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Cosmo Books Ltd., 14, Woodman Road,
Hertford Estate, Two Bridges,
Rickmansworth, West Sussex.
Middx.
25th February
Sir,
Just over six months ago, I saw an advertisement in the Morning Mail for a set of the complete
works of William Shakespeare. Your company, Cosmo books Ltd., offered this set (eight books
of plays and two books of poetry) at what was claimed to be a ‘remarkable’ price: fifteen pounds
and fifty pence, including postage and packing. I had wanted a set of Shakespeare’s plays and poems
for some time, and these books, in red imitation leather, looked particularly attractive; so I sent for
them.
Two weeks later, the books arrived, together with a set of the complete works of Charles Dickens
which I had not ordered. So I returned the Dickens books to you, with a cheque for fifteen pounds
and fifty pence for the works of Shakespeare. Two more weeks passed. Then there arrived on my
door step a second set of the works of Shakespeare, the same set of novels by Dickens and a six book
set of the plays of Moliere, in French. Since I do not read French, these were of no use to me at all.
However, I could not afford to post all these books back to you, so I wrote to you at the end of August
of last year, instructing you to come and collect all the books that I did not want, and asking you not to
send any other books until further notice.
You did not reply to that letter. Instead you sent me a bill for forty two pounds , and a set of the
plays of Schiller, in German. Since then, a new set of books has arrived every two weeks, the works
of Goethe, the poems of Milton, the plays of Strindberg; I hardly know what I have. The books are
still all in their boxes, in the garage, and my car has to stand in the rain outside.
I have no room for any more books, and even if I read from now until the Last Judgment, I should
not finish reading all the books that you have sent me.
Please send no more books, send no more bills, send no more angry letters demanding payment.
Just send one large lorry and take all the books away, leaving me only with the one set of the complete
works of Shakespeare for which I have paid.
Yours faithfully,
SIMON WALKER
1. Simon Walker wrote the letter to ________
A. show his anger to Cosmo Books Ltd..
B. complain about getting books he didn’t want.
C. advise readers not to order books from Cosmo Books Ltd..
D. urge for the final solution to the problem with the unwanted books.
2. The advertisement that Mr. Walker saw in the Morning Mail was for ____
A. unlimited number of Cosmo Books.
B. a set of 10 books of the works of Shakespeare.
C. fifteen pounds and fifty pence.
D. a book containing all the plays and poems of Shakespeare.
3. Mr. Walker answered the advertisement because ________
A. he wanted a set of Shakespeare’s works which was a good bargain
B. he claimed that the books were being offered at a remarkable price.
C. he had ordered the set and had been waiting for them to come for some time.
D. the set he already had was not particularly attractive.
4. It can be inferred that _______
A. Cosmo Books have sent bills for books that they have not sent.
B. Mr. Walker took some action after receiving the books he did not order.
C. Mr. Walker hasn’t received the books that he ordered.
D. Several sets of books have been sent to Mr. Walker free of charge.
5. The tone of the letter is that of _______
A. bitterness
B. respect
C. annoyance
D. humor
