English Reading Practice
Read a short story in English, test what you understood, and learn from every answer. Start here without an account.
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The Empty Seat
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The Royal Albert Hall is big. The big hall is red. The music starts now. Many people sit in the chairs.
Seat number seven is empty. The red seat is cold. No person sits in the chair. The man looks at the seat.
The man plays the piano. He plays the music well. He sees the empty seat. The man is very sad.
The hall is quiet now. A white flower is there. The flower is on the seat. The seat is not empty.
A white ghost sits there. The ghost has the flower. The ghost loves the music. The ghost is a friend.
The man sees the ghost. The man is happy now. He plays the piano again. The music is very beautiful.
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