Вставить слова! when pamela jarrett left university to become a primary school teacher, it was by no (1) easy to find a job. she therefore decided to go abroad as a volunteer teacher for a year. when she realised she would be teaching deaf and blind children, she was a (2) taken aback. but after a month’s training she felt more confident that she would be able to (3) with the situation. the basic living conditions also (4) as something of a shock. pamela’s school was situated in a remote ethiopian village, where her accommodation (5) of one room and a shared bathroom. not only was the space cramped, (6) there was no electricity, internet or telephone access, so she felt totally cut (7) from the outside world. now back home in britain, pamela has used her (8) experience to set up a similar school. the specialised help she offers to the deaf and blind has made a huge (9) to dozens of children who would (10) find themselves struggling to learn. 1. a means b way c account d extent 2. a somewhat b quite c rather d little 3. a handle b manage c cope d succeed 4. a appeared b proved c arrived d came 5. a consisted b contained c composed d combined 6. a and b also c then d but 7. a out b down c off d away 8. a priceless b valuable c worthy d precious 9. a change b difference c transformation d contrast 10. a otherwise b besides c alternatively d instead
1A 2D 3C 4D 5A 6D 7C 8B 9B 10A