7. The early landing was due to a slight error of judgment on the part of the aviator.
8. As winter was already well set in, it was not a favorable season for the trials.
Exercise D After-listening Discussion Directions: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions. 1. Because they wanted to know whether the machine possessed sufficient power to fly, sufficient strength to withstand the shocks of landings and sufficient capacity of control to make flight safe in boisterous winds as well as in calm air. 2. (Open) Section Three News
News Item 1 World Basketball Championship
The semifinal round of the World Basketball Championship tournament is later today (Saturday) in the mid-western (US) state of Indiana.
Argentina is the only undefeated team at the tournament. The South Americans have outscored their opponents by an average of 19 points per game. On Wednesday, Argentina shocked the host United States (87-80) to snap a 58-game international winning streak* by professional squads of the National Basketball Association players.
Argentina also defeated Brazil (78-67) to reach the semifinal round where the team will face Germany. Primarily using European experienced players, Argentina defeated Germany earlier in the second round, 86-77.
Defending champion Yugoslavia, which ousted the United States (81-78) in the quarterfinals, plays upstart* New Zealand. But Yugoslav head coach Svetislav Pesic says he is not surprised.
The losers of each game will play for the third place on Sunday before the championship game.
Exercise A
Directions: Listen to the news item and complete the summary.
This news item is about the semifinal round of the World Basketball Championship tournament.
Exercise B
Directions: Listen to the news again and complete the following sentences. 1. In the second round Argentina defeated Germany 86-77.
2. Argentina also defeated Brazil to reach the seminal round.
3. Before the semifinal round Argentina is the only undefeated team at the tournament.
4. Defending champion Yugoslavia, which ousted the United States in the quarterfinals, plays against New Zealand.
5. The four teams that will play in the semifinals are Argentina, Germany, Yugoslavia and New Zealand.
6. The losers of each game will play for the third place before the championship game.
News Item 2 European Football
English football club Liverpool crashed out of the Champions League, despite fighting back from a 3-0 deficit to tie FC Basel 3-3 in Switzerland. Liverpool needed a win Tuesday to qualify / for the second phase. Instead, the English club will play for the UEFA Cup. Basel became the first Swiss side ever to reach the last 16 of the Champions League, qualifying second in Group B· behind Valencia of Spain, which beat Spartak Moscow 3-0.
English champion Arsenal played to a scoreless home draw against Dutch-side PSV Eindhoven to top Group A and move into the second phase, where the team will be seeded. They\'ll be joined by German team Borussia
Dortmund*, which advanced despite a 1-0 loss to Auxerre in France.
AS Roma played to a 1-1 draw against AEK Athens in Italy, to capture second place in Group C. Group winner Real Madrid of Spain will also advance, after drawing 1-1 with Racing Genk* in Belgium.
In Group D, Inter Milan of Italy got a pair of goals from Hernan Crespo to beat Ajax Amsterdam 2-1 in the Netherlands. Both teams qualified at the expense of French side Lyon, which was held to a 1-1 draw by Rosenborg in Norway.
Exercise A
Directions: Listen to the news item and complete the summary. This news item is about European football matches.
Exercise B
Directions: Listen to the news again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1.T 2.F 3.F 4.T 5.T 6.F 7.T
News Item 3
Kemper Open Gulf Preview
The annual Kemper Open* golf tournament gets underway Thursday
near Washington at the Tournament Players Club at Avenel.
Twenty-eight-year-old American Rich Beem is back to defend his title. Before his victory here, he had missed the halfway cuts in five straight tournaments. He hopes he can again find his form during the next four days, as he is currently 132nd on the money list.
The player who is number-one on golf\'s money list and in the world rankings, American Tiger Woods, decided to skip this event after winning the rain-delayed Memorial Open in (Dublin) Ohio on Monday.
Compatriot* Jeff Sluman says even Tiger has to take periodic breaks. He\'s unbelievable. He\'s got an opportunity, as I said even a couple years ago, if he stays healthy and does the right things, he can maybe be the best golfer of all time, and he\'s showing right now what he can do. The kid is just a fabulous, fabulous player, but he can\'t play every week.
Eight of the past 10 Kemper Open winners are in this year\'s field of 156 golfers, who are vying for three million dollars in prize money. The first-place check has been increased from 450 thousand to 540 thousand dollars.
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