Hometask

When I decided to go travelling, I wanted to get away from everything for a while. I could suddenly feel the freedom and the adventure, and I really wanted it for a long time. So I sold all my furniture, gave notice on my flat, quit my job, and then bought a backpack and a ticket halfway around the world. During my first stopover in Singapore, on my way to Australia, I felt nervous. I sat tired and hungry in my hotel room, striving  with my wish to take a flight straight back home. Because if I felt lonely after just 14 hours, could I honestly do this for another 12 months? Fortunately, something inside encouraged me not to give  up and to see the night through, and I carried on. One of my worries setting out had been meeting rude people, but I didn’t come across a single unkind person on my travels. In fact, the people I met were everything I tried to be: kind, considerate, creative, down to earth, passionate, warm and friendly. Although I travelled on my own, I was never alone – all the people I met became my friends. For example, one Italian girl gave me her jumper when I was cold, a Japanese girl helped me cook a meal, and another girl helped me with my bags on a train. Once I met a group on a tour bus who persuaded me to join  them on a boat trip, which ended up being one of the best trips of my life. And the guy I met by chance walking down a mountain on Christmas Day is now one of my closest friends.

 

1.         1) big 2) high 3) long 4) huge
2.         1) striving 2) straining 3) striking 4) struggling
3.          1) else 2) just 3) still 4) yet
4.         1) give 2) take 3) keep 4) make
5.         1) Therefore 2) Moreover 3) However 4) Although
6.          1) connect 2) join 3) unite 4) link
7.          1) on 2) at 3) to 4) by