J1 1st Sem Final (R&V) 2017

PEOPLE

1. All 380 motorists caught on a speed camera in the area last December will be cleared.
2. Apparently, two local anglers were fishing for blue shark in Galway Bay in a small boat.
3. Asher has never stayed in one place for long; he is a nomad, and he remembers it well.
4. He identifies himself as an optimist and an embodiment of positive thinking.
5. He was also an accomplished linguist speaking nine foreign languages including Chinese
and Tibetan.
6. He was declared a bankrupt in 2011 and lost all his property to the bank and government.
7. He's such a liar - you can't trust a word he says.
8. I can't speak a word of French so everyone can tell I'm a foreigner as soon as I arrive in
France.
9. It claimed that litterbugs faced with a 50 on the spot fine for littering in public places.
10. Scrooge is a hard, cold miser who spends his days counting his profits and wishing the
world would leave him alone.
11. She described Brian as a great mimic, who hilariously had shown a remarkable ability to
imitate anyone, including his mum and dad.
12. She fought against racism all her life and died a martyr to the cause.
13. The aim is to help encourage more people of all ages to read more books, by proving that
reading isn't only for bookworms!
14. There is nothing to stop cyclists using the pavement if they walk with their bikes.
15. They were always gracious hosts at the numerous dinner parties they held for friends.

1. A traitor is a person who betrays someone or something, such as a friend, cause or

principle.
2. Along the way, he proves that a true patriot is one who defends his or her country's finest
ideals.
3. At times, prophets were called to predict the future.
4. I screamed like a sissy when I was trapped with all those spiders even though I am a boy.
5. I was quite the tomboy and spent whole days climbing trees with my brothers.
6. In 1993 a Greek captain found African stowaways on board and flung them into the sea
before they had the chance to reach the destination.
7. In this deeply religious country, pilgrims make the journey on foot from long distances to
visit the churches of Lalibela.
8. Students are considered habitual truants if they have 10 or more unexcused absences in a
school year.
9. The Association is looking for philanthropists who could donate money to pay out salary
for an English teacher.
10. The foreign minister said Iran already uses a lot of money to support Afghan refugees
who have fled to Iran.
11. The little girl is an orphan who lost her parents to AIDS.
12. The three robbers surprised guards last December when they burst into the museum five
minutes before closing time, one wielding a machine gun.
13. They are vegetarians because they believe it is cruel to kill animals to eat them.
14. Upon the death of a husband, a widow chooses a husband from among the dead man's
brothers.
15. We have been flooded with volunteers offering to help do whatever it takes to keep bus
services running.