Read the passages and choose the correct options according to the readings.
One of my favorite vacation places is Mexico. I really like the weather
there because it never gets cold. The people are very nice too. They never laugh
at my bad Spanish. The food is really good. Mexico City is a very interesting
place to visit. It has some great museums and lots of fascinating old buildings.
The hotels are too expensive to stay but there are better options. For example,
you can stay at one of the beach resorts like Acapulco. If you are planning to
visit Mexico, you should definitely see the Mayan temples near Merida.
1. a. Sam likes warm weather
b. Sam doesn't like warm weather at all
c. Sam hates warm water
d. Sam likes cold weather
2. a. His Spanish is very good
b. He speaks Spanish very well
c. He is Spanish
d. He doesn't speak Spanish very well
b. There aren't a lot of beautiful places
in Mexico
c. Mexico is a dirty place
d. Tourists never come to Mexico
4. a.
b.
c.
d.
Hotels are very cheap in Mexico
The hotels aren't comfortable there
Hotels are all poor in Mexico
The hotels in Mexico are pretty
expensive
3. a. There's a lot to see and do in Mexico
Last summer, we decided to spend our vacation at the beach because the
weather was very hot in the mountains. The travel agent said that traveling by
bus was the cheapest way, but we went by plane because it was faster. We
wanted to have more time to spend at the beach. The weather was beautiful
and we had a great time.
5. We decided to go to the beach because
...
a. it was cheaper than going to the
mountains
b. the travel agent said that it was the
cheapest
c. of the hot weather in the mountains
d. we wanted to spend time at the
beach
6. The bus was the .. way to travel.
a. best
b. easiest
c. cheapest
d. slowest
7. Traveling by plane was .. than by bus.
a. more fun
b. cheaper
c. expensive
d. faster
8. We our vacation.
a. hated
b. didn't like
c. enjoyed
d. regretted
______ / 8 marks
Read the text, then match the questions and answers. Put one letter into each space.
Martin had a terrible day yesterday. It was the day of his vacation to Spain but it was a nightmare. He
left the house at 10 o'clock in the morning and caught a taxi to the airport.
Martin went to the check-in with his luggage. When the man who worked for the airline asked for his
passport, Martin became very upset. Where was his passport? Martin realized he didn't have his
passport with him. What a disaster!
He jumped back into the taxi and told the driver to take him home. The driver drove quickly and Martin
arrived back at his house in twenty minutes.
He ran into the house and went into his bedroom. He found his passport on the bedside table and left
the house again. But the taxi wasn't there! Where was the taxi!
Martin jumped up and down angrily. "I don't believe it. The taxi left!" he shouted. He ran down the
street and looked for another taxi.
After a few minutes, Martin found another taxi and told the driver to take him to the airport as quickly
as possible. The traffic on the roads was very bad and, unfortunately, Martin's taxi arrived at the
airport late. His plane left for Spain at 11.30 and Martin missed it. He was very sad and went to speak to
the airline. They promised to get him a seat on an evening flight and Martin went home on another taxi
to wait.
1. Where was Martin going on vacation?
8. How did Martin get to the airport the
second time?
2. What time did he leave the house?
3. How did he get to the airport?
4. When did he realize that he didn't have his
9. Why did he arrive late at the
airport?
10. Why did Martin go home?
passport?
5. How long did it take to go back to his house
in the taxi?
6. Where was the passport?
7. What did Martin discover when he went
back outside?
A. The traffic was bad.
B. At the check-in desk.
C. In his bedroom.
D. 10 o'clock.
E. He was too late for his flight.
F. The taxi wasn't there.
G. Spain.
H. Another taxi.
I. By taxi.
J. Twenty minutes.
