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Exercise IX. Read the questions and answer them.
1. Are you quite well-prepared for your exams? 2. Shall we write a test tomorrow? 3.
Are you ready to go? 4. Can you do it? 5. Do you have time to go in for sports? 6. Does your
brother play the piano? 7. Is it raining? 8. Is your mother Russian? 9. Will you invite me to
your evening party? 10. Is Paris as large as London? 11. Do you live in London? 12. Does
Peter smoke?
Exercise X. Read the dialogue and act it out.
Were You at Home Last Night?
Sergeant: Good evening, Sir. Mr Holmes?
Holmes: Good evening, officer. Yes, that's right — John Holmes. Won't you come in?
Sergeant: Thank you. May I ask you a few questions?
Holmes: Yes, of course. Won't you sit down?
Sergeant: Thank you. It's about last night. Were you at home, Mr Holmes?
Holmes: Yes, Sergeant, I was, actually. I wasn't feeling very well.
Sergeant: Were you alone?
Holmes: Er, yes. My wife had gone to the cinema with a friend.
Sergeant: Did you go out at all?
Holmes: No, I stayed in all evening — that is, except for a few minutes when I popped
out to post a letter.
Sergeant: Do you remember what time this was?
Holmes: Yes, it was about — um — half past eight.
Sergeant: What time did you say? Half past eight? Anybody see you when you — er —
popped out for 5 minutes to post your letter?
Holmes: No, I don't think so. Oh yes, just a minute. The caretaker said 'good evening'.
Sergeant: The caretaker, Mr Holmes? Mr Holmes, the caretaker was murdered last
night.
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