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1. 3 5 2 World News ▶Word Check ☞ Write the meanings of the words. ▶Phrase Check ☞ Choose the correct word or phrase for each blank. like, interesting, wrapped, dated, barely, something, years ago

2. 3 5 2 World News ▶Reading Comprehension 1 Letter Answered 24 Years Later A 13-year-old Russian boy found a message in a bottle when he was walking with his parents on a beach. The message was written 24 years ago! "I saw something glittering in the sand. The bottle looked interesting," said DaniilKorotkikh. "It looked like a German beer bottle with a ceramic plug. And there was a message inside." His father took out the message that was carefully wrapped in cellophane and sealed by a medical bandage. The letter said, "My name is Frank, and I'm five years old. My dad and I are traveling on a ship to Denmark. If you find this letter, please write back to me, and I will write back to you.“ The letter was dated 1987 and had an address in the town of Coesfeld.The boy in the letter was Frank Uesbeck. He is now 29 and his parents still live at the address in the letter. "At first, I didn't believe it," said Uesbeck. He barely remembered the trip. His father actually wrote the letter. ☞ Choose the best answer based on the article.

3. 3 5 2 World News ▶Reading Comprehension 2 Letter Answered 24 Years Later A 13-year-old Russian boy found a message in a bottle when he was walking with his parents on a beach. The message was written 24 years ago! "I saw something glittering in the sand. The bottle looked interesting," said DaniilKorotkikh. "It looked like a German beer bottle with a ceramic plug. And there was a message inside." His father took out the message that was carefully wrapped in cellophane and sealed by a medical bandage. The letter said, "My name is Frank, and I'm five years old. My dad and I are traveling on a ship to Denmark. If you find this letter, please write back to me, and I will write back to you.“ The letter was dated 1987 and had an address in the town of Coesfeld.The boy in the letter was Frank Uesbeck. He is now 29 and his parents still live at the address in the letter. "At first, I didn't believe it," said Uesbeck. He barely remembered the trip. His father actually wrote the letter. ☞ Write True(T) or False(F). ▶ Structure ☞ Choose one which is grammatically incorrect. Then, rewrite it. 27. I hurtmy foot and can't barely walk. [a] [b] [c][d] 28. Jack should have invited to the partylast night. [a] [b] [c] [d] 29. There'swrong something with the proportions of spindly heels beneath a wide hemline. [a] [b] [c] [d] 30. The same thing happened to me in Thailand three year ago. [a] [b] [c] [d]

4. 3 5 2 World News ▶Word Check ☞ Write the meanings of the words. ▶Phrase Check ☞ Choose the correct word or phrase for each blank. like, interesting, wrapped, dated, barely, something, years ago

5. 3 5 2 World News ▶Reading Comprehension 1 Letter Answered 24 Years Later A 13-year-old Russian boy found a message in a bottle when he was walking with his parents on a beach. The message was written 24 years ago! "I saw something glittering in the sand. The bottle looked interesting," said DaniilKorotkikh. "It looked like a German beer bottle with a ceramic plug. And there was a message inside." His father took out the message that was carefully wrapped in cellophane and sealed by a medical bandage. The letter said, "My name is Frank, and I'm five years old. My dad and I are traveling on a ship to Denmark. If you find this letter, please write back to me, and I will write back to you.“ The letter was dated 1987 and had an address in the town of Coesfeld.The boy in the letter was Frank Uesbeck. He is now 29 and his parents still live at the address in the letter. "At first, I didn't believe it," said Uesbeck. He barely remembered the trip. His father actually wrote the letter. ☞ Choose the best answer based on the article.

6. 3 5 2 World News ▶Reading Comprehension 2 Letter Answered 24 Years Later A 13-year-old Russian boy found a message in a bottle when he was walking with his parents on a beach. The message was written 24 years ago! "I saw something glittering in the sand. The bottle looked interesting," said DaniilKorotkikh. "It looked like a German beer bottle with a ceramic plug. And there was a message inside." His father took out the message that was carefully wrapped in cellophane and sealed by a medical bandage. The letter said, "My name is Frank, and I'm five years old. My dad and I are traveling on a ship to Denmark. If you find this letter, please write back to me, and I will write back to you.“ The letter was dated 1987 and had an address in the town of Coesfeld.The boy in the letter was Frank Uesbeck. He is now 29 and his parents still live at the address in the letter. "At first, I didn't believe it," said Uesbeck. He barely remembered the trip. His father actually wrote the letter. ☞ Write True(T) or False(F). ▶ Structure ☞ Choose one which is grammatically incorrect. Then, rewrite it. 27. I hurtmy foot and can't barely walk. [a] [b] [c] → can [d] 28. Jack should have invited to the partylast night. [a] [b] [c] [d] → been invited 29. There'swrong something with the proportions of spindly heels beneath a wide hemline. [a] [b] → something wrong [c] [d] 30. The same thing happened to me in Thailand three year ago. [a] [b] [c] [d] → years ago