PRACTICE 1

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
13. Three people were captured at the.............today trying to get into the country.
A. line B. border C. equator D. edge
14. There’s a fantastic...............from the top of the Empire State Building!
A. view B. appearance C. sight D. look
15. 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
16. I’m going to ask for directors because I think we’ve.................our way.
A. missed B. misplaced C. mistaken D. lost
17. We usually do go by train, even though the car....................is a lot quicker.
A. travel B. trip C. journey D. voyage
18. Passengers requiring a special meal during the flight should inform the airline in........
A. ahead B. front C. advance D. forward
Test 1: Reading and Use of English (page 6)

Part 1: Messages from the Stone Age Part 5: A varied career

1 D: The other words do not make sense in this context. 31 C: Chlo is known for her slightly qui rky sense of fashion and, of
2 A: Only the key collocates w ith 'inside'. co urse, she looks grea t
3 D: The other expressions do not introduce the idea of a list 32 A: the smell of fr sh baking greets us ... Chloe's been busy
of examples. 33 D: it was too much to take in at nineteen. If I'd stayed longer,
4 A: The other wo rd s need to be followed by a preposition in I might hav s ttled in b tter.
this context. 34 B: singing w ith hairbru sh in fro nt of the mirror, dream ing of
5 B: Only the key gives the idea 'getting there for the first time'. being a star on d y
6 C: The other words do not make sense in the context. 35 C: I fell as I climbed up th ladd r and cracked three ribs.
7 B: Only B ca n be followed by'as'. 36 B: we had so many co mplim nts, I d cided to go ahead with more
8 D: The other words are not fol lowed by 'people to' .
Part 6: In defence of wom en's boxing
Part 2: Swimming with sea ls
37 G: 'What this meant' refers to being c pted on to the programme.
9 where: (relative pronoun) introduces a clause 38 B: 'that ta rg et' refers to th e flyweig ht ca t gory.
10 to: (preposition) used after 'close' 39 C: 'this space-age training kit' ref rs to th titanium-based
11 w ith : (preposition) follows 'equipped' clothing range.
12 out: follows 'work' as particle of ph rasal verb 40 F: 'that's why' refers to 'We approach it mor as a skill and point-
13 what: (conjunction) introduces a subordinate clause scoring exercise'.
14 (Although)Though/While(Wh ilst): (Iinker) provides a contrast 41 E: 'those events' refers to 'martial arts such ta kwo ndo
15 get: completes the expression with 'used to' and judo'.
16 make/ have: col locates with 'contact' 42 D: 'that mistake' refers to 'people confu se amat ur boxing
co mpetitions wi th professional fights'.
Part 3: Brain games
Part 7: Solo travel in Australia
17 satisfaction : verb to noun I
18 successful: noun to adjecti ve 43 C: mea l times are something I've never rea lly got to grip with
19 discover: verb to verb + prefix 44 A: it's great to have the freedom to go w ith the fl ow.
20 solution: verb to noun 45 B: get an agency to take ca re of all the arrangem ents
21 improvement: verb to noun 46 D: I lea rnt to accept that some people ha ve different attitu des to
22 scientists: noun to plural noun mine
23 performance: verb to noun 47 A: To cheer myself up, I'd sit down and write a fortnightly ema il
24 uncertain: posit ive adjective to negative adjective home.
48 A: 'What have I let myself in for?'
Part 4 49 C: do what you like .. . without ha ving to convince anybody that it's
a good idea.
25 speak English as well as: co mparative form with adverb 50 B: you've probably got lots of ideas in common.
26 are not supposed to cycle: passive form w ith infinitive verb 51 D: the pressure that you're under to make your ow n mind up about
27 apologised for not letting: reporting verb w ith parallel expression everything.
28 were not able to go/get: new subject with para llel expression 52 C: stay in the nicest places you r budget permits.
29 came as a disappointment: fixed expression w ith adjective to noun
30 to pay so much: comparative phrase with 'so'

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Test 2: Reading and Use of English (page 29)
Part 1: Where to go wh ale watc hing Part 5

1 D: Only t he key co llocates w ith 'ambition' . 31 C: Still, the news that he was in hospital shook ...
2 A: Only thi s word makes sense in this passive construction. 32 C: I'd darted into the doorway of a closed shop to avoid cominC)
3 A: Only the key can be fo ll owed by 't o' in this context. face to face w ith him .
4 B: Only this word is followed by 'to' + infinitive. 33 B: speaking on the phone .. . the ca ll .
5 D: Only this wo rd is correct in the context of the sea. 34 D: I'd no idea what my hair looked like or if I'd got a spot on
6 C: AID cannot be followed by a noun. my ch in
7 A: The other words are not fo llowed by 'for'. 35 B: I ... wondered what he was doing .. if he still read books by
8 C: fixed prepositio nal phrase George Orwell.
36 A: no sign ... but again.
Part 2: The Mini-Monet
Part 6: Treasure in the mud
9 come: (verb) to com pl ete the fixed expression
10 is: (verb) completes the sense 37 F: 'thi s w ide experience' refers to 'After thirty years, there's
11 more: (determiner) to make a compa rati ve form barely a patch of wet mud on any tidal river in th e UK that he
12 ago: (adverb) to comp lete the time expression doesn't know' .
13 f rom: (preposition) indicates origin 38 C: The sentence refers back t o 'the everyday possessions of
14 would/cou ld : (modal verb) past t ense indirect speech ordinary families' .
15 so: (Iinker) connects desires with actions 39 D: 'that sort of person' refers back to 'an activity that tends t o
16 how: (adverb) lin ked to 'well' attract so litary characters' .
40 B: 'such objects' refers to 'the sole from a sixteenth-century shoe'.
Part 3: Don't catch cold 41 G: 'th is scientific fact' refers to 'An item is often better preserved in
the mud than it wou ld be if exposed to the air'.
17 truth: adjective to noun 42 E: 'It turns out to be' refers to' lan picks up what the untrained eye
18 relationship: noun to abstract noun would see as a lump of stone.'
19 unsuitable: ve rb t o negative adjective
20 absence: adjective to noun Part 7: What's the best advice your father ever gave you?
21 inappropriate: positive adjective to negative adjective
22 scientists: nou n to plural noun 43 B: hi s genera l unwavering bel ief in me.
23 unfortunately: positive adjective to negative adverb 44 D: just stick at something, no matter how hard things get
24 easily: adjective to ad verb 45 A: th ose were my dad's jo~ey words of w isdom
46 D: if you don't put sufficient effort in, you' ll never get anything
Part 4 out of w hatever it is you're doing.
47 C: how much I've taken on board is another matter.
25 ha s been/is three years since: change of subject and tense with 'since' 48 A: he never said it was my fau lt.
26 buy everything except: phrase w ith opposite meaning depending on 49 B: He left the decision to us.
'remembered' 50 A: Don't worry about the car, we can always fix it.
27 had arrived on t ime: past perfect used in third conditional phrase 51 C: how to change the oi l in my car
28 not used to wea ring: fixed expression w ith same meaning 52 B: he's given me the opportunity to input ideas and have my say
29 accused Jenn ifer of breaking: reporting verb followed by 'of' + '-ing'
30 (really) looking forward to usin g: parallel expression w ith verb pattern

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