THE LOVE DRUG Ex.1) Read the text and fill in the gaps with the verbs in past tenses Jim, a young car-driver, (be) a boarder at old Riddle’s He was in love with Rosy, Mr Riddle’s only daughter and Rosy was in love with him They (want) to get married, but her father was against it as he hoped to find a rich husband for his daughter One evening Jim and Rosy (decide) to elope, but the girl often (change) her mind before, so the young man wanted to give her the ‘love drug’ to be sure that Rosy _ (keep) her promise Jim had a friend called Pilkins who worked as a night clerk at a drug-store Jim (tell) Pilkins about his plans and asked his friend to help him Jim (not know) that Pilkins was his rival as the latter was secretly in love with Rosy Pilkins crushed two tablets, which contained a quarter of grain of morphia, to a powder and hand) that ‘ love drug’ to Jim telling him to give it to Rosy with water He also said that the powder (make) the girl sleep for several hours ( When Jim 10 _ (go) Pilkins 11 _ (run) to Mr Riddle and 12 _ (tell) him everything The father was furious; later he loaded his gun and wanted to shoot Jim at night Pilkins 13 _ (go) home and waited for the news of the tragedy In the morning the first man he 14 (see) when he stepped out of the shop was Jim who seized his friend’s hand and 15 _ (say) that he and Rosy had been married the previous night Then he told Pilkins that he 16 (put) the powder in old Riddle’s coffee because he 17 _ (decide) not to play any tricks on the girl (Abridged version ‘The Love Drug’ by O.Henry) Ex 2) Jim and Rosy invite you to their wedding party but the invitation is not right Put the sentences in the correct order wonderful party Come to Jim priest will marry the church in Park them We will enjoy a Street where the local and Rosy’s wedding at Ex 3) Describe these people using the adjectives from the box Then explain your choice talkative/ lovely / angry / shy / friendly/ mean / dishonest / pretty / strict / frank / secretive / jealous / arrogant/ Jim is Pilkins is _ Ex.4) You are Pilkins You lost your job Complete this form to find a new job Name: Age: Last job: I can _ I am _ I’d like _ Rosy is _ Mr Riddle is Ex 5) Match the opposites marry a) insincere happy b) enemy frank c) poor talkative d) divorce furious e) sad rival f) comedy secretly g) quiet rich h) pleased friend i) companion 10 tragedy j) openly KEY Exercise Jim, a young car-driver, 1was a boarder at old Riddle’s He was in love with Rosy, Mr Riddle’s only daughter, and Rosy was in love with him They2 wanted to get married, but her father was against it as he hoped to find a rich husband for his daughter One evening Jim and Rosy decided to elope, but the girl had often changed her mind before, so the young man wanted to give her the ‘love drug’ to be sure that Rosy would keep her promise Jim had a friend called Pilkins who worked as a night clerk at a drug-store Jim told Pilkins about his plans and asked his friend to help him Jim didn’t know that Pilkins was his rival as the latter was secretly in love with Rosy Pilkins crushed two tablets, which contained a quarter of grain of morphia, to a powder and handed that ‘ love drug’ to Jim telling him to give it to Rosy with water He also said that the powder would make the girl sleep for several hours When Jim 10 had gone Pilkins 11 ran to Mr Riddle and 12 told him everything The father was furious, later he loaded his gun and wanted to shoot Jim at night Pilkins 13 went home and waited for the news of the tragedy In the morning the first man he 14 saw when he stepped out of the shop was Jim who seized his friend’s hand and 15 said that he and Rosy had been married the previous night Then he told Pilkins that he 16 had pu the powder in old Riddle’s coffee because he 17 had decided not to play any tricks on the girl (Abridged version ‘The Love Drug’ by O.Henry) Exercise Come to Jim’s and Rosy’s wedding at the church in Park Street where the priest will marry them We will enjoy a wonderful party Exercises and Students’ own answers Exercise d e a g h i j c b 10 f