The woman looked at a small control unit on her arm. ‘It’s all right,’ she said to the man. ‘We can breathe the air ... it’s a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen.’ Both of them took off their helmets and breathed deeply.

　　They looked at everything carefully. All the plants and animals looked new and strange. They could not find any intelligent life.

　　After several hours, they returned to their spaceship. Everything looked normal. The man switched on the controls, but nothing happened. ‘Something’s wrong,’ he said. ‘I don’t understand ... the engines aren’t working.’ He switched on the computer, but that didn’t work either. ‘Eve,’ he said, ‘we’re stuck here ... we can’t take off!’

　　‘Don’t worry, Adam,’ she replied. ‘They’ll rescue us soon.’

　　Section Three:

　　Dictation.

　　There were angry scenes yesterday outside No. 10 Downing Street as London school teachers protested about their salaries and conditions. London teachers are now in the second week of their strike for better pay. Tim Burston, BBC correspondent for education was there.

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