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1 Choose the correct option. 4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
words in capitals.
1 My friend got robbed / involved while he was on
holiday. They took his passport. 1 It is a beautiful country and quite ,
2 You can’t just lie around / down all day. Get up and even for travellers on a small budget. AFFORD
do something! 2 The place was packed with tourists, so
there was loud music playing all night.  SURPRISE
3 There’s nothing we can do about it, continuously / 3 I got food on holiday and had
basically. We have to accept it. to stay in bed for two days.  POISON
4 Some exhibitions change every month, but this one 4 Check out the of a travel agency
is accessible / permanent. before you book a holiday with them.  RELIABLE
5 We came down to / across some ruins in the jungle. 5 It’s not for wheelchair users
because there are a lot of steps.  ACCESS
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2 Choose the correct option to complete each sentence. 5 Translate the Polish fragments of the sentences into
1 I don’t feel very well. Can you pull at the side of English.
the road? 1 In the afternoons, you are (zdany tylko na siebie)
a away b up c out and can do whatever you want.
2 It turned that he was from my hometown. 2 In that case, (najlepiej zrobisz, jadąc)
a for b in c out to his house.
3 He carried speaking, even when three people 3 We have the chance to (mieszkać u rodziny goszczącej)
left the room. on our school exchange.
a in b on c of 4 We’re lost. Let’s (spytajmy o drogę) .
5 They had to (czekać w kolejce) .
4 She led an expedition in search a lost city.
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5 What would you opt , a year’s holiday or a new car? 6 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
a for b of c on verbs in brackets.
Score /5 1 She (not/travel)
abroad before, so she was a little nervous.
3 Complete the second sentence so that it has the same 2 We (stand) outside
meaning as the first. Use the word in capitals. Do not when someone ran past and took my bag.
change the form of this word. You may use between 3 When he’s away he usually (try)
two and five words in each gap. to call home every evening.
1 They live in the hills a long way from civilisation. 4 I (attend) a psychology
MIDDLE course at the moment. It’s really interesting.
They live in the hills in . 5 They (go) on holiday to
China last year.
2 I can take you by car to the station if you want. Score /5
GIVE
I can to the station if you want. 7 Translate the Polish fragments of the sentences into
3 I don’t think I’ll go to the party this evening. English.
MISS 1 Our cousins often (odwiedzają)
I think I’ll this evening. us during the winter holidays.
4 We stayed in a place that few tourists ever visit. 2 She got a high score because she (grała)
TRACK the game before.
We stayed in a place that is . 3 When I was on holidays I (przeczytałem)
5 You really get to know the lifestyle if you stay with a family. an interesting book.
FEEL 4 I (piszę) my maths exam
You for the lifestyle if tomorrow morning.
you stay with a family. 5 He (próbował) to learn German for
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8 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets and 2 So what can be done about the problem? Both
the correct form of used to. national and local governments in the Netherlands
are now looking at ways to limit the number of
1 How long (you/spend) guests. It’s not that they want to stop tourism
doing your homework? altogether, they just want to get it under control.
2 There (be) a cinema This may be a little controversial, especially with local
here, but they knocked it down. businesspeople, whose firms rely on a continuous
3 When I was a student, I (sleep) stream of customers. They will probably have to
at least 10 hours a night. accept the changes, however, as a lot of Dutch
4 I (not/eat) many people are now unhappy with the situation.
vegetables when I was small.
3 One of the ways the government is looking into
5 Where (they/go) on
is to restrict the number of beds available to tourists
holiday when they were children?
in a particular town or city. This would mean that
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potential visitors would not find rooms for rent online
or through travel agencies, and would therefore be
9 Complete the second sentence so that it has the same
unable to stay in specific locations. Another possible
meaning as the first. Use the word in capitals. Do not
idea is to raise prices for certain attractions, although
change the form of this word. You may use between
the number of wealthy people travelling abroad is
two and five words in each gap.
increasing all the time.
1 My mum gave up working as a nurse and started her 4 A more radical option might be to make it
own cosmetics company.USED physically more difficult to spend time in certain
My mum a nurse, but locations. To do this, electronic gates can be installed
then started her own cosmetics company. at the entrance to old town squares or particularly
2 She always had long hair in a ponytail.TO attractive areas. The number of people within this
She short hair. zone would therefore be limited to a maximum
3 When my grandfather was younger, he spent hours decided upon by the local authorities. The destruction
in the garden just looking at the flowers. WOULD of buildings and monuments would be prevented,
When my grandfather was younger, he and the visiting experience would be nicer for all.
in the garden just looking at 5 Whatever methods are used, something has to
the flowers. be done quite quickly to prevent popular landmarks
4 How often did you go to the cinema when you were becoming theme parks. One local person expressed
living in your hometown?USE this by saying that it no longer felt pleasant living in
How often to the a place that was like a museum. After all, modern-
cinema when you were living in your hometown? day life still has to go on, and we can’t expect local
residents to dress and behave as if they were living
5 I never went cycling when I was younger, but I do now. two hundred years ago.
WOULD
I when I was younger, a Nowhere to stay
but I do now. b Stop the crowds
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d Means of transport
10 Read the text. Match each paragraph (1–5) with the e Bad for business
correct heading (a–f). There is one heading that you do f Why people come
not need. Score /5

1 Netherlands is only a small country in the north

of Europe, but it attracts huge numbers of tourists EXTRA TASK
every year. Visitors are interested in the landscapes,
culture, and heritage of the country, and want to
11 Write a review of a sports centre or fitness club that
experience the famous, relaxed attitude of Dutch you know.
people to life in general. The only problem is that too Include the following elements:
many people are now visiting the country, which is • a description of the place,
causing problems with transport, accommodation, • what you usually do there,
and overcrowding. One famous, small village that • good points about it,
only has 2,500 inhabitants is visited by 350,000 tourists • what could be improved.
every year – and that’s only the Chinese tourists. Write between 200 and 250 words.
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