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1、UNIT12Lifeisfulloftheunexpected.2dRole-playtheconversation.Matt:Whywereyoulateforclasstoday,Kevin?Kevin:Myalarmclockdidn’tgooff!Ikeptsleeping,andwhenIwokeupitwasalready8:00a.m.!Matt:Oh,no!Kevin:SoIjustquicklyputonsomeclothesandrushedoutthedoor.Matt:Youdidn’teatbreakf
2、ast?Kevin:No,Ididn’tevenbrushmyteethorwashmyface!ButbeforeIgottothebusstop,thebushadalreadyleft.Matt:Thenhowdidyougethere?Kevin:Luckily,Carl’sdadsawmeonthestreetandgavemealiftinhiscar.Matt:Well,atleastbythetimeyougottoschool,theclasshadonlystartedforfiveminutes.3aLif
3、eisfulloftheunexpected.InMay2001,IfoundajobinNewYorkattheWorldTradeCenter.OnSeptember11,2001,Iarrivedatmybuildingataround8:30a.m.IwasabouttogoupwhenIdecidedtogetacoffeefirst.Iwenttomyfavoritecoffeeplaceeventhoughitwastwoblockseastfrommyoffice.AsIwaswaitinginlinewitho
4、therofficeworkers,Iheardaloudsound.BeforeIcouldjointheothersoutsidetoseewhatwasgoingon,thefirstplanehadalreadyhitmyofficebuilding.Westaredindisbeliefattheblacksmokerisingabovetheburningbuilding.Ifeltluckytobealive.Almost10yearslater,Iwokeupat10:00a.m.onFebruary21,201
5、1andrealizedthatmyalarmneverwentoff.Ijumpedoutofbedandwentstraighttotheairport.ButbythetimeIgottotheairport,myplanetoNewZealandhadalreadytakenoff.“ThisisthefirstholidayI’vetakeninayear,andImissmyplane.Whatbadluck!”Ithoughttomyself.TheotherplaneswerefullsoIhadtowaitti
6、llthenextday.Thenextmorning,IheardabouttheearthquakeinNewZealandthedaybefore.Mybadluckadunexpectedlyturnedintoagoodthing.SectionBAprilFool’sDayisacelebrationthattakesplaceindifferentcountriesaroundtheworld.IthappensonApril1steveryyearandisadaywhenmanypeopleplayallkin
7、dsoftricksandjokesoneachother.OneAprilFool’sDay,areporterinEnglandannouncedthattherewouldbenomorespaghettibecausethespaghettifarmersinItalyhadstoppedgrowingspaghetti.Manypeoplerantotheirlocalsupermarketstobuyasmuchspaghettiastheycould.Bythetimepeoplerealizedthatthest
8、orywasahoax,allofthespaghettiacrossthecountryhadbeensoldout.AnotherfamoustrickinEnglandwaswhenaTVshowreportedthediscoveryofspecialw
