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English Short Stories 
Table of Contents 
 
Surprise! .................................................................................................... 5 
Oh, the Horror ........................................................................................ 16 
 
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Tomorrow, My Dear 
An Unexpected Hitchhiker 
The Free Gift 
Royalty Food 
A Very Special Gift Card 
The Wedding 
The (Dead) Washing Machine 
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Story 1 
Surprise! 
Jerry and Emma are husband and wife. It’s summer, and Jerry’s birthday is 
approaching. Emma wants to give him a present for his birthday, but she wants it to 
be a surprise, so she must keep everything a secret. 
But she has a big problem. If Jerry cannot know about her plan, how does she find 
out what to get him for his birthday? 
She decides to use a secret technique. For a whole week, while she pretends to do 
other things, she actually listens very carefully for clues. 
However, Jerry doesn’t really talk about this subject. A whole week passes with no 
mention of something he actually wants or needs! 
“That’s it!” Emma thinks to herself. “Jerry’s birthday is tomorrow! I’m taking off the 
gloves!” 
She calls her sister-in-law Mary, and they make a secret plan. 
Mary will call Jerry, ask him what he would like to receive for his birthday, and 
Emma will listen to the conversation (without Jerry knowing it). 
The scheme starts out as planned. Mary calls Jerry, and they have a nice chat about 
his upcoming birthday. Emma listens carefully from the other room. 
Finally, she hears what he wants—a pair of sneakers! 
“All right!” she thinks to herself. 
Full of excitement, she runs out of the room. She is not so quiet, but who can blame 
her? 
She rushes off to the shop and buys a pair of shiny sneakers, exactly Jerry’s size. 
She’s very happy. She will get him the present he wants, and it will be a complete 
surprise! 
Today is Jerry’s birthday. Emma waits until their special dinner at night. 
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Finally, the moment arrives. It’s time for Jerry’s present! 
Emma brings in the box of sneakers, wrapped in colorful paper. 
“Wow!” Jerry says with a big smile. “I wonder what it is.” 
“Open it and see for yourself!” Emma replies happily. 
He tears off the colorful paper and takes out the box. He opens the box. 
“Oh, it’s a . . . pair of sneakers! What a lovely . . . surprise . . .” 
Emma notices that something is wrong. “What’s the matter? You don’t seem so 
happy. Don’t you need a pair of sneakers?” 
“Hmm. . .” Jerry takes a look at each shoe. 
“Well, didn’t you tell Mary that you wanted a pair of sneakers?” Emma asks him. 
“A pair of sneakers?” Jerry starts to laugh. “I said a pair of speakers! You seem 
surprised. Well, I guess I could use a pair of sneakers, too!” 
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Story 1—Surprise! 
Exercises 
Vocabulary 
This is a copy of the original story. Go over it and fill in the blanks with the right 
words from the box below. 
technique, carefully, birthday, shiny, yourself, sneakers, Today, gloves, 
problem, wonder, tomorrow, complete, However, pair, plan, laugh, subject, 
matter, in law, receive, wife, scheme, thinks, clues, present, wrapped, until, tears, 
conversation, secret, notices, what, wanted, Finally, each, pretends, excitement 
 
Jerry and Emma are husband and ___________. It’s summer, and Jerry’s 
___________ is approaching. Emma wants to give him a ___________ for his 
birthday, but she wants it to be a surprise, so she must keep everything a 
___________. 
But she has a big ___________. If Jerry cannot know about her plan, how does she 
find out ___________ to get him for his birthday? 
She decides to use a secret ___________. For a whole week, while she ___________ 
to do other things, she actually listens very carefully for ___________. 
___________, Jerry doesn’t really talk about this ___________. A whole week 
passes with no mention of something he actually wants or needs! 
“That’s it!” Emma thinks to herself. “Jerry’s birthday is ___________! I’m taking off 
the ___________!” 
She calls her sister-___________ Mary, and they make a secret ___________. 
Mary will call Jerry, ask him what he would like to ___________ for his birthday, and 
Emma will listen to the ___________ (without Jerry knowing it). 
The ___________ starts out as planned. Mary calls Jerry, and they have a nice chat 
about his upcoming birthday. Emma listens ___________ from the other room. 
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Finally, she hears what he wants—a ___________ of sneakers! 
“All right!” she ___________ to herself. 
Full of ___________, she runs out of the room. She is not so quiet, but who can 
blame her? 
She rushes off to the shop and buys a pair of ___________sneakers, exactly Jerry’s 
size. She’s very happy. She will get him the present he wants, and it will be a 
___________ surprise! 
___________ is Jerry’s birthday. Emma waits ___________ their special dinner at 
night. 
___________, the moment arrives.It’s time for Jerry’s present! 
Emma brings in the box of sneakers, ___________ in colorful paper. 
“Wow!” Jerry says with a big smile. “I ___________ what it is.” 
“Open it and see for ___________!” Emma replies happily. 
He ___________ off the colorful paper and takes out the box. He opens the box. 
“Oh, it’s a . . . pair of ___________! What a lovely . . . surprise . . .” 
Emma ___________ that something is wrong. “What’s the ___________? You don’t 
seem so happy. Don’t you need a pair of sneakers?” 
“Hmm.” Jerry takes a look at ___________ shoe. 
“Well, didn’t you tell Mary that you ___________ a pair of sneakers?” Emma asks 
him. 
“A pair of sneakers?” Jerry starts to ___________. “I said a pair of speakers! 
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Grammar—Sentence Structure 
The following sentences are all mixed up. Put the words on each line in the correct 
order to make a logical sentence. 
1. are wife Emma Jerry and husband and. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
2. everything keep Emma must secret a. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
3. clues She very listens for carefully. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
4. sister-in-law Mary make plan She her calls they a secret and. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
5. birthday his calls about and have a chat Jerry upcoming they Mary. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
6. shiny buys sneakers She to shop and a pair of the rushes Jerry’s size off. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
7. birthday Jerry’s Today is. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
8. dinner waits special at their Emma night until. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
9. is I what it wonder. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
10. I too of guess pair use I a sneakers could Well. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
 
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Grammar—Questions, Negative Sentences, 
and Positive Sentences 
Remember: 
A positive sentence: Jerry and Emma are husband and wife. 
A negative sentence: Jerry and Emma are not husband and wife. 
A question: Are Jerry and Emma husband and wife? 
 
A positive sentence: Emma listens carefully. 
A negative sentence: Emma does not listen carefully. 
A question: Does Emma listen carefully? 
 
A positive sentence: She should keep it a secret. 
A negative sentence: She should not keep it a secret. 
A question: Should she keep it a secret? 
 
Turn the following sentences into questions. 
1. Jerry has a birthday. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
2. Emma wants to buy Jerry a present. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
3. Emma can listen to their conversation. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
4. Jerry needs speakers. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
5. Emma is surprised. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
 
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Turn the following sentences into negative sentences. 
1. Mary has a birthday. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
2. Does Jerry want sneakers? 
_________________________________________________________________ 
3. Emma should tell the truth. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
4. Are they very surprised? 
_________________________________________________________________ 
5. Jerry wonders what is inside the box. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
 
Turn the following sentences into positive sentences. 
1. Emma doesn’t have a birthday. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
2. Jerry doesn’t know about Emma’s plan. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
3. Does Mary help Emma? 
_________________________________________________________________ 
4. Emma doesn’t buy flowers. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
5. Do Mary and Jerry talk? 
_________________________________________________________________ 
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Comprehension 
Answer the following questions. 
1. Why doesn’t Emma ask Jerry what he wants for his birthday? 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
 
2. Who is Mary? 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
 
3. What secret plan do Emma and Mary make? 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
 
4. Does Jerry really need a pair of sneakers? 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
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Essay Writing 
Answer the following questions. Write a short essay for each. 
1. How do you decide what birthday present to buy for someone? 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
 
2. Have you ever received a gift you did not want or need? What did you do 
about it? 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
 
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Story 2 
Oh, the Horror . . . 
Emma and Jerry like to watch movies. No, actually,Emma and Jerry love to watch 
movies. They have only one tiny problem. They never like the same movies . . . 
Emma likes horror movies. She likes the fear and the blood. 
Jerry, on the other hand, hates horror movies. He hates the fear and the blood. He 
likes love stories. He likes romantic couples and happy endings. 
Emma hates romantic movies. She thinks they are silly and boring. 
At first, they don’t know they have such different tastes in movies. 
Emma comes home. “Oh, my goodness!” She calls out. “Jerry! You have to come 
with me to the movies. There is this amazing new movie! I must watch it.” 
“Which one is it?” 
“The Bloody Ax.” 
Jerry thinks about it for a second, “Hmm . . . doesn’t it sound a bit weird?” 
“Of course not, silly! It seems like an amazing movie. We must watch it.” Emma 
laughs at him. 
“Well, if you say so. Let’s go for it.” 
Two hours later, Jerry is sitting in the movie theater, screaming. Five minutes later 
he is running to the bathroom to throw up. 
“Oh, my goodness, Emma. I didn’t know this is what you meant when you said 
‘amazing!’ I don’t think I can watch a movie like this again.” 
“It’s OK, Jerry,” she says. “I guess you don’t like horror movies as much as I do.” 
A few days later, Jerry comes home. 
“Emma!” he calls out. “Listen! You have to come with me to the movies. There is 
this fantastic new movie! We must watch it.” 
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“Which one is it?” 
“Sun, Love, and Hope.” 
Emma thinks about it for a second, “Hmm . . . doesn’t it sound a bit silly?” 
“Of course not, Emma! It seems like a fantastic movie. We must watch it.” Jerry 
laughs at her. 
“Well, if you say so. Let’s go for it,” Emma agrees. 
Two hours later Emma is sitting in the movie theater, completely stiff. Five minutes 
later she is running away in terror. 
“Oh, my goodness, Jerry. I didn’t know this is what you meant when you said 
‘fantastic!’ I don’t think I can watch a movie like this again.” 
Jerry looks at her and says, “Well, I guess you don’t like romantic movies as much as 
I do.” 
“That’s right,” Emma agrees. “What are we going to do? Will we ever go to the 
movies together again?” 
Jerry thinks about it for a moment and then answers, “I guess we will have to wait 
for a horror love story. You know, a boy meets a girl, they fall in love, and then she 
eats him!” 
 
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Story 2—Oh, the Horror . . . 
Exercises 
Vocabulary 
This is a copy of the original story. Go over it and fill in the blanks with the right 
words from the box below. 
again, looks, Of course, couples, There, laughs, amazing, later, goodness, 
throw up, agrees, stiff, terror, so, meant, never, can, wait, know, 
seems, guess, together, fantastic, theater, tastes, fear, 
going, weird, silly, Ax, movies, a bit, horror 
 
Emma and Jerry like to watch ___________. No, actually, Emma and Jerry love to 
watch movies. They have only one tiny problem. They ___________ like the same 
movies. . . 
Emma likes ___________ movies. She likes the fear and the blood. 
Jerry, on the other hand, hates horror movies. He hates the ___________ and the 
blood. He likes love stories. He likes romantic ___________ and happy endings. 
Emma hates romantic movies. She thinks they are ___________ and boring. 
At first, they don’t know they have such different ___________ in movies. 
Emma comes home. “Oh, my ___________!” she calls out. “Jerry! You have to come 
with me to the movies. There is this ___________ new movie! I must watch it.” 
“Which one is it?” 
“The Bloody ___________.” 
Jerry thinks about it for a second, “Hmm. . . doesn’t it sound a bit ___________?” 
“Of course not, silly! It ___________ like an amazing movie. We must watch it.” 
Emma ___________ at him. 
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“Well, if you say ___________. Let’s go for it.” 
Two hours later, Jerry is sitting in the movie ___________, screaming. Five minutes 
later he is running to the bathroom to ___________. 
“Oh, my goodness, Emma. I didn’t know this is what you ___________ when you 
said ‘amazing!’ I don’t think I can watch a movie like this ___________.” 
“It’s OK, Jerry,” she says. “I ___________ you don’t like horror movies as much as I 
do.” 
A few days ___________, Jerry comes home. 
“Emma!” he calls out. “Listen! You have to come with me to the movies. 
___________ is this ___________ new movie! We must watch it.” 
“Which one is it?” 
“Sun, Love, and Hope.” 
Emma thinks about it for a second, “Hmm. . . doesn’t it sound ___________ silly?” 
“___________ not, Emma! It seems like a fantastic movie. We must watch it.” Jerry 
laughs at her. 
“Well, if you say so. Let’s go for it,” Emma ___________. 
Two hours later Emma is sitting in the movie theater, completely ___________. Five 
minutes later she is running away in ___________. 
“Oh, my goodness, Jerry. I didn’t ___________ this is what you meant when you said 
’fantastic!’ I don’t think I ___________ watch a movie like this again.” 
Jerry ___________ at her and says, “Well, I guess you don’t like romantic movies as 
much as I do.” 
“That’s right,” Emma agrees. “What are we ___________ to do? Will we ever go to 
the movies ___________ again?” 
Jerry thinks about it for a moment and then answers, “I guess we will have to 
___________ for a horror love story. You know, a boy meets a girl, they fall in love, 
and then she eats him!” 
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Grammar—Sentence Structure 
The following sentences are all mixed up. Put the words on each line in the correct 
order to make a logical sentence. 
1. movies Emma watch and like to Jerry. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
2. never movies They the same like. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
3. the blood Emma the fear and likes. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
4. on couples other endings likes romantic Jerry hand and happy the. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
5. to You come to me the have with movies. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
6. second about a He it for thinks. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
7. up five later to he bathroom running to the minutes is throw. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
8. as I you do much movies like horror don’t guess as I. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
9. do we going are to What? 
_________________________________________________________________ 
10. know a eats You a girl they love in boy and meets then she him fall! 
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Grammar—Questions, Negative Sentences 
and Positive Sentences 
Remember: 
A positive sentence: Jerry and Emma were husband and wife. 
A negative sentence: Jerry and Emma were not husband and wife. 
A question: Were Jerry and Emma husband and wife? 
 
A positive sentence: She was happy to see him. 
A negative sentence: She was not happy to see him. 
A question: Was she happy to see him? 
 
A positive sentence: Emma listened carefully. 
A negative sentence: Emma did not listen carefully. 
A question: Did Emma listen carefully? 
 
Turn the following sentences into questions. 
1. Emma liked horror movies. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
2. Jerry liked happy endings. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
3. Emma and Jerry couldn’t watch movies together. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
4. Jerry was very excited about the new movie. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
5. They were confused. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
 
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Turn the following sentences into negative sentences. 
1. Emma was very bored. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
2. Did Jerry buy the tickets? 
_________________________________________________________________ 
3. They were surprised. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
4. Did they go to the movie theater? 
_________________________________________________________________ 
5. Emma decided not to watch these movies again. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
 
Turn the following sentences into positive sentences. 
1. Jerry didn’t want to go. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
2. The movie was not very long. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
3. Did Emma go home? 
_________________________________________________________________ 
4. They didn’t watch the movie at home. 
_________________________________________________________________ 
5. Did Jerry run to the bathroom? 
_________________________________________________________________ 
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Comprehension 
Answer the following questions. 
1. What kinds of movies does Emma like? Why? 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
 
2. What kinds of movies does Jerry like? Why? 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
 
3. What happens to Jerry when he watches the horror movie? 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
 
4. What is the solution Jerry suggests? 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
 
 
 
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Essay Writing 
Answer the following questions. Write a short essay for each. 
1. What kinds of movies do you like? How do you feel about watching movies 
you don’t like? 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
 
2. How do you decide what movies to watch if you and your partner/friend don't 
like the same kinds of movies? 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________ 
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	English Short Stories
	Table of Contents
	Story 1
	Surprise!
	Story 1—Surprise! Exercises
	Vocabulary
	Grammar—Sentence Structure
	Grammar—Questions, Negative Sentences, and Positive Sentences
	Comprehension
	Essay Writing
	Story 2
	Oh, the Horror . . .
	Story 2—Oh, the Horror . . . Exercises
	Vocabulary
	Grammar—Sentence Structure
	Grammar—Questions, Negative Sentences and Positive Sentences
	Comprehension
	Essay Writing
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