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During their last holiday trip, 44-year-old Curtis Whitson and his 13-year-old son Hunter got stuck at the top of a waterfall in California. They had decided to spend 4 days camping and hiking along the Arroyo Seco seasonal river in California. After two and a half days of hiking and rafting along the river, they reached the top of a 40-foot waterfall. The river was impossible to cross and the only way to continue was to go down along the waterfall. Curtis Whitson had made the same trip 7 years earlier and remembered that a thick rope was attached to the slippery rocks. It allowed people to climb down safely. But this time, after going down a few feet, they noticed that the rope was gone and trying to get further down the wet rocks was too dangerous. They decided not to go down, but they couldn't get back up to the path, either.
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First, they tried to use their phones to call for help, but there was no signal. When the hikers realized they couldn't contact anyone, they began shouting for help. Since no one heard their screams, Curtis used a pocket knife to cut the words "WE NEED HELP" onto a broken tree branch and threw it into the river below. They even started a fire to send smoke signals to attract somebody's attention. None of these methods worked, so after spotting a bright green plastic bottle lying nearby, they came up with a new plan. Curtis decided to scratch the words "GET HELP" onto its surface. He also put a handwritten note inside. It read, "WE ARE STUCK HERE AT THE TOP OF THE WATERFALL. GET HELP PLEASE." They threw the bottle into the water and hoped for the best.
Luckily, the same day, a couple of hikers noticed the bottle about two kilometres downstream, found the note inside, and immediately called the manager of the Arroyo Seco Campground who contacted the rescue services. A helicopter was quickly sent, and around 9 p.m. the Whitsons were found. The search team used a special infrared scanner which was installed on the helicopter. It helped the search team to find the Whitsons because they could see their body heat as they were lying in their sleeping bags. "This is search and rescue – you have been found! Stay where you are and we'll be back to get you in the morning," a voice from the loudspeaker called down to them. "It was one of the best feelings ever," Curtis Whitson told reporters.
"These people were really lucky. I've taken part in many rescue operations during the last 23 years, and I must say I never thought that a message in a bottle could be used successfully in real life as a way to be rescued. It's incredible that the hikers had such a brilliant idea for getting help," helicopter pilot Joe Kingman told the press afterwards.
6.1. Curtis and Hunter had to stay near the top of the waterfall because
A. they weren't sure which way to go.
B. it was too risky to climb down without a rope.
C. one of them had got seriously injured.
D. they were too exhausted to continue the journey.
6.2. Which of the following ways of attracting attention saved the man and his son?
A. cutting a message onto a piece of wood
B. sending smoke signals
C. using a plastic bottle
D. shouting loudly
6.3. The exact location of the man and his son was discovered
A. a few hours after midnight.
B. with the help of electronic equipment.
C. by hikers who found their message.
D. because the campground manager saw their fire.
6.4. What surprised Joe Kingman?
A. the bad luck the hikers had
B. the time needed to find the hikers
C. the method the hikers used to get rescued
D. the large number of hikers who had got lost that day
6.5. Which is the best title for the text?
A. AN ACCIDENTAL FALL
B. A SUCCESSFUL WAY TO GET HELP
C. AN UNNECESSARY RESCUE OPERATION
D. A SECRET MESSAGE FOUND AFTER YEARS
6.1. B
6.2. C
6.3. B
6.4. C
6.5. B
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