1. By the end of his round-the-world trip, which should be early next year, Brian (travel) for 18 months, and he (cover) more than 10,000 kilometres

first blank: travels

second blank: covers

Explanation:

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answer: no

explanation:

the correct answer is a "it describes nora and mrs. linde's relationship". opcions b and d are not related to the content of the passage in any way. option c could be appropiate but it does not fully capture the effect of the dialogue, while option a is quite appropiate, since the dialogue not only exemplifies the relationship between the characters, but it also captures the effect in the excerpt. we get to know that mrs linde bosses around and already knows nora.