Question

Reading Comprehension
Variant 1
PEOPLE WHO MADE THE BREAK
When I arrived, Jim was instructing a group of teenagers who were
preparing for a round-Britain voyage. He left his crew and greeted me warmly. He
was lean, fit, and suntanned and had the relaxed and confident manner of a man
who is doing exactly the job he wants to do.
8-th Grade
But it wasn't always like this. Jim told me of a decision he made five years
ago which transformed his life. He used to work as a civil servant and one cold,
wet, November evening he left his office, where he had been sitting at a desk all
day, and walked, tired and bored, through the bleak streets of South London to the
small flat where he had lived alone since his divorce two years previously. A
sudden heavy shower caused him to dart into a café to seek shelter. Sitting
morosely in the corner, sipping his coffee, he picked up, just to while away the
time, a newspaper that another customer had left behind. An advertisement in that
newspaper would change his life forever. Crew wanted for three-year round the
world voyage. No experience necessary. Sense of humor and £ 50, 000 essential.
"When I look back," said Jim. "I realize it was a pure chance that I saw the
advertisement. I might never have known about it. But I knew I had to go - I just
had to. My friends told me I was being rash. I had to sell my flat to raise the money
and everybody said, "When you come back in three years - if you come back -
you'll have no money, no job and nowhere to live." But I wanted to do something
with my life.
Jim applied and was selected as a crew member. Before the voyage began,
he had to undergo an intensive training programme in which he learned how to
sail, how to navigate, how to give first aid, how to operate a radio and many other
skills. "I was able to improve all these skills during the voyage and learn some new
ones. I learned a lot of things that might not seem very important but I'm glad I
know them. For example, I can identify all the constellations in both hemispheres
which I certainly couldn't do before." Jim also got married again after the voyage-
to Sarah, another member of the crew.
What advice does Jim have for people who might be considering doing
something similar? "I'd advise people to seize the opportunity to do something
adventurous. It isn't always a good idea to play safe and choose a comfortable life.
It was very uncomfortable dangerous - a couple of times we were in extreme
danger - but I wouldn't have missed it for the world. In fact, in a few years' time,
when we've got our own boat, we've going to do it again. It isn't just a matter of
learning new skills, it's gaining a sense of fulfillment, a feeling that you've made
the most of yourself, that you've stretched yourself and lived life to the full."

Answer 1

Ответ:

Who is Jim and what was he doing when the narrator arrived?

Jim is a person whom the narrator met, and he was instructing a group of teenagers who were preparing for a round-Britain voyage when the narrator arrived.

Answer 2

Who was Jim instructing when the author arrived?

When the author arrived, Jim was instructing a group of teenagers who were preparing for a round-Britain voyage.