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The Horse Whisperer
Nicholas Evans
About the author
Nicholas Evans was born in Bromsgrove, Birmingham,
England in 1950. He studied law at Oxford University
and then started a career as a journalist. He worked on a
newspaper before moving into television, producing films
about American politics. In 1993, he met a man who told
him about horse whisperers, people that cured traumatised
horses. This inspired him to start work on what was to
be his first novel. The Horse Whisperer was published in
1995 and has now sold around 15 million copies across
the world. He now lives in London with his wife and three
children.
About the film
Robert Redford starred in and directed the 1998 film
adaptation of the book. The film did very well at the
box office as it appeals to many people: horse lovers,
romantics, those who love good photography and of
course Redford fans. However, some fans were annoyed
that the ending of the film (Tom wasn’t killed) differed
from that in the book.
Summary
Chapters 1–2: Two girls, Grace and Judith, are riding
their horses through the snow. As they are going up
a hill one of the horses slips and falls on the horse
behind, dragging them onto a road. Judith hits her head.
Suddenly a truck appears. Grace’s horse, Pilgrim, jumps
at the window of the truck and Grace is thrown into the
road. Grace’s mother Annie is told the bad news by her
husband Robert at the hospital. Judith is dead and Grace
is seriously ill. The doctors have to remove her right
leg. Someone from the stables tells them that Pilgrim is
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severely injured and should be shot. Annie refuses to allow
this. The horse is behaving strangely and is put into a
building away from the other horses. The MacLean family
prepare for an uncomfortable Christmas. Grace says that
Pilgrim should go back to his home in Kentucky. She and
the family go to see him one last time and are appalled at
the condition he is in.
Chapters 3–5: Annie is worried about Pilgrim, her
daughter and herself. She decides to contact Tom Booker,
someone who has spent his life curing horses. He realises
that the problems often lie with the owners and not with
the horses. Annie persuades him to come to New York
to see Pilgrim. He is very concerned about the aggressive
behaviour of the horse and angry when he sees the
conditions the horse is kept in. He returns to his home in
Montana. Annie tries unsuccessfully to persuade him to
return a second time. Then she decides to take Grace and
Pilgrim on a long car journey to Montana. Grace and her
mother have a very strained relationship. Grace is silent
most of the time and enjoys hurting her mother’s feelings,
and Annie is having problems understanding her own
feelings. They arrive at Tom’s ranch and Tom agrees to see
Pilgrim again. Tom realises that Annie, Grace and Pilgrim
are all suffering together, and that if he can help the horse
he can help them too. Diane, the wife of Tom’s brother
Frank, is angry that Tom has agreed to help.
Chapters 6–7: Tom and Annie are beginning to have
romantic feelings towards each other. Tom has a training
session with Pilgrim, which convinces him that the
horse could get better, but he wants Grace to tell him
everything about the day of the accident, which she does.
Tom realises that he really wants to help the horse and
Grace, but that his real motivation for doing so is linked
to Annie. We learn that Annie had lost several babies after
Grace’s birth and that had encouraged her to become a
successful businesswoman on a magazine. She receives a
message from her husband Robert saying he wouldn’t be
able to visit her at the weekend. She is pleased about this
and worried at the same time. Annie has a dinner party
and Grace gets upset when one of the children implies that
she and Joe, Tom’s nephew, are boyfriend and girlfriend.
This opens the door for a heart to heart talk between
mother and daughter, which begins to heal the problems
in the relationship. Meanwhile, Tom realises he is in love
with Annie.
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Chapters 8–9: Grace and Tom go to see Pilgrim. Tom
does some manoeuvres with the horse and finally Grace
is able to get very close to Pilgrim. One night, whilst out
on a cattle drive, Tom and Annie kiss each other. The next
day Robert calls to say he is coming to visit. Tom feels
awkward and spends all his time looking after Pilgrim,
who he eventually manages to ride. Robert arrives at the
airport and is impressed with the improvement in Grace’s
spirits. That night, when Robert touches her, Annie knows
her marriage is over. She can only think about Tom. Grace
tries to ride a horse, in preparation for riding Pilgrim,
but her false leg is broken and she is in pain. They decide
to fly to New York for a replacement leg but there are
only two plane tickets. Annie decides to remain behind.
She will be alone because Frank and his family are going
to Disneyland, and Tom to Wyoming. That night Joe is
showing a trick to Robert with a piece of rope that belongs
to Tom. Annie suddenly wants him to stop because she
wants to learn the trick herself, thereby revealing her
feelings for Tom.
Chapters 10–11: Tom says goodbye to Annie and sets off.
He drives for a while and then turns around and comes
back. They both know now that they love each other. Tom
and Annie decide to go for a ride to the place where they
first kissed. They spend the last day together before the
family return and Tom shows Annie the rope trick. The
day arrives when Grace has to ride Pilgrim. At first the
horse refuses but then Tom violently pulls the horse to
the ground, which upsets Grace and her mother. Then he
tells Grace to stand on the horse. She can’t understand his
tactics and Tom tells her Pilgrim has the choice to fight
against life or accept it. He chooses to accept it. Then Tom
says something that puzzles Annie, though she knows it
has something to do with their relationship. Later, Grace
rides Pilgrim to the delight of the people watching. A
farewell party is arranged for Grace and Annie. Grace
overhears a conversation about her mother and Tom,
which suggests that they are having a relationship. Tom
and Annie meet outside the party and he tells her their
relationship must end for the sake of Grace.
Chapters 12–13: The next morning Grace is missing,
Tom and his brother go to find her. She is riding Pilgrim
and is very upset about Tom and her mother. She decides
to kill herself. When Tom finds Grace she is surrounded
by horses, and two horses, Pilgrim and a white stallion, are
fighting. Tom separates the two and confronts the stallion.
He seems to want the stallion to kill him. It smashes Tom’s
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head with its feet and runs away. A year later, Annie is
back in New York and she has a three-month-old baby.
She learns from a letter from Tom’s brother has sent that
Tom has been buried next to his father. With this letter
is another from Tom. Inside is the piece of rope and the
words ‘never forget’. Annie tells her husband everything.
When the baby is born, Robert tries to believe it is his. We
understand that Annie knows that Tom was the father. At
first Robert and Annie live separately. Then, slowly, they
come closer together again.
Background and themes
People’s relationship with animals: Tom knows that
horses have feelings and he is able to communicate with
them. He also knows that the physical damage to Pilgrim
has affected the horse mentally and has highlighted the
problems Annie has with her daughter. If he can cure the
horse, he will also solve human problems.
Romantic love: Tom and Annie fall hopelessly in love,
but whereas Annie is prepared to sacrifice all, even the
hard earned healing of her relationship with Grace and the
feelings of her husband, Tom knows this cannot happen.
At the end he orchestrates his own death to avoid the pain
of separation from Annie and to remove himself from
being instrumental in the break up of a family.
Parenthood versus career: Annie throws herself into
her work in an attempt to get over the pain of having
lost several babies. This is one of the main reasons her
relationship with her daughter is so strained.
Discussion activities
Chapters 1–2
Before reading
1 Discuss: Tell the students that the book is going to
have many references to animals in it. Then put them
in small groups to discuss the following questions: Do
you like animals? Which animals do you like? Do people
in your country keep animals as pets? Why do people keep
animals as pets? Do people keep dangerous animals?
While reading (p. 3, after ‘He couldn’t stop the
truck.’)
2 Write: Tell the students to imagine they are a
journalist who has just arrived at the scene of the
accident. They have to write a report for their
newspaper. Elicit words that they may want to use
and put them on the board, adding some of your
own. Tell them to include an interview with the truck
driver and to invent his answers. See key for possible
questions.
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After reading
3 Write and guess: Put students in pairs and ask them
to choose a short paragraph from Chapters 1–2. Tell
then to write it again, making five changes to words
in the text. Students then read out their paragraphs to
the other students, who have to identify the mistakes.
Chapters 3–5
Before reading
4 Predict: Tell the students that Tom Booker is a very
important character in the book. Put them in pairs
and ask them to look at the picture on page 15. Ask
them to predict the answers to the following questions
about him: What country is he from? How old is he?
Is he married? Has he got any children? What is his job?
Is he a nice person?
While reading (pp. 21/22, after ‘We’ve come nearly
2,000 miles and you haven’t spoken a word.’)
5 Group work: Put students in small groups and ask
them to talk about a long journey that have made.
Ask them to consider the following questions: What
was the reason for your journey? How far did you travel?
From where to where did you travel? Did you travel
alone, with friends or with family? How did you travel?
Did you enjoy the journey?
After reading
6 Pair work: Write the following words on the board:
ticket, message, university, magazine, officer, wood. Ask
the students to talk and write in pairs to say how
these words were used in Chapters 3–5.
Chapters 6–7
While reading (p. 44, after ‘After the meal, the
children went to play games on Annie’s computer.’)
7 Discuss: Put the students in small groups and ask
them to talk about computer games. Ask them to
consider the following: Do you like games? What type
of games do you like? How often do you play games? Do
you play on the Internet? Do you think games can make
problems for some people?
After reading
8 Write: Put the students in small groups and give them
five minutes to write down all the things they can see
in the pictures in Chapters 6–7. The group with the
longest list wins. Tell them to include parts of the
body and clothes in their lists. See key for words.
Chapters 8–9
While reading (p. 58, after ‘Things could never be the
same again.’)
9 Role play: Put the students in pairs and ask them to
role play a conversation between Annie and Robert.
Annie tells Robert that she is in love with Tom and
she wants to leave him. Robert is angry and tries to
change her mind. See discussion key for a possible
start to the conversation.
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After reading
10 Write, ask and answer: Write ‘Where did Annie and
Tom kiss? ’ on the board and elicit the answer (By the
river.). Now tell students to write similar questions
about Chapters 8–9. Students then mingle as a group,
asking and answering each other’s questions.
Chapters 10–11
While reading (p. 76, after ‘I’m going to leave
Robert.’)
11 Discuss: Put the students in groups of four. Tell two
of them that they believe Annie should leave Robert
and two believe she shouldn’t. Give them time to
think of their arguments and the advantages and
disadvantages. Then they have a discussion.
After reading
12 Draw: Put the students in pairs and ask one to look
at the illustration on page 68 and one to look at the
illustration on page 73. One student then describes
the illustration to their partner who has to draw it.
Then they reverse roles. How accurate are the
drawings?
Chapters 12–13
While reading (p. 81, after ‘And her body inside it.’)
13 Write: Tell the students to write a letter from Grace
to her mother explaining how she feels and why she is
doing what she is doing. Elicit words that they may
want to use and put them on the board, adding some
of your own.
After reading
14 Research: Tell the students that the book was made
into a film. Ask them to look for information on the
Internet about the film. The students then give an
oral presentation of what they have found.
15 Discuss: Put students in small groups ask them to
think about the books they have read and the films
they have seen that have animals as the central theme.
Then ask them to describe the film or book and to
discuss the following: What animals were in the book
or film? Were they good or bad? Did the animals talk to
people? Were they friendly or did they attack people? Was
the story sad or happy? Did you like the film/book?
16 Game: Put the students into small groups and ask
them to write ten questions about any part of the
book. When they’ve finished each group reads out
their questions and the other groups have to write
their answers on a piece of paper. The group with
the most correct answers wins.
Vocabulary activities
For the Word list and vocabulary activities, go to
www.penguinreaders.com.
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While reading 4 Underline the wrong word and put the right
Chapters 1–2 one.
1 Find the right words in Chapters 1–2. a Annie was sad that Grace didn’t want to ride
a Something that is built over a river. (p. 1) again. …………………
………………… b Tom’s grandfather was a great writer.
b When something loses its colour it becomes …………………
this. (p. 5) ………………… c Tom earned something from his work with
c A building used for religious purposes. (p. 6) horses. …………………
………………… d Annie sent Tom a photo and a single ticket to
d It is a part of the body that is inside you. New York. …………………
(p. 6) ………………… e Tom’s son had a part-time job in a shop.
e The opposite of thin. (p. 7) ………………… …………………
f A word that means the same as hurting. (p. 8) f Annie drove a silver van. …………………
………………… g Diane was short woman of about forty-five.
g A place where horses are kept. (p. 8) …………………
………………… 5 Put the words in the right place to make a
2 Finish the sentences with the right words. sentence.
refused felt lit took ran send fed a language the Tom of understood horses
dropped hide looked …………………………………………….. .
a A river …………… alongside the old road. b his met Tom university wife at
b The horse …………… to his knees and fell …………………………………………….. .
back. c photograph a of Annie a Tom sent girl
c The horse doctor tried to …………… the …………………………………………….. .
needle in his hand. d boss interested Annie’s business only was in
d Pilgrim …………… a few steps and fell. …………………………………………….. .
e Robert …………… at his wife strangely. e town the went Grace out little into
f Grace was …………… through a hole in her …………………………………………….. .
neck. f hear door could Tom kicking Pilgrim the
g Pilgrim …………… to get out of the trailer. …………………………………………….. .
h Grace’s eyes …………… up when she saw g better a was Tom businessman than Frank
the big glass bowl. …………………………………………….. .
i Grace thought that they should …………… Chapters 6–7
Pilgrim back to Kentucky. 6 What’s first? Number the sentences, 1–6.
j When Grace saw Pilgrim she …………… a c Joe and Scott had an argument.
very frightened. b c Annie phoned her husband, Robert.
Chapters 3–5 c c Annie and Grace slept together.
3 Put a word on the left with a word on the d c Grace made a brand on an animal.
right. e c Frank said that Annie could stay in the
spend a train river house.
talk down f c Tom and Annie went riding together.
show fear 7 Are the sentences right (3) or wrong (7)?
catch softly a Diane was not usually very friendly
say together towards Annie. c
fall time b The house in Choteau was in a good
tie sorry state. c
c Annie’s boss said that she could be away
for two months. c

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d Grace never remembered her dreams. c f Why did Robert always want to understand
e In Grace’s dream, Pilgrim was a younger things and solve problems?
horse. c …………………………………………….. .
f Annie was happy when she was a child. c Chapters 10–11
g Grace and Joe met at the ranch house. c 11 Circle the right words.
8 Put the underlined letters in the right place to a Annie put on a pair of new / old / dirty
make a word. trousers.
a Tom carried an orange lgikafsct b Tom gave Annie his address / number / E-mail.
……………… and a rope. c Tom and Annie had four / five / three days
b When Tom worked with a horse he wanted to alone together.
know its oshtyir ……………… . d Tom wanted to make Pilgrim stand up / run /
c The best part of Robert’s day was his lie down.
enortsnsvaoic ……………… with his wife e Tom wanted Grace to touch / talk to / play
and daughter. with Pilgrim.
d Tom read a report in an old amnizgae f Tom first danced with Annie / Grace / Diane
……………… . at the party.
e Annie needed to be csfuscsleu ……………… g Grace heard Frank and Diane talking near the
at something. bathroom / bedroom / kitchen.
f Annie saw a message from Robert on her 12 Put a word on the left with a word on the
meuocptr ……………… . right.
g Annie fell into a deep meareslsd start below
……………… sleep. worse weak
happily push
Chapters 8–9
pull finish
9 Circle the wrong word in the sentences.
wrong better
a Pilgrim threw his head up a little few times.
above sadly
b Pilgrim put his nose at to the rope.
later earlier
c Tom put the rope around through the horse’s
different dark
neck.
pale right
d They were taking took the cattle up into the
strong same
hills.
e Robert was coming to Montana for to spend Chapters 12–13
the weekend. 13 Write questions for the answers.
f Grace turned quick quickly on one foot. a What / find / Grace / pocket?
g Grace was too so happy to see her parents ………………………………………………
happy again. Some matches.
10 Answer the questions. b What / Frank / look / by / water’s edge?
a Where was Pilgrim’s favourite place in the ………………………………………………
arena? Some footprints.
…………………………………………….. . c How many / they / hear?
b Why did Annie walk towards the river? ………………………………………………
…………………………………………….. . Ten or more.
c Who did Robert kiss first at the airport? d What / baby / look ?
…………………………………………….. . ………………………………………………
d What did Robert ask Tom a lot of questions His hair was brown, his eyes blue and his skin
about? was fair.
e How often / Robert / guest room?
…………………………………………….. .
………………………………………………
e How did Annie feel about leaving her job?
One night each weekend.
…………………………………………….. .
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1 Match the names with the right sentences. h Grace went to Disneyland with the Booker
a Tom 1) drove a car from New York to family. c
Montana. i Annie and Grace met Robert at a train station. c
b Annie 2) wanted to kill herself. j Grace was very angry that her mother was in
love with Tom. c
c Grace 3) told her husband that Tom
4 Finish the sentences with the right words.
and Annie were in love.
tricks clinic wood truck stallion trailer
d Robert 4) was a student at a film school.
damage edge ranch cattle
e Frank 5) went riding with Grace.
a The driver of the …………… couldn’t stop in
f Diane 6) sent a letter and a piece of
time.
rope to someone.
b After the accident, Grace did not have brain
g Joe 7) was married to a woman …………… .
called Rachel. c Tom worked in a …………… for nervous horses.
h Crawford 8) was a lawyer in New York. d Tom’s family worked on a …………… in
Gates Montana.
i Hal (Tom’s 9) promised he wouldn’t tell a e Annie took Pilgrim to Montana in a …………… .
son) secret. f Grace was very excited about the ……………
j Smoky (farm 10) was the boss of a magazine. branding day.
worker) g Joe knew how to do a lot of …………… .
2 What’s first in the book? Number the sentences, h Annie and Tom saw some female horses and a large,
1–10. white …………… .
a c Annie and Grace drove to Montana. i Pilgrim looked over the …………… of life and
b c Tom and Annie spent four days alone together. chose to come back.
c c Tom went to New York to see Pilgrim. j Grace knew that the dry …………… of the hut
d c Annie had a baby boy. burnt like paper.
e c Grace and Judith fell with their horses and a 5 Circle the right words.
truck hit Pilgrim. a When Grace saw Pilgrim at the Dyers stables she
f c Tom and Annie kissed by the river. was pleased / angry / frightened.
g c The doctors took Grace’s leg off above the knee. b Tom often slept in the stables / near a river / under
h c Robert visited Annie in Montana. trees when he was a child.
i c Grace rode Pilgrim again. c Frank was Tom’s uncle / brother / father.
j c Tom was killed. d On branding day the person with the biggest /
3 Are the sentences right (3) or wrong (7)? prettiest / best brand had to make a speech.
a Robert, Annie and Grace spent a very happy e Robert was lonely / busy / bored when Annie was in
Christmas together. c Montana.
b Grace never wanted to talk to her father. c f After Grace talked to her mother / had a dream /
c Tom thought that a horse’s owner was the saw Pilgrim she decided to talk about the accident.
biggest problem. c g Tom often / never / almost never spoke to Annie
d Tom didn’t want Grace to be there when he about Grace.
worked with Pilgrim. c h After the accident Grace first rode Rimrock / Pilgrim
e Grace told Tom about the day of the accident. c / Gonzo.
f Grace didn’t want to ride Pilgrim again. c i Grace wanted to kill herself in the river / on a
g Tom showed Annie a card trick on the cattle mountain / in a hut.
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Book key
1.1 Open answers (1 D 2 B 3 C 4 E 5 A
6 F)
1.2 Open answers (1 U 2 T 3 T 4 U 5 U
6 T)
2.1 1 e 2 a 3 b 4 c 5 d
2.2 1 a doctor b stable owner c horse doctor
d truck driver
2 a Judith b Annie c Robert d Annie, Grace
e Grace, Pilgrim f Grace g Joan Dyer, Pilgrim
h Annie, Pilgrim
2.3 1 was hit 2 was killed 3 were moved
4 was not shot / wasn’t shot 5 was given
6 was not kept / wasn’t kept
2.4 Open answers (2)
3.1 1 c 2 h 3 e 4 f 5 a 6 g 7 d 8 b
3.2 1 a 2 b 1 (+ Open answers)
2 Open answers
3.3 1 should 2 was able to / could 3 needed to
4 shouldn’t 5 couldn’t / wasn’t able to
6 had to 7 should 8 had to / should
3.4 1–2 Open answers
4.1 1 whisperer 2 ranch 3 flagstick 4 rope
5 arena 6 lifts 7 slow 8 run 9 stops
10 stable 11 accident 12 rules 13 trust
4.2 1 Tom, Grace 2 Diane, Frank 3 Tom, Grace
4 Annie, Robert 5 Grace, Tom 6 Grace, Joe
7 Tom, Annie 8 Grace, Annie
4.3 1 silence 2 agreement 3 punishment
4 darkness 5 fight, losers 6 feelings
7 secret 8 sleep
4.4 Open answers
5.1 1 U 2 U 3 T 4 T 5 U
5.2 1 Open answers
2 Tom: b, c, e, h Robert: a, d, f, g
5.3 Possible answers:
1 has moved, has put
2 has pulled/taken, has fallen
3 have driven/gone, has arrived/flown
4 has tried/failed, has told
5 has understood, has asked/told
5.4 Open answers
6.1 1 a Robert, Grace b Frank, Diane c Tom
d Smoky, Tom, Annie e Pilgrim
2 1 B 2 E 3 A 4 D 5 F 6 C
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6.2 Open answers
6.3 1 Robert and Grace were on a plane, were flying to
New York.
2 Tom drove away from the ranch, thinking about
Annie.
3 Tom and Annie stood on the hill, watching the
fight between the stallions.
4 Tom pulled the rope around Pilgrim’s neck, taking
the horse to the ground.
5 Grace stood on Pilgrim, crying as she did it.
6 She rode him around the arena, feeling no fear.
6.4 Open answers
Talk about it Open answers
Write about it Open answers
Project Open answers (3 1 She is a very successful singer
and songwriter.)
Discussion activities key
1 Open answers
2 Possible words: terrible, blood, danger, hurt, police,
scream, urgent. Questions: What’s your name? Where
were you travelling to and from? What are you
carrying in the truck? What time did the accident
happen? Are you hurt? How fast were you driving?
Why couldn’t you stop? How do you feel now?
3 Open answers
4 The United States, forty-five years old, Yes but is
separated, Yes, a son called Hal, he looks after horses.
5 Open answers
6 Annie sent Tom a plane ticket to New York. Harry
Logan left Annie a message. Tom met his wife Rachel
at university. Tom was looking for information in
a magazine. A police officer spoke to Annie. Scott
wanted to know if Annie’s leg was made of wood.
7 Open answers
8 eyes, nose, mouth, hair, leg, arms, cows, horses,
trousers, hat, belt, shirt, flag, stick, wood, hut, river,
trees, hills, bed, pillow.
9 Possible beginning to role play:
Annie: Robert, I’m sorry but I’m going to leave you.
I am in love with Tom.
Robert: You can’t. Think about Grace. What will she
think?
A: I know she will be very unhappy, but I must do it.
R: But I don’t think Tom loves you.
A: Yes he does! He wants to marry me.
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10–14 Open answers 10 a In the corner.
15 Films: Happy Feet, Bee Movie, Chicken Run, Jaws, b Because she was thirsty.
King Kong, Madagascar, Jurassic Park, Ice Age. c Grace.
16 Open answers d The animals and the plants.
e She felt fine about it.
Activity worksheets key f Because he was a lawyer.
1 a bridge b pale c church d heart e thick 11 a old b number c four d lie down
f aching g stables e to touch f Diane g bathroom
2 a ran b dropped c hide d took e looked 12 start – finish
f fed g refused h lit i send j felt worse – better
3 spend – time happily – sadly
talk – softly pull – push
show – fear wrong – right
catch – a train above – below
say – sorry later – earlier
fall – down different – same
tie – together pale – dark
4 a sad > happy/pleased strong – weak
b writer > dancer 13 a What did Grace find in her pocket?
c something > nothing b What did Frank look at by the water’s edge?
d single > return c How many horses did they hear?
e shop >restaurant d What did the baby look like?
f van > car e How often did Robert sleep in the guest room?
g short > tall
5 a Tom understood the language of horses. Progress test key
b Tom met his wife at university. 1 a 7 b 1 c 2 d 8 e 6 f 3 g 5 h 10
c Annie sent Tom a photograph of a girl. i 4 j 9
d Annie’s boss was only interested in business 2 a 4 b 7 c 3 d 10 e 1 f 5 g 2 h 6
e Grace went out into the little town. i 8 j 9
f Tom could hear Pilgrim kicking the door. 3 a 7 b 7 c 3 d 7 e 3 f 3 g 7 h 7
g Frank was a better businessman than Tom. i 7 j 3
6 a 5 b 3 c 6 d 1 e 2 f 4 4 a truck b damage c clinic d ranch e trailer
7 a 3 b 7 c 7 d 7 e 3 f 7 g 7 f cattle g tricks h stallion i edge j wood
8 a flagstick b history c conversations 5 a frightened b in the stables c brother d best
d magazine e successful f computer e lonely f had a dream g almost never
g dreamless h Gonzo i in a hut
9 a little b at c through d took e for
f quick g too

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