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However, as he fell, he heard music and voices. They got clearer,
and when he made a soft landing on the bottom, he heard a
group of people shout: “Surprise!!”
Hardly believing it, he found himself right in the middle of a
big party. The partygoers were all those people who had never
returned to the town. So the young man stayed there, enjoying
the party and the company of people there. Actually it was a
happy town designed by the old mayor of the town.
And what about the town? People still believe that entering the
Cave of Fear is the worst of all punishments...
by John Blaine
9.1. Match the words with their meanings.
a. Terror i. come near
b. Guffaw ii. feeling of heavy fear
c. Monster iii. noisy laughs
d. Approach iv. a large cave
e. Cavern v. an imaginary creature that is large,
ugly and frightening
9.2. Rearrange the following sentences in the correct order.
a. A young man decided to enter the cave.
b. He found himself in the middle of a party.
c. He heard voices and music.
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