6. Fill in the missing phrasal verbs.

1. They have to postpone the dance until tomorrow.

2. Her husband has just run off with a dental hygienist thirty years his junior - don't you think she deserves a reply?

3. But Mrs Forman says he is interested in a very nice girl, and they are hoping something will come of it.

4. I thanked him for the offer but turned it down.

5. The operator will put you through.

6. What is the world coming to?

7.Find the information in the text and describe:

1) Sebastian’s progress at school; his future exams at BGS;

2) an episode in a bookshop;

3) Elizabeth’s sudden illness and its influence on the members of her family;

4) Jessica and her first term at Red Maids;

5) Harry’s last talk with Elizabeth shortly before her death;

6) A letter from Bristol Grammar School;

7) Elizabeth’s death and funeral, Virginia’s behavior during the wake;

8) the discussion of Elizabeth Barrington’s will, the attitude of Giles, Virginia, Emma, Grace and Harry to it;

9) the run-off to the elections, Giles’ work in his constituency.

8. Read the following summary of the third portion and fill in the missing facts and words.

Harry and Emma are invited to join the Headmaster of BGS for tea at the end of Sebastian’s first term, and quickly discover it is not a social occasion. The headmaster tells them that Sebastian is a talented boy, but he feels lonely at school, and he ‘d sooner befriend a boy from overseas than one who’s lived in Bristol all his life. The headmaster also warns them there may be a problem when it comes to Sebastian sitting his entrance exam for Bristol Grammar School. After a talk with his family and some considerable bribery from his grandmother, Sebastian manages to climb a few places off the bottom. Emma and Harry start to feel more confident about Sebastian’s future, when an episode in a bookshop happens. Sebastian and his friends ran off with his father’s book and are caught red-handed by the owner of the shop. There is 29 some misunderstanding about who the books belong to, but Harry promises to replace them, and the shop owner agrees not to charge the boys for shoplifting. The incident seems to be over and done with once and for all, but later Sebastian is turned down by the board of Bristol Grammar School. Meanwhile Elizabeth goes to hospital for a medical check-up. She is diagnosed with breast cancer. She feels concerned about Giles and Lady Virginia and informs Harry that she has executed a new will. During the funeral Harry can’t help thinking that Elizabeth’s prediction is already coming to pass. Emma, Grace and Virginia quarrel at the funeral, but Giles appears so bewitched by Virginia’s every word that he simply nods his approval whenever she comes to the end of a sentence.