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Mystery of the Red Truck
By Sally Nicholls, a local reporter

It has been confirmed that late on the
night of the sixth of July, a large red truck
ran into the bakery on Maryland Street.
After an initial investigation by police, it is
now clear that the truck had no driver at
all. The locals are asking a simple
question: Where was the driver? If the
police want to solve this mystery, they will
need the CCTV footage from the street.
One of the locals said: Were all quite
worried about a truck with no driver. This truck has never been seen in the
neighbourhood before. If wed seen that truck before, wed have solved this mystery by
now. Many locals share the same concerns. They want to know whats happening in
their town.
A witness at the crime scene told police: There was a loud noise coming from the truck
while it was going towards the building and its speed.... it was unbelievable. If it had
been going slower, I wouldve had a chance to see the driver. But all I saw was the truck
speeding into the bakery as fast as it could.
The police have already spoken with eleven other residents but no one knows any
further details about the incident. Superintendent Amanda Slippers remarked: This is a
tough case. The truck licence plate belongs to this town, but nobody has seen it here.
According to the town records, the owner of the truck moved away from here years ago.
No one knows where to. If we can locate the owner, we'll probably solve this mystery.
If a truck moves, then it has a driver. Well, maybe we should change this basic
assumption on account of this mysterious red truck.
Decide if the statements are true or false according to the text.
1. The locals knew that the red truck had an old driver. _____
2. The police have investigated all the people in the town. _____
3. The CCTV footage of the street will help the police._____
4. The locals havent seen the truck in the town before. _____
5. The truck ran into the building very slowly. _____
CCTV: Closed Circuit TV, which can be utilized to view specific places in streets
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. Mystery of the Red Truck

By Sally Nicholls, a local reporter
It has been confirmed that late on the night of the
sixth of July, a large red truck ran into the bakery on
Maryland Street. After an initial investigation by
police, it is now clear that the truck had no driver at
all. The locals are asking a simple question: Where
was the driver? If the police want to solve this
mystery, they will need the CCTV footage from the
street. One of the locals said: Were all quite
worried about a truck with no driver. This truck has
never been seen in the neighbourhood before. If
wed seen that truck before, wed have solved this mystery by now. Many locals share the same
concerns. They want to know whats happening in their town.
A witness at the crime scene told police: There was a loud noise coming from the truck while it was going
towards the building and its speed.... it was unbelievable. If it had been going slower, I wouldve had a
chance to see the driver. But all I saw was the truck speeding into the bakery as fast as it could.
The police have already spoken with eleven other residents but no one knows any further details about
the incident. Superintendent Amanda Slippers remarked: This is a tough case. The truck licence plate
belongs to this town, but nobody has seen it here. According to the town records, the owner of the truck
moved away from here years ago. No one knows where to. If we can locate the owner, we'll probably
solve this mystery.
If a truck moves, then it has a driver. Well, maybe we should change this basic assumption on account of
this mysterious red truck.
.
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1 The locals knew that the red truck had an False In the first paragraph it says: "...If wed seen
old driver. that truck before, wed solve this mystery
now...."
2 The police have investigated all the False In the second paragraph it says: "...The
people in the town. police have asked eleven people in the town
till now..."
3 The CCTV footage of the street will help True In the first paragraph it says: "...If the police
the police. want to solve this mystery, they will need
the CCTV footage from the street..."
4 The locals havent seen the truck in the True In the first paragraph it says: ".... If wed
town before. seen that truck before, wed solve this
mystery now.
5 The truck ran into the building very False In the third paragraph it says: "...If it had
slowly. been slower, I would have seen the driver
seat..."
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The reading text is taken from englishschooling websites archive

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Mystery of the Red Truck

By Sally Nicholls, a local reporter

Decide if the statements are true or false according to the text.

3. The CCTV footage of the street will help the police._____

5. The truck ran into the building very slowly. _____

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. Mystery of the Red Truck

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