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t the man open the door? 16. Why did the man feel desperate? 17. Why did the man feel like a fool? Passage Three When Iragi troops blew up hundreds of Kuwaiti oil well at the end of Gulf War, scientists feared environmental disaster. Would black powder in the smoke from the fires circles the globe and block out the sun? Many said “No way” rain would wash the black powder from the atmosphere. But in America, air sampling balloons have detected high concentrations of particles similar to those collected in Kuwait. Now that the fires are out scientists are turning their attention to yet another threat:the oil that didn39。s neighbours. “What are you doing up there? said the policeman. Feeling like a plete fool, I replied, “I was just going to feed Mr. Davis39。s with a patient. Q: What does the woman mean? Sections B Passage one Paul, a salesman from London, was driving past a sports car parked outside a supermarket, when he saw it start to rool slowly down the hill. Inside the car were two young girls on the passenger seat — but no driver Paul stopped quickly, jumped in front of the sports car and tried to stop it, pushing against the front of the car. Another man who was standing nearby got into the car and put on the handbrake, saving the girls from injury. It was at this point that Paul noticed his own car rolling slowly down the hill and going too fast for him to stop it. It crashed into a bus at the bottom of the hill and was so badly damaged that it had to be pulled away to a garage. As if this was not bad enough, Paul now found he had no one to blame. He was so busy chasing his car that he didn39。ll have to get my ticket changed. Q: What will the woman have to do? 10. M: Would you get me through to Dr. Lemon please? W: I39。t be able to get to the airport in time to catch the 10 o39。t he? M: Yes. I39。s expecting you at 3 o39。s like. Q: What does the man mean? 6. M: Good morning. This is John Parker speaking. I39。t read just one. They say each presents a different theory. Q: What does the woman tell the man he must do? 5. W: Mary is always plaining about her job. M: Maybe if you