H. Fill in the gaps with the words from the box below. Then, mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).
hard
look for
run out worried
heavily
relieved
frightened
stiff
howling
realised
trapped
It was 9pm. Shirley Richards was driving home from a e.g. hard day at work. The weather
was awful. It had been snowing 56)
wind was 57)
............... all day and the snow continued to fall. The
........... as she drove along the empty roads. She could hardly see
anything, so she lost her sense of direction and took a wrong turning. She kept going, but she
finally 58)
.............. that she was lost.
Suddenly her car stopped. She turned the key again and again feeling more and more
59)
........... because her car wouldn't start. All she could see was thick, white snow and
she wasn't even sure where she was. She picked up her mobile phone and called her husband,
Tony, to tell him she was stuck.
Tony called the police and explained the situation. They sent out a search party, but seven
about her. They
hours later, they had found nothing. They were very 60)
decided that no more could be done on land, so a plane was sent out.
Meanwhile, Shirley was 61)
............with cold. She had wrapped herself in an old car
blanket and was trying to keep moving in order to stay awake. She knew that if she fell asleep.
she would probably never wake up.
**********
******
The police chief phoned Shirley and explained that a plane had been sent to
her. He told her to call him as soon as she heard the plane. It was two
62)
hours before Shirley heard the roar of the engine above her! She frantically dialled the number,
terrified that her battery might have 63)
Fortunately it hadn't, and an hour
later they found her.
Another hour later, Shirley was home safe. She felt incredibly 64)
knew she was lucky to be alive and that if it hadn't been for the mobile phone she might still be
in the snow.
65)
. She