Graham Alison, a businessman, aged 70, (1)was reported missing on Sunday. His wife came home late and found a note that (2) was left by her husband on the bed. The message was that he’d had to go New York on an emergency. Mrs. Alison (3)was surprised at receiving this at a short notice and went to bed slightly annoyed. Early in the morning she (4) was woken up by a telephone call: a male voice of a complete stranger told her that Mr. Alison (5) was kidnapped. Mrs. Alison started to panic because the ransom that (6) was demanded amounted to no less than a million dollars, the huge sum could nowhere (7) be found. Moreover, she (8)was told that the money had (9) to be paid in two days. Next day the same voice called up again and said that the money had (10)to be left under a certain bench in the nearby park. He also added that if the 49 police (11) was told Mr. Alison (12) would be killed. Mrs. Alison consulted her lawyer and she (13) was given a piece of advice; she came to the conclusion that the best thing for her to do was to let the police know. So, the police (14) was informed and the hunt began. Soon they found one of the kidnappers and the next day the gang (15) was arrested.
THINK! Imagine you have experienced one of the weird phenomena in the texts. In three minutes write about your experience and feelings. Tell the class about it. Start like this: I'm in the region of Yoro, Honduras. It has been raining since morning. Right now it's very... the sun is shining, the street is very warm. But the slush after the rain very refreshing, as it leads you to life. The drops of rain which took place in the morning made the day unforgettable. It's such a freshness, the children run and frolicking under a good day with bright sun.
