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Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
My decision to leave England and travel around the world was the best decision I’ve made. I 1 (learn) so much from this journey so far, and if I could go back, I wouldn’t do it any differently.
When I lost my job 2 the economic crisis, I decided enough was enough. Within two weeks I had sold all of my furniture, given up the apartment and collected 3 much extra money together as I could from jobs, deposits and so on. With a one-way ticket out of England 4 (book), I took off and never looked back.
I contacted a friend 5 worked on a Greek island in the summer seasons, and as it turned out, it was a much 6 (easy) task to find jobs and accommodation out there. With the limited money I had left, I booked a one-way ticket to the island of Zakynthos (扎金索斯岛) in the hope of finding some time to figure out my next move while earning some money.
I had only been on the island for three days and I found my accommodation and had a job offer. From then on, I settled into a “normal routine” for holiday island workers. Every day I went to the beach or pool 7 (share) gossip with my fellow English workers. Then I would be home to change for work at 5 pm. After working from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. with no break, I would finish and head to the closest bar for cocktails and meet the rest of my friends.
To be honest, I find it hard to recall many stories or things I did during this time, but I know I had a fun time 8 (do) it. Zakynthos became a four-month-long party where I had the best and worst time of my life.
