UNIT 1 GRAMMAR

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Present time: present simple, present continue, present perfect simple, stative verbs

Present simple

Form Statement: I/you/we/they travel…. He/she/it travels…

Negative: I/you/we/they don’t travel… He/she/it doesn’t travel….
Question: Do I/you/we/they travel…..? Does he/she/it travel…..?

Use Example
Current habits Toby works to work.
To talk about how often things Angela doesn’t visit us very often.
happen
Permanent situations Carlo walks in a travel agent’s.
States Do you have an up-to-date passport?
General truths and facts Poland is in the European Union

Watch out:

We can also use do/does in present simple statements for emphasis.

“you don’t like going by bus do you?” “Actually, I do like going by bus far short distances”.

The bus isn’t quicker than the train but it does stop right outside the factory.

Present continuous:

Form: statement: I am driving…you/we/they/are driving…he/she/it is driving

negative: I’m not driving…you/we/they/aren’t driving…or you’re /we’re /
they’re not driving…
He/she/it isn’t driving…or he’s/she’s/it’s not driving
question: Am/driving..? Are you/we/they driving..? Is he/she/it driving..?

Use Example
Actions happen now Mike is driving to work at the moment.
Temporary series of action Taxi driver aren’t stopping at the train station
because of the roadworks
Temporary situations Are they staying in a hotel near the Olympic
stadium?
Changing and developing situations Holidays abroad are becoming increasingly
popular
Annoying habits(usually with Dad is always cleaning the car when i want to
always) use it!

Present perfect simple

Form: have/has+past participle

Statement : I/you/we/they have flown…. He/she/it has flown
Negative: I/you/we/they haven’t flown…. He/she/it hasn’t flown
Question: Have I/you/we/they flown…? Has he/she/it flown…?

Use Example
Situations and states that started in He’s had her motorbike for over six years.
the past and are still true
A series of actions continuing up to We’ve travelled by taxi, bus, plane and train-all
now in the last twenty-four hours!
Completed actions at a time in the Have you ever flown in a helicopter.
past which is not mentioned
Completed actions where the I’ve booked the coach tickets.
important thing is the

Watch out:

* Phrases such as It’s the first/second/etc time ... are followed by the present perfect
simple.
It’s the second time I’ve been on a plane

US vs UK

Grammar:

*Speaker of the America English often use the past simple in situations where speakers
of British English would use the present perfect simple .
US: we already saw the Sphinx.
UK: we’ve already seen the Sphinx.
*Speaker of America English use gotten as the past simple in situations where speakers
of British English would use the present perfect simple .
US: We’ve already gotten Dan a new backpack for his summer vacation.
UK: We’ve already got Dan a new rucksack for his summer holiday.

Present perfect continuous:

Form
Statement: Ii/you/we/they have been travelling… He/she/it has been
travelling…
Negative: I /you/we/they haven’t been travelling… He/she/it hasn’t been
travelling…
Question: Have I/you/we/they been travelling…? Has he/she/it been
travelling…?

Use Example
Actions continuing up to the present We have been driving for hours. Can’t we have
moment. a break soon?
Actions stopping just before the I’m out of breath because I’ve been running to
present moment. get here in time

Watch out:

-The present perfect continuous is often use d with words and phrases like all
day/week/year/ ect, for, since, just, ect.
We’ve been walking for hours and I need a rest.
-The present perfect continuous is not normally used with the words ever and never.
Have you ever flown in a helicopter before ?
Have you ever been flying in a helicopter before?
- Sometimes there is very little difference in meaning between the present perfect
simple and the present perfect continuous and Sometime there is difference in
meaning.
I have worked at the airport for four years=I have been working at the airport
for four years.
I have read that book about cruise ships (I have finished it)= I have been reading
that book about cruise ships(I have not finished it)

Stative verbs

Stative verbs are not normally used in continuous tenses because they don’t describe
actions
I see what you mean.
I am seeing what you mean.

Use Example
Stative verbs often refer to:
Thinking Believe, imagine, know, mean, think,
understand
Existence Be ,exist
Emotions Hate, like, love, need, prefer, satisfy, want
The human senses Hear, see, smell, sound, taste
Appearance Appear, look, resemble, seem
Possession and relationships Belong to, consist of , have, include, involve,
between things own

Watch out:

Some verbs (such as be, have, imagine, look, see, smell, taste, think) are stative with on
meaning and non-stative with another meaning.
Do you have your plane ticket with you?(state :possession)
Are you having lunch at the moment ?(action: eating)

A Circle the correct word or phrase

1. Elizabeth usually goes/is usually going to bed at around eleven o’clock.

2. Dan talks/is talking on the other phone right now.

3. We don’t eat/aren’t eating any meat at the moment as we’re both on a diet.

4. Does air travel get/Is air travel getting increasingly safe?

5. My mum calls/is calling me every weekend without fail.

6. How much do babysitters generally earn/are babysitters generally earning?

7. You always come/You’re always coming up with excuses for not having done your
homework. It’s so annoying!

8. I don’t go/I’m not going out much during the wee but I always try/I’m always trying to
go out somewhere on Saturday night.

9. No, the train does stop/is stopping at Cirencester on Saturdays.

10. My mum takes/is taking part in ice-skating competitions almost every weekend.

B Rewrite correctly. Change the words or phrases in bold.

1. My dad is often getting up late on Saturday mornings.

……………often gets up………………………………………….

2. Are you speaking any other languages apart from English?

…Do you speak…………………………………………………….

3. I already buy all my Christmas presents and it’s only October!

…I’ve already bought…………………………………………………….

4. It’s the first time I’m ever having a party at home.

…I’ve ever had…………………………………………………….

5. Actually, I think Darren does works quite hard sometimes.

……works/ does work………………………………………………….

6. Carlo is never eating Chinese food before.

………has never eaten……………………………………………….

7. Sean already books a table for tonight.

………Sean has already booked……………………………………………….

8. Needs Melanie any help painting her new flat?

…Does Melanie need…………………………………………………….

C Complete using the correct form of verbs in brackets.

1. It’s the first time ………I’ve ever eaten…………….(I/ever/eat) octopus!

2. Sandy…hasn’t seen………………….(not/see) his sister since she went to university.

3. They…have gone………………….(go) on holiday to Spain and won’t be back until the end of
the month.

4. Poor Tracy!She……has been writing……………….(write) that essay for hours now and she
still hasn’t finished!

5.…Have you ever met………………….(you/ever/meet) anyone famous?

6.…I’ve been crying………………….(I/try) to get in touch with Jenny all morning but I can’t
find her anywhere.

7.…I haven’t finished………………….(I/not finish) the book yet so I can’t tell you what
happens.

8.…Have you already decided………………….(you/already/decide) where you’re going this

summer?

9.…We’ve lived/ been living………………….(We/live) here for the last six years.

10.…I’ve never heard………………….(I/never/hear) such nonsense!

D. Complete using the words in the box

already before ever for just rarely since so still yet

1. Have you …ever………… dreamt of winning the lottery?
2. I haven’t worked out how to set the timer on the video ……yet………
3. My dad’s lived in the same house …since……….. he was born.
4. The film’s only been on …for………… a couple of minutes.
5. Bruce has knocked three man out of the competition …so……….. far.
6. I ……rarely……….. get the chance to get any exercise – I’m just too busy.
7. He’s only ……just…….. got home.
8. It’s eleven o’clock and Todd …still….. hasn’t come home. Where could he be?
9. I’ve never met Ruth ……before…… What’s she like?
10. Have you finished ……already…….. ? That was quick.

E. Choose the correct answer.

1. Lan …….. a shower at the moment, so could you call back in about half an hour?

A. takes B. is taking C. has taken D. has been taking

2. ……….. to Ipswich before?

A. Do you ever go B. Are you ever going

C. Have you ever been D. Have you ever been going

3. I ……… to all the local newspapers and TV stations to complain.

A. already write B. already writing

C. have already written D. have already been writing

4. ……….. TV for the last four hours? Turn it off and get some exercise!

A. Do you watch B. Are you watching

C. Watched you D. Have you been watching

5. Eric, ………. hockey competitively or just for fun?

A. do you usually play B. are you usually playing

C. have you usually played D. have you usually been playing

6. That’s the first time ………. an answer right today!

A. I get B. I am going C. I have got D. I have been getting

7. Jessica has ……… left , I’m afraid.

A. already B. yet C. still D. so far

8. Dan ………… in the living room while we redecorate his bedroom.

A. sleeps B. is sleeping C. has slept D. does slept

9. Unfortunately, Simone ……… a day off very often.

A. doesn’t get B. isn’t getting C. hasn’t got D. hasn’t been getting

10. Actually, I ……….. a cup of tea first thing every morning but then I switch to coffee.

A. do drink B. am drinking C. have drunk D. have been drinking

F. Complete using the correct form of the words in the box.

be disagree do include know look see seem understand

Ancient aviators
Everyone (1) ..........knows....................that humans have been flying for only a few hundred
years. But (2) .........is.......... it possible that ancient civilizations also had the ability and
technology to fly?
In the Nazcan Desert in southern Peru, there are hundreds of lines which an ancient culture
drew in the dust. On the ground, they just (3) ........lock....................... like straight lines. But
when you (4) .........see...................them from the air, you (5) .......understand/
know/see..................... exactly what they are. They are incredible and enormous pictures. The
pictures (6) ..........include..................animals, birds and symbols.
One bizarre theory, which most mainstream scientists (7) ........disagree.................... with,
is that the people who made the lines thousands and thousands of years ago flew above the
lines in balloons. It (8) ......seems................. incredible, but a few people
(9) ...............do............. believe it`s possible.
G. Match to make sentences.
1. I think ……………B…. A. darker hair than her sister.
2. I’m thinking ………F…. B. I’m going to buy the new Racetrack CD.
3. Phil’s looking ……D…. C. a haircut at the moment.
4. Phil looks …………H… D. for his glasses. Have you seen them?
5. Claire has …………A… E. not old enough to drive a car.
6. Claire is having …C….. F. of getting Dad a CD for his birthday
7. Andy is …………E…… G. very annoying at the moment!
8. Andy is being ……G….. H. like he needs a holiday!
H. Find the extra word in each line.
1).....to.......... I've been to travelling round Europe all summer .It's the first I've
2)...going........ ever been going abroad, and I've had a fantastic time! I've seen
3).......to..... loads of interesting places and I have to also made loads of new friends.
4)......been....... I've been decided to stay in touch with them now I'm back. One of
5)........making... them, Giselle, is French. She was making on holiday too. We now send
6).are............ text messages and to each other all time. They're usually in English
7)..have........... because my French isn't very good! I'm planning to have visit her in
8).....am....... France next year sometime. I hope I can, I am love meeting people from
9)....had........ other countries I want to have had lots of friends from all over the world!
10....is....... Travelling certainly broadens the mind but it also is broadens your circle of
friends!
I. Write one word in each gap.
Holiday blues
You’ve (1) ............been............. looking at that timetable for the last ten minutes. It can’t be
that confusing!’ said Sheila angrily.
‘I (2) ............do/ really............. wish you’d be quiet! I’ve (3) ........got................. a splitting
headache thanks to you!’ replied Matt. ‘Mum! Dad! Please!’ said Alison. ‘You’re both
(4) ............being............. very silly. (5) .........There................ is no point at all in blaming each
other. That’s not going to help us find out what time the next train to Budapest is due to
leave.’
‘You (6) ...........are.............. quite right, darling. I (7) ...........am.............. sorry,’ said Sheila.
‘Me too,’ mumbled Matt. ‘Now, let’s have another look at this timetable. Well, it (8)
............looks............. like we (9) ...........have.............. definitely missed the last train today. That
was the 18.20 we just missed, wasn’t it?’
‘I (10) .........think................ so,’ said Sheila. ‘I mean, it did leave at 18.20. Whether it’s actually
going to Budapest or not is another question.’
‘Well, one thing is (11) ..........not............... in doubt,’ said Matt. ‘What’s that?’ asked Sheila
and Alison together.
‘This is the worst holiday we’ve (12) ...........ever.............. been on,’ said Matt. ‘Next year, we’re
going to try something far less adventurous.’
‘Agreed!’ said Sheila and Alison.
J. Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar
meaning to the first sentence. Write between two and five words in each gap.
1. What is the price of the tickets, Jimmy (much)
How.........much do the tickets cost/ much are the tickets................................................, Jimmy?
2. Are these your trainers? (to)
Do...............these trainers belong to.................................................you?
3. Sasha's not keen on team sports at all (like)
Sasha………does not/ doesn’t like……………………………........team sports at all
4. It's only her second time in a recording studio (been)
She...................has only been....................................in a recording studio once before
5. We got here three hours ago. (have)
We……………have been here (for)……………………………three months.
6. I started writing this hours ago and it’s still not right. (writing)
I………have been writing this for……………………….hours and it’s still not right.
7.This is my first experience of flying alone. (time)
It is the first ……………time I have flown…………………………….alone.
8. Sharon's in the bath at the moment (a)
Sharon.....................is having a bath.....................................at the moment
9. Paul enjoys surprises apart from on his birthday (does)
Paul...................does enjoy.................................surprises, just not on his birthday!
Unit 2 : Vocabulary
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• Travel and transport
Topic vocabulary in contrast
voyage/journey/trip/travel/excursion fare/ticket / fee live / stay

view / sight miss / lose border / edge / line

world / earth take/bring/go length / distance

area/territory book/keep guide/lead

season / period arrive / reach native / home

Phrasal verbs

catch up with reach the same point/level as pick up stop in a vehicle to give
someone a lift

check in register at a hotel or an airport pull in stop by the side of the road
in a car

check out leave a hotel; investigate run over hit with a car

drop off let someone get out of a vehicle; fall see off go to a train station, etc, to
asleep see someone leave

get back return from a place set out/off start a journey

go away go on holiday take off leave the ground

keep up with stay at the same point/level as turn round go back in the opposite
direction

make for go in the direction of

Phrases and collocations

accident have an accident; be involved) in an accident; do sth by accident
advance in advance; advance to/towards a place ahead go straight ahead, go ahead;
be ahead of sth/sb

ahead go straight ahead, go ahead; be ahead of sth/sb

direction a change of direction; in the direction of sth; in this/that direction

head off the top of your head; head for/towards a place; head over heels (in
love)

holiday go/be on holiday, have/take a holiday, bank holiday

left go/turn/etc left; on the left on the left-hand side; in the left-hand corner;
left-handed

route plan your/a route; take a route

sights see the sights

sightseei go sightseeing
ng

speed at (high/ full/ etc) speed; a burst of speed; speed limit

tour go on/take a tour of/(a)round somewhere; tour a place; tour guide

trip business trip; school trip; go on a trip; take a trip to a place)

way lose/make/find your way in a way; on the way; go all the way (to sth/
swh)

Word patterns

afraid of sth/ sb/ doing; afraid to invite sb to do

do

appear to be keen to do; keen on sth/ sb/ doing

arrange sth (with sb); arrange for live in/at a place; live on/for sth; live here/there
sb to do

arrive in/ at a place; arrive regret (not) doing; regret sth; regret to
here/there continue sth/ doing; tell/inform you

continue to do; continue with sth think of/about sth/ sb/ doing

differ from sth/sb write about sth/ sb/ doing; write (sth) (to sb);
write sb sth; write sth down

dream about/of sth/sb/doing

Word formation
arrange rearrange, direct indirect direction, recognise,
arrangement director, (in)directly (un)recognisable,
recognition

arrive arrival distant distantly, distance time timetable

broad breadth, broaden enter entrance tour tourism,

tourist

culture (culturally), (un) inhabit inhabitant world worldwide

cultured

differ different(ly), difference photograph photography, photographer,

photographic

Topic vocabulary in contrast

A Choose the correct answer.
1 You need a passport to cross the ………. between Mexico and the United States
A edge B line C border D rim
2 The hotel where we are ………... is quite luxurious.
A living B remaining C existing D staying
3 When you…………... your destination, your tour guide will meet you at the airport.
A arrive B get C reach D achieve
4 It can be quite busy here during the tourist
A season B period C phase D stage
5 David ............. me to the train station every morning.
A goes B takes C has D makes
6 I always enjoy our school.......... to France.
A excursion B journey C trip D travel
7 Hurry up, or we'll ............ the bus!
A avoid B miss C drop D lose
8 The brochure says that the hotel has a great ........... of the sea.
A appearance B look C sight D view
9 I must remember to .......... a souvenir back from Spain for my grandmother.
A go B take C bring D keep
10 The ............ from London to Berlin is about 919 kilometres.
A measure B length C gap D distance
11 Make sure you .......... a hotel before you come to our island, especially in the summer.
A book B keep C put D take
12 I live in Barcelona, but my ............. town is Madrid.
A birth B home C native D origin

B Circle the correct word.

1 I hope to go on a trip round the world / earth one day.
2 You learn a lot about the local territory / area by speaking to local people.
3. It's good to have someone to lead /guide you when you are on holiday.
4. I get the train to work every day and the fare/fee is quite expensive.
5. Captain Cook discovered Australia on a voyage/travel to the Pacific.
6. Most tourist attractions in London charge an admission fee/ticket.
7. The sunset over Niagara Falls really is a magnificent look / sight.

Phrasal verbs

C Complete using the correct form of the words in the box.

Catch check get go make pick pull see

1. Let's go to the airport to ............see................. Grandpa off when he flies back home.
2. If it starts to rain, .............make. ............... for a nearby cave to wait for it to pass.
3. We would like to remind all guests that they must .........check............. out before midday.
4. Please .........pull................ in and stop so that I can buy something to drink.
5.Every Saturday night my dad .............picks................. us up outside the cinema.
6. I think the neighbours have .......gone........ away for the weekend.
7. John's up ahead so Greg is pedaling fast to ……catch....... up with him.
8. We're going on holiday tomorrow, but we'll call you when we ……get….... back.

D Write a phrasal verb in the correct form to replace the words in italics. Add any
other words you need.
1 We can start our journey.......set out/ off.......... towards the mountains at dawn.
2 Dad fetched the luggage while Mum registered ......checked in............. at the hotel.
3 Tasked the taxi driver to let me get out .......drop me off.............. outside the train station.
4 Oh, no! I've forgotten my passport! We'll have to go back .......turn round.......... and get it!
5 The most exciting moment is when the plane leaves the ground ....takes off.
6 Stop the car! I think we've hit......run over........ a dog.
7 I don't think a horse can ever stay at the same speed as ......keep up with.... a car.

Phrases and collocations

E Write one word in each gap.

1 The speed ..........limit... in towns is 50 km/h and you shouldn't go faster than that.
2 Why don't we...... take....... the scenic route along the coast?
3 If you buy your plane ticket .........in......... advance, it's often cheaper than if you wait.
4 I can't remember the name of the hotel we stayed at off the .......top................. of my head.
5 I'm sorry I'm late!! ........lost.............. my way and had to ask for directions.
6 My mum's away in Germany on a business.........trip........... at the moment.
7 The bank? Well, turn left here, then go .......straight........... ahead for a kilometre and it's on
the left.
8 If you look on your left-hand..........side........... as we turn this corner, you'll see Big Ben.
9 I'll look round the shops in the morning and then .........go..... sightseeing in the afternoon.
10 My grandma hasn't driven since she ....had............... an accident last year.
11 I love visiting foreign places, ........seeing.......... the sights and learning about other
cultures.
12 During the 70s, many British people started to go ....... on............ holiday to Spain.
13 While you're in London, you should take a tour .........a (round) of........... the Houses of
Parliament.
Word patterns

F Choose the correct answer.

1 I've always dreamt ............ China.

A to visit B of visiting C I visit D visit
2 The travel agency is arranging for us ............. at a really nice hotel.
A stay B of staying C to stay D staying
3 My dad says he always regrets ........... more.
A to not travel B not travelling C he not travel D of not travelling
4 John seems keen ............ how to drive as soon as he can.
A of learning B he learn C for learn D to learn
5 Now, class, I'd like you all to write ........ a description of your last holiday.
A me B to me C it me D about me
6 When you arrive .........., have your passport ready.
A to the airport B in the airport C on the airport D at the airport
7 The Joneses have invited us........... to Australia with them this summer.
A going B for going C about going D to go
8 The in-flight entertainment may differ ............ that advertised.
A to B from C in D at

G. Find the extra word in each line.

The cancelled trip
1..........be............. Oh, let tell you about our trip. Did you know that Sara is afraid of be
2............it...........flying? We had arranged it with her family to go to France for a few
3............in...........days. I have always wanted to see Paris and would love to live in there
4..........being..........one day. Well, we got to the airport and Sara appeared being nervous.
I 5............to........asked her if she was okay and she said she was fine, so we continued on
6.............so..........to our way. We went through passport control and I could see so that
7...............it........Sara wasn’t keen on going any further. Just then, a voice announced:
8.............been.........“We regret it to inform passengers that Flight 114 to France is been
9............of.........cancelled.” That was our flight! Sarah said she was glad because of she
10..........to.............was too frightened to fly anyway! So, we all went to home. That was the
11.......................end of that trip!
H. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in
the gap in the same line.
It’s not always easy being a (1)....tourist.....You spend half your time TOUR
making (2).....arrangements...for your holiday and the other half worrying
ARRANGE
about sticking to the (3)....timetable........I think it’s relaxing sometimes TIME
to spend a holiday at home. There are no (4).....cultural........ CULTURE
problems, you don’t need someone to be the(5)..photographer...and
PHOTOGRAPH
 you know that the local(6).....inhabitants....are always friendly!
INHABIT
I. Complete the sentences by changing the form of the word in capitals when
this is necessary.
1. Beijing has changed so much in the last few years that it’s
almost ......unrecognisable...... .
(RECOGNISE)
2. The number of cars worldwide (WORLD) is about a billion and is increasing all the
time.
3. The new maglev trains run on a completely ..........different....(DIFFER) system from
ordinary trains.
4. Living in a foreign country really does ....broaden.......(BROAD) your horizons.
5. I can’t find a ..direct....(DIRECT) flight from London to Delhi so I’ve booked one that
changes in Frankfurt.
6. All passengers must complete a visa form upon.....arrival..(ARRIVE) at Singapore
airport.
7. You can still see old milestones by the side of the road in England, showing the
...distance........... (DISTANT) to the nearest town.
8. The Museum of Transport has a full-sized jet plane next to the.......entrance...
(ENTER).

Units 1 and 2 REVIEW 1

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A. Write one word in each gap
The Great British Seaside
What (1)........does.......the phrase “the great British seaside” bring to mind? Most people,
if asked to respond (2).........off...........the top of their heads, associate (3)........going.........on
holiday to places such as Blackpool or Torquay with pool weather, old, faded attractions
and a low standard of accommodation. These days, when people are more likely to go
abroad to (4).........see...........the sights, traditional British seaside towns
(5) .......are................. suffering from an image problem. Now, finally, some of the resorts
(6)......have...............decided to bring their images up to date in the hope that a
(7)....change......... of direction will bring back the tourists. Many will need a lot of
convincing, but those that (8)......do........... come will find that today’s Blackpool differs
quite a bit (9)....from........the picture postcard past.
After years of neglect, Blackpool has to work hard to catch (10).........up.........with foreign
destinations but that’s precisely what it (11)..........is........doing. It’s the first time so much
(12)......has...............happened to improve the place in such a short time. A massive
building project, including a new casino and indoor entertainment centre,
(13).............means..........that rainy days are no longer a problem. And it appears
(14)....to......... be working. As the tourists start to make (15)......for............... the bright
lights of Blackpool once again, it seems that the great British seaside has a bright future
ahead.
B. Complete the sentences by changing the form of the word in capitals when this is
necessary.
16. I’ve always wanted to be a travel .........photographer............(PHOTOGRAPH) and
take pictures of exotic places.
17. None of us were sure which .......direction...........(DIRECT) to go in, so we got out the
map.
18. Since I was here five years ago, Delhi has changed so much that it’s practically
.............unrecognisable..........(RECOGNISE).
19. Once we got to the station, I quickly looked through the............timetable..........(TIME)
to see when the next train was.
20. I’ve got a cousin at university who is studying ........tourism................(TOUR) and
hopes to open a hotel.
21. As we got closer to the Amazonian village, the.........inhabitants..............(INHABIT)
came out to meet us.
22. The........arrival...........(ARRIVE) of Flight 472 from Amsterdam has been delayed by
one hour.
C. Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar
meaning to the first sentence. Write between two and five words in each gap.
23. As soon as we got on the plane, the pilot told us to get off again. just
We ......................has just got on...................the plane when the pilot told us to get off again.
24. We arrived in Budapest two days ago. for
We...........................have been in Budapest for.......................................two days.
25. I visited Paris once before. second
This is the...................second time I’ve/ have visited..................................... Paris.
26. I find it hard to go at the same speed as my husband on walking holidays. up
I find it hard to............keep on travelling..................my husband on walking holidays.
27. Joan has always been very fond of travelling and has been everywhere. keen
Joan has always been very.........keen on travelling.............. and has been everywhere.
28. We drove away as fast as we could, ready to begin our adventure. full
We drove away..................at full speed.................., ready to begin our adventure.
29. As the storm started, we went towards the old house. direction
As the storm started, we went .......in direction of..............................the old house.
30. I’m sorry I didn’t look at the hotel room before I booked it. regret
I......regret not looking at.......................the hotel room before I booked it.
D. Choose the correct answer.
31. Our next door neighbour ...............his car every Sunday.
A. is washing B. washes C. has washed D. is wash
32. Last summer, I ...............to the beach almost everyday.
A. went B. was going C. have been D. have been
going
33. “Whose is this plane ticket on the floor?”
“Oh, it.................to me. Thank you.”
A. is belonging B. belongs C. has belonged D. belonged
 34. “I’m really tired of travelling so much.”
“ I thought you...............a bit quite.”
A. were seeming B. have seemed C. have been seeming D. seemed
35. “You look thoughtful.”
“I ........................about our holiday last year.”
A. just think B. had just think C. am just think D. was just
thinking
36. “ You went to Chile, didn’t you?”
“No, but I ..............to Peru, which is right next door.”
A. had gone B. was gone C. did go D. was going
E. Choose the correct answer.
37. Three people were captured at the.............today trying to get into the country.
A. line B. border C. equator D. edge
38. There’s a fantastic...............from the top of the Empire State Building!
A. view B. appearance C. sight D. look
39. Once we get to the hotel, let’s just...........quickly and then do a bit of sightseeing.
A. set down B. make up C. check in D. turn up
40. I’m going to ask for directors because I think we’ve.................our way.
A. missed B. misplaced C. mistaken D. lost
41. We usually do go by train, even though the car....................is a lot quicker.
A. travel B. trip C. journey D. voyage
42. Passengers requiring a special meal during the flight should inform the airline in........
A. ahead B. front C. advance D. forward