I. Read the text and decide whether the following sentences are true or false. Mark the sentences ‘t’ (true), or T (false). 1. Later that evening Percy Jater was sitting on a high stool at the bar and found his eye repeatedly
wandering to the baccarat table.
2. The perpetrator o f the whole series o f Casino thefts became obvious to everybody present.
3. Mr. Randle discovered his loss very quickly.
4. Mr. Robert realized something had to be done, and done fairly quickly.
5. Percy Jater avoided being caught with the money on him.
б. Nevertheless, Percy Jater decided to go to the police.
II. Put the sentences in the correct order in accordance with the context of the text. 1 .1 lost no time in letting him know my errand.
2. «I saw you lighten Mr. Randle's pocket,» I replied tersely.
3. O f course, the perpetrator o f the whole series o f Casino thefts became at once obvious and I had
to debate what I should do.
4. «I suppose you want me to go with you to the police?» «Not at all,» I replied.
5. Should I expose Jater and have him arrested and probably sentenced, or... well, or what? What
was the alternative?
6. Jater's composure was superb, and he quickly moved away from the scene o f the theft to another
part o f the table, where he followed the play in a nonchalant sort o f way.
III. Complete the following sentences in accordance with the text. 1. Later that evening I was sitting on a high stool at the bar a n d ____.
a) having a heart-to-heart talk with that young lady
b) found my eye repeatedly wandering to the baccarat table
c) found my eye repeatedly wandering around aimlessly
d) my thoughts wandered from yesterday's events to tomorrow's meeting
2. Suddenly, before my eyes I s a w ___ quietly but deftly remove _____ pocket-book, extract some
notes, and return it to its original place quickly.
a) Percy Jater, Mr. Robert's
b) Mr. Randle, Percy Jater's
c) Mr. Robert, Mr. Randle's
d) Percy Jater, Mr. Randle's
3. Jater's composure w a s ___ , and he quickly moved away from the scene o f the theft to another
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