It was a very hot day in the middle of summer, and there were no trees along the street. Mr. Brown closed his shop athalf past five, went out into the street and began walking to his bus. He was very fat. The sun shone straight down the street, and in a few minutes Mr. Brown was very hot.
A small boy came out of another shop in the street andfollowed Mr. Brown. He stayed very near him all the time, and he kicked the heels of Mr. Brown’s shoes several times.
Mr. Brown looked at him angrily each time. After the third time, Mr. Brown stopped, turned round and said to the small boy, ‘What are you doing? Stop following me like that! You’re going to hurt my heels.’
‘Please don’t stop me!’ the small boy said. ‘It’s very hot today, and there isn’t any shade anywhere else in the street!’
A. Answer these questions.
- Why was Mr. Brown very hot in the street?
- Who came out of another shop?
- What did the boy do?
- What did Mr. Brown say after the third time?
- What did the boy answer?
B. Which words in the this story mean the opposite of:
- cold
- far from
- big
- thin
- sun
- winter
