24. Read the text. Match the sentences (a–e) with the gaps (1–5) in the text. There are two extra sentences you do not need.
Sarah had always dreamed of visiting a country that was not on the list of usual tourist destinations. It was difficult because she couldn’t find anyone to accompany her and the number of offers online were quite limited. (1) __ He had done something similar many years before through a volunteer organisation. Sarah immediately became interested and found out as much as she could online. She then sent off her application and waited impatiently for the reply. (2) __ There was quite a lot of preparation to do beforehand, but fortunately Sarah had the summer holidays free. In the end, Sarah was accepted into the programme and then given a choice of destinations to choose from. The posting was to last two years, which was a big commitment, but the opportunity was too good to be missed. (3) __ Her parents were not too impressed and tried to persuade her to go for another country. Sarah was insistent, however, and went through with the placement. The two years she spent in the country gave her experiences that she could never have imagined possible. She also learnt a lot about herself and how to cope in difficult circumstances. (4) __ On her return, she got a job at an international aid organisation, and had to deal with complex issues on a daily basis. Although she has never returned to Guatemala since working there as a volunteer, she has been able to stay in touch with friends there using social media. (5) __ She is now married with two small children, and a trip to the other side of the world is something she will just have to put off until later.
a. It was too expensive, so she couldn’t afford it.
b. After much consideration, Sarah chose
c. It was then that she had a visit from her uncle.
d. He warned her that it wouldn’t be easy.
e. She would love to go back, but says it won’t be for some time.
f. A month later she received an invitation to a selection day.
g. This was to prove extremely useful in her later career.
Sarah had always dreamed of visiting a country that was not on the list of usual tourist destinations. It was difficult because she couldn’t find anyone to accompany her and the number of offers online were quite limited. (1) __ He had done something similar many years before through a volunteer organisation. Sarah immediately became interested and found out as much as she could online. She then sent off her application and waited impatiently for the reply. (2) __ There was quite a lot of preparation to do beforehand, but fortunately Sarah had the summer holidays free. In the end, Sarah was accepted into the programme and then given a choice of destinations to choose from. The posting was to last two years, which was a big commitment, but the opportunity was too good to be missed. (3) __ Her parents were not too impressed and tried to persuade her to go for another country. Sarah was insistent, however, and went through with the placement. The two years she spent in the country gave her experiences that she could never have imagined possible. She also learnt a lot about herself and how to cope in difficult circumstances. (4) __ On her return, she got a job at an international aid organisation, and had to deal with complex issues on a daily basis. Although she has never returned to Guatemala since working there as a volunteer, she has been able to stay in touch with friends there using social media. (5) __ She is now married with two small children, and a trip to the other side of the world is something she will just have to put off until later.
a. It was too expensive, so she couldn’t afford it.
b. After much consideration, Sarah chose
c. It was then that she had a visit from her uncle.
d. He warned her that it wouldn’t be easy.
e. She would love to go back, but says it won’t be for some time.
f. A month later she received an invitation to a selection day.
g. This was to prove extremely useful in her later career.
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Sarah had always dreamed of visiting a country that was not on the list of usual tourist destinations. It was difficult because she couldn’t find anyone to accompany her and the number of offers online were quite limited. It was then that she had a visit from her uncle. He had done something similar many years before through a volunteer organisation. Sarah immediately became interested and found out as much as she could online. She then sent off her application and waited impatiently for the reply. A month later she received an invitation to a selection day. here was quite a lot of preparation to do beforehand, but fortunately Sarah had the summer holidays free. In the end, Sarah was accepted into the programme and then given a choice of destinations to choose from. The posting was to last two years, which was a big commitment, but the opportunity was too good to be missed. After much consideration, Sarah chose
Her parents were not too impressed and tried to persuade her to go for another country. Sarah was insistent, however, and went through with the placement. The two years she spent in the country gave her experiences that she could never have imagined possible. She also learnt a lot about herself and how to cope in difficult circumstances. This was to prove extremely useful in her later career. On her return, she got a job at an international aid organisation, and had to deal with complex issues on a daily basis. Although she has never returned to Guatemala since working there as a volunteer, she has been able to stay in touch with friends there using social media. She would love to go back, but says it won’t be for some time. She is now married with two small children, and a trip to the other side of the world is something she will just have to put off until later.