Parts 20–23 Ex.1. Listen to parts 20–23 and mark the sentences as True (t) or False (f).

1.  Detective Sergeant Honeybone was Jasper’s sister.

2.  Sam enjoyed watching Judy and Isabel quarreling.

3.  The police were searching for the two hijackers of the Boeing 707 from Rio.

4.  Jock McHaverty always wanted to be a doctor but after leaving school he became a bus driver.

5.  When Jock was sixteen, he went on his first real holiday – a bus trip to the south of England and back.

6.  Jock was one of the Company’s most inexperienced drivers.

7.  Loch Ness was an immensely deep lake in the northeastern Highlands of Scotland.

8.  The first time a huge monster in Loch Ness was seen in 1943.

9.  Despite some hazy photographs of the monster, mostly highly magnified, there’s little evidence of its existence.

Ex.2.  Match the questions in A with the answers in B.

A	B
1. Why Isabel carrying Sam in her arms? 2. What was known about a hijacker of the Boeing 707? 3. What did Jock like about buses? 4. What did a motorist see in the loch in 1933? 5. What was a scientific explanation of the monster’s existence?	a) He liked the way they looked, the smell of the diesel fuel and the wonderful noise they made. b) The monsters were stranded in the loch when 60 million years ago it was cut off from the sea. c) He wasn’t feeling very strong. d) He saw a tremendous upheaval in the water. e) He was carrying a gun and could be dangerous.

Parts 24–27

Ex.1.  Listen to parts 24-27 and choose the right answer.

1.  Why was Dr Wagner a little impatient?

a)  she had been stopped by a policeman on her way

b)  she had been stuck behind the bus that was driving very slowly

c)  she was late for an appointment

2.  What was Dr Wagner Interested in?

a)  strange and unexplained phenomena

b)  car racing

c)  photography

3.  What did Dr Wagner see in the mirror behind her car?

a)  a bus that was driving very slowly

b)  a woman carrying a man in her arms

c)  police cars with flashing lights

4.  Why did the monster decide to go up to the surface of the loch?

a)  she wanted to frighten people

b)  she was bored

c)  she wanted to play with the fish

5.  Why didn’t the monster usually go up during the day?

a)  she slept during the day

b)  she was afraid to be seen by people

c)  the light hurt her eyes

6.  Why did Dr Wagner want to join Jasper, Judy, Isabel, and Sam?

a)  she was afraid to stay alone at the loch

b)  she wanted an adventure

c)  she wanted to meet the ghost

7.  Where did the whole company fly?

a)  to London

b)  to Rio

c)  to Aberdeen

8.  Did Jasper answer all Judy’s questions?

a)  Yes, he did

b)  No. he didn’t

c)  He promised to tell her later, because it’s a long story

Ex.2.  Read and guess who said it.

1.  Calm down, Mary. You’ve got plenty of time.

2.  I hope the ghost remembered to fill the plane up with petrol.

3.  Isabel, you are my favourite detective.

4.  Jasper, I have been a blind, blind fool.

5.  Can ghosts get married?

UNIT 15.  "DEAD MAN’S ISLAND"