Section B

1b Listen and write short answers to the questions.

Hey, Kate, why weren't you at the school basketball competition yesterday?

I called you so many times, but you didn't answer.

Sorry, John.

I left my phone at home.

What were you doing at the time of the competition?

Well, I left my house late and when the competition started, I was still making my way to school.

Then what happened?

When I got to the bus stop, I realized that my bag was still at home!

But why didn't you just go home to get your bag?

I did, but while I was running back home, I saw a dog by the side of the road and it was hurt.

Oh, so I'm sure you helped the dog.

I know how much you love animals.

Yes, I wanted to call the Animal Helpline, but I didn't have my phone so I had to wait for someone to walk by.

Then I used his phone to call the helpline.

OK. No wonder you didn't make it to the competition.

Yes, I'm so sorry I wasn't there to cheer you on, but I'm happy that your team won!

1c Listen again. Number the events   in the order they happened.

Hey, Kate, why weren't you at the school basketball competition yesterday?

I called you so many times, but you didn't answer.

Sorry, John.

I left my phone at home.

What were you doing at the time of the competition?

Well, I left my house late and when the competition started, I was still making my way to school.

Then what happened?

When I got to the bus stop, I realized that my bag was still at home!

But why didn't you just go home to get your bag?

I did, but while I was running back home, I saw a dog by the side of the road and it was hurt.

Oh, so I'm sure you helped the dog.

I know how much you love animals.

Yes, I wanted to call the Animal Helpline, but I didn't have my phone so I had to wait for someone to walk by.

Then I used his phone to call the helpline.

OK. No wonder you didn't make it to the competition.

Yes, I'm so sorry I wasn't there to cheer you on, but I'm happy that your team won!

2b Read the passage and answer the questions.

Do You Remember What You Were Doing?

People often remember what they were doing when they heard the news of important events in history.  In America, for example, many people remember what they were doing on April 4, 1968. This was an important event in American history. On this day, Dr. Martin Luther King was killed. Although some people may not remember who killed him, they remember what they were doing when they heard the news.

Robert Allen is now over 50, but he was a school pupil at that time. "I was at home with my parents, " Robert remembers. "We were eating dinner in the kitchen when we heard the news on the radio. The news reporter said, 'Dr. King died just 10 minutes ago'. My parents were completely shocked! My parents did not talk after that, and we finished the rest of our dinner in silence. "  

More recently, most Americans remember what they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was taken down by terrorists. Even the date—September 11, 2001—has meaning to most Americans.

This was a day Kate Smith will never forget.  She remembers working in her office near the two towers. "My friend shouted that a plane just hit the World Trade Center! I didn't believe him at first, but then I looked out the window and realized that it was true. I was so scared that I could hardly think clearly after that. "