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Unit 2 READING 1
E dgar Allan Poe was the most famous
American horror writer. One of his
scariest stories is The Black Cat. The story is
about a man who loves his black cat, Pluto.
One night, the man hurts the cat’s eye when
he is drunk. After this, the cat keeps avoiding
the man. So the man kills Pluto! One day, he
sees a black cat on the street and takes it
home. Unfortunately, the man almost falls
down the stairs because of the cat. So the
man tries to kill the black cat. His wife stops him, so he
! He hides her body behind a wall so that the
police can’t find it. However, the police hear a strange crying behind the wall.
They tear down the wall. They see the wife’s body and a crying black cat!
English Usage
• so that + subject + verb : used to talk about purpose
- So that is more common than in order that, especially in an informal style.
He’s staying here so that he can perfect his French.
She is putting it in the oven so that it will be ready by 6 o’clock.
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E dgar Allan Poe was the most famous
American horror writer. One of his
scariest stories is The Black Cat. The story is
about a man who loves his black cat, Pluto.
One night, the man hurts the cat’s eye when
he is drunk. After this, the cat keeps avoiding
the man. So the man kills Pluto! One day, he
sees a black cat on the street and takes it
home. Unfortunately, the man almost falls
down the stairs because of the cat. So the
man tries to kill the black cat. His wife stops him, so he
! He hides her body behind a wall so that the
police can’t find it. However, the police hear a strange crying behind the wall.
They tear down the wall. They see the wife’s body and a crying black cat!
English Usage
• so that + subject + verb : used to talk about purpose
- So that is more common than in order that, especially in an informal style.
He’s staying here so that he can perfect his French.
She is putting it in the oven so that it will be ready by 6 o’clock.
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