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returnedtohisdaughter.ThelonglostmessagewasdiscoveredbyClintBuffingtonofUtahwhilehewasvacationing.Buffingtonsayshefoundasodabottlehalf-buriedinthesandthatlookedlikeithadbeentheresincethebeginningoftime.
Thenoteinsidethebottlesaid,"
Returnto419OceanStreetandreceivearewardof$150fromRichardandTinaPierce,
ownersofthebeachCombermotel.
ThemotelwasownedbythePaulaPiercein1960.HerfatherhadwrittenthenotesasajokeandhadthrownitintotheAtlanticOcean.BuffingtonflewtoNewHampshiretodeliverthatmessagetoPolaPierce.Shehelduptoherfather'
spromisegivingBuffingtonthatreward.Butthebiggestrewardisthemessageinabottlefindingitswaybackhome.
Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
1.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?
2.WhydidPaulaPierce
give
ClintBuffington
thereward?
NewsReportTwo
MillionsofbeeshavediedinSouthCarolinaduringaerialinsectsprayingoperationsthatwerecarriedouttocombattheZikavirus.
Theinsectssprayingovertheweekendleftmorethan2
million
beesdeadonthespotinDorchestercountySouthCarolina,where
four
travel-relatedcasesofZikadiseasehavebeenconfirmedinthearea.MostofthedeathscamefromFlowerTownBeefarm,
acompanyinSomervillethatsellsbeesandhoneyproducts.JuanitaStanleywhoownsthecompanysaidthefarmlookslikeit'
sbeendestroyed.Thefarmlostabout2.5
bees.Dorchestercountyofficialsapologizedfortheaccidentalmasskillingofbees.DorchesterCountyisawarethatsomebeekeepersintheareathatwassprayedonSundaylosttheirbeecolonies.CountymanagerJasonWardsaidinastatement.“I'
mnotpleasedthatsomanybeeswerekilled.”
Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
3.WhywassprayingoperationscarriedoutinDorchesterCounty?
4.WhatdoesthenewsreportssayaboutFlowerTownBeefarm?
NewsReportThree
Theworld'
slargestaircrafthastakentotheskiesforthefirsttime.TheAirlander10
spentnearly2
hoursintheairhavingtakenofffromCoddingtonairfieldinBedfordshire.Duringitsflightitreached3000feetandperformedaseriesofgentleturnsall
overasafearea.Theaircraftismassiveaslongasafootballfieldandastallas6doubledeckerbusesandcapableofflyingforupto5days.ItwasfirstdevelopedfortheUSgovernmentasalongrangespyaircraft,butwasabandonedfollowingbudgetcutbacks.Theaircraftcost25
poundsandcancarryheavier
loadsthanhugejetplaneswhilealsoproducinglessnoiseandomittinglesspollution.Themakersbelieveit'
sthefutureofaircraftandonedaywe'
llbeusingthemtogoplaces.Butthere'
sstillalongwaytogo.TheAirlander
willneedtohave200hoursflyingtimebeforebeingallowedtoflybytheaviationadministrationifitpassesthoughwecanhopewe'
llallgetsomeextralegroom.
Questions5and7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
5.Whatdowelearnaboutthefirstflightofthe
Airlander10?
6.Whatcaused
theUSgovernmenttoabandontheAirlander10
asaspyaircraft?
7.Whatistheadvantageofthe
Airlander10
overhugejetplanes?
Section
B
ConversationOne
M:
Doyoufeellikegoingouttonight?
W:
Yeah,whynot,wehaven’tbeenoutforages,what’son?
Well,there’safilmaboutclimatechange.Doesitsoundgoodtoyou?
W:
No,notreally,itdoesn’treallyappealtome.What’sitabout?
Justclimatechange?
Ithinkit’sabouthowclimatechangeaffectseverydaylife.Iwonderhowtheymakeitentertaining.
Well,itsoundsreallyawful,it’sanimportantsubjectIagree.ButIamnotinthemoodforanythingdepressing.Whatelseison?
M:
There’saSpanishdancefestival.
Oh,Ilovedance.Thatsoundsreallyinteresting.
Apparently,it’sabsolutelybrilliant.Let’sseewhatitsaysinthepaper.AleadsanexcitingproductionofthegreatSpanishlovestoryKamen.
Ok,then.Whattimeisiton?
At7:
30.
Well,that’snogood.Wehaven’tgotenoughtimetogetthere.Isthereanythingelse?
There’sacomedyspecialon.
Where’siton?
It’satthecitytheater.It’sacharitycomedynightwithlotsofdifferentacts.Itlooksprettygood.Thecriticinthelocalthepapersaysit’sthefunniestthinghe’severseen.ItsayshereRogerWhiteheadisanamazinghosttoanightoffunperformances.
Em..Iamnotkeenonhim.Heisnotveryfunny.
Areyousureyourfancygoingouttonight?
Youarenotveryenthusiastic.
Perhapsyouareright.Okay,let’sgotoseethedance.Buttomorrow,nottonight.