____________ for a long time before you got a job?

 

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

   GAP YEAR

In the professional or career world, a gap year is a year before going to college or university and after finishing high school or (1) ____ a year off before going into graduate school after completing a bachelor as an undergraduate. (2) ____ this time, students may engage in advanced academic courses, extra-academic courses and non-academic courses, such as yearlong pre-college math courses, language studies, learning a trade, art studies, volunteer work, travel, internships, sports and more. Gap years are sometimes considered a way for students to become independent and learn a great deal of (3) ____ prior to engaging in university life.

Australians and New Zealanders have a tradition of travelling overseas independently (4) ____ a young age. In New Zealand, this is known as “doing an OE” (Overseas Experience). Sometimes, an OE is (5) ____ to one year, but often Australians and New Zealanders will remain overseas for three to five years, with many working short-term in service industry jobs to fund their continuing travels. Europe and Asia are popular destinations for doing an OE. In Australia, through exchange programmes and benefits for youth, there are so many opportunities for a young person to broaden their (6) ____ through travel in a gap year.

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We need to_______ and appreciate the importance of what can be achieved by loving and committed parents.

Many people believe that ____________ human beings will never used up all _____________ natural resources on earth.

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A pharmacist’s ethical standards have to be high because he is entrusted to the storage and distribution of dangerous drugs.

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The Homestay Act of 1862 granted 160 acres of land for any settler who would spend five years on the land

They fell ____ because they disagreed on the care of their young son.

As I .................... the glass, it suddenly ...................... into two pieces. 

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While they were away at the beach, they allowed their neighbors use their barbeque grill.

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Visits to the zoo is a delight to any child.

He asked me _____home the day before

As you ______ your car at the moment, can I borrow it?

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Polio, one of a group of spinal inflammations, causes paralysis often resulting in disabled and deformity.

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A dark nebula consists of a cloud of interstellar dust enough dense to obscure seveal stars beyond it.

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Dinosaurs are traditionally classified as cold-blooded reptiles, and recent evidence based on eating habits, posture, and skeletal structuralsuggests some may have been blooded.

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The Dave Brubek Quartet of the most popular jazz bands of the 1950s, had particularly loyal following on campuses college.

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National forests including land animal grazing, as well as wilderness areas with scenic mountains and lakes.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

The president’s compassion for the refugees caused him to admit a very large number of them.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

He is truly a reliable friend. He will always be with me and never let me down.

Where____________? Which hairdresser did you go to?

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I dropped out of college after one term and went on traveling around world instead.