The fulfilling gap year - Review 5

C2 Proficiency · Multiple Choice Cloze · Close-up C2 Workbook, National Geographic Learning

Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.

permitted

entitled

designated

allowed

teasing

touting

tempting

taunting

captions

billboards

jingles

editions

emancipated

liberated

independent

sovereign

dismissed

denied

denounced

dissuaded

pulled

sucked

forced

swept

mark

grade

degree

notch

wisdom

ripeness

adulthood

maturity

Gap years are quite common in many parts of the world and most young people, upon leaving high school, feel (1) ___ to one. It's plain to see how the idea would be (2) ___ ; taking a year off from studies to travel the world and consider your future sounds like bliss. Adverts for gap years contain (3) ___ that read 'The best year of my life' and 'Total adventure, Totally rewarding', and offer the newly (4) ___ student the opportunity to learn more about themselves while learning about the world. Of course, a gap year shouldn't be (5) ___ as just a time to party, and as attractive as it may sound, one must not get (6) ___ in by that notion. One way to make the most of this time is to get involved in some inspiring voluntary work abroad. There is more than a (7) ___ of truth in the idea that immersion in a new culture will teach you more about yourself than any classroom ever would. It will allow you to reach a level of emotional (8) ___ that will stay with you for a lifetime.

The fulfilling gap year

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