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8
. After they paused to have lunch and fill the gas tank, the travelers ____________ their
journey.
9
. Because the student’s attendance at school was very ____________, he missed a lot of
important material and didn’t pass his exams.
10
. Children want to have a puppy or a kitten, because baby animals are so cute and
____________.
11
. When the children heard the thunder, they gathered in a tight ____________ in the
corner.
12
. The chair fell apart when the man sat down, because it wasn’t very ____________ or
well-made.
13
. If you want to succeed in life, you need a positive ____________.
14
. Before you book your flight, you should ____________ prices on the Internet.
15
. To win the game, the players have to develop some clever ____________.
Exercise 10.4 Reading for main ideas Answer each of the following questions with a complete sentence, using information from the reading text. Try not to copy directly from the text. 1
. Why did the Hartleys move to Mayne Island?
2
. How did they react to wild animals coming onto their property?
3
. What did the Hartleys think when the first raccoon appeared?
4
. How did all three raccoons behave when they ran into each other?
5
. Why did they think of their property as a “garden stage”?
6
. When did their most entertaining experience occur?
7
. What did the Hartleys enjoy most about having young raccoons come to visit?
Exercise 10.5 Reading for details Indicate which of the following statements are true (T) and which are false (F). 1
. _____ Mayne Island is one of the Northern Gulf Islands of British Columbia, Canada.
2
. _____ The Hartleys’ property was like a park with lots of trees and wild animals.
3
. _____ The Hartleys lived in a big house.