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Unit 1 READING 2
M ike was very excited. He had a big
date with Stacy. Stacy was the
prettiest girl in school. Mike opened his
wallet. Oh, no!!! He only had ten dollars.
He couldn’t take Stacy out to dinner and
a movie with ten dollars!
Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. It was Stacy. “Hi, Stacy, please come
in,” said Mike. “Where are we going for dinner?” asked Stacy. “Well, you
know I’m a really good cook. I wanted to make dinner for you,” said Mike.
“Mike, that is so romantic!” said Stacy. “What are we having?” “Frozen
pizza,” said Mike. “What? I thought you could cook really well,” said Stacy. “I
can. My frozen pizzas are great!” said Mike.
When they got to the movie theater, Mike still had all ten dollars. He walked
up to the ticket window. “Two tickets, please,” said Mike. “That will be
$9.50,” said the ticket clerk. The clerk gave Mike fifty cents back. Mike put it
in his pocket.
There was a large line at the popcorn stand. “Let’s get some popcorn,” said
Stacy. Popcorn was $4.25. “I don’t know,” said Mike. “It can make you fat.”
“Are you calling me fat??!! Don’t ever speak to me again, Mike!” screamed
Stacy, and she ran out of the theater. “Stacy, wait!” called Mike, but she was
gone. Mike’s date was a disaster.
English Usage
• Subject + verb + object + complement [adjective / noun] : Some verbs can
be followed by an object together with an object complement.
You make me nervous. He’s driving us crazy.
Don’t call him a liar. People elected him a president.
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M ike was very excited. He had a big
date with Stacy. Stacy was the
prettiest girl in school. Mike opened his
wallet. Oh, no!!! He only had ten dollars.
He couldn’t take Stacy out to dinner and
a movie with ten dollars!
Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. It was Stacy. “Hi, Stacy, please come
in,” said Mike. “Where are we going for dinner?” asked Stacy. “Well, you
know I’m a really good cook. I wanted to make dinner for you,” said Mike.
“Mike, that is so romantic!” said Stacy. “What are we having?” “Frozen
pizza,” said Mike. “What? I thought you could cook really well,” said Stacy. “I
can. My frozen pizzas are great!” said Mike.
When they got to the movie theater, Mike still had all ten dollars. He walked
up to the ticket window. “Two tickets, please,” said Mike. “That will be
$9.50,” said the ticket clerk. The clerk gave Mike fifty cents back. Mike put it
in his pocket.
There was a large line at the popcorn stand. “Let’s get some popcorn,” said
Stacy. Popcorn was $4.25. “I don’t know,” said Mike. “It can make you fat.”
“Are you calling me fat??!! Don’t ever speak to me again, Mike!” screamed
Stacy, and she ran out of the theater. “Stacy, wait!” called Mike, but she was
gone. Mike’s date was a disaster.
English Usage
• Subject + verb + object + complement [adjective / noun] : Some verbs can
be followed by an object together with an object complement.
You make me nervous. He’s driving us crazy.
Don’t call him a liar. People elected him a president.
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