Reading          Form 6            Semester I  

Jane lived with her parents in the far North. One day the little girl was ill. She could neither run nor play. She could not eat.

“There is just one thing that will help Jane”, said the doctor, “but I haven’t got this medicine. We must try to get it as soon as we can. I know what I can do.”

The doctor sent a telegram to a doctor in a far-away city. The doctor in that far-away city got the medicine and went to the airport. He told the captain about the sick girl in the far North, and the captain told his pilots about her. The weather was very bad, but one of the pilots said at once, ”Give the medicine to me. I will take it to the girl.” So, he took the medicine and got into his airplane.

The brave pilot flew on and on all day through the snow and the wind. He flew on and on all night. He did not see any houses, any lights. He saw only snow everywhere.

Jane’s father and many other people got up very early that day. They were all waiting for the airplane.

Suddenly they saw it far away in the sky. “There it comes!” cried Jane’s father. Soon the plane landed on the snow. Jane’s father ran up to it. The pilot gave him the medicine.

The brave pilot was cod and tired. But he was happy. He knew that now the girl was safe. Jane’s parents invited him into their warm house and gave him a good breakfast. He had a short sleep and then flew back to his place.

 

Answer the questions :

1. 1.      Where did Jane live?
2. 2.      Was the girl ill?
3. 3.      What did the doctor say?
4. 4.      Whom did the doctor send a telegram?
5. 5.      Whom did the doctor in the far-away city ask about help?
6. 6.      What was the weather like that day?
7. 7.      How long did the brave pilot fly to the town where Jane lived?
8. 8.      When did Jane’s father get up that day?
9. 9.      Was he happy? Why?
10. 10.  Where did Jane’s parents invite the brave pilot?
11. 11.  Say which of the following proverbs makes the best ending of the story:

a)      An apple a day keeps a doctor away.

b)      Fortune favours the brave.    (fortune- доля;   favours- прихильно ставиться до…)

c)      East or west – home is best.