You are going to read a newspaper article about Lucy Gribble’s experience of working

at a summer camp in the United States, For Ouestions 8-15, choose the answer
(A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text.

Every year, thousands of students fly to the United States to spend their
holidays working at summer camps. In return, they get a free return
flight, full board, pocket money and the chance to travel. Lucy Gribble
joined Camp America and spent eight weeks working at a summer camp
for six to sixteen-year-olds.

I o pitied a I tlje last niiiiii Ie and \s as so thrilled at the

pr r»spect cI spending the holidays doing something
metre cxci ting than working in the local supermarket,
that I hastily a ccepted the on lj' job left — in the camp
laundry. tact a t the talent
I started to ha ve my d cubts w'hile squashed
between the windsurfing instructor and the aerobics
teacher during the bumpy three- hta ur ride to the ca nip,
ubc›ut 9f1 in iles fr‹a m New York City
Oia arrival I was told b› the camp director that I
u ould be cloing the west ing for 200 children — on ixv
o»'n. Fo r the first week, the party sent out by the jobs
agency — seven English stud en ts a nd tone We Isle, tone
Role a tact one A ustra I ian — became a full-time
cleaning set uad, getting the Ha ce red cd fear i Is yra ncd
ripen i i3y.
The swept r›U I ct eat b irci s trem tla e bij n k n» nas;
scru bbed I lac I a v u tories, yy in na siuna a ia cd k i fclae n ;
polished the cots king equi pmen I; mtiwed the lawns; p
u I up the sports wets, and 1 u gged a ny luggage sent
on a heed to the bedrooms.
After the chilc4 ren's u rrii al I laad to work from 8.45
ir the m‹› rning to 10.30 at night to get all mv work
done. ’Don't worrv,’ said the c4irec for. 'The kids always
throw all their clv 'flees in the wash o fler five minutes in
the first week.’ I smiled through gritted teeth.
Consid eriny there was no hot water in the laund ry
and the rickety old machines, the washing came out
rema rkabl y well. But with so many clothes to wash
and drv, some washing did get mixed up. I had six-)
car- olds marching up a nd telli u nan thei r parents
i•’ould be v cry a ngry if I did not fin‹4 their tax ‹›urite
sweeter.
The kitchen » ‹i r k ers a net in vsell fou nc4
ourselves at the bet tom ‹at the camp's class svstem We
were net er in i'ited to joni in the even uag activities a
 to drink chea p lemonad e. Despi te the
unexciting
s'enu es, we made the best of the situation and
enjoyed a lot of laughs throughout the summer
The camp itself had u large lake and excellent
sporting activi ties. But because organised uct‹vi ii es
for the children carried on into the evening we
usually only got the chance to vse the tennis com rts
or the si› imniing pool.
I shared a room with three 18-year-old girls from
New York. They had iie er been away from home
before an cl spent most of the night screairin y
with cxci tenners t. Tflev each had three trunks full
of clothes a nd tho ught it w'as hilarious that I laad
only a rucksac k. On sr›me urgh ts tla e only w u v tti
get a nv rest was to ’go sick’ and sleep in the med
ical cen tre.
The camp food was poor with child-sized
portions; (resh fruit and vegeta blcs were rare. One
catering worker even stood over the pinea pple
riiags checking that yta u took on ly one each.
The pl us points of the camp were the bea u Fiful
parkland setting, meeting a grea I bunch of tra
veiling companions and managing to work my
way through
• far more of in)' coerce-books for my English
degree
than I would have done back home.
And without Camp America’s free flight to the
U5
— a nd a rail ticket from my parents - I we ul d never
have seen N ia garb Falls, c1imbe‹4 the Emp'ire
State bu i1c1 ing, visited Washington DC or had my
picture ta keia u Mth CVI ickcv Mouse a I Disney Y\
or Id, all of which I did after the camp closed down.
 8 Why did Lucy take a job in the camp laundry?
A She thought the work sounded
exciiing. B There was no other work
available.
C She wasn’t qualified for any other
work. D It seemed to be the easiest
work.

9 Lucy was surprised to find that

A the camp was so far from New York City.
B there would be so many children at the
camp. C she would be working without any
help.
D there was to be a party during the first
week.

10 The director suggested that the first week was the worst because
A the children used the laundry
more. B the children’s clothes were
dirtier.
C the laundry equipment wasn't working
well. D Lucy was still learning how to do
the job.

11 One problem she had in her work was that

A the colours in the clothes ran together.
B some clothes got damaged in the wash.
C she couldn't get the clothes completely clean.
D some clothes got temporarily lost.

12 Lucy and the kitchen workers

A were the slowest at learning their
jobs. B had to organise their own
social life.
C didn’t get on together very well.
D used to avoid the evening activities.

13 She sometimes didn t sleep in her room

because A she didn’t feel very well.
B she had argued with her room
mates. C the room was very crowded.
D the room was too noisy.

14 One thing Lucy didn't like about the meals was that
A the helpings were very small.
B the food was usually overcooked.
C there was never any fruit.
D people watched you while you ate.
15 One advantage of her time at the camp was that Lucy
A was able to enjoy several sponing
activities. B managed to save up some money.
C had time to spend studying.
D joined the children on visits to places of interest.
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