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--- Lesson 91 Three men in a basket |
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--- First listen and then answer the question. |
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--- Where was the station's Commanding Officer? |
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A pilot noticed a balloon which seemed to be making for a Royal Air Force Station nearby. |
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He informed the station at once, but no one there was able to explain the mystery. |
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The officer in the control tower was very angry when he heard the news, because balloons can be a great danger to aircraft. |
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He said that someone might be spying on the station and the pilot was ordered to keep track of the strange object. |
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The pilot managed to circle the balloon for some time. |
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He could make out three men in a basket under it and one of them was holding a pair of binoculars. |
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When the balloon was over the station, the pilot saw one of the men taking photographs. |
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Soon afterwards, the balloon began to descend and it landed near an airfield. |
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The police were called in, but they could not arrest anyone, |
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for the basket contained two Members of Parliament and the Commanding Officer of the station! |
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As the Commanding Officer explained later, one half of the station did not know what the other half was doing! |
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