Mayday Message
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 537.
CYou will hear a “mayday” message from a ship which is in an emergency situation. Radio reception is very bad, with plenty of hiss, crackle and general distortion. You will hear it three times. Write down the complete message.
D Complete each sentence with one of the words or phrases given.
| tossed callous daredevil playing chicken lucky charm | peril accept the consequences exposed thrill life and limb | drew straws claims challenge endangered death toll | freak storm risk hazardous jeopardy take a chance |
| 1. The priest asked us to pray for those in............on the sea. 2. "The weather looks bad, but I think we'll...............and go for the summit," said Chris. 3. Steeplejacks risk..................every working day. 4. On the day that he crashed, Michael had forgotten to take his.................. – a rabbit's foot – with him. 5. The accident on the railway line happened when the children were ................ daring each other to cross in front of the train. 6. The Meteorological Office said that the damage had been caused by a(n) ..............., which they could not possibly have forecast. 7. Earthquake.................sixty lives. 8. Hungerford Massacre: ............... 16. 9. Cars can be parked here at the owners…………… . 10. Deep-sea fishing is an extremely.............occupation. 11. The survivors...................to decide who should go in search of help. | 12. The bull................the matador into the air before goring him. 13. The journalist accused the organisers of the race of showing a(n)............... indifference to the safety of the riders. 14. The future of the race is in................if the safety record does not improve. 15. The men who rode the motor bikes on the "Wall of Death" called themselves the "..................Riders". 16. The negligence of the captain ..............the lives of the passengers and crew. 17. Speaking from his hospital bed, Nigel said that those, like himself, who engage in dangerous sports just had to.............. .when things went wrong. 18. Gerald found the................of driving at high speed completely irresistible. 19. The expedition will set out tomorrow, to face the...................of climbing the last unconquered peak in the Himalayas. 20. The inhabitants of Flixborough were...............to deadly fumes from the chemical factory explosion. |
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