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and excitement of travel. Using simple lines and strong colours, (4) ______
drew giant luxurious cruise liners steaming through the waves or lying
peacefully at anchor (5 )______ faraway ports.
Few people were better (6) ______ creating such dreams than Harry
Hudson Rodmell. He (7 )______born in the British port of Hull in 1896 and
spent (8 )______ childhood close to the ships that sailed out of the port and
over (9 )______ horizon. As a child, he showed an early gift for drawing and
painting and he often used to miss lessons (10) ___that he could go down
to the river and sketch the passing ships (11)__ fascinated him.
After studying at the Hull School of Art, Harry went (12) to
become an excellent painter and illustrator. Although he will (13) ______
best remembered for his advertising posters of ships, Harry was actually
neither a great sailor (14) ______ a world traveller. Most of his work was
produced in a studio near Hull and his own voyages were limited (1 5 )______
the nearby North Sea.

11. TENTS

People who love camping often think of tents as their second home.
Modern tents are both lighter (1) ______more comfortable than (2) _______
old canvas tents which our parents used. They are often íítted with extra
space which can be used (3 )______ kitchens or for storing equipment in bad
weather. Some tents are big (4) ______ for bicycles to be stored inside, (5)
______ others will only take a couple of rucksacks. Tents are generally
classihed (6 )______ the number of people they will sleep in relative comfort.
They range (7) ______ the small single-occupant variety, to the six-person
tent (8 )______ looks like a luxury home.
How long tents last is an important issue for people who use their tents
(9 )______the year. Modern tents are designed to last for years, (1 0 )_______
when used on a regular basis and in all vveathers. Being waterproof (11)
______ also essential, so the modern tent is made (12) ______ tough, high
quality fabrics and (13) ______ double stitching and extra reinforcements.
However, it is true that the (1 4 )______expensive the tent, the better it will
be when compared to cheaper tents of a similar design. People who use their
tent only occasionally may well find that a lower-priced basic tent is all (15)
nẹed.

12. AWAY FROM IT ALL
Some people try to find relief from the pressures of family and íriends hy
going away (1) ______ themselves for a few days, in search of solitude. But
for those who never want to be alone for very long, (2) ______ kind of
behaviour is diffĩcult to understand. Pamily members worry and Iriends are
offended because they think (3 )______company is not wanted. The truth is

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