Read the following passage carefully.
“Mum!” I shouted. “Are you okay?” I saw her little tent shuddering in the gale and listened closely for her response. Her voice was almost casual: “Oh, yes, I’m ne.” That’s my mother. It was the first night of our cycling trip through the interior of Iceland − a region so remote and inhospitable that for centuries, according to legend, it was abandoned. The weather was decidedly hurricane-like, but Mum wasn’t concerned. Months ago, I told her about my plan to pedal across Iceland. “It will be really dicult,” I said. “The roads are unpaved and often washed out, and the wind is blowing constantly − sometimes so hard that it pushes you off the road.” There was silence for a moment. Then she asked, “Can I come?” “Sure,” I replied. “But like the rest of us, you have to train to do two 160 kilometres a day back-to-back,” “Wow,” she said, “I could never do that,” I had more faith in my mother’s physical abilities than she did. I’d seen her raise six children and put in long hours doing physical labour on our small farm. “Sure you can,” I told her, “Start tomorrow.” What really concerned me was what I perceived to be her frustrating humility: I thought her too self − deprecating about her intellect just because she had not completed college. I felt she underestimated her attractiveness just because she was not the type to wear make-up or fancy clothes. As I had grown into adulthood, the life I’d chosen seemed light-years away from Mum’s quiet existence, still caring for her children and her children’s children. Sometimes, on a visit home, I’d describe some recent trip I’d taken, and her blue eyes would shine with interest. So I couldn’t help thinking this trek might revitalize Mum, who had started to slow down in her 50s. It might spice up what I saw as her humdrum life. And it might be a boost to her tentative and retiring persona. Mum trained furiously, months in advance. As the trip roster was pared down to Mum, my good friend Allen and me, she stood as the most dedicated. Soon she was riding 80-100 kilometers per day, and was as strong a rider as Allen or I.
1.1 Based on your reading of the passage, complete the following sentences.
(a) The narrator describes the roads across Iceland as ………… .
(b) The narrator had faith in his mother’s physical abilities as ……….. .
(c) The training to take the adventure trip on cycle included …………… .
(d) In his adulthood the narrator realized that his life was…………. .
(e) Descriptions of his trips always ……………
(f) The narrator was sure that the trip would ………..
(g) The narrator and his friend were sure about Mum’s preparation when …………
1.2 Find words from the passage that mean the same as the following.
(a) noticed/became aware of
(b) to give new life
(c) hesitance/not certain
Answers
1.1:
(a) Unpaved and washed out
(b) He believed in her physical strength and abilities as he has seen her raise 6 children and also put in long hours of physical labour on the farm...
(c) Riding the cycle for hundreds of kilometres per day and improving stamina and physical strength in order to prepare for the 160 km cycling trip per day, bac-to-back.
(d) His life was extremely different from his mother's...his life was filled with adventure, in contrast to his mother's life, who chose to stay back at home and look after her children and grandchildren and lead a hum-drum normal life.
(e) Interests his mother and captures her attention instantly
(f) Revitalize his mum, who, in her 50's, was craving for something extraordinary and out-of-the-blue, even if she didn't realize it yet...
(g) She was able to cover around a 100 km per day with ease and grew almost as strong as him or his friend, Allen. She stood out as the most dedicated and determined trainee.
1.2:
(a)Perceived
(b)Revitalize
(c)Tentative
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(1.1)
(a) The narrator describes the roads across Iceland as prohibited or unfriendly.
(b) The narrator had confidence in the physical strength of his mother as she rise her six children by doing physical labour for long hours.
(c) The training to take the adventure trip on cycle included two 160 kilometres cycle ride for a day ""back-to-back"".
(d) During the adulthood of the narrator, he became conscious that his adult life was quite away from his mother's place.
(e) Descriptions of his trips always show his mother's interest in it.
(f) The narrator was sure that the trip would succeed because of her mother's dedication.
(g) The narrator and his friend were sure about Mum's preparation when she started training by riding cycle for 80 - 100 km/day.
(1.2)
(a) Perceived means noticed, seen, and observed.
(b) Revitalize means to give new life.
(c) Tentative means hesitance or uncertain.