Intermediate Level English Exercise
Read the paragraph below:
AN OPPORTUNITY, OR A PROBLEM
Alex is unhappy because his work in an insurance office is boring. He has an offer of a better job as manager of a small office in a village fifty kilometers away. He will be paid more, but his family must decide whether they want to relocate.
His teenage children are in high school. They are athletic and enjoy playing on many teams. His wife, Martha, has job a teaching pre-teen students in a middle school. She enjoys it and she is also very active with a music group in their church. Her music group meets twice a week.
Now: Answer these questions:
1. What kind of office does Alex work in?
2. Why is Alex unhappy?
3. What will he do in the small village?
4. How far away is the village?
5. Why is the small office job
6. What must his family decide?
7. What kind of school do his teenage children attend?
8. What do his children enjoy doing?
9. What does Martha do at work?
10. How old are pre-teen students?
11. Is Martha musical?
12. How often does Martha’s music group meet?
13. Martha is “very active” with a music group. What does that mean?
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