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--- Lesson 86 Out of control |
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--- First listen and then answer the question. |
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--- What was the danger? |
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As the man tried to swing the speedboat round, the steering wheel came away in his hands. |
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He waved desperately to his companion, who had been water skiing for the last fifteen minutes. |
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Both men had hardly had time to realize what was happening when they were thrown violently into the sea. |
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The speedboat had struck a buoy, but it continued to move very quickly across the water. |
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Both men had just begun to swim towards the shore, when they noticed with dismay that the speedboat was moving in a circle. |
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It now came straight towards them at tremendous speed. |
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In less than a minute, it roared past them only a few feet away. |
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After it had passed, they swam on as quickly as they could because they knew that the boat would soon return. |
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They had just had enough time to swim out of danger when the boat again completed a circle. |
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On this occasion, however, it had slowed down considerably. |
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The petrol had nearly all been used up. |
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Before long, the noise dropped completely and the boat began to drift gently across the water. |
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