Describe the narrator’s experience as he flew the aeroplane into the storm.
As he flew the aeroplane into the storm, everything became dark.He was unable to see anything outside the plane windows.Compass and other instruments had stopped functioning due to storm. It was a terrible experience for him. The fuel tank was almost empty and he could not fly more than ten minutes. Then another black aeroplane had been seen by him and the pilot of the plane signalled him to follow. It was a surprise for the narrator as the other black plane was having no light. By following him he landed safely on the runway.
Match the sentences in Column A with the meanings of ‘hope’ in Column B.
| A | B |
|---|---|
| 1. Will you get the subjects you want to study in college? I hope so | – a feeling that something good will probably happen |
| 2. I hope you don’t mind my saying this, but I don’t like the way you are arguing. | – thinking that this would happen (It may or may not have happened.) |
| 3. This discovery will give new hope to HIV/AIDS sufferers | – stopped believing that this good thing would happen |
| 4. We were hoping against hope that the judges would not notice our mistakes. | – wanting something to happen (and thinking it quite possible) |
| 5. I called early in the hope of speaking to her before she went to school. | – showing concern that what you say should not offend or disturb the other person: a way of being polite |
| 6. Just when everybody had given up hope, the fishermen came back, seven days after the cyclone. | – wishing for something to happen, although this is very unlikely |
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