Chiang Mai University English Challenge - Sept. 30th

Andrew Smodley is a natural worrier. It is something he has ....... from his father — the king of all worriers.

• recieved

• left

• earned

• inherited

But then there are those who are never happy unless they have a problem to ........

• dissolve

• solve

• cut

• release

Andrew worried about the weather, the state of the economy, his health, the cost of ....... and once he even worried because he thought he wasn't worrying enough.

• life

• existence

• living

• existing

But that was in the past. Things have changed because something happened to him exactly two years ........

• ago

• gone

• passed

• over

It was in the spring when leaves appear on trees and nature prepares herself for renewal. Other things happen too — people ....... in love.

• tumble

• drop

• decline

• fall

Now Andrew doesn't have a romantic ........ He never looks up at the leaves starting to grow, sighs and says: "Ah, here comes the spring!"

• constitution

• disposition

• institution

• position

He simply thinks to himself: "I live in a small village by a little stream and ....... this time of year lots of creatures start to wake up and make a lot of noise."

• across

• through

• around

• against

"In London, which ....... on the river Thames, people make a lot of noise all the time."

• stands

• holds

• begins

• sits

I apologise for the simplicity of these ....... but I want to illustrate the unimaginative nature which Andrew possesses.

• declamations

• requirements

• mentions

• statements

Towards the end of this story I give examples to show the extent of the change he ........

• undertook

• underwent

• understood

• underdid