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Task 7 【答案】 A. 1) correspondent 2) a Jamaican town 3) the cruise liner 4) an island in the Caribbean 5) the Royal Navy vessel 6) the hurricane B. 1) F 2) F 3) T 4) T 5) T C. Reference: In this exercise, students can use their own imagination and guess what might happen next. D. 1) Yes。 2) They had thought the ship would sink, so they went there for shelter. 3) No. 4) The Royal Navy frigate Steadfast would take them off the island. 5) No. Apart from a few minor injuries there were no casualties. 【原文】 Part One Announcer: ... in Garderers Question Time at 2 oclock. And now over to Gordon Chartwell in the newsroom. Newsreader: Here is the news, read by Gordon Chartwell. The cruise liner, Princess of Wales, which ran aground last night off the island of St. Catherine in the Caribbean, is reported to be sinking. Heres a report from our correspondent in Jamaica, Graham Smith. Graham Smith: A weak radio signal was received here in Kingston a few hours ago from the radio operator on the 28,000-ton luxury cruise ship, the Princess of Wales. According to this message, the ship is taking in water and is starting to sink. All the passengers have been ordered into the lifeboats and told to make for the nearby island of St. Catherine, the coast of which is some 20 miles from the scene of the accident. In normal circumstances this would be an easy 3-hour trip, but with Hurricane Zelda approaching fast and blowing away from the island, its feared that some boats may not make it in time to the safety of the island. Once on the island, it would be possible for passengers and crew to shelter from the wind and await rescue. The Royal Navy frigate Steadfast is heading for St. Catherine at full speed but it may take her up to 24 hours to get there. So things look pretty grim for the 700 passengers and 420 crew at the moment. This is Graham Smith in Kingston, Jamaica. Newsreader: As soon as we have any further news we, will interrupt our programmes to bring it to you. And now the