Test On the Go (Unit 3) Focus 3

Vocabulary

1 Complete the sentences with the missing words. The first letters are given.

0 I try not to drive during rush hour because it takes so long to get anywhere.

1 The c__________          on the boat from England to France was very calm.

2 Excuse me, sir, please sit down and f__________        your seatbelt. We haven't landed yet.

3 Their j__________         through Europe took them two months and they visited sixteen countries.

4 Pattaya is just 150 km from Bangkok, which makes it a popular seaside r__________        for the people living in Thailand's capital.

5 There is a s__________          across the fields to the train station which takes only ten minutes.

2 Read the definitions and write the words. Some letters are given.

0 Something you consider very unlikely or impossible – u n t h in k a b l e

1 A low area of land between hills and mountains – v _ _ _ _ y       

2 To involve yourself deeply in a subject or activity, such as a foreign culture when travelling – i _ m __ __s _        

3 A break taken by students between school and university, usually for a year – g __ __ y __ __ __         

4 Something that happens no matter what you do to prevent it is – u __ __v __ __d__ __ __ e            

5 To take money out from a cash point – w__ __ __ d __ __ w         

Grammar

3 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

might have been can't be may be must be can't have been must have been

0 The bird we saw in the park might have been a blackbird. They're common here.

1 Jane _______________                to at least fifty different countries by now – every year she travels for three or four months.

2 Andrew's plane landed in Málaga three hours ago. He ______________         at the beach now. I'm sure he's having a great time.

3 It's a public holiday tomorrow. There _____________        a lot of people at the airport.

4 The information in this guide book is all out-of-date. Its authors ____________                 to Hungary for a long time!

5 This _________          the only direct train to London. I'm sure there are more.

4 Choose the correct option. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.

0 People A, B on the plane some forty or fifty years ago. It wasn't prohibited then!

A used to smoke B would smoke

1 As a young man, George wanted to go trekking in Nepal but he ______ that he wasn't fit enough to go there.

2 I ______ my last plane ticket online. It was easier than I thought.

3 My primary teacher _______ a class trip for her class every year.

4 Going through security _______ very little time when I flew to Moscow last Friday.

5 Most children _______ to school by bus in those days.

Use of English

5 Choose the correct option.

6 Choose the correct option.

0 X: Why are you returning so late?

Y: Our tour bus C and we had to wait ages for help.

A dropped off B set off C broke down

1 X: Did you and your aunt enjoy the tour?

Y: I did, but she couldn’t __             [A pick up, B hold up, C keep up]with the rest of the group so she went back to our hotel. She hasn’t been able to walk fast since she broke her leg last year.

2 X: __                               [A Olga mustn't come back, B Olga migh have come backt, C Olga can't have come back]from holiday yesterday.

Y: Why not?

X: Her car isn’t outside her house and the lights are all out.

3 X: Laura? I’m waiting for you at the station. Where are you?

Y: I’m afraid we __                 [A have lost, B have missed, C have got on] our train so we’ll be there in about an hour.

4 X: I'm in a difficult situation. __                                 [A Can you do me a favour?, B Can I give you some advice?, C Should I do something?]

Y: Of course.

5 X: That’s a very long drive! Can you do it without stopping?

Y: I usually ___               [A pull over, B put up, C run out] and take a rest so I don’t get too sleepy.