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fast. All the pupils listened to the story (attentive/attentively), but nobody asked any questions and nobody said anything about it. But Johnny, one of the pupils, thought a little and smiled (quiet/quietly). The teacher thought to himself, "Something is wrong with my story."
Then he (sudden/suddenly) decided to ask Johnny a question. "Do you think that a (good/well) swimmer could not do that?" asked the teacher. "Well," answered Johnny (quick/quickly). "I think many (strong/strongly) people could do that. But why didn't he make it four times? Why didn't he get back to the side where his clothes were? He swam away from his clothes, didn't he?" "Well," answered the teacher (slow/slowly). "The story tells only about a man who swam a (wide/widely) river three times. It doesn't say anything about his clothes."
Then the teacher said to the class: "You see, children, Johnny showed us that it's very (good/well) to think (careful/carefully) about what you have read or heard."
6. Read the text. Use the words in brackets in the right form.
Linda was getting ready for a competition in triathlon. Triathlon is one of the most (difficult) competitions in sports. It consists of a 1.5-kilometre swim, a 40-kilometre bicycle race, and a 10-kilometre run which are done without a break. Linda got up (early) every morning and trained (hard) as she wanted to be the best. First she went to the pool. She jumped (high) into the air and then (deep) into the water. She swam very (fast) and her trainer noted the time (nervous). After the pool, she went (straight) to the stadium and practiced riding her bicycle. The last step was running. Linda could do it (easy), so she didn't train (long). She came home very (late) and fell asleep really (quick).
Finally, the day of the competition came. Everyone was sure that Linda could do everything (right). Her friends supported her (loud) and she did her task very (good). All her family and friends smiled (happy) when Linda became the winner.
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Test Yourself!
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Match the paragraphs with the topics. Get one point for each correct answer.
To the Centre of the Earth... by Bike!
1. The "Centre of the Earth" is in the Dzungarian Desert in Northwest China — it is as far away from the sea as it can be on earth. To get there you have to cross the Himalayan Mountains and thousands of kilometres of desert. It must be one of the craziest journeys to try on a bike, but Nick Crane and his cousin Richard decided to ride there to raise money for charity.
2. When they first packed their bags, their bikes were too heavy, so they had to pack their bags again more carefully. They didn't take a tent, any extra clothes or any food — they bought them on the way. They cut the edges off their maps and the labels off their underwear. In the end, their bikes and their bags weighed only 18 kilograms.
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