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3. Some people commented that

A) the guards shouldn't have been carrying guns

B) the statue of Bacchus was the most valuable item

C) the thieves had clearly been in possession of a catalog

D) the thieves were able to take advantage of poor security

E) it was strange that none of the guards were harmed

EXERCISE 2: Complete the sentences by selecting words :

a) armed b) bandit c) bind d) gag e) artifact f) precious stones g) bury

h) eruption i) item j) inlaid k) coin l) lax m) flimsy n) partition

1. The box the goods were packed in was so …. that it fell apart in the post.

2. The prisoners were made to stand in a line with their hands …. behind

their backs.

3. Procedures seem to be so …. in that hospital that I doubt that any

attention is paid to hygiene at all.

4. From the map, they guessed that the treasure was …. in a deserted plot

of land, about two hundred metres to the east of the castle.

5. She sat quietly on one side of the …. listening to their conversation.

READING

This is an age of speed! Technological advance has brought jet airplanes and

streamlined trains whizzing over transportation lines, helicopters carrying the mail,

missiles hurtling through space; telegraphs, long-distance phones, radio, television,

telstar and flashing communications. These are just a few examples of the

Revolution in Speed, which is hastening us along in its breathless velocity.

As for reading, thousands of newspapers, hundreds of magazines and dozens

of books roll from the presses daily, speeded by technological invention. Yet no one has enough time to read as much as he would wish. We hurry all day long — workers hurry to their jobs in the morning and they hurry through the working hours in an attempt to accomplish as much as possible. After work they hurry home to hurry out in the evening to a business dinner, a social function, or one of many fascinating diversions. There is more reading to be done than ever before and less time in which to do it! What is the answer? Not more time in which to read, Out the ability to read more in the time we have.