Vocabulary
What is patience?
This noun means "the ability to wait calmly"
Who volunteered to drive buses during the strike?
University student
Complete the sentence: "He ______ (retire) next week."
Will retire l
On what day of the week is the bus strike due to begin?
On Tuesday
What is the opposite of "too difficult" using the word from the lesson?
Easy enough
What is to contribute?
To give money or help for a common purpose
What will Mr. Page do after he retires?
Devote himself to gardening
Choose the correct future form: "Pupils ______ him a present." (a) send (b) will be sending (c) sent
(b) will be sending
Where will the pupils who contributed sign their names?
In a large album
Complete the famous saying from Lesson 85: "One is never too old to ______."
Learn
What is gratitude?
A feeling of thankfulness.
What must the students do before they can drive any buses?
Pass a special test
Fill in the blank with the correct future perfect continuous form: "By next Thursday, Mr. Page ______ (teach) for forty years."
Will have been teaching
How did the public express its thanks to the student drivers?
In letters to the Press
What phrase from Lesson 85 means "for this reason" or "because of this event"?
To mark the occasi
What is to object?
This is what you do when you formally say you are against something.
Who will be attending the farewell dinner for Mr. Page?
A great many former pupils
Complete the condition: "The strike will continue until general agreement ______ (reach)."
Is reached
What two qualities of Mr. Page does the writer specifically remember?
Patience and understandin
Complete the phrase: "A farewell dinner will be held ______ his honour."
In
What is an album?
A book where you collect photos or, in the story, signatures.
How long will Mr. Page have been teaching by the day before his retirement?
Forty years (A total of forty years)
Correct the mistake in this sentence: "No one knows how long will it last."
No one knows how long it will last
What action will help relieve pressure on the trains during the strike?
Private car owners offering 'free rides'
Join these two sentences using 'too': "This car is expensive. I cannot buy it."
This car is too expensive (for me) to buy