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1. Major rivers in the Northeast are cresting after days of rain left many areas flooded. At least 14 deaths are being blamed on the massive rainfall, which has forced thousands to evacuate.
2. A 12-year-old boy collapsed while riding a roller coaster at Disney-MGM park. The boy was rushed to the hospital where he died. A preliminary investigation at the theme park shows the ride was operating normally.
3. The stolen laptop of a Veterans Affairs employee has been recovered. The FBI says it doesn't appear the information on the laptop has been tampered with. But more tests are needed.
4. Britney Spears is revealing nearly all on the cover of Harper's Bazaar. The pregnant pop princess is expecting her 2nd child with husband Kevin Federline.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. crest : verb
(NAmE) (of a flood, wave, etc.) to reach its highest level before it falls again
e.g. (figurative) The level of debt crested at a massive $290 billion in 1992.
2. collapse : verb
If you collapse, you suddenly faint or fall down because you are very ill or weak.
e.g. He collapsed in the street and died two hours later.
3. roller coaster : n-count 过山车,云霄飞车
A roller coaster is a small railway at a fair that goes up and down steep slopes fast and that people ride on for pleasure or excitement.
4. ride : n-count
a large machine at a funfair or amusement park that you ride on for fun or excitement; an occasion when you go on one of these
e.g. a roller coaster ride
5. tamper : verb
If someone tampers with something, they interfere with it or try to change it when they have no right to do so.
6. expect : verb
If you say that a woman is expecting a baby, or that she is expecting, you mean that she is pregnant |