5 The Machine That Won the War Story BEFORE READING 1 Complete this short newspaper article. After .................................... years, the war between Earth and .................................... has finally come to an end. General .........................................., leader of the ...................................., has finally destroyed our enemies thanks to a wonderful machine, ....................................... . After so many doubts about the final result, after so many deaths, this wonder of technology has won.This machine was built in .................................... by ..................................... and has since proved fundamental to the maintenance of peace. It is bigger than ..................................................., it works faster than ............................................, and it costs ........................................... . However, it has a small fault: ......................................................... . We must hope there will not be another war in the near future, but if there is, then we can sleep in peace, thanks to ..........................................! 2 What is the best synonym of these words in the text? a. to end b. to continue 1. to last c. opposite of to be first 2. to hang over a. to be suspended c. to fix to a wall b. to be attached 3. disgust a. dislike, disapproval c. illness b. bad taste 4. to hold a. to want c. to keep b. to give 5. upset a. sad, ill c. happy, excited b. unhappy, worried 6. to involve a. to take out c. to eliminate b. to bring in 7. to nod a. to move your head to disagree b. to move your head to agree c. to move your head randomly 8. to console a. to make someone feel sorry b. to punish c. to reassure 9. brave a. good c. courageous b. afraid a. to bring nearer c. to open b. to extend 10. to stretch 87