AS A RESULT OF THE BAD WEATHER, THERE MAY BE DELAY TO SOME INTERNAT...

4. As a result of the bad weather, there may be delay to some international flights.

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Due to the bad weather ………possible delay.

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Read the passage and use ONLY ONE suitable word to fill in each gap (1.5 p).

In a village on the east coast of Scotland, people were waiting for news. Two of fishing-boats had been

caught in the storm which had blown up during the night. In the cottages round the harbor Page people stood by

their doors (1)______ worried to talk.

The rest of the fishing fleet had (2)______ the harbor before dark, and the men from these ships waited and

watched with the wives and families of the missing men. Some had (3)______ thick blankets and some flasks of

hot drinks, knowing that the men would be cold and tired. When dawn began to break over in the east, a small

point of light was (4) ______ in the darkness of the water and a few minutes later, there was a shout.

(5) ________ long, the two boats were turning in, past the lighthouse, to the inside of the harbor. The men

were helped out of their boats, and although they were stiff (6)______ cold and tiredness, they were all safe.

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