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Holidays and travel
1. The first thing to do when arranging a holiday is to decide on the _______________.
a)
b)
c)
d)
location
destination
place
situation
2. Don't forget to ______________ a taxi to take you to the airport.
a)
b)
c)
d)
book
buy
rent
reserve
3. Before you leave home make sure you have all your travel ______________ .
a)
b)
c)
d)
paper
permissions
passports
documents
4. I always _____________ travel insurance for peace of mind.
a)
b)
c)
d)
take
take
take
take
on
off
in
out
5. One thing they say about travelling is that it ______________ the mind.
a)
b)
c)
d)
widens
enlarges
strengthens
broadens
6. If you've travelled around many time zones you might suffer from _____________.
a)
b)
c)
d)
travel-sleep
plane-tiredness
jet-lag
holiday-fatigue
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ANSWERS
1. The first thing to do when arranging a holiday is to decide on the _______________.
a) location – this is not the best word here.
b) destination – this is the correct answer. It's the most natural word in this
context.
c) place – this is not the best word here.
d) situation – this is not correct here.
2. Don't forget to ______________ a taxi to take you to the airport.
a) book – this is the correct answer.
b) buy – this is not right. You don't 'buy' a taxi for a single journey.
c) rent – this is not right. We don't use the verb 'rent' with a taxi.
d) reserve – this is not the best word here.
3. Before you leave home make sure you have all your travel ______________ .
a) paper – this is not right. In the plural form it would be possible, but not singular.
b) permissions – this is not correct. 'Travel permissions' is not a natural phrase.
c) passports – this is not correct. The adjective 'travel' does not go with 'passports'.
d) documents – this is the correct answer.
4. I always _____________ travel insurance for peace of mind.
d) take out – this is the correct answer.
5. One thing they say about travelling is that it ______________ the mind.
d) broadens – this is the correct answer. It's a fixed saying.
6. If you've travelled around many time zones you might suffer from _____________.
c) jet-lag – this is the correct answer. This is the word for the tiredness you feel
at strange times of the day after you have travelled across many time-zones.
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