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B. Read the text again and answer 3 Grammar
the questions. Choose a, b or c.

1. Why did the two men choose the last A. Prepositions of Place
car for the duel?
a. because it was empty  Fred lives in a small flat near the city centre.
b. because it was long enough  He is waiting at the bus stop opposite the supermarket.
 My keys are on the desk, next to the red notebook.
c. because no one would hear their  The book you are looking for is at the top of the bookcase.
gunshots  What’s that black dot in the bottom right corner of the
2. Why did the train increase its speed? picture?
a. because one of the gunshots  I put your bag on the left side of the table.
 We met in a café halfway between our houses.
damaged its engine
b. because the engineer wanted to get B. Prepositions of Movement
the train away from the Indians
c. because of a mistake the Indians  The boat went along the river.
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 John walked across the street and went into the shop.
made  The children ran towards the beach.
3. What does the phrase ‘the passengers  The bird flew past the woman as she was getting out
were outnumbered’ (para. 5) mean? of the car.
a. There weren’t enough Indians.
b. There were more Indians than Circle the correct options.
passengers. 1. Suddenly, I turned around and saw a car coming
c. The passengers didn’t have enough through / towards me.
revolvers. 2. Our cat jumped over / across the fence along / into the
AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS 4. Why did the passengers want to reach neighbour’s garden.
Fort Kearney station? 3. Edward is driving from London to / past Brighton.
a. There were soldiers there. 4. He goes jogging along / onto the lake every day.
b. It was the end of the line. 5. The picture is in / between the top right corner of page 13.
c. They could get off the train. 6. Kerry’s house is halfway between / opposite my house
5. How did Passepartout manage to stop and school.
the train?
a. He closed the steam-valve.
b. He stopped the engine. 4 Write
c. He detached the engine from the
rest of the train. A. Read the tip in the Writing Section and circle the
correct words in the story below.
C. Look at the words / phrasal verbs 1-6 It was a cold Monday night. Ted finished work late, and (1) as
from the text and match them with the a result / in fact he had to take the last train home. There was
meanings a-f.
nobody else in the compartment. He was the only passenger.
1. gunshot a. separated (2) During / Soon, the train stopped at a station and a
b. brave mysterious-looking man with a hat got on and sat opposite
2. knock out
c. the sound of a him. Ted was certain that the man was nervous about
3. defend gun being fired something. (3) Nevertheless / In the meantime, he decided
4. detached d. reduce speed not to look at him any more (4) as / so he took out a
e. protect from an newspaper and started reading it. (5) By the time / All of a
5. slow down sudden the lights went out. (6) Before / After he could even
attack
6. courageous f. make someone think of what was happening, the lights came back on. Ted
unconscious looked around him but (7) therefore / to his surprise, the
man wasn’t there any more! (8) However / Later, his hat was
still on his seat. Where had he gone? Ted never found out.
(9) Because / Actually of what happened that night, he has
never taken the train again.

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