It’s no use trying. You are wasting (WASTE) your time
It’s no use trying. You are wasting (WASTE) your time
If you were planning to travel 38,000 km and visit 22 countries, what form of transport would you choose? A campervan, perhaps, taking all the comforts of home with you? Not Dutch actress Manon Ossevoort. Manon had dreamed of travelling from Europe across Africa to the South Pole for years, and she chose a slow form of transport that would symbolize the time needed to fulfill her dreams: a tractor. Manon only averaged 5 km/h as she drove, but that allowed her to get to know the hospitable people that she met everywhere, and the tractor became the star attraction when Manon stopped over in villages for the night. She would explain why she was going to the South Pole and ask people in the villages andfollowing her blog to write down their own dreams. She promised that she would build a snowman when she arrived at her destination and leave all their dreams inside it. The idea was popular and Manon received thousands of dreams on pieces of paper and in emails.Finally, on 9 December 2014, Manon’s dream came true, and she pulled up in a big red tractor at the South Pole. She then built a snowman and left a time capsule inside it with all the dreams that she had collected on her journey. Maron explained on her blog that when the time capsule is opened in eighty years’ time, future generations will be able to read something about our lives and our hopes for the future.
(Adapted from Solutions Upper Intermediate 3 rd Edition by Tim Falla and Paul A Davies)
Question 31. What is the passage mainly about?A. An actress who dreamed of reaching the South Pole with a tractor.B. The journey of a woman traveling alone to the South Pole.C. The dreams of the people the woman met on her journey to the South Pole.D. A woman who fulfilled her dream to travel to the South Pole by a tractor.
Question 32. The word “their” in paragraph 2 refers to ________A. people that send her emails B. villagersC. people she met everywhere D. hospitable peopleQuestion 33. According to the passage, why did Manon choose to drive a tractor to destinations?A. To symbolize the time needed to make her dreams come true.B. To meet the people in the villages that she stopped for a night.C. To collect the dreams of people on pieces of paper to bring to the South Pole.D. To get to know the hospitable people she's met on her journey.Question 34. The phrase “pulled up” in paragraph 3 mostly means ______A. continued B. stayed C. arrived D. travelledQuestion 35. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. For years, Manon had dreamt of traveling from Europe across Africa to the South Pole.B. When she reached the South Pole, she created a snowman and left a time capsule inside it with all the dreams she gathered on her trip.C. Manon asked people to write down their dreams and send them to mail.D. As Manon stopped in villages for the night, the tractor became the star attraction.
1. It's distressing to see small children ____ in the street.
A. pleading
B. imploring
C. begging
D. entreating
2. It never ____ his mind that his dishonesty would be discovered.
A. crossed
B. came
C. sprung
D. paned
3. ____ I am aware, there were no problems during the first six months.
A. Except that
B. So much as
C. Much more than
D. As far as
4. He's very amusing, and I like his ___ of humour.
A. meaning
B. feeling
C. mind
D. sense
5. She ____in business as a dressmaker.
A. set, off
B. set up
C. set out
D. set down
6. Although he was completely ____ as a furniture
-
maker, he produced the most, beautiful chairs.
A. unable
B. untrained
C. incapable
D. uneducated
7. After a thorough search, the police ____ most of the missing jewels.
A. retreated
B. refreshed
C. recorded
D. recovere
d
8. Because of road works, traffic is restricted to one ___ in each direction.
A. lane
B. row
C. alley
D. path
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9. A trick in the mining industry is ____ to bring about a shortage of coal in the near future.
A. causing
B. resulting
C. threatening
D. prospering
10. We expected him at eight but he finally ____ at midnight.
A. came to
B. turned out
C. turned up
D. came off
11. The marathon runner _____ for almost one hour when she _____ to the
pavement. She received immediate medical attention.
A. has been running / collapses
B. were running / collapse
C. had been running / collapsed
D. will have running / will collapse
12. The teacher asked his students to go
____ charter three.
A. over
B. to
C upon
D. off
13. We are in no hurry, so take your ______ .
A. attention
B. concentration
C. good care
D. time
14. More men than women are _____
A. left
-
handing
B. left
-
handed
C. hand
-
left
D. hand
-
lefting
15. One must obey the law, __________
A. however he is old or young
B. however old or young he is
C. whatever he is old or young
D. whatever old 01 young he is
16. We
h
ave nothing to do
with your trouble.
A. have no intention of
B. have no relation to
C. have no knowledge of
D. have no good time
17. He earns _____ he used to last year.
A. twice as much as
B. twice as many as
C. as much twice as
D. as much as twice
18. We have
managed
to organize a meeting this afternoon.
A. set on
B. set off
C. set up
D. set away
19. In our modern time, people
communicate
by teleph
one, radio, television , and computer.
A. talk to each other
A. give and receive information
C. combine together
D. have a date
20. ____ every industry in our modern word requires the work of engineers.
A. Wholly
B. Hardly
C. Only
D. Virtually
Never say anything negative about past experiences, employers, or courses or professors. Always think of something positive about an experience and talk about that. You should also be ____. If you are genuinely interested ____ the job, let the interviewer know that.
One of the best ways to show you are keen on a job is to demonstrate that you have researched the organization prior to the interview. You can also ____ interest by asking questions about the job, the organization, and its service and products. The best way to impress an employer is to ask questions that build your interview discussion. This shows you are interested and __ close attention to the interviewer. It is a good idea to prepare a few questions in advance, but an insightful comment based on your conversation can make an even stronger statement. At the ____ of the interview, it is appropriate for you to ask when you may expect to hear from the employer.
“I‟m sorry I couldn‟t come to your wedding,” Mary said to Jane
“Where are you going for holidays this year?” Kate asked me
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