READING AND USE OF ENGLISH (1A)

Read the text and select the option that best fits on each gap Number (1) HOME AND ABROAD After a short time living in a foreign country, I noticed conversations with locals assumed a predictable pattern. There were standard answers to the usual questions. Most questions caused little (1) ______- it was rather like dancing, where both partners know how to avoid (2) ___________ on each other's toes. But, 'When are you going home?' was a question I (3) __________ to answer, whenever I (4) __________ my life and the direction it seemed to be (5) _________ In the last ten years, I had lived in a dozen countries. And I had travelled through dozens more; usually in (6) ___________ of a purpose or a person; occasionally to see the attractions. This kind of travel is not (7) ________ wandering, but is the extensive exploration of a wide (8) _________ of cultures. However, it doesn't allow you to put down roots. At the back of your mind, though, is the idea of home, the place you came from

Read the text and select the option that best fits on each gap Number (2) HOME AND ABROAD After a short time living in a foreign country, I noticed conversations with locals assumed a predictable pattern. There were standard answers to the usual questions. Most questions caused little (1) ______- it was rather like dancing, where both partners know how to avoid (2) ___________ on each other's toes. But, 'When are you going home?' was a question I (3) __________ to answer, whenever I (4) __________ my life and the direction it seemed to be (5) _________ In the last ten years, I had lived in a dozen countries. And I had travelled through dozens more; usually in (6) ___________ of a purpose or a person; occasionally to see the attractions. This kind of travel is not (7) ________ wandering, but is the extensive exploration of a wide (8) _________ of cultures. However, it doesn't allow you to put down roots. At the back of your mind, though, is the idea of home, the place you came from

Read the text and select the option that best fits on each gap Number (3) HOME AND ABROAD After a short time living in a foreign country, I noticed conversations with locals assumed a predictable pattern. There were standard answers to the usual questions. Most questions caused little (1) ______- it was rather like dancing, where both partners know how to avoid (2) ___________ on each other's toes. But, 'When are you going home?' was a question I (3) __________ to answer, whenever I (4) __________ my life and the direction it seemed to be (5) _________ In the last ten years, I had lived in a dozen countries. And I had travelled through dozens more; usually in (6) ___________ of a purpose or a person; occasionally to see the attractions. This kind of travel is not (7) ________ wandering, but is the extensive exploration of a wide (8) _________ of cultures. However, it doesn't allow you to put down roots. At the back of your mind, though, is the idea of home, the place you came from

Read the text and select the option that best fits on each gap Number (4) HOME AND ABROAD After a short time living in a foreign country, I noticed conversations with locals assumed a predictable pattern. There were standard answers to the usual questions. Most questions caused little (1) ______- it was rather like dancing, where both partners know how to avoid (2) ___________ on each other's toes. But, 'When are you going home?' was a question I (3) __________ to answer, whenever I (4) __________ my life and the direction it seemed to be (5) _________ In the last ten years, I had lived in a dozen countries. And I had travelled through dozens more; usually in (6) ___________ of a purpose or a person; occasionally to see the attractions. This kind of travel is not (7) ________ wandering, but is the extensive exploration of a wide (8) _________ of cultures. However, it doesn't allow you to put down roots. At the back of your mind, though, is the idea of home, the place you came from