Pedro has a cold. His nose is running， he coughs a lot， and he has a painful and uncomfortable throat. He felt fine last night， but now he is very sick. Pedro wants to go home and rest， but he can’t. He is an accountant（出纳） and he is on duty to pay the workers today. He needs to print and sign payroll（工资表） checks so the workers get paid on time.
　　Pedro’s boss went on a business trip to Springfield， Illinois. He won’t be back until next week. Before he left， he asked Pedro to take care of the office. There are twenty office workers， and they are all very busy. Hopefully， they won’t catch Pedro’s cold. If the workers catch colds， they might take several days off work.
　　True or False
　　（ ）1. Pedro is sick.
　　（ ）2. All twenty office workers are busy.
　　（ ）3. Pedro’s boss is on vacation.
　　（ ）4. An accountant needs to be good at math.
　　（ ）5. If someone catches a cold， he might not go to work.
　　Writing： What do you do when you have a cold？
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