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II Listening Skills crashing into a building Italian investigators are trying to discover what caused a small private plane to crash into Milan’S tallest building on Thursday，killing at least three，injuring dozens more and making a big hole in the 32-story building． The aircraft was piloted by a 68-year-old Swiss man．It hit the 26th floor of the tower in an apparent accident at 5：48 P．m．，I 8 minutes after taking off, Italian officials said． An Italian police officer said they had no evidence of fl link to terrorism．An intelligence official in Washington told the media that，in spite of past warnings，there was no information about a possible terrorist attack aiming at Italy． Milan fire brigade officials said the aircraft had only the pilot and no passengers，according to the flight plan．It was on fire as it flew into the tower．There was an explosion in the building when the tour-seat plane hit，but there was no danger that the building would collapse，the police said． Agent, event, time and cause/ reason Detailed description The plane Private；four-seat；having only the pilot The building 32-story The pilot A 68-year-old Swiss man． The accident A plane crashing into the building． The results Killing at least three people, injuring dozens more and making a big hole in the building；but no danger of the building’s collapse. Time 5:48p.m,18 minutes after taking 0ff． Reason Not known．No evidence of a link to terrorism III．Listening In Task 1：The Seatbelt Lisa：Do you wear the seatbelt every time you drive or ride a car? Mike：No，seatbelts are for chickens．Besides，I’m a great driver Lisa：The chances of being injured in a car accident this year are 1 in 75. I think that，s worth thinking about seriously． Mike：Have you ever been involved in an automobile accident? Lisa：Only once·My car slid on a rainy night and went off the road．Fortunately 1 was wearing my seatbelt． Mike：I’ve never had a serious accident． Lisa： My brother was more unlucky than 1 was．Last December he was almos