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890-101 Foundation English

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Unit 4 What a story!
Exercise 1
1. On Tuesday, a jumbo jet that was carrying 382
passengers and an Air Force plane missed each
other by 15meters in mid-air over the Atlantic
Ocean. A spokesperson for the airline company,
which reported the near miss in a statement
yesterday, said the incident happened so quickly
that neither pilot had time to take evasive action.
There was no warning whatsoever, said the
captain of the jumbo jet. He looked out of the
window and saw the tail of the Air Force plane
as it was disappearing into the clouds.
2. A jogger got the shock of his life when he was
jogging around a city park on Saturdays. As I
was passing under the branches of a large tree, I
felt something drop on me, he recalled. At
first, I thought it was some branches, but then I
realized it was a snake! I couldnt believe it!
Then the guy running ahead of me turned
around and saw it slide off. The snake wasnt
particularly big, but it gave me quite a shock all

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the same. A snake expert said the snake was

probably a python, which is not-poisonous.
Exercise 4
Suggested answers:
1. They were missing for more than three months.
2. They sailed from Taiwan.
3. They had planned to be away one week.
4. It was badly damaged and the engine wouldnt start.
5. They caught fish to eat and drank rain water.
6. A ship rescued them.
Exercise 9
Reporters countries and arrival days
Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Name:
Country:
Name:
Country:
Name:
Country:
Name:
Country:
Name:
Country:
Name:
Country:

Mr. Swire
Singapore
_________________
_________________
Ms. Anderson
the United States
Mr. Marks
Canada
Mr. Jackson
Australia
Ms. Benson
Italy

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