Read the text. Are the sentences true or false. Write T or F.


In February 2007, Ewa Wisnierska, a German paraglider, was in Australia with other paragliders preparing for the World Championships. One morning, as they (1) were getting ready to take off, they noticed a thunderstorm approaching. However, they decided to carry on. As the best paragliders, they were skillful enough (2) to keep away from some dark clouds. Unfortunately, as the competitors took off, the weather quickly got worse. Despite Ewa's attempt to escape, two enormous clouds came together and trapped her. They pulled her up inside the storm like a leaf in the wind. She (3) lost consciousness. "It was dark and I could hear lightning all around me." She reached nearly 10,000 m, higher than the top of Mount Everest, and then (4) flew higher and higher.

At that height, the temperature was about -40°C and there was very little oxygen. Death (5) seemed certain. For forty minutes, Ewa was unconscious. Waking up, she was still inside the storm. It was dark, and hailstones as big as tennis balls were flying past. But fortunately, her glider, (6) which was spinning above her head, was still in one piece. Eventually, Ewa came out of the storm cloud and landed safely near a small farm. When her team reached her, she was 60 km away from the place (7) where she took off. She was weak and covered in ice - but alive! Ewa was the luckiest woman in the world. There's no logical reason why (8) she survived. Ewa had frostbite on her ears and legs, but a few days later, she competed in the World Championships.


1. The paragliders decided not to practise because the weather was so bad. 

2. The weather got worse during the morning.

3. The storm damaged one of the wings of her glider. 

4. Ewa was still able to compete in the World Championships.