A SMARTPHONE IS TOO COSTLY FOR HIM TO EVEN HAVE A NORMAL ONE.A. EC...
22. A smartphone is too costly for him to even have a normal one.
A. economical
B. expensive
C. priceless
D. valuable
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase that best fits of each of the numbered blanks
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 (23)________ country, I got quite a shock, as conditions were much harder than I
had expected. But after a few days I got used to (24)________ there. The people were
always very friendly and helpful, and I soon began to appreciate how beautiful the
countryside was.
One of my jobs was to supply the village (25)________ water. The well was a long walk
away, and the women used to spend a long time every day carrying heavy pots backwards
and forwards. So I contacted the organisation and arranged to have some pipes delivered.
(26)________ these pipes were not really perfect, they still made a great difference to the
villagers.
All in all, I think my time with OV was a good experience. Although it was not paid, it
was well worth doing and I would recommend it to anyone (27)________ was
considering working for a charity.