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Understanding - At the airport

I was at the airport with my best friend and his wife. I was taking tickets for the flight to Paris when, suddenly, I heard a voice coming from the loudspeakers :

"Flight 376 to Paris is cancelled due to weather problems. Thank you for your understanding."

It was incomprehensible! An hour ago, the weather was nice. I went to my best friend and he told me in a deep voice :

"Sorry, man, but someone stole your suitcase."

"What bad news!" I said. "But, tell me, how do you know?"

"A strange man came past me, hit me and ran away with your suitcase."

So I wanted to call security, but the reception staff told me that the police were already busy. I also wanted to be reimbursed, but the receptionist told me that it was impossible.

I was horrified. Finally, my friends and I went to a hotel near the airport to wait for new tickets that we could buy later. It was one of the worst days in my life.

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1. Where are the narrator and his friends? at the caféat the stationat the airportI don't know

2. Where are the friends going? to Paristo Marseilleto GenevaI don't know

3. Who was taking the tickets? the best friendthe friend's wifethe narratorI don't know

4. Why was the flight cancelled? due to time problemsdue to weather problemsdue to the narrator's deathI don't know

5. An hour ago, was the weather nice? NoYesI don't know

6. Who stole the suitcase? a strange manthe wifethe best friendI don't know

7. What did the thief do? he hit someonehe shoutedhe criedI don't know

8. What did the staff say about the security? there was no policeit was rainingthe police was busyI don't know

9. Has the narrator been reimbursed? yesno, nevernot yetI don't know

10. Where did the friends go later? to a caféto another airportto a hotelI don't know