Read this text about travelling by train. For questions 26 – 33, decide which word (A, B, or C) fits in the gaps. Write the letters on your answer sheet.

TRAINS – THE BEST WAY TO TRAVEL

For many people, going ……0…C.. train is the most exciting way to travel. You don’t have to wait ……26… hours at the airport with thousands ……27…. other passenters. You just go ……28……. the railway station a few minutes before the train ……29……., buy a ticket, get on the train, and the journey begins!

You can look at things …30…….the windows, have a sleep, read a book or go for a walk up and down the train. There is usually someone interesting to talk ……31….. and when you get hungry, you can eat your picnic! If you didn’t bring …32…….. picnic with you, there’s often a restaurant or small café on the train where you can buy ……33…… food and a drink.

 

A on B to C by
A for B in C at
A and B from C of
A at B to C in
A will leave B left C leaves
A by B through C inside
A for B at C to
A a B some C the
A a B any C some

Task 5

For questions 34 – 43, complete the gaps in these sentences with words from the box. There are more words in the box than you need. Use each word once only. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

check in check out get off bus station fee fare miss attendant pilot boarding pass get on platform departures take gate

· The bus leaves the …0…bus station…………… at ten o’clock.

· If we don’t hurry up, we’ll ………34…… the bus.

· It’s cheaper for four people to …….35……….. a taxi rather than to go on the underground, because the taxi ………36….… comes to less than the price of four tickets. .

· After you ………37…….. your luggage, they give you a ……38….…… which you take along to the ……39……., where someone checks it before you ………40……….. the plane.

· The train to Edinburgh leaves from ……41…………. number 8 .

· The flight …………42…….…. will offer you some drinks and bring you lunch.

· You can find the status of you flight on the ……….43…………… board.

Task 6

For questions 44 – 53, finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Write the MISSING PARTS of the sentences on your answer sheet.

Example:

0. What is your age?

How ……old are you……………………………………..?

44. Do you play football well?

Are you ……………………………………………………………..?

45. Do watersports interest you?

Are you ………………………………………..……………………?

46. How is your surname spelt?

How do you …………………………….…………………………..?

47. What's the price of this CD ROM, please?

How ………………………………………………..…………………?

48. Learn to ski before you go on a winter holiday in the mountains.

Don’t go on a winter holiday in the mountains until …………………………………………

49. During my holiday in Paris, I spoke a lot of French.

I spoke a lot of French while I …………………..………………………

50. Your bedroom is tidier than mine.

My bedroom isn’t ……………………………………………. .

51. This music isn’t nearly as bad as the music they play on Radio 2.

The music they play on Radio 2 is far …………………….…………………….

52. Britain is an island, so everywhere is near to the sea.

Britain is an island, so nowhere is …………………………………..……………. .

53. The teacher asked the students, ‘Did you bring your dictionaries?’

The teacher asked the students if……………………….……………..

 

Task 7