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John Millen

Ruthie loves to write. She writes letters, e-mails, short stories and poems. And she loves to read the pieces she has written to her friends, who always listen with great patience. Today, Ruthie is talking to her friend Flo. She is very excited because she has some very good news. Listen to their conversation and answer the questions.
1 How can Flo tell that Ruthie is in a good mood? 
a. by what she says
b. because she always is
c. because of her facial expression 
2 Why is Ruthie so pleased? 
a. she has sent a letter to a newspaper
b. a newspaper has printed her letter
c. a magazine has bought one of her short stories 
3 How does she know how many letters she has already sent to newspapers? 
a. she keeps a record on her computer
b. she keeps copies of them  in a box 
c. she doesn't know the exact number  
4 Where is the newspaper at the moment? 
a. in Ruthie's safe keeping 
b. in a box at home 
c. on the kitchen table  
5 What does Ruthie complain about? 
a. she hasn't been paid 
b. her name has been misspelled 
c. her letter has been edited 
6 How long is the published letter? 
a.  1,000 words
b.  500 words
c.  480 words
7 Which one of Ruthie's short stories did Flo like? 
a. the one about six friends 
b. the one about a plant and an animal 
c. the one about her neighbour's dog  
8 What did Flo think about this story? 
a. it was scary 
b. it was short 
c. it was amusing  
9 How many chapters will Ruthie's first novel have? 
a.  more than 100
b.  15
c.  30 
10 Who will be the first to read it? 
a. her father 
b. Flo 
c. all her friends at the same time 
11 What move has Ruthie already made to get her book published? 
a. she has sent a story plan to some publishers 
b. she has sent the novel to an editor 
c. she has sent the first few chapters to a publisher
12 What comment does Ruthie make about J.K. Rowling? 
a. she had difficulties getting Harry Potter published 
b. she doesn't like her work 
c. lots of publishers wanted to be the first to publish Harry Potter
13 Why has Ruthie stopped work on the screenplay she is writing? 
a. she has finished it 
b. she didn't like it any more 
c. she ran out of ideas  
14 Why does Ruthie's new project grab Flo's attention? 
a. there is a character in it like her 
b. it will earn a lot of money 
c. it is a ghost story and Flo likes these
Answers:
1. c, 2. b, 3. a, 4. a, 5. c, 6. c, 7. b, 8. c, 9. c, 10. a, 11. a, 12. a, 13. c, 14. a



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