so I usually have that,

followed by sherry trifle.

Lunch is a time for seeing family and friends, so it usually takes a long time – eating,

drinking wine and relaxing. If I don`t cook it`s nice to go and have Sunday lunch at a country

pub. I really miss pubs, and Guinness, when I`m in Los Angeles. I have always loved walking

since I used to stroll along the canal in Regent`s Park in the afternoon. I always leave the

newspapers until the evening when I`m over here, and I buy them all – from the gossipy ones to

the serious ones, I probably have just a light meal in the evening and again spend the evening

watching television rather than going out.

I`m so busy during the week that Sunday has become my most precious day. It is one of

the few days that I get eight hours sleep, which sets me up for the next week.”

Questions:

Like on any weekday, on Sundays Jenny is woken up by the alarm clock.

1. When she stays in her American home her breakfast is rather substantial.

3. Later in the afternoon Jenny likes to enjoy the company of her friends.

4. When Jenny is staying in England she eats little for breakfast and much for lunch.

5. The family lunches are usually leisurely and long.

Text 2

One evening late in 1941, Colonel Montgomery of Scotland Yard, found himself standing

before the members of the London Mystery Club, a group that enjoyed discussing mystery

novels.

“Recently a stranger arrived in London from South America,” the colonel said. ”Our sources

have informed us that this man is probably a Nazi agent. We believe that he is a courier of a

great deal of wealth with which to finance espionage in Britain”.

“A few hours after he stepped off the boat we arranged a car accident that sent him to

hospital with a fractured arm. Our staff searched his clothes and luggage, which consisted of

only a briefcase with letters from his friends in British Guiana. We considered a number of

possible ploys but discovered nothing and still don`t know how he might be concealing

something else a hundred thousand pounds.”

The members turned to one another and whispered for a few moments. Then the president

turned and said, “Colonel, we think you have overlooked a rather obvious possibility: the letter

from South America had rare stamps valuable thousands of pounds each.”

Questions:

6. Which of the following is not true?

7. The clubmen came to the conclusion that the stranger:

8. The London Mystery Club members:

9. The stranger was:

10. The word espionage means: