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NCE2-06 No wrong numbers

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gangnet : 2005-11-02#1
No wrong numbers

Mr. James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes. Up to now, Mr. Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other, In this way, he has begun his own private 'telephone' service.

Answer these questions in not more than 50 words.
  1. Where has Mr Scott opened his second garage?
  2. Where is his first garage?
  3. How far away is Silbury?
  4. Can Mr Scott get a telephone for his new garage or not?
  5. What has be bought?
  6. In how many minutes do they carry messages from one grage to the other?

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tina : 2005-11-02#2
Mr Scott opened his second garage in Pinhurst. His first garage is in Silury. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury. Mr Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage. He has bought twelve pigeons. They carry message from one garage to the other in three minutes.

tina : 2005-11-02#3
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小南瓜 : 2005-11-02#4
Mr. Scott opened his second garage in Pinhurst where is five miles away from another garage in Silbury. He cannot get a telephone for the new garage. So he bought twelve pigeons. The pigeons carried messages from one garage to another in 3 minutes.

44 words,3-30seconds

kkk123 : 2005-11-02#5
His second garage in pinhurst.His first garage in silbury,Pinhurst is five miles.but he cannot get a telephone for his new garage.he bought abird.the bird covered the distance in three minutes.

cast : 2005-11-02#6
oh,my god .it's lesson 6! sorry.

偏偏 : 2005-11-06#7
Mr. Scott has opened his second garage in Pinhurst. His first garage is in Silbury. Pinhust is five miles from Silbury. Mr. Scott can't get a telephone for his new garage. Twelve pigeons has be bought. They carry messages from one grage to the other in three minutes.


Sorry, I am late.

Irene1201 : 2005-11-08#8
thanks,i have learned a new use of "cover". cover = travel ,in this passage.

pptt : 2005-11-08#9
Mr Scott opened his second garage in Pinhurst and the first garage in Silbury. The two garage is distance 5 miles.Mr. Scott can't get a telephone in new garage,so he bought 12 pigeons.The bird carried messages form one garage to the other garage in three minutes.

gangnet : 2005-11-18#10
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Mr Scott has opened his second garage in Pinhurst. His first garage is in Silbury. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury. Mr Scott cann't get a telephone for his new garage. He just bought twelve pigeons. The bird carry message from one grage to the other in three minutes. (50 words)