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Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.
Use only one word in each space.
Caravanning in Wales
The sea cliffs and sandy beaches of Wales are hard 1......... beat. Add to 2..........wild, romantic
scenery, ancient castles, modern theme parks and cheap accomodation and you’ve got a great
family holiday. Of course 3........... makes Wales so green is the rain. Even in mid-summer, you
can expect a couple of wet and windy days. But don’t let that 4...........you off. There are 5........of
indoor activities, so you can enjoy 6............ whatever the weather. For 7............. people Wales is
a caravan country. If you haven’t stayed in a caravan 8.............you were little, it’s 9........... you
tried it again. Standards of comfort are much higher 10............ a decade ago, with facilities such
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......... laundries and kids play areas. A good example is the Fontygary Holiday Park. You can
stay in a spacious caravan equipped 12.......... TV, shower, separate bedrooms and fridge, 13............
works out to be less expensive when compared 14................... a guesthouse or self-catering
cottage. And you won’t even need to leave the site to 15........fun. The kids can swim in the –metre
indoor pool, or join 16.......... the games organised by the entertainment staff. Meanwhile you can
take a sauna, go to the gym, have your hair styled, or just sit on the cliff top and enjoy the view.

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For questions 1-15, read the text below and decide which word A, B, C or D best fits each
space. There’s an example at the beginning (0)

Bicycles
Why don't the British cycle? Only a quarter of the 0 … twenty--- million bicycles in the country
are thought to be in 1 … use in Denmark, which is flatter but no darker or rainier than Britain
twenty per cent of all journeys are made by bicycle, while in Britain the 2 … is only 5%. The
government are trying to 3 … this. It is hoped that a grant of millions of pounds from the
National Lottery will 4 … more people to use their bikes. The money will be used to 5 … for a
6,500 mile national network of cycle tracks. Britain needs to 6 … environmentally friendly
schemes such as this. The southern third of the country is one of the most 7 … areas of the
world. Environmentalists make it 8 … to build new roads, and 9 … roads are very overcrowded.
One official committee described growth of motor transport as “possibly the 10 .. environmental
threat to the UK”. The 11 … of building the cycle tracks is to motivate people to use their
bicycles instead of their cars. However, the new tracks are being built 12 … cities and not
through them. This 13 … that only long distance journeys may be easier and safer. Those
cyclists who want to 14 … inside cities will be in danger of 15 … their lives on busy roads every
time they use their bicycles.

0A counted B numbered C estimated D guess

1A right B regular C normal D proper
2A size B portion C figure D part
3A improve B succeed C excel D help
4A support B activate C boost D encourage
5A cost B give C pay D afford
6A do B introduce C commence D make
7A full B loaded C occupied D crowded
8A rough B uneasy C stiff D difficult
9A existing B prevailing C living D left
10A hardest B greatest C grandest D strongest
11A aim B function C design D course
12A from B in C among D between
13A tells B says C means D defines
14A travel B wander C tour D follow
15A expiring B losing C missing D terminating

3Read the text below and look carefully at each line. If a line is correct, put a tick (√) by it.
If it has a word which should not be there, write the word at the end of the line.

Winter Visits to London

Every year at Christmas time my parents 1

pay on a short visit to London. They like 2
to fly there on a Friday morning and 3
return on a Sunday evening. While been in London 4
they always stay in an expensive hotel 5
close to the Marble Arch. Christmas time may 6
seem a strange time for to visit London. 7
After it all, England in the wintertime can be 8
cold, wet and foggy itself. Sometimes it even 9
snows. However, my parents like going 10
because, despite of the cold weather, 11
there is a lots to do. My mother goes 12
in order that to visit the shops and buy 13
presents, my father does enjoys visiting the 14
museums and art galleries, and they 15
both like to visiting the theatre in the evening 16
when the streets are being lit with Christmas lights 17

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Find the word which should not be in the sentence

1. She let me to use her computer.

2. The Persian rug was too expensive for us to buy it.
3. Taking regular exercise it is beneficial to your health.
4. In addition to be losing her purse, Joan also lost her passport.
5. We saw the Queen to welcome the British Olympic winners.
6. It was enough too late to find accomodation elsewhere.
7. We would sooner to renew our contract than move somewhere else.
8. The archaeologist is believed to have being found the tomb of the ancient King.
9. He might to be given a more responsible position in future.
10. To making promises you do not intend to keep is dishonest.
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Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the space.
Write your word in the answer boxes provided.
Collecting Things
Nowadays, you are more likely to hear 1............. than serious comment when stamp-collecting is
mentioned because it’s no longer 2............. . But lots of people are 3............ about collecting
yhings and find it a 4 .............. way to spend their time. Souvenirs from holiday 5.............,
whatever the country, are 6 .............. popular with collectors. So are household items with
something special in common which makes them 7................., such as sugar spoons with
engraved pictures, scarfs or 8............. mugs. Collecting things is a 9............activity – great for
meeting new people – which may be why it is said to have 10 ................ benefits. It is a relaxing
and interesting 11............... .

1 LAUGH
2 FASHION
3 ENTHUSIASM
4 CREATE
5 LOCATE
6 PARTICULAR
7 ATTRACT
8 COLOUR
9 SOCIAL
10 PSYCHOLOGY
11 OCCUPY
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1. Add the missing words to make travel collocations.
1. _____________footprint
2. organised ____________
3. ____________monument
4. gastronomic __________
5. _____________deal
6. baking ______________
7. budget ______________
8. boutique ____________

2. Complete the sentences using the collocations.

1. We stayed in a ______________that had rooms that made you feel like you were living
in a medieval castle.
2. You can always find _____________ if you look on the Internet a week before you want
to go.
3. I couldn’t stand the weather there. Every day we had to put up with ________________.
4. Some people prefer to go on ______________. Then they don’t have to drive around or
make arrangements for themselves.
5. The menu was full of ____________ that just made your mouth water.
6. Turkey has a/an ___________ on just about every street corner. It’s so full of history!
7. The amount of development causes so much pollution and is bound to leave a/an ______.
8. The problem with ___________ is the airports they use are often quite a long way from
the place you’re visiting.