A LIFE AT SEA

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!


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USE A MAXIMUM OF 3 WORDS TO FILL IN THE BOXES WITH YOUR ANSWER:
1. He joint the Merchant Navy because it was a thing. He was supposed to do that.
2. The training course he did in 1956 lasted for .
3. The course he did was to see whether you were up to being in rather difficult conditions.
4. The course took place in a former .
5. As I bellboy he had to go with a to find out what people wanted.
6. He enjoyed himself being a bellboy? True or False. .
7. The total time John spent in the Merchant Navy was .
8. The worst thing about being a Mearchant seaman was the very poor .
9. The ship had run into a as they were going into Hong Kong.
10. He finally left the Merchant Navy because he was by people it was time he did something else.