1. BMC InternationalCollege
4 Sep 2013

2. 1. Looked/ counted
2. Dreamt/thought
3. Brought/flown/accompanied/
followed/sent
4. Blown
5. Fear/dislike
6. Dropped/descended
7. Rolling
8. Slipped
9. Started
10. Left/exited
11. Prepared/inflated/provided
12. holding./clutching/touching
13. Steward/stewardess/attendant
14. Taken/rushed/carried
15. Survivor/hero/god

3. 1. …see large number of coconut trees, a lot of coconut palms swaying in
the wind and, being lit by the setting sun
2. Illuminated
3. …a) small,
b) welcomed/greeted/
c) alighted/alight
d) soothed/greeted/hit/welcomed
e) pleasant/amazing/ocean/nice/tropical/various
4. Tea is the main export crop of Ceylon/There is nothing else to do except
drink tea.
5. hut, neon lights, irregular patches of coarse grass

4. 6. Expecting/eager/hoping
7. The lights were bright and intense but not dazzling
8. …and cold/drizzling…familiar
9. …dimly shining
10. …came to the end of your journey, ironed
clothes…flower/souvenir
11. He was uncomfortable
12. early, wet/chilly

5. 13. roared, ear-splitting, thundered
14. for better grip, to fasten themselves to the
aircraft…to protect their ears/hearing against
the sound of the aircraft engines
15. Frightened/feeling scared/terrified
16. …being trapped in the plane’s under
carriage/wheel compartment/…and falling out
of the airplane

6. 17.
i)…the situation for the author and his family was
very difficult as they were living in cramped
conditions and his father was not able to earn
enough to support his family…
ii) sugarcane plantation/village…harsh conditions
and lack of freedom…

7. 18. …search for a better life…the need for freedom
19. …dizzy…unable to be aware of his
surroundings…
20. …was not able to fasten himself securely to the
aircraft and so was easily captured.
21. a) get closer
b) very briefly
c) quickly
d) strictly controlled.

8. 1. Escape from Cuba for months
2. …made our way to the airport runway
3. Our plan was to stow away on aircraft leaving Cuba
4. As the plane stopped at end of the runway just before take-off
5. I wore rubber-soled shoes,
6. …carried ropes to fasten myself to the aircraft…and cotton to
prevent me from going deaf…
7. I sprinted to the aircraft’s wheels
8. I twisted and wriggled and pulled myself into the wheel area..

9. 9. …I wanted to escape from Cuba…
10. …because food was scarce and strictly controlled
11. …our house was very cramped and had eleven people living in it
12. the government shipped me off to vocational school, without any
choice
13. …as students, we had no freedom and sometimes had to plant
cane
14. As we descended, I felt dizzy and passed out
15. …when I awoke, I was in Madrid, Spain