8. Answer: TRUE Explain Henderson’s last work as a photographer was with the Canadian PacificRailway. · Key words: last, work, photographer, Canadian Pacific Railway · “Canadian Pacific Railway” (CPR) is mentioned in the last sentence of paragraph 7 and the entire paragraph 8. It is stated that Henderson took photos along the railway in summer 1892, and he continued until 1897 before retiring completely from photography. Thus, it can be understood that his last photography work (before retiring) was with the CPR. The statement is TRUE.
· Answer: TRUE. 9. Answer: merchant Explain was born in Scotland in 1831 – father was a … · Key words: born, Scotland, 1831, father, · In the first sentence of the passage, it is stated that Henderson was “the son of a successful merchant”. In other words, his father was a successful merchant. Because we can only write ONE WORD, the answer should be “merchant”.
10. Answer: equipment Explain people bought Henderson’s photos because photography took upconsiderable time and the … was heavy · Key words: bought, Henderson’s photos, photography, considerable, time, heavy · In paragraph 5, we know that there was a demand for Henderson‟s landscape photos. People bought his photos because “there was little competing hobby or amateur photography”, suggesting that at the time, not many people took photographs. Henderson, therefore, did not have much competition from amateur photographers or people who took photographs for a hobby. There are two reasons for this: “time-consuming techniques” and the“weight of the equipment”. The former can be understood as “taking up considerable time”, and the latter as “heavy equipment”. Thus, the answer is “equipment”.
o Take up considerable time = time-consuming
11. Answer: gifts Explain the photographs Henderson sold were … or souvenirs · Key words: photographs, Henderson, sold, souvenirs · Still in paragraph 5, it is stated that “people wanted to buy photographs as souvenirs of a trip or as gifts”. Therefore, it is clear that the blank should be filled with “gifts”.
