Gender Readings. Top Ten. Ренц Т.Г - 83 стр.

E. Use a verb from this list to give the meaning of the expression in
italics in each of the following sentences: can, could, may, might,
must, should, would.
        1. She would be able to read for another half hour.
        2. The young man spoke to her and stood for a moment,
wondering what she was going to answer.
        3. He asked if he had her permission to sit on the seat beside her.
        4. “You have my permission if you like,” she answered gra-
ciously.
        5. You have to remember that I am a lady.
        6. The park is the only place where I find it possible to meet
ordinary working men and women.
        7. Are you able to guess why I spoke to you?
        8. You ought to have seen the chauffeur stare at my hat.
        9. I always thought that money would surely be a pretty good thing.
       10. The young man wanted to accompany her to her car, in
case one of those rude men happened to speak to her.
F. Subjects for composition and discussion:
     1. How does this story illustrate O’Henry’s ability to invent and
work out a clever plot?
     2. Íàvå you ever been tempted to pretend that you were some-
one else? Say what happened.
     3. These are two tests of a good “surprise” ending:
     a) you should not be able to see it coming,
     b) when you think over the story again, you realise that you
should have seen it coming, as there were plenty of clues.
     Does “While the Auto Waits” satisfy these tests? What clues to
the ending are given?




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