- 1. Joe stepped onto the aeroplane and was met by one of the cabin crew who showed him to his seat. This was his first flight and he was feeling quite nervous. His hands were _________
A) moving
B) rattling
C) jumping
D) trembling
- 2. slightly and he was breathing deeply. He walked along the _________
A) corridor
B) path
C) lane
D) aisle
- 3. of the plane and found his seat. Joe had spent a lot of time on planning his holiday, given this was the first time he had been abroad. Sitting next to him was an 8 year-old-boy who also__________
A) sat
B) appeared
C) showed
D) was
- 4. to be quite nervous. Joe knew he was quite good with children, so he decided to try to calm the boy. After ________
A) negotiating
B) discussing
C) debating
D) conversing
- 5. with the boy for a few minutes, Joe produced some chocolate and gave it to him. The___________ then became quite cheerful as he explained that he loved chocolate so much.
A) juvenile
B) young
C) youths
D) youngster
- 6. The man and the boy found that they_________
A) go to
B) got on
C) were
D) go so
- 7. well together as they chatted for the whole flight. Joe discovered that they were on the same return flight the following week, which pleased them both. When they__________
A) disembarked
B) took off
C) left
D) boarded
- 8. at the terminal, Joe commented about what a very good flight he'd had. The young boy agreed, saying that he was looking forward to______
A) getting up with
B) catching up with
C) keeping up with
D) bumping into
- 9. The Goulburn Valley.
The Goulburn Valley is situated in the south-east corner of the Australian continent, in the state of Victoria. Because_________
A) of
B) off
C) an
- 10. the introduction of irrigation over a century ago, primary industry flourished, resulting in a multitude of orchards _____________
A) many
B) and
C) much
- 11. market gardens. After World War II, migrants flocked to the area in search of work on the farms, and in__________ cases, establishing a property of their own.
A) some
B) many
C) much
- 12. Unfortunately, the region has taken a turn for the worse over the past decade. The irrigation water that was_________
A) once
B) one
C) twice
- 13. plentiful has now been rationed, and many farmers have been forced _______________ the land.
A) many
B) of
C) off
- 14. The main source of water is from the Goulburn River, with several reservoirs located along its stretch to the mighty Murray River. Dam capacities have fallen to dangerous levels, resulting in some farmers having ________ inadequate supply of irrigation water.
A) a
B) an
C) off
- 15. __________ the recent hardships, some farmers have continued to eke an existence out of the land.
A) however
B) become
C) despite
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