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jasonlulu_2000
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 Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 9:26 pm Post subject: volunteer |
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He moved to Hollywood, promising to find his fortune . But he didn�t make it . For almost 10 years, he drove a taxi and worded as a waiter, 42 at an actors� workshop that he opened in Hollywood. But Moresco kept working at his chosen career.
A. practising B. volunteering
The answer is B. I cannot understand why the author volunteered when the workshop was opened by him.
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dragn
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He moved to Hollywood, promising to find his fortune . But he didn�t make it . For almost 10 years, he drove a taxi and worded as a waiter, 42 at an actors� workshop that he opened in Hollywood. But Moresco kept working at his chosen career.
A. practising B. volunteering
The answer is B. I cannot understand why the author volunteered when the workshop was opened by him. |
It seems none of us really understand the passage very clearly, because it really doesn't make any sense as it stands. On the surface of it, I would tend to agree with you. Why would you say a person volunteered at an actor's workshop that he himself started? Seems awfully odd to me. I really don't get it. Maybe the word volunteer is used because he doesn't make any money doing it. However, even if that were the case, I still wouldn't use the word volunteer. Or else it's just a bad question.
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jasonlulu_2000
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| Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 3:56 am Post subject: thank you |
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Anyway, I just want to confirm that it is a confusing sentence.
So it is not MY PROBLEM.
Thank you. Sorry for such a rubbish question. |
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scottish_tiger
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Volunteering could be considered to be the correct answer, if you think that the subject of the question (you are right that it seems to be just taken from a newspaper, magazine or biography with no context) is freely giving up his time to help others. This is pretty much the world viewed spirit behind volunteering.
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