1. True

2. False

3. False

4. True

1. A lot of people knew Mr. Patridge because he wrote almanacs where he predicted the weather for each day of the year.

2. He wanted to visit one of his friends who lived in the country.

3. He was going to stay there just to have dinner and a little rest. He was not going to stay there for a long time.

4. The receptionist was sure that it would rain soon.

5. The receptionist used Mr. Patridge's almanacs to predict the weather.He was sure that  the weather would be opposite to the prediction.