Short stories to read and to enjoy

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PART ONE
Short Stories

Unit 1

BEST LOOKING GIRL IN TOWN. Thyra Samter Winslow

DETOUR TO ROMANCE. Gilbert Wright

THE BIG CHANCE. FrederickLaing

Unit 2

TO LOVE AND TO HONOR. Oclavus Roy Cohen

WILL OF THE WIND. William Brandon

BETTER LATE. Edward Stevenson

Unit 3

FINAL BREAK. Ian S. Thompson

Unit 4

Unit 5

ART FOR HEART’S SAKE. Rube Goldberg

ALL ABOARD. WalterDaveport

CLOCKWORK. Howard Breslin

A CASE OF SUSPICION. Ed Wallace

Unit 6

JOHN ROSSITER’S WIFE. Charles G. Norris

THE WRONG HOUSE. James AJ Young

TEN STEPS. Robert Littell

RED BALLOONS. Elmer Davis

PART TWO
O. HENRY
Short Stories

Unit 1

THE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS

Unit 2

Unit 3

A WALK IN AMNESIA

Jnit 1

THE BOY NEXT DOOR. After L. Baker.

DEEP WATERS. After P. G. Wodehouse

Unit 2

Unit 3

A FRIEND IN NEED. After Somerset Maugham.

PART FOUR

(Reading Comprehension Tests)

Text 1. THE VALENTINE CARD. After N. Mosarral

Text 2. FOOTBALL GIRL. After K. Brush

Teat 3. SIXPENCE. After Katherine Mansfield

Text 4.NEWS FOR A PEEPER. After Peter Langdale

Text 5. BIG BUSINESS

Text 6. RUTHLESS. After W. de Mille

Text7.AFTER TWENTY YEARS. AftcrO. Henry'

Text 8. OLD COUNTRY ADVICE TO THE AMERICAN TRAVELLER. After William Saroyan

Appendix 1

Conversational Formulas (Cliches)

Appendix 2

The adjectives which can be used to describe someone’s character and personality



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