Unit 2 Test b grammar

Vocabulary

4 Complete the sentences with these words.
motel caravan youth hostels campsite hotels tent
1 There are __________ in a lot of big towns for young people who haven’t got a lot of money for accommodation.
2 We used to have a __________ when I was young, but my dad didn’t like pulling it with the car.
3 A good place for a __________ is at the junction of a motorway.
4 I enjoy staying at __________ which have big bedrooms and a first-class restaurant.
5 It took us ages to put up the __________ because it was so windy.
6 The __________ was full, so we had to find somewhere else that still had some spaces.
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5 Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.
1 I often get sea sick if I travel on a small boat like a ferry/yacht.
2 Do you know how much the ticket/fare is to the town centre?
3 He needs to buy a lorry/van if he wants to sell and deliver flowers to people’s homes.
4 They delayed/cancelled my train by ten minutes this morning and I missed the start of lessons.
5 If you hurry, you’ll catch/miss the 4.15 bus.
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6 Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.
1 What time do we need to set _____ to get there on time?
2 There was a big queue at the check- _____ and we had to wait for half an hour.
3 Our bus broke _____ on the way to school this morning and we were all late.
4 I got _____ a taxi yesterday and then realised the driver was my cousin!
5 I think we need to get _____ for a while. I’ve been feeling a bit stressed.
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Reading

7 Read the article from which some sentences have been taken out. Choose the correct sentences A–G to fill the gaps. There is one sentence you do not need.
Across Antarctica
For many people, an ‘adventure’ is something quite simple, like going to another country for an annual holiday and experiencing a different culture and unfamiliar scenery and climate. However, for others, an ‘adventure’ has an altogether different meaning. For three young men in 2009, it meant a journey of 430 miles across some of the most hostile country on our planet, Antarctica, in a race to the South Pole. They were competing with a team from Norway to do the journey in the fastest time. (1) ___ For them it was a real adventure, and one that they only just survived!
For Ben Fogle, a TV presenter who loves a challenge, and James Cracknell, an Olympic rowing champion, it was not their first crazy journey! A few years before this, they had rowed across the Atlantic in a seven-metre rowing boat in another race. (2) ___ This included heat exhaustion, lack of sleep and hurricane-type weather, and nearly drowning when their boat was turned upside down by huge waves. (3) ___ This time they were joined by another amateur, doctor Ed Coats. This adventure was even more dangerous because Ben had just recovered from a very serious medical condition he had caught while he was filming in the jungle for a TV programme.
In spite of all his problems, Ben recovered in time and, with the other two, spent months training for the task ahead. (4) ___ Every day they had to cover over 25 miles in freezing conditions. They only allowed themselves four hours sleep a night and before they could rest they had to spend four hours melting ice to provide enough water for them all to drink. (5) ___ All three had lost a lot of weight and were in severe pain. Even worse, they did not beat the Norwegians!
So, what is the attraction of adventures like these? (6) ___ Or is it maybe the desire to push your body and spirit to the limits? It is certainly very exciting to read about exploits like these, but perhaps a little bit too exciting to motivate the majority of us to take part ourselves!