giovedì 23 aprile 2015

comprehension - a schoolboy missing

from newspaper

BIRMINGHAN SCHOOLBOY MISSING
A 15 year old schoolboy, Alan Cobb, i missing from his home in North Birmingham.
He did not return home on tuesday evening  ad later his mother found a note in his bedroom.
The police  are looking for Cobb in Birmingham area:

MISSING SCHOOLBOY
Alan Cobb, the 15 year old schoolboy, is still missing from his home  in Raines Avenue Birmingham
His mother, mrs Vera Cobb  told a reporter : "he's never done anything like this before:
On Monday night  ha seemed upset  about something and went  to bed early. I don't understand it . He  wasn't in any trouble " According to the boy's father , Alan wrote  in the note "I,ve decided to run away. Don't worry about me . I can look after myself.

MISSING SCHOOLBOY  ACCUSES POLICE
The parents of the Birmingham schoolboy missing from his home  since last Tuesday evening Yesterday received a letter from their son . According  to rhe boy's mother Alan wrote "A policeman sergeant  came to the house  on MOnday  evening. You were both out  and I didn't  tell you because i was afraid. The sergeant asked me a lot of questions about that fire  at the supermarket. He tried to frighten me. But  i don't know anything about the fire ".
The letter carried a LOndon postmark and the police  are now looking for Alan in that area. They are also  investigating the statement in his letter.

MISSING SCHOOLBOY RETURNS HOME
Alan Cobb, the schoolboy missing from Birmingham home for nearly ten days, returned home  last night.
"Alan doesn't want to talk to anyone at the moment" his father told a reporter. "he is worn out. But this isn't the end of the matter." Someone  frightened my son and I 'm not satisfied"
The police have promised a full investigation.


MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Choose the best answer
  1. these reports are about a boy who
a) set fire to a supermarket
b) ran  away from home
c) wanted to go to London

   2.  Alan wrote a letter

a) to his partents about the police
b) to the paper  about the police
c) to the police about his parents

  3. The police  looked for Alan

a) in  his home
b) all aver England
c) in Birmingham and London

   4. Alan's father  complained about

a) the police
b) his son
c) the reporters

   5. The police  intended to

a) punish Alan
b) examine the matter
c) forget about fire


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