B1 Reading Part 5

When they first told him of the plan, Jon felt sad about _______________ his friends.

Although Jon doesn't have any teachers, he doesn't think his lifestyle will _______________ his future choices.

The flowering plant called Titan Arum only produces flowers every ten years or so - but when it does, the smell is so ________________ that most people say they can't stand being near the flower.

The tallest trees in the world are called redwoods and they can ____________ reach heights of around 91 metres.

The exact _____________ location of these trees is kept secret.

The school _______________ nearly 4,000 staff, including teachers, cleaners, and electricians.

The bad smell is intended to encourage all kinds of insects to travel _______________ distances to visit the flowers.

The National Park Service says that the redwoods' great height is _____________ due to the climate in California.

Dr Jagdish Gandhi set ___________ the school in 1959.

His parents had always intended to buy a boat and sail around the world, and when Jon was eight they did _____________ that.

City School in India is the world's largest school. Nearly 50,000 pupils _______________ classes there every day.

They say it's the worst smell they have ever _______________.

It was hard work, and at first, he had to ___________ people to send their children to the new school.

Scientists wanting to study the plant need to _____________ out their research before the flowers disappear again for another ten years.

One pupil says: 'If you're chosen for a school team, you can certainly feel _________ of that.'

It's kept secret to prevent the trees from being ______________.

At such a large school, pupils have to work hard to get _____________ by the teachers.

One tree was discovered and measured in 2006. The National Park Service then ________________ that at 115.7 metres, it was the tallest tree in the world.

The flowers always ______________ a lot of interest.

He was also excited because of the adventures he would _____________.

Since then, Jon has sailed over 8,000km and ______________ that he loves living on a boat.

A _______________ redwood tree lives for 500 to 700 years, although some have been found that are more than 2,000 years old.

The boat has two sleeping cabins and Jon's cabin has just enough ___________ to sit up in.

People are very interested in the flowers because they are produced so _____________.