Put the elements into the gaps
Complete the text. There are four words you do not need to use.
- lost
- injured
- properly
- make
- rescued
- gained
- inspired
- do
- missed
- recovered
- suitably
In 2010 a terrible accident happened in Chile in the Atacama Desert. A giant rock fell on the San Jose mine and closed a group of 33 workers under the ground for 79 days. Their families thought that they were [ ], but in reality, they were trapped under the ground. Luckily, the miners found a safe place, and none of them were [ ].
Their families came to the mine and created a camp above the ground. Doctors and psychologists helped the families to react [ ]to the situation.
Rescue workers managed to [ ]a deep hole in the mine to help the miners send a message that they were all safe and found a refuge where there was some food to keep alive.
The rescue workers gave the refugees a phone and a camera to see and hear them. The miners' families were very happy!
Before the miners were [ ], the workers had to drill a bigger hole in the ground to make them back home.
The miners became national heroes after this accident. Millions of people were watching the rescue operation, and in the end, all 33 men were safe with their families again. They [ ]international fame, and everybody now knows their story. This case [ ]many people to think that even in dangerous situations, there should always be a place for hope.