1. Why is Geoffrey very popular at parties?

A. Because he has a fine sense of humour.

B. Because he can make a good speech.

C. Because he has a lot of friends.

D. Because he is admired by everybody.

(Geoffrey Hampden has a lot of friends and is very popular at parties.)

2. What was he invited to do one day?

A. To go to a wedding.

B. To make jokes at a party.

C. To make a speech at a wedding reception.

D. To prepare a speech.

(Recently, one of Geoffrey's closest friends asked him to make a speech at a wedding reception. This is the sort of thing that Geoffrey loves)

3. What is Geoffrey interested in?

A. Going to weddings.

B. Making speeches at his friends' weddings.

C. Making jokes.

D. Teasing his friends.

(Recently, one of Geoffrey's closest friends asked him to make a speech at a wedding reception. This is the sort of thing that Geoffrey loves)

4. How did Geoffrey feel when his daughter asked him to take her home after his speech?

A. Annoyed. B. Bored.

C. Terrified. D. Disappointed.

(Geoffrey was a little disappointed by this but he did as his daughter asked.)

5. What did Geoffrey's daughter really dislike?

A. Her father's speech.             B. The way her father made jokes.

C. The wedding.                       D. Seeing people laughing at her father.

(Geoffrey asked her why this was so and she told him that she did not like to see so many people laughing)

1.A. Because he has a fine sense of humour.

(D/C : Everybody admired him for his fine sense of humour, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny. )

2.C. To make a speech at a wedding reception.

(D/C :Recently, one of Geoffrey's closest friends asked him to make a speech at a wedding reception. ) 

3.B. Making speeches at his friends' weddings.

(D/C :This is the sort of thing that Geoffrey loves.)

4.D. Disappointed.

(D/C :As soon as he finished, Jenny told him she wanted to go home. Geoffrey was a little disappointed by this but he did as his daughter asked.)

5. D. Seeing people laughing at her father.

(D/C :Geoffrey asked her why this was so and she told him that she did not like to see so many people laughing at him!)

`#Cam`