1) The speaker decided not to enroll for a University graduate program because he
was poor and needed to earn money to buy a car first
put his family responsibility higher than his education
knew there were no scholarships for that program

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2) The speaker went to teach in a small unknown city for the sake of
better climate and safer environment for his family
meeting the utmost professional challenge
getting better payment

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3) When the speaker says ‘We were expected to sponsor student activities’ he means
all teachers had to arrange students’ extra-curricular activities for free
first year teachers had to find ways to help students earn pocket money
male teachers were in charge of extra-curricular sport activities

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4) Coaching the school basketball team, the speaker managed to
influence the development of students’ academic motivation as well
persuade school athletes to take a course in math
organize a professional basketball team

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5) The way the speaker chose to celebrate his first child’s birth suggests that he was
concerned with his image of a Teacher
still much of a naughty boy himself
a quick thinker

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6) The play the speaker put on with his students turned out to be a success thanks to
the students’ poor acting
the speaker’s guidance
the genre of the selected play

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7) The US Congress Grant program, which the speaker became part of, was meant to
select capable candidates for the graduate programs in science
provide better professional training for young teachers
support devoted teachers from small village schools