VOCABULARY

TOPIC: AIR & SEA TRAVEL

I . AIR & SEA TRAVEL
1. The plane circled over the airport until the…………was clear.
A. highway B. landing C. terminal D. runway
2. All flights in and out of the airport came to a…………because of the strike.
A. closure B. conclusion C. standstill D. stoppage
3. If you carry too much luggage, the airline will charge an…………baggage fee.
A. excess B. additional. C. extra D. over
4. British Airways…………the departure of Flight 222 to Warsaw.
A. advertise B. announce C. advise D. notice
5. When you get to the airport, your luggage will have to be ………….
A. balanced B. estimated C. sealed D. weighed
6. Because of the fog, our flight was…………from Heathrow to York Airport.
A. diverted B. deflected C. replaced D. reverted
7. The check…………time at the airport was eight o’clock.
A. by B. up C. out D. in
8. The…………from the airport was very tiring as we had to drive through the fog.
A. crossing B. ride C. flight D. voyage
9. It’s very strange but I had a(n) …………that the plane would crash.
A. intuition B. omen C. premonition D. prediction
10. It takes a while to…………to your surroundings after a long flight.
A. settle B. balance C. fit D. adjust
11. Much stricter…………must now be taken at all airports against hijacking.
A. precautions B. alarms C. protections D. warnings
12. The air hostess told the passengers to…………their seat belts.
A. attach B. fasten C. fix D. tie
13. To fly big passenger airliners…………long training and experience.
A. requisitions B. orders C. picks up D. calls for
14. The plane was…………towards the runway when the fire started.
A. sailing B. landing C. heading D. soaring
15. The…………from London to New York takes nine hours.
A. flying B. voyage C. passage D. journey
16. If you want a cheap air ticket you must…………well in advance.
A. book B. buy C. engage D. reserve
17. I’m afraid your luggage is ten kilos…………; you will have to pay extra.
A. above B. excess C. overweight D. heavy
18. Nobody…………that aeroplane crash.
A. survived B. lived C. recovered D. died
19. Our…………was delayed owing to bad weather conditions.
A. airline B. airway C. flight D. runway
20. When our flight was delayed, we all had a meal at the airline’s…………
A. account B. cost C. finance D. expense
21. Please,………… from smoking until the plane is airborne.
A. exclude B. refrain C. restrain D. resist
22. We…………to announce a further delay in the departure of flight BA-555.
A. apologise B. mourn C. regret D. repent
23. Tickets booked on this flight are not………….
A. assignable B. transferable C. passable D. moveable
24. A passenger is not allowed to …………a lethal weapon when flying by a civilian airliner.
A. carry B. be owning C. be having D. control
25. He couldn’t…………his fear of flying.
A. succeed B. overcome C. triumph D. win
26. The stewardess…………the screaming child.
A. soothed B. cured C. recovered D. corrected
27. It was a great…………to go up in a helicopter for the first time.
A. incident B. rise C. thrill D. suspense
28. Nothing could…………me to fly except in a case of extreme emergency.
A. encourage B. recommend C. influence D. induce
29. The plane crashed into a bridge because it was flying too………….
A. low B. shallow C. deep D. narrow
30. Luggage may be placed here…………the owner’s risk.
A. by B. at C. under D. with
31. Janet’s plane to New York was an hour late ………….
A. rising up B. moving away C. taking off D. pulling out
32. The…………were told to fasten their seat belts as the plane began its descent.
A. customers B. passengers C. flyers D. riders
33. The thick fog…………out any possibility of our plane taking off before morning.
A. ruled B. struck C. stamped D. crossed
34. Gerald lost his boarding………… at the airport and they had to issue him a new one.
A. slip B. receipt C. pass D. paper
35. The plane…………down 20 minutes later than scheduled because of bad weather conditions.
A. put B. flew C. landed D. touched
36. Because of heavy winds, our plane had to make an emergency…………on a busy motorway.
A. runway B. landing C. stop D. land
37. Owing to the fog, his flight from Karachi was………….
A. belated B. unpunctual C. unscheduled D. overdue
38. There is bad weather at the airport, and all ………… have been delayed.
A. journeys B. flights C. times D. flies
39. He saw the plane crash into the sea when its engines………….
A. failed B. stood C. struck D. held
40. The plane’s engines cut out, but it …………in to land safely.
A. floated B. fluttered C. swept D. glided
41. When you arrive at the airport, the first thing you do is go to ………….
A. reception B. the arrival desk C. the check-in desk D. the departure lounge
42.…………been diverted, they would have arrived early.
A. Had the plane not B. Hadn’t the plane C. The plane had not D. The plane not had
43. Which of these would you see on a plane?
A. Please give up this seat for the elderly. B. Your lifejacket is under your seat.
C. Do not alight whilst the vehicle is in motion. D. Stopping.
44. It is a very long…………from Tokyo to London.
A. flight B. tour C. track D. travel
45. Pan-Atlantic Airlines…………serves full meals on its shorter flights.
A. not longer B. not anymore C. no longer D. no long
46. The airline does not assume…………for normal wear and tear to luggage.
A. responsiveness B. liability C. warranty D. reliability
47. You must…………that your safety belt is fastened.
A. guarantee B. secure C. examine D. check
48. I wish the seats on aeroplanes were more …………- I’m getting backache.
A. comfortable B. restful C. convenient D. relaxing
49. The delay to the flight was brought…………by bad weather.
A. down B. in C. about D. up
50. Could you tell me what time the plane to Nicosia…………, please?
A. goes B. goes off C. takes up D. takes off
2. AIR & SEA TRAVEL
1. Our…………to New York was delayed for over six hours due to ice on the runway.
A. flight B. ride C. cruise D. drive
2. I would like to inform all passengers and cabin crew that the plane is ready for………….
A. take-apart B. take-off C. take-down D. take-after
3. Without delay, she booked a(n)…………flight to Manila so as to be in time for the meeting.
A. instant B. even C. straight D. direct
4. Poor…………led to the pilot's decision to request a landing at an alternative airport.
A. visibility B. clarity C. sight D. vision
5. Julia preferred to sleep rather than partake of the…………entertainment.
A. flying B. in-flight C. flight D. in-flying
6. Their…………from the airport to the hotel was speedily arranged.
A. move B. relocation C. transfer D. translocation.
7. The cabin…………were dressed in very bright orange suits.
A. crew B. attendants C. personnel D. workforce
8. It’s cheaper to travel by air in…………
A. second hand B. style C. savings account D. economy class
9. They announced the…………of the flight this morning.
A. communication B. abolition C. cancellation D. resignation
10. It is…………for passengers to smoke during the flight.
A. banned B. permitted C. allowed D. forbidden
11. I missed my flight…………of delays on the motorway.
A. by means B. owing C. as a result D. in case
12. When I remembered I had forgotten Julie’s present, I was already in the departure………….
A. room B. lounge C. salon D. lobby
13. I was so late when I arrived at the airport that I…………the plane almost immediately
A. boarded B. reached C. entered D. got
14. We must be at the airport by 5 o’clock at the………….
A. longest B. last C. least D. latest
15. I’m glad I…………my plane! I’ve just heard that it’s been hijacked.
A. refused B. missed C. lost D. altered
16. The aircraft experienced severe…………during the final approach, but the pilot kept his cool and landed it safely.
A. instability B. wavering C. unsteadiness D. turbulence
17. My first time in an aeroplane was a real…………for me.
A. thrill B. satisfaction. C. excitement D. happiness
18. The airport is…………on the edge of the city, next to the motorway.
A. built B. placed C. situated D. existing
19. Concorde is the only commercial plane to have broken the sound ………….
A. barrier B. frontier C. boundary D. limit
20. The inaccurate information…………us into thinking that it was a half-price flight to Chicago.
A. misconducted B. misled C. misfired D. misinformed
21. We have to check in at the airport two hours before the scheduled…………of our flight, or they may not let us
board the plane.
A. landing B. attendance C. travel D. departure
22. The air-hostess told the passengers to fasten their seatbelts and…………the strap to fit.
A. adopt B. adapt C. adjust D. acquire
23.…………your seatbelt before take-off.
A. Tie B. Fasten C. Fix D. Hold
24. Passengers are asked to…………their cigarettes and to refrain from smoking until they reach the terminal
building.
A. extinguish B. smother C. put D. douse
25. The engines of the plane let out a huge…………
A. crash B.bang C. roar D. thud
26. Passengers are asked to refrain…………smoking until they are well inside the terminal building.
A. to B. for C. from D. at
27. My sister doesn’t like travelling by plane. She says she likes to keep both feet on solid…………
A. concrete B. ground C. earth D. road
28. I misread the time on the ticket and we…………the plane.
A. caught B. got on C. lost D. missed
29. We were…………that the flight would be delayed for two hours.
A. informed B. ordered C. invited D. instructed
30. How long does it usually take to…………for a domestic flight?
A. check out B. check in C. check over D. check on
31. The old sailing boat was…………without trace during the fierce storm.
A. crashed B. disappeared C. lost D. vanished
32. I was…………by officials at the airport, as I was carrying fresh food. They made me throw it all away.
A. detained B. confined C. restrained D. impeded
33. Passengers requiring a special meal during the flight should inform the airline in………….
A. forward B. ahead C. front D. advance
34. If our flight is delayed, will we…………our connection in Los Angeles?
A. drop B. miss C. lose D.lack
35. The…………helped the passengers put on their lifejackets.
A. crew B. servants C. slaves D. workers
36. When I flew to Capetown, I was…………to business-class -champagne all the way!
A. increased B. upgraded C. promoted D. risen
37. The air-sea search operation is continuing, although hopes of finding survivors are………….
A. dimming B. dissolving C. fading D. reducing
38. The photograph showed a sailing ship with three tall…………
A. masts B. sticks C. logs D. posts
39. The cargo ship…………from the Port of London.
A. ran B. flowed C. travelled D. sailed
40. It was very rough sea, with…………ten metres high.
A. waves B. floods C. currents D. fountains
41. The aircraft, which originally headed…………Heathrow, had to make an emergency landing at Orly.
A. into B. on C.for D. at
42. The fishing…………usually returns at dusk.
A. force B. parade C. boats D. fleet
43. Shortly after the boat docked, the passengers…………
A. dismounted B. disembarked C. landed D. discharged
44. The…………of the Titanic was caused by an iceberg.
A. plunge B. descent C. sinking D. drowning
45. After the collision, two seamen were slightly injured in the…………explosion.
A. ensuing B. following C. aftermath D. consequential
46. I.…………this ship “Titanic”. May God bless all who sail in her.
A. name B. entitle C. christen D. register
47. The sea was so rough that the…………took nearly six hours.
A. cruise B. flight C. passage D.voyage
48. The small boat drifted helplessly …………the mercy of the wind and waves.
A. in B. with C. at D. to
49. We decided to…………the coastguard when we realised that the yacht was several hours late in arriving.
A. arouse B. alarm C. caution D. alert
50. A bed on board a ship is call a………….
A. bunk B. sleeper C. cabin D. dormitory
3. AIR & SEA TRAVEL
1. The passenger cabins which were on the upper………….were renovated last year.
A. floor B. ground C. level D. deck
2. A note in the Captain's log stated that it was the roughest………….he had ever experienced.
A. passage B. crossing C. crossroad D. passing
3. Enormous swells roused by ferocious winds made it impossible to………….the ship to safety.
A. direct B. control C. steer D. drive
4. The stricken vessel ran………….on a large reef.
A. aside B. aground C. ashore D. around
5. Of those on…………., few survived to relate the tragedy of the Pacific Queen.
A. hand B. side C. board D. aboard
6. What time are they going to………….the new boat?
A. launch B. start C. set D. fire
7. Travelling by sea makes me suffer from………….
A. vertigo B. vomit C. disgust D. nausea
8. The ship will………….sail from Dover on Friday at 6 o’clock in the morning.
A. put B. set C. place D. lay
9. He stood on the………….of the ship and .watched the seagulls dive for fish.
A. floor B. ground . C. platform D. deck
10. The sea between Dover and Calais was so………….that most of the passengers were seasick.
A. heavy B. bumpy C. choppy D. gusty
11. I would love to go on a long sea…………..
A. voyage B. journey C. route D. travel
12. There was a…………., on board the Bounty and the crew put the captain in a lifeboat and set it adrift.
A. rebellion B. insurrection C. mutiny D. revolution
13. We have been unable to make…………. with the ship by radio for the last two days.
A. contact B. connection C. link D. communication
14. We made ………….the nearest port when we heard the storm warning.
A. out B. of C. for D. up
15. The river is so………….here that you cannot use even a little boat.
A. flat B. shallow C. narrow D. straight
16. In spite of the storm, the Captain………….the ship safely into port.
A. directed B. drove C. managed D. steered
17. Hold on………….to your lifebelt, olherwise you’ll sink.
A. steady B. firm C. strong D. tight .
18. There was a terrible storm at sea last night arid one of the boats ………….
A. dived B. drowned C. floated D. sank
19. The route into the harbour was marked by a line of…………..
A. compasses B. buoys C. lightships D. signposts
20. There were a number of fishing boats………….in the harbour.
A. moored B. fixed C. attached D. roped
21. The crew ………….the sinking ship as fast as they could.
A. quit B. escaped C. abandoned D. surrendered
22. The wrecked liner is still lying on the sea ………….
A. bed B. floor C. ground D. bottom
23. How many people were on………….the ship?
A. top B. aboard C. deck D. board
24. After its engine failed, the small boat………….with the current.
A. waved B. drifted C. hastened D. tossed
25. I’m always seasick when the sea is…………..
A. calm B. wild C. unsteady D. rough
26. The passengers amused themselves playing games on the upper………….of the ship.
A. dock B. deck C. floor D. platform
27. The “Anna Maria”………….from New York Harbour at 11:00 tomorrow.
A. sails. B. leaves C. embarks D. steams
28. We saw ships from all over the world in the…………..
A. beach B. shelter C. pier D. harbour
29. You must keep………….in the boat otherwise it will overturn.
A. stiff B. balanced C. still D. straight
30. The ship’s captain, and members of the………….welcomed us on board.
A. cast B. team C. staff D. crew
31. The sea was so………….that some of the passengers in the pleasure boat felt seasick.
A. choppy B. runny C. breezy D. wavy
32. The boat turned over and sank to the…………..
A. base B. basis C. bottom D. ground
33. In spite of the terrible storm, the ship was…………..
A. unbroken B. uninjured C. unhurt D. undamaged
34. During the twenty-day cruise, ten will be spent………….sea, andten in port.
A. in B. by C. at D. over
35. During the voyage, the ship’s crew organised many different………….games.
A. level B. ground C. floor D. deck
36. During the voyage the passengers sat on the………….enjoying the sunshine.
A. deck B. platform C. outside D. terrace
37. There were no lifeboats on the ship because it was………….to be unsinkable.
A. told B.argued C. claimed D. believed
38. The ship ran………….on the beach near the harbour.
A. aback B. aground C. afloat D. adrift
39. That boat has an………….motor at the back.
A. outside B. outgoing C. outboard D. outward
40. The captain realised that unless immediate action was taken to discipline the crew, there could be a………….on
the ship.
A. rebellion B. mutiny C. riot D. strike
41. The cargo in the hold of the ship…………. many times in the storm.
A. changed B. floated C. switched D. shifted
42. The sea was so rough thát the little boat………….
A. capsized B. bent C. inverted D. reversed
43. The boat just………….out to sea.
A. slid B. drifted C. strayed D. wandered
44. After the storm the………….of a small ship was thrown up on the shore.
A. wreckage B. ruin C. wastage D. breakage
45. The ship was not allowed to unload its………….
A. burden B. freight C. cargo D. load
46. When the ship docked at Hamburg, they found a………….in the hold.
A. stowaway B. interloper C. gate-crasher D. trespasser
47. I………….with the captain to abandon the ship before it was too late.
A. appealed B. pleaded C. claimed D. begged.
48. We’re going to………….a cruise on the river next weekend.
A. go B. sail C. take D. travel
49. Due to the bad weather conditions, the lifeboat crew were asked to………….in case of emergency.
A. stand away B. stand in C. stand up D. stand by
50. He had a………….escape when his boat was capsized by a sudden gust of wind.
A. narrow B. close C. near D. sudden