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Grammar 3 Complete the sentences with the correct past form

of the verbs given.
1 Choose the correct alternative to complete the 1 After the plane __________ (take off), the air
sentences. steward gave us tea and sandwiches.
1 I was getting/got off the train when I dropped 2 We didn’t get a table in the restaurant because
my suitcase. we __________ (not booked).
2 When we were arriving/arrived at the station, I 3 By the time we __________ (get) to the
got a taxi home. cinema, the film had started.
3 I noticed a mark on the door while I was 4 I made a lot of mistakes while I __________
cleaning/cleaned the car. (write) the essay.
4 When the plane was landing/landed in London, 5 I __________ (not go) to the museum with
it was raining. Penny because I had been before.
5 We were cycling/cycled to the river and had a 6 When I arrived at the bus stop, Niall and Jimmy
picnic on the grass. __________ (wait) there.
6 I was seeing/saw my friend Pete while I was
waiting on the platform.
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2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of 4 Complete the sentences with these words.
used to and these verbs.
motels tent caravan hotel campsite
travel not enjoy drive get not have youth hostels
live
1 The __________ was very wet, so we didn’t
1 My mum _______________ me and my put our tent up. We decided to stay in a hotel
brother to school every morning before she overnight.
went to work. 2 When we put the __________ up, we realised
2 I _______________ long car journeys when I there was a huge hole in it!
was a child. 3 The __________ was quite comfortable, with a
3 Where exactly __________ you __________ in small kitchen and three beds.
London? 4 We stayed at a great __________ which had a
4 My sister always _______________ carsick swimming pool and two restaurants.
when she was young. 5 When I was a teenager, I used to stay in cheap
5 Schools _______________ so many computers __________, but now I prefer something more
when I was a student. comfortable!
6 How __________ your dad __________ to 6 There are a lot of __________ along the
work when you lived in the countryside? motorways in my country and they’re not too
expensive.
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5 Choose the correct alternative to complete the

sentences.
Reading
1 They had to miss/cancel the 7.30 train because 7 Read the article from which some sentences have
of a serious engine problem. been taken out. Choose the correct sentences A–G
2 I’ll get a single/return ticket because I’m to fill the gaps. There is one sentence you do not
getting a lift back with Julie. need.
3 The air ticket/fare to Australia is really Across Antarctica
expensive. For many people, an ‘adventure’ is something
4 I must catch/miss the 5.15 bus to get to the quite simple, like going to another country for an
concert on time. annual holiday and experiencing a different culture
5 My uncle’s a millionaire and he’s just bought a and unfamiliar scenery and climate. However, for
big ferry/yacht to use at the weekends. others, an ‘adventure’ has an altogether different
meaning. (1) ___ They were competing with a team
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However, unlike the Norwegians, who were
professional skiers and familiar with the conditions,
6 Complete the sentences with the correct the British team were amateurs. For them it was a
prepositions. real adventure, and one that they only just survived!
1 A lot of cars had broken _____ on the For Ben Fogle, a TV presenter who loves a
motorway in the snow yesterday. challenge, and James Cracknell, an Olympic rowing
champion, it was not their first crazy journey!
2 We set _____ really early, but we still nearly
(2) ___ During that journey, the pair had to deal with
missed the train.
a range of problems. This included heat exhaustion,
3 These days, it’s easier to check _____ online to lack of sleep and hurricane-type weather, and nearly
avoid the queues. drowning when their boat was turned upside down by
4 My sister was a bit scared when the plane took huge waves. Amazingly, they decided to get together
_____, but she soon calmed down. again for another difficult challenge – the race to the
South Pole.
5 It’s important to get _____ on holiday at least
(3) ___ This adventure was even more dangerous
once a year.
because Ben had just recovered from a very serious
medical condition he had caught while he was
/5 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. This journey proved to be even more
difficult than the rowing race. (4) ___ 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. They finished the race completely exhausted,
with no food left and with their hands and feet
suffering from the icy temperatures. (5) ___ Even
worse, they did not beat the Norwegians!
So, what is the attraction of adventures like these?
Is it the fascination of going to places that very few
other people have been to? (6) ___ 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!
A Every day they had to cover over 25 miles in
freezing conditions.
B A few years before this, they had rowed across
the Atlantic in a seven-metre rowing boat in
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C Many teams have tried the same challenge and

failed.
Use of English
D Is it maybe the desire to push your body and 9 Complete the second sentence so it means the
spirit to its limits? same as the first, using the word given. Do not
E All three had lost a lot of weight and were in change the word given. Use between two and five
severe pain. words.
F This time they were joined by another amateur, 1 I had breakfast and then I went to football
doctor Ed Coats. practice.
G For three young men in 2009, it meant a AFTER
journey of 430 miles across some of the most
hostile country on our planet, Antarctica, in a _______________, I went to football practice.
race to the South Pole.
2 I enjoy eating vegetables more now than when I
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USE
Listening (Tests CD, Track 2) I _______________ eating vegetables much
when I was young.
8 You are going to hear Anna and Mark talking
about learning to drive. Listen and decide if the 3 We missed the train because Ronnie got up
statements are true (T), false (F) or not mentioned late.
(NM). DIDN’T
We _______________ because Ronnie got up
1 Mark’s brother has started driving T/F/NM late.
lessons at the age of 11.
2 Kev will have experience of driving T/F/NM 4 When I had cleaned the car, we went for a
in traffic during these lessons. drive.
3 Anna thinks students like Kev will T/F/NM THEN
need fewer lessons later on. I _______________ we went for a drive.

4 Anna and Mark think that having a T/F/NM

minimum number of lessons is 5 During the film, Nick felt ill and had to leave.
important. WATCHING
_______________ film, Nick felt ill and had to
5 Anna thinks Kev will be less scared T/F/NM leave.
when he drives on roads.
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Writing
10 You see this notice in your college magazine.
Have you had a really bad journey? We want to
know! Write about your journey and we will
publish the best stories in the next magazine.

Write your story in 100–130 words.

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