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Reading A Choose the correct answers.
Comprehension 1 Where were the men trapped?

Check Your Understanding a in an elevator
b in a mine
c in their office
2 Which of these does the passage NOT say the men did to survive?
a dug for water
b drank milk
c made a fire
3 How were the men brought out of the mine?
a in a special elevator
b they climbed up a wide tunnel
c by a very long ladder
4 How many days did the men spend in the mine?
a 22
b 52
c 69

B Put the events of the Chilean miners' story in order from 1 to 7. Then
retell their story to a partner.

_1_ a An accident trapped the miners.
__ b The men were brought out of the mine.
__ c The workers received letters from their families.
__ d The miners sent rescue workers a note asking for help.
__ e The workers dug for 52 days to save the miners.
__ f Rescue workers reached the miners.
__ g Rescue workers put the special elevator in the mine.

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Critical Thinking C 1 What do you think was the scariest part of the miners' story?
2 What do you think the miners did first when they got home?

Vocabulary A In each sentence, �the best answer. The words in blue are from
Comprehension the passage.
Words in Context 1 I usually take the elevator to my office on the floor.
a first b ninth
2 T o mmy didn't mean to . It was an accident
a break the window b fix the window
3 You will need some tools if you are going to _____ _
a build a table b eat dinner
4 Polar bears survive the winter in Antarctica by _____ _
a playing in the snow b eating fish

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