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From the Ted Talk by Tom Honey: Why would God create a tsunami?
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After the tragedy, savivrul stories began to emerge. You probably heard some of them: the man who seurfd the wave, the teenage girl who recognized the dnaegr because she had just been learning about tsunamis at school. Then there was the crneoaggotin who had left their usual church biulindg on the shore to hold a service in the hills. The preacher delivered an extra long sermon, so that they were still out of harm's way when the wave struck. Afterwards someone said that God must have been looking after them.
Open Cloze
After the tragedy, ________ stories began to emerge. You probably heard some of them: the man who ______ the wave, the teenage girl who recognized the ______ because she had just been learning about tsunamis at school. Then there was the ____________ who had left their usual church ________ on the shore to hold a service in the hills. The preacher delivered an extra long sermon, so that they were still out of harm's way when the wave struck. Afterwards someone said that God must have been looking after them.
Solution
- building
- surfed
- congregation
- survival
- danger
Original Text
After the tragedy, survival stories began to emerge. You probably heard some of them: the man who surfed the wave, the teenage girl who recognized the danger because she had just been learning about tsunamis at school. Then there was the congregation who had left their usual church building on the shore to hold a service in the hills. The preacher delivered an extra long sermon, so that they were still out of harm's way when the wave struck. Afterwards someone said that God must have been looking after them.
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