SO NEAR AND YET SO FAR From Land's End, in southwestern England, to John O'Groats in northeastern Scotland is
903 miles. It's a (0)
way to walk or cycle
, through the famously unpredictable British
weather, but it's the sort of challenge that (1) to people. Steve Watts, (2), joined
a team which was cycling from one end of the British isles to the other as a way of
(3) money for charity
All went well on Steve's trip, which was very well-organised and he (4) to complete
the distance in eleven days. At least, he nearly did. For when Steve got to within a mile
of his (5) destination, he was so overjoyed with his (6) , that he invited one of his
back-up team, a young female physiotherapist, to join him on the bike for the last few
metres.
That's when disaster (7) Somehow the pair (8)
their balance and the bike
crashed to the ground. The next thing Steve knew was when he (9) up in an
ambulance on his (10) to hospital. It was then that the awful truth hit him. He had
not only injured himself quite (11) , but he had also (12) to complete his journey
after all. Fortunately, however, the organisers (13) sorry for Steve and decided to
(14) the fact that he hadn't actually (15) the finishing line!
1. It will be easy to understand this text tomorrow, won’t it? 2. It will be interesting to listen to your stories tomorrow. 3. Will it be difficult for you to learn grammar rules tomorrow? 4. It will be dark in the room tomorrow, won’t it? 5. It will not often snow here next winter. 6. It will not rain here very often at this time of year. 7. It will be important for me to finish the work tomorrow.