Question

Complete the news item with sentences a-f.
there is one extra sentence that you do not
need.
crash closes road
police closed the a345 road in both
directions for two hours after a car crash.
--mrs aldate, 52, was driving along the
a345 near salisbury in wiltshire when suddenly, a
pigraninto the road. mrs aldate stopped hercar very
quickly.
- some people were walking
on a hill near the road, when they heard the crash.
then they saw a pig running away
from the road and they noticed some smoke. they
ran down to the road and they saw the crash. one of
them called the emergency services.
luckily, neither of the drivers was hurt.
a after a few minutes, an air ambulance arrivec
b at first, they didn't know what the noise was
c there was a dramatic scene on a busy road ir
wiltshire yesterday afternoon.
d finally, the pig ran into the road.
e as soon as she stopped, another car crashed
into the back of mrs aldate's car.
f the incident happened at 3.45 p.m.​

Answer 1

The news item is about a car crash that occurred on the A345 road near Salisbury in Wiltshire. The road was closed in both directions for two hours by the police. Mrs. Aldate, a 52-year-old woman, was driving along the A345 when suddenly a pig ran into the road. She quickly stopped her car to avoid hitting the pig. Meanwhile, there were some people walking on a nearby hill who heard the crash and then saw the pig running away from the road. They also noticed some smoke and immediately ran down to the road. Upon reaching the scene, they witnessed the crash and one of them called the emergency services for help. Fortunately, neither Mrs. Aldate nor the other driver involved in the crash were injured. After a few minutes, an air ambulance arrived at the scene to provide any necessary medical assistance. Here is the complete news item with the sentences: "There was a dramatic scene on a busy road in Wiltshire yesterday afternoon." (c) "Mrs. Aldate, 52, was driving along the A345 near Salisbury in Wiltshire when suddenly, a pig ran into the road. Mrs. Aldate stopped her car very quickly." (f) "Some people were walking on a hill near the road when they heard the crash. Then they saw a pig running away from the road and they noticed some smoke. They ran down to the road, and they saw the crash. One of them called the emergency services." (d) "At first, they didn't know what the noise was." (b) "As soon as she stopped, another car crashed into the back of Mrs. Aldate's car." (e) "The incident happened at 3.45 p.m." (a) After understanding the sequence of events, it is clear that a pig running into the road caused the initial accident involving Mrs. Aldate's car.