Dictation 5 (Lift breakdown)

With a violent jerk, the lift stopped between floors. Peter jabbed the lift buttons impatiently, but there was no response. After a few moments, the lights flickered and went out. “Great!” he thought sarcastically. The lift was plunged into pitch darkness. Another boy groaned in terror when the lift ground to a halt. He gripped his bag so hard that his knuckles turned white. He was paralysed by fear.