GS10- CLOZE-TEST

I was with Overseas Volunteers (OV) for a year after leaving university, and I was sent to an isolated village in Chad, about 500 kilometres from the capital N'Djamena. Coming from a (21) ____ country, I got quite a shock, as conditions were much harder than I had expected. But after a few days, I got used to living there.

• rich

• comfortable

• well-paid

• poor

The people were always very friendly and (22) ____, and I soon began to appreciate how beautiful the countryside was.

• helpless

• helping

• helped

• helpful

One of my jobs was to supply the village (23) ____ water.

• for

• on

• with

• from

The well was a long walk away, and the women used to (24) ____ a long time every day carrying heavy pots backwards and forwards.

• spend

• spending

• being spent

• spent

These pipes were not really perfect, (25)___  they still made a great difference to the villagers.

• and

• so

• but

• nor