Task
2
For questions 1- 13, read the text below. Use the word
given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space
in the same line.
Lifestyle Story
Right after Roy Hatley finished university, he
travelled to Cambodia
to volunteer at an 1) ……… . For the newly graduated business
ORPHAN
student, the choice seemed 2) ………, particularly to his parents who
CONVENTION
had shelled out thousands of dollars for his
education but for Hatley,
it was a/an 3)
……… experience. Though he admits that leaving the
FORGET
4) ……… of home
and family was scary at first he loved working
FAMILIAR
with the kids. He was completely out of his comfort
zone. Despite
his initial 5)
………, Hatley discovered he had a real talent for
RESERVE
working with kids. While he worked there, he didn’t
need to worry
about money. He fell in love both with the country
and his work, so
he decided to abandon his business training in
favour of education.
He knew his family would 6) ……… and he admitted he might
APPROVE
someday regret choosing a more 7) ……… career path requiring less
CONVENTION
of a time 8)
……….
COMMIT
Not 9) ………,
his parents are having trouble with the
SURPRISE
10) ……… . He comes from a family of professionals. His mother
ADJUST
is a/an 11)
………, his father is a lawyer. They have strong, negative
COUNT
feelings about his volunteer work, not because of the
work itself, but
because he chose an alternative career path. He
can’t think about their
12) ………, though. He believes he can’t afford to be
JUDGE
13) ……… in today’s economy and likes knowing that all of the late
FLIGHT
nights of studying and stressing in university
weren’t for nothing.