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We were told to wait for a helicopter, which had to retrieve other people
farther downstream first. We'd been lucky - the rescue team told us
they often had to recover bodies. In flood season, rainwater can collect
in the mountains, overflow and funnel down ail at once. I was stupid
N to ignore the warnings; Fil pay more heed to local knowledge in future.
Questions
In the following phrase taken from the first paragraph
Ail keen to have some adventure", the word "keen" means:
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1/ Strong
2/ Acute
3/ Enthusiastic
4/ Cold
5/ Intense
2
In the following phrase taken from the first paragraph
"There was a spot doser to home'', the word "spot" means:
1/ Mark
2/ Location
3/ Geographical area
4/ Period
5/ Blemish
In the following phrase taken from the second paragraph
"The area is notorious for flash floods during the rainy
season", the word "flash" means:
1/ Brief space of time
2/ Sudden rush
3/Volatile mixture
4/ Ostentatious display
5/ Sham
We were told to wait for a helicopter, which had to retrieve other people
farther downstream first. We'd been lucky - the rescue team told us
they often had to recover bodies. In flood season, rainwater can collect
in the mountains, overflow and funnel down ail at once. I was stupid
N to ignore the warnings; Fil pay more heed to local knowledge in future.
Questions
In the following phrase taken from the first paragraph
Ail keen to have some adventure", the word "keen" means:
//
1/ Strong
2/ Acute
3/ Enthusiastic
4/ Cold
5/ Intense
2
In the following phrase taken from the first paragraph
"There was a spot doser to home'', the word "spot" means:
1/ Mark
2/ Location
3/ Geographical area
4/ Period
5/ Blemish
In the following phrase taken from the second paragraph
"The area is notorious for flash floods during the rainy
season", the word "flash" means:
1/ Brief space of time
2/ Sudden rush
3/Volatile mixture
4/ Ostentatious display
5/ Sham