9. I would like to make _____________________________ money _____________________________ to retire when I am young. 10.

A lot of people expect to travel when they retire but they often find they are too old _____________________________ all the traveling they had planned on. Title: Word Choices Worksheet

TROUBLE SPOTS: WORD CHOICES

Circle the best choice to complete each sentence ( _____ means no article). 1. At ( _____ / the) Christmas last year, my in-laws invited us to travel with them to a hotel on ( _____ / the) Miami Beach. It was very generous (for / of) them to invite us and we could not turn them down, but this kind of trip is not the most exciting way (for / of) us to travel. 2. It is more interesting (for / of) us to take a challenge vacation. A challenge vacation makes us ( _____ / to) do things that we have never done before. It challenges us ( _____ / to) try something new. 3. One year we went on a raft down ( _____ / the) Colorado River through ( _____ / the) Grand Canyon. ( _____ / The) Grand Canyon National Park is in Arizona. It is really (an / the) incredibly beautiful place. It was very exciting (for / of) us to go rafting there. 4. My parents thought it was very brave (for / of) us to take this trip, but it was not a dangerous thing (for / of) us to do. The risk is kept down by a constant focus on safety: life jackets, practice rescues, etc. 5. Next year we hope to go to ( _____ / the) Thailand. It will be exciting (for / of) us to see a new country. We plan to trek in ( _____ / the) north and then go to ( _____ / the) nicest beach UNIT 9 Infinitives 89 in ( _____ / the) south. We are already working with ( _____ / the) Adventure Travel to plan the trip. ( _____ / The) Adventure Travel Agency specializes in this kind of challenge trip.

10. UP OR DOWN?
Complete these sentences with up or down. 1. She wanted to burn _______ all his old love letters since they no longer meant anything to her. 2. The firefighters tried to save the house, but it burned_______. 3. When interest rates go _______, housing prices usually go _______. 4. Their house at the beach was closed _______ for the winter. 5. Many of the resorts have closed _______ due to a lack of tourists. 6. Try to keep your spirits _______ while you are traveling even if things go wrong. 7. Dont turn_______ a free trip to Europe! 8. Could you turn _______ the volume on the CD player? 9. When the battery runs _______, well have to get it recharged. Source: Daphne Mackey & Anita Skmen, More Grammar Plus Workbook 10. Pearson run ____ a huge bill at that store. They have 11. The number of tourists has been _______ this year due to the low airfares. PHOTOCOPIABLE