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rewardof$150fromRichardandTinaPierce,ownersofthe

Combermotel.

ThemotelwasownedbythePaulaPiercein1960.HerfatherhadwrittenthenotesasajokeandhadthrownitintotheAtlanticOcean.BuffingtonflewtoNewHampshiretodeliverthatmessagetoPolaPierce.Shehelduptoherfather'

spromisegivingBuffingtonthatreward.Butthebiggestrewardisthemessageinabottlefindingitswaybackhome.

1.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?

2.WhydidPaulaPiercegiveClintBuffingtonthereward?

NewsReportTwo

MillionsofbeeshavediedinSouthCarolinaduringaerialinsectspraying

operations

thatwere

carried

out

tocombat

theZikavirus.The

insects

spraying

overtheweekend

left

morethan

2millionbeesdead

on

the

spotin

Dorchester

county

SouthCarolina.

wherefourtravel-related

casesof

Zikadisease

have

been

confirmed

inthearea.Most

of

deathscamefromFlowerTownBeefarm,acompanyinSomervillethat

sellsbeesandhoneyproducts.JuanitaStanleywhoownsthecompany

saidthefarmlookslikeit'

sbeendestroyed.Thefarmlostabout2.5millionbees.Dorchestercountyofficialsapologizedfortheaccidentalmasskillingofbees.DorchesterCountyisawarethatsome

beekeepersintheareathatwassprayedonSundaylosttheirbee

colonies.CountymanagerJasonWardsaidinastatement."

I'

mnot

pleasedthatsomanybeeswerekilled.”

3.WhywassprayingoperationscarriedoutinDorchesterCounty?

4.WhatdoesthenewsreportssayaboutFlowerTownBeefarm?

NewsReportThree

Theworld'

slargestaircrafthastakentotheskiesforthefirsttime.The

Airlander10spentnearly2hoursintheairhavingtakenofffrom

CoddingtonairfieldinBedfordshire.Duringitsflightitreached3000feet

andperformedaseriesofgentleturnsalloverasafearea.Theaircraftis

massiveaslongasafootballfieldandastallas6doubledeckerbuses

andcapableofflyingforupto5days.ItwasfirstdevelopedfortheUS

governmentasalongrangespyaircraft,butwasabandonedfollowing

budgetcutbacks.Theaircraftcost25millionpoundsandcancarry

heavierloadsthanhugejetplaneswhilealsoproducinglessnoiseand

omittinglesspollution.Themakersbelieveit'

sthefutureofaircraftandonedaywe'

llbeusingthemtogoplaces.Butthere'

sstillalongwayto

go.TheAirlanderwillneedtohave200hoursflyingtimebeforebeing

allowedtoflybytheaviationadministrationifitpassesthoughwecan

hopewe'

llallgetsomeextralegroom.

5.WhatdowelearnaboutthefirstflightoftheAirlander10?

6.WhatcausedtheUSgovernmenttoabandontheAirlander10asaspyaircraft?

7.WhatistheadvantageoftheAirlander10overhugejetplanes?

SectionB

ConversationOne

M:

Doyoufeellikegoingouttonight?

W:

Yeah,whynot,wehaven'

tbeenoutforages,what'

son?

Well,there'

safilmaboutclimatechange.Doesitsoundgoodtoyou?

W:

No,notreally,itdoesn'

treallyappealtome.What'

sitabout?

Just

climatechange?

Ithinkit'

sabouthowclimatechangeaffectseverydaylife.Iwonder

howtheymakeitentertaining.

Well,itsoundsreallyawful,it'

sanimportantsubjectIagree.ButIam

notinthemoodforanythingdepressing.Whatelseison?

M:

There'

saSpanishdancefestival.

Oh,Ilovedance.Thatsoundsreallyinteresting.

Apparently,it'

sabsolutelybrilliant.Let'

sseewhatitsaysinthepaper.

AleadsanexcitingproductionofthegreatSpanishlovestoryKamen.

Ok,then.Whattimeisiton?

At7:

30.

Well,that'

snogood.Wehaven'

tgotenoughtimetogetthere.Isthereanythingelse?

sacomedyspecialon.

Where'

siton?

It'

satthecitytheater.It'

sacharitycomedynightwithlotsofdifferentacts.Itlooksprettygood.Thecriticinthelocalthepapersays

it'

sthefunniestthinghe'

severseen.ItsayshereRogerWhiteheadisan

amazinghosttoanightoffunperformances.

Em..Iamnotkeenonhim.Heisnotveryfunny.

Areyousureyourfancygoingouttonight?

Youarenotvery

enthusiastic.

Perhapsyouareright.Okay,let'

sgotoseethedance.Buttomorrow,

nottonight.

Great,I'

IIbooktheticketsonline.

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