David parked his car in front of his apartment building. It was a quiet Tuesday evening. He went inside and had dinner with his family. The next morning, David walked to his car. There was a small piece of paper under the windshield wiper. David picked up the note and read it. The note said: 'I saw what you did.' David was confused. He did not understand what the note meant. He looked around, but nobody was there. David got into his car and drove to work. During the day, he kept thinking about the note. What did he do wrong? He could not remember anything strange. After work, David found another note on his car. This one said: 'Meet me at the coffee shop tomorrow at 3 PM.' David felt nervous now. Who was leaving these notes? He decided to tell his wife about them. 'Maybe someone is playing a joke on you,' she said. 'I am not sure,' David replied. That night, David could not sleep well. The next day, he went to the coffee shop at 3 PM. He sat at a table near the window. A woman walked over to him. 'Are you David?' she asked. 'Yes, that is me,' he answered nervously. The woman smiled and sat down. 'I am sorry for the strange notes,' she said. 'I wanted to surprise you.' David looked at her carefully. 'Do I know you?' he asked. 'Think hard,' she said with a smile. Suddenly, David recognized her face. 'Maria? From school?' he asked. 'Yes! We were in the same class twenty years ago,' she said. 'I moved back to this town last month.' 'I saw you park your car and wanted to say hello.' 'But why the mysterious notes?' David asked. 'I thought it would be fun,' Maria laughed. 'I saw you help an old woman with her bags yesterday.' 'That is what I meant by the first note.' David laughed too. 'I was so worried!' he said. 'I am sorry,' Maria said. 'I just wanted to reconnect.' They talked for two hours about old times. David was happy to find an old friend again.
English Story (A2)The Note on the Car
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David finds a mysterious note on his car that says someone saw what he did. The next day, another note asks him to meet at a coffee shop. When he arrives, he discovers the note writer is Maria, an old classmate from twenty years ago. She had seen him help an elderly woman and wanted to reconnect in a fun way. They spend two hours catching up on old times.
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Comprehension Questions
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Where did David find the first note?
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What did the second note ask David to do?
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Who was the woman who wrote the notes?
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