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Unit1Fog

Fogwarning

WhenPollylefthomethatmorning,thecitywasalreadycoveredinagreymist.Atlunch,theradioforecastthatthemistwouldbecomeathickfogintheafternoon.Atfouro'clock,Pollyleftworkandsteppedoutintothefog.Shewonderedifthebuseswouldstillberunning.

NobusestoKingStreet

Onceoutinthestreet,shewalkedquicklytowardsherusualbusstop.‘Howfarareyougoing?

’thebusconductoraskedherbeforehetookherfare.‘KingStreet.’saidPolly.

‘Sorry，Miss’repliedtheman,‘thetruthisthatitistoofoggyforthebustorunthatfar.Take

theUndergroundtoGreenPark.Theweathermightbebetterthereandyoumightbeabletogetataxi.’

Atallman

AsPollyobservedthepassengersonthetrain,shehadafeelingthatshewasbeingwatchedbyatallmaninadarkovercoat.AtlastthetrainarrivedatGreenParkstation.Whiletherestofthepassengersweregettingout,sheglancedatthefacesaroundher.Thetallmanwasnowheretobesoon.

Footsteps

WhenPollygottothestationentrance,itwasempty.Outside,wherevershelookedthefoglaylikeathick,greycloud.Therewasnooneinsight.PollysetofftowardsParkStreet.Asshewalkedalongthenarrowstreet,sheheardthesoundoffootstepsapproaching,butbythetimeshereachedthecornerofthestreet,thefootstepsweregone.SuddenlyPollyfeltaroughhandbrushhercheek,andsheheardaman’svoiceinherearsaying‘Sorry.’Themanmovedaway.Shecouldfeelherheartbeatingwithfear.

Thehelpfulstranger

Thensheheardthesoundagain-softfootstepsbehindher.Aminutebefore,shehadwishedforsomeonetocomealong.Nowshewantedtorun,butfearheldherstill.Thefootstepsseemedclosenow.Thenaman’svoicecameoutofthedarkness.‘Isanybodythere?

’

Pollyhesitated.Atlastsheanswered,‘Hello,IthinkI’mlost.’

Afewsecondslater,ahandreachedoutandgraspedherarm.Pollyfoundherselfstaringupatthefaceofanoldmanwithabeard.

‘MaybeIcanhelpyou.Whichroaddoyouwant?

’heasked.

‘Iliveat86KingStreet.’Pollyreplied.

‘Justtakemyhand.’saidtheman.‘Comewithme.You’llbeallright.’HetookPolly’shand.‘Watchoutforthestephere.’

Inhisotherhandthemancarriedastick.Pollyheardithitthestep.‘Icanremembersometerriblefogs,butmaybethatwasbeforeyourtime.Ican’tseeyourface,butyousoundyoung.Howoldareyou?

’

‘Justtwenty.’answeredPolly.

‘Ah,twenty!

Aniceagetobe.Iwasyoungonce.Nowwe’reatthecrossroads.Turnlefthere.’‘I’mquitelostnow.Areyousureyouknowtheway?

’Pollywasbeginningtofeelfrightenedagain.’

‘Ofcourse.Youreallyshouldn’tfeelanxious,’Heheldherhandmorefirmly.

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Thegratefulhelper

‘Hereweare.KingStreet.’Hestopped.

‘Thankyousomuchforcomingtomyaid.’saidPollyinrelief.‘Wouldyouliketocomeinandrestforawhile?

’

‘It’sveryniceofyou.’saidtheman,‘butI’llbeoff.Theremaybemorepeoplelosttoday,andI’dliketohelpthem.Yousee,afogthisbadisrare.Itgivesmethechancetopaybackthehelpthatpeoplegivemewhenit’ssunny.Ablindpersonlikemecan’tgetacrosstheroadwithouthelp,exceptinafoglikethis.’

Project （P18）Sharkattacks

Therearenearly400differenttypesofsharks,butonlyabout30typesareknowntohaveattackedhumanbeings.Manypeopleknowthatthemostdangeroussharkisthegreatwhiteshark,probablybecausetheyhaveseenthefilmJaws.However,twoothersharksarealsoratherdangerous:

thetigersharkandthebullshark.Contrarytowhatmanypeoplemightassume,evidenceshowsthatsharksseldomattackhumans.Therearethreetypesofshark

attacks.Inthemaintype,thesharkattacksyoubecauseitmistakesyouforafish,butwhenittasteshumanfleshitdecidestogiveupandswimsaway.Inthesecondtype,thesharkpushesyouwithitsnosetofindoutifyouarefittobeeaten,andthenbitesyouifitthinksyouare.Inthe

thirdtype,thesharkwaitsforyoutoswimby,andthenattacksyousuddenly.Thelasttwotypesofattackmoreoftenresultinthedeathofhumans.

Toreducetheriskofasharkattack,youshouldfollowthesesuggestions.Donotswiminthedark.Sharkscanstillseeyoubutyoucannotseethem.

Donotgoswimmingintheoceanifyouhaveafreshwound.Sharkscansmellbloodoveralongdistance.

Donotwearbrightclothingorjewellery,becausesharksareattractedtotheflashof,coloursand

brightobjects.Stayingroups,assharksusuallyavoidlargenumbersofpeople.

Recently,sharkattackshavebeenincreasingaswatersportsarebecomingmorepopular.Ifasharkattacksyou,followtheadvicebelow.

Keepcalm.Donotpanic.

Hitthesharkonthenosewithyourfist.Stickyourfingerintheshark'seye.

Don'tbefrightenedbysharks:

youare3otimesmorelikelytobehitb