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4 The following excerpts are leads from news articles . Read the leads and decide which headline from activity 1 best suits the article . Answer in your notebook . Example : Excerpt 1— Earthquake Caueee Volcanic Erup tion A chain ofterrible natural disasters has taken place in the little country of Blogistan . A volcano suddenly erupted following a sudden earth quake . Fortunatel y the twenty-five people — the entire population of the country — were away on vacation . The president of Blogistan , Ms . Gina Stone , thinks that ... Last night the "Bicycle Bandit " robbed the First Miscount Bank for the seventh time this year . "Who thought he would ever dare to return ? " said the bank manager . "We did not expect him again . He has given new meaning to the term , 'loyal customer' !" Since his first robbery three weeks ago , the bicycle bandit has stolen over $ 20 , 000 from the bank . Police believe that ... Today thousands of teenagers are mourning the break-up of their favorite pop group , The Beat . Many of the group's fans are hiding under their beds , crying , and refusing to come out ever again . Reacting to the group's decision to break up , lead singer Birdy Good voice .. . "All the difficulties of the country will be solved in a year , " the new Prime Minister said in a speech to students at the City High School . He was answering a question regarding . .. The heat wave that gripped the country for most of last week has ended . Temperatures dropped yesterday by as much as 5 degrees in most parts of the country . Hospitals reported a 30 % increase in admissions over the last week— mostly cases of dehydration and heatstroke . By yesterday the majority of patients had been discharged . Meteorologists predict that ... "Nobody expected it to make it through its first season , " said Bruce Lander , producer of the world's longest running soap opera , The Old and the Rested , which this week celebrated its millionth episode . Over two million viewers watched the episode and ... Local residents thought they had heard all the excuses that politicians use : not enough money , not enough time , not enough interest . In the County of Richmond , however , a new excuse was heard yesterday — not doing something because it would cause too much good ! The local government decided at the town council meeting yesterday eveningnot to ... 5 Choose three of the articles that you would like to read more about . & In your notebook , make a list of additional information that you would expect to read in the body of each article . !•> Choose one of the articles , and continue the article using the additional information .
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