VOCABULARY

A . Complete the text with words and phrases from the box. There are four extra words and phrases.

unbelievable play it safe destination

try my luck off the beaten track brochures

strong

sounded

resorts dissatisfied

popular deposit

inaccurate against the odds

a bit of a gamble

Last year I took (1) _________________ when I chose my holiday (2) __________________. I was bored with the normal (3) _________________ and wanted something a bit different so I thought Id (4) __________________ with something (5) __________________. After looking through lots of (6) __________________ I decided to take a risk and go to Borneo. Its certainly not one of the most (7) __________________ destinations, but I everything I read about the place (8) __________________ amazing. When I got there I realised that most of that information was (9) __________________, but I had an (10) __________________ time and Im really glad I didnt (11) ______________________. Now that Ive taken a chance and had a great time, theres no way Im going back to two weeks in the usual resort. Next year Im going to go to Alaska!

B. Complete the sentences with the words in the box: bruise swerve off hitchhiked ploughed into sprained

1. Ive ..all over Europe. The best life I ever had was from France to Hungary. 2. I cant dance because Ive..my ankle. It hurts badly. 3. I fell off my bike and I have a big..on my right leg. I looks awful. 4. I was cycling down a narrow country lane when I had tothe road to avoid a car. I.a tree, broke my arm and lost three teeth. I was terrifying

C. The particles underlined are in the wrong sentences. Rearrange the particles to make the sentences correct. 1. We couldnt go to Brazil because we didnt have enough time to sort the visas up. 2. I came off this old lamp in a Moroccan market. 3. The medicine helped me get off the malaria. 4. After two days in the truck the driver dropped me out. 5. I waited for eight hours and eventually a car picked me over. 6. All my friends saw me across at the airport.

D. Choose the incorrect answer for the first sentence: 1 . A: I didnt go to the theatre on Saturday. B: Neither did I/ Neither didnt I/ Me neither. 2. A: I love sweets. B: Me, too/ I too/ I dont. 3. A: I cant understand his issue. B: I can/ Neither can I/ I can too. E. Put the negative form of the following adjectives under the correct column: believable successful employed accurate patient polite lucky correct prepared convenient honest satisfied

Dis-

Ununbelievable

Im-

In-

F. Match the words and the definitions: 1. stationery a. money that you spend on something b. sweets and chocolate

2. fare

3. expenditure

c. things that you use to write with, like paper and pens. d. the price you pay to travel on a bus, train, etc.

4. confectionery

GRAMMAR A. Choose the correct words or phrases a, b, or c to complete 1217. 1. Playing the lottery is not __________ as gambling. a) the same b) different c) similar 2. Bill is really lucky. Last week he __________ 10,000 on the lottery. a) won b) was winning c) had won 3. Now hes got __________ than hes ever had before. a) lots of money b) most money c) more money 4. What are you __________ with all the money youve won? a) doing b) going to do c) will do 5. I havent decided yet, but I __________ probably go on an amazing holiday. a) am b) going to c) will 6. This is the __________ thing that could happen to me! a) bad b) worse c) worst

Complete the text with the correct words or phrases. The most successful adverts are not always the (1) better / best. Sometimes what makes an advert special is simply that it is (2) similar / different from other adverts. Thats what makes people remember it. One problem that advertising agencies have is that the (3) most / more expensive a product the (4) harder / hardest it is to advertise. After all, why should somebody spend that much when a (5) cheaper / cheapest product might be as (6) good as / same as the one you are trying to sell?

D Each sentence has one word missing. Insert the word in the correct place ineach sentence.

(24) Im sure you really enjoy the trip tomorrow. (25) Its just the same this one. (26) She already got there when we phoned. (27) Both them are married. (28) At ten oclock last night she having a bath.