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I. R eadi.g S ection ( L5m arks)
Read t he n ewspaper a rticle.

Lawyer H as N o L uck A t A il
LONDON T uesday M arch 2 ( Reuters) - I f t here w ere a p rize Then h e t ried t he s tock m arket,
b uying a r isky 4 9,000p ound
fbr t he w orld's u nluckiest m an, B ritish s olicitor E dward
futures o ption w hich p romised a h uge r eward i f t he m ain
Bentley w ould s urely b e i n t he r unning.
FTSE-100 i ndex f ell. I t r ose, l eaving h im w ith a g rand t otal
of 1 ,000 p ounds f rom h is o riginal s take.
llis f irst m istake w as t o l ose t housandso f p ounds i n b ad
investments.A nd d isasterfbllowed w hen h e t ried t o r ecoup By n ow B entley m ust h ave r ealized
h is l uck w as n ot g oing
the l ossesb y g ambling w ith m oney s tolen f rom c lients,
to i mprove a nd h e t ried t o c ommit s uicide b y s itting i n h is
British n ewspapersr eported S aturday.
car w ith a p ipe f rom t he e xhaustp umping n oxious g asesi nto
the v ehicle. T he e ngine p romptly s eized u p.His f irst i dea w as t o f ly t o M onte C arlo a nd p lace a s ingle
60,000 p ounds ( $96,000) r oulette b et o n e ither t he r ed o r
He t ried a gain, b ut h is s econd a ttempt w as h alted a fter
black, w hich w ould h ave d oubled h is m oney h ad h e w on.
police s toppedh im d uring a r outine v ehicle c heck. H e t old
investigatorst he t heft h ad t urned i nto a " comic o pera."But t he c asino'sm aximum s takeo n t his k ind o f b et w as
10.000 p ounds, s o h e f lew b ack f rustrated.
Bentley'so nly s troke o f l uck w as f inding a l enient.iudge,
who g ave h im a l 5-month s uspended entenceF riday f or
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Next h e t ried b etting o n r acing a nd a fter c areful s tudy o f t he stealing6 4,000p oundso f h is c lients'money.
fbrm b ooks p laced a 1 0,900pounds o n a h orsew hich w as
bound t o w in. I t f ell.
Article O 1 999R euters imited.
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Are t he s tatements t rue o r f alse?I f t hey a re f alse, r e-write t hem s o t hat t hey a re t rue. ( 6 m arks)
1. E dward B entley h as b een v oted t he w orld's u nluckiest m an.
2- H e p laced a b et i n M onte C arlo t o w in 1 20,000 ounds.
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3. H e l ost 4 8,000p ounds o n t he s tock market.
4. H is s econd s uicide a ttempt w as a s uccess.
5. T he j udge a sked h im t o p ay 6 4,000p ounds t o h is c lients.
6.Lenienfm eansv erv s trict.
Using t he a rticle, m atch t he v erbs ( 7-12)w ith t he c orrect d efinitions ( a-0. ( 3 m arks)
7. T o r ecoup m eans t o . . .
8. T o d ouble m eanst o . ..
9. T o b e b ound m eanst o . ..
10.T o s eizeu p m eanst o . ..
11.T o halt m eanst o . ..
12.To t urn i nto m eanst o . ..

a. b e c ertain o r b e g uaranteed.
b. s top.
c. m ultiply b y t wo o r g et t wice a s m uch.
d. b ecome.
e. g et b ack o r r egain.
f. s top w orking.

R ead t he r eport o f a s hark a ttack i n t he U nited S tates.

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Moonstone B each
O n S eptember 7,2007 S ue S nyderw as s urfing w ith e ight o ther
individuals a t MoonstoneB each i n H umboldt C ounty, C alifornia.I t w as 8 :15 A M a nd s he
had been on the w ater a bout 6 0 minutes. Scott Paynton and t he other s urfersw ere 50 y ards
from shorew ith S nyder a bout 2 0 y ards f urther out. Air and w ater t emperatures ere
w
estimatedto b e 5 0 d egreesF ahrenheit.I t w as s unny and c lear w ith a glassy s eas urfacea nd
2 - 3 feet of w ater v isibility.T he w ater w as 5 - 10 f eet deep over a s andy ocean f loor. A
single seal w as o bservedi n the a reaprior t o t he attack.
The following report w as p rovided by Scott Paynton,a w itness i n t he w ater atthe t ime o f
the attack. "There were nine people in the water at the time of the attack. Sevenpeople
were within a radius o f a pproximately 50 y ards. T he other t wowere about 50 y...