The world’s largest aircraft has taken to the skies for the first time. The Air-Lander 10 spent nearly two hours in the air, having taken off from Cardington airfield in Bedfordshire. During its flight, it reached 3000 feet and performed a series of gentle turns all over a safe area. The aircraft is massive as long as a football field and as tall as six double decker buses and capable of flying for up to five days. It was first developed for the U.S.government as a long-range spy aircraft but was abandoned following budget cutbacks. The aircraft cost 25 million pounds and can carry heavier loads than huge jet planes while also producing less noise and emitting less pollution. The makers believe it’s the future of aircraft and one day we’ll be using them to go places. But there’s still a long way to go. The air lander will need to have two hundred hours flying time before being allowed to fly by the Aviation Administration. If it passes though we can hope we’ll all get some extra leg room.
Q5. What do we learn about the first flight of the Air-Lander 10?
Q6. What caused the U.S. government to abandon the Air-Lander 10 as a spy aircraft?
Q7. What is the advantage of Air-Lander 10 over huge jet planes?
Section B
Conversation One
M:Do you feel like going out tonight?
W:Yeah, why not? We haven’t been out for ages.
M:What a shame. Well, there is a film about climate change. Does it sound good to you?
W:No, not really. It doesn’t really appeal to me. What is it about? Just climate change?
M:I think it’s about how climate change affects everyday life. I wonder how they make it entertaining.
W:Well, it sounds really awful. It’s an important subject, I agree. But I’m not in the mood for anything depressing. What else is on?
M:There’s a Spanish Dance Festival.
W:Oh, I love dance. That sounds really interesting.
M:Apparently, it’s absolutely brilliant. Let’s see what it says in the paper,“Anna Gomez leads in an exciting production of the great Spanish love story, Carmen.”
W:OK, then what time is it on?
M:At 7:30. Well, that’s no good. We haven’t got enough time to get there. Is there anything else?
M:There is a comedy special on.
W: Where’s it on? It’s at the City Theatre. It’s a charity comedy night with lots of different acts. It looks pretty good. The critic in the local papers says it’s the funniest thing he’s ever seen. It says here Roger Whitehead is an amazing host to a night of foreign performances.
W: Emm...I’m not keen on him. He’s not very funny.
M:Are you sure you fancy going out tonight? You’re not very enthusiastic.
W:Perhaps you’re right. OK. Let’s go see the dance. But tomorrow, not tonight.
M: Great. I’ll book the tickets online.
Q8.What does the woman think of climate change?
Q9.Why did the speakers give up going to the Spanish Dance Festival tonight?
Q10.What does the critic say about the comedy performed at the City Theatre?
Q11.What does the woman decide to do tomorrow?
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