Let Us Try o Read – "Late" – Short story in English قصة قصيرة بالإنجليزي 2024.

In the Name of ALLAH
the Most Beneficent the Most Merciful

Hi everyone
This is the First story which I put it before
you can read it by using this link
Let Us Try To Read (1) – A COLD DAY – Short story in English قصة قصيرة بالإنجليزي

And this is the SECOND STORY

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" Late "

Martin is in a hurry.
He is late to work again.
Martin’s boss doesn’t like it when he is late. Martin was late last week. His boss
told him not to be late again. He really wasn’t joking either. He was serious. “I
mean it,” Martin remembers him saying.
Martin thinks he might lose his job if he is late again.
The time is now 7:15 am. Martin needs to be at work by 7:30. It takes him 22
minutes to drive to work.
“Things don’t look good,” he says to himself.
Martin runs out of the house. He jumps in his car. He puts the car in reverse. He
backs up without looking.
BOOM!
There is a sound like someone hitting a drum. Martin’s car jerks
to a stop. He has hit the car parked behind him.
“Oh, no!” Martin exclaims. He is angry now.
Martin looks at his watch. It is 7:18. He needs to get to work.
He looks around. There is no one on the street. There is no one nearby.
He looks in the parked car. It is empty.
Martin drives off quickly.
He gets to work 10 minutes late.
Martin’s boss is not around. “Thank goodness,” he says to himself.
He stops worrying. He sits at his desk to work.
During lunch, Martin goes out to the parking lot. He looks at his car. There is a
big dent in the back.
Then he thinks about the other car— the car he hit this morning. "I know that car
is damaged too," he thinks.
He feels guilty.
“That was not right,” Martin says to himself.
He will see if the car is still outside his house when he gets off work

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The Questions

At the beginning of the story, Martin
is in a hurry. What does this mean?
A. He is running.
B. He is angry.
C. He is late.
D. He is moving fast.

Why is Martin in a hurry?
A. because he is late
B. because he is running
C. because he is moving fast
D. because he had a car accident

Martin remembers when his boss
told him, “I mean it.” What does this
mean?
A. The boss is serious.
B. The boss is angry.
C. The boss is emotional.
D. The boss is interested.

What does Martin think will happen
if he is late to work again?
A. He will get a pay cut.
B. He will need to buy a watch.
C. He will get fired from his job.
D. He will need to adjust his
schedule.

What time does Martin need to be at
work?
A. 6:30
B. 7:15
C. 7:30
D. 8:15

If Martin leaves the house at 7:15,
what time does he get to work?
A. 7:32
B. 7:37
C. 7:40
D. 7:52

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Good Luck for all ()
best wishes ,
AlDorar