For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
HOME AND ABROAD
After a short time living in a foreign country, I noticed conversations with locals assumed a 0
pattern. There were standard answers to the usual questions. Most questions caused little
1 it was rather like dancing, where both partners know how to avoid 2 on each
other’s toes.
But, “When are you going home?” was a question I 3 to answer, whenever I 4 my life
and my direction it seemed to be 5 . In the last ten years, I had lived in a dozen countries. And
I had travelled through dozens more, usually in 6 of a purpose or a person; occasionally to see
the attractions.
This kind of travel is not 7 wandering, but is the extensive exploration of a wide 8 of
cultures. However, it doesn’t allow you to put down roots. At the back of your mind, though, is
the idea of home, the place you came from.
0 A predictable B steady C respectable D main
1 A puzzle B trouble C obstacle D barrier
2 A touching B moving C walking D stepping
3 A worked B competed C stretched D struggled
4 A considered B thought C reflected D believed
5 A making B finding C seeking D taking
6 A look B search C sight D inquiry
7 A aimless B unreasonable C unreliable D indefinite
8 A difference B arrangement C variety D order
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