Short Stories in English for Beginners

Vocabulary
mission an important or official job that someone believes he or she must
do
beard the hair that grows on a man’s chin
strange unusual
calm not nervous, excited or upset
suspiciously with the feeling that you cannot trust or believe someone or
something
carefully without making mistakes or causing damage
harm to hurt, damage or cause problems for someone or something
pocket an extra piece of cloth sewn into a piece of clothing or a bag, used
for keeping small things in
chest a large box for storing things
(of) value worth money, important
lock a device that fastens things such as doors and drawers, usually opened
and closed using a key or number code
excitedly with a feeling of being very happy and not calm because
something good is going to happen
neat tidy and arranged carefully
garage a small building that you keep your car in
unwrap to remove layers or cloth to open something up
gold necklace a piece of jewellery for around the neck made of a pale
yellow metal
disappear if someone or something disappears, the person or thing goes
somewhere and cannot be seen or found
airport a place where passengers get on and off aircraft
Comprehension Questions
Select one answer only for each question.

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1) Walter is ___.
a. a young man
b. a man in his 40s
c. an elderly man
d. a young boy
2) Walter speaks to David for the first time in ___.
a. Northern Ireland
b. a park
c. an airport
d. a garage
3) Walter shows David a photo of a ___.
a. chest
b. garage
c. necklace
d. city
4) David takes Walter to ___.
a. the airport
b. a taxi
c. Northern Ireland
d. a garage
5) After speaking to David, Walter travels to ___.
a. Scotland
b. London
c. Northern Ireland
d. a park

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