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Test Sixty

Traveling By Train

Read the story . Refer to the list below and fill in the blanks with the best word or words . The first one has been done for you .

There are so many things you have to do when you (0) travel . Always make sure your

(1) ------------has(2) ---------------on it !

        If you’re going (3) ---------------train , the (4) -----------------you have to do is buy yourself (5) -----------à You usually have to stand in a (6) ----------------and it’s easy to

(7) --------------------your train and then waste hours (8) ---------------the next one !

         You buy (9) -----------or return ticket , and then look for a (10) -------------where you hope you will find a free (11)  --------------- .

          At last , you can (12) ----------------the train and settle down to enjoy the (13) ----------

If you’re lucky , the train (14) ---------------the station (15) --------------- .

          Sometimes (16) -----------------comes round to (17) ---------------your ticket , but usually you travel without interruption and can enjoy the (18) --------------- . You can relax till (19) -------------------time for you to (20) --------------when you arrive at your (21) --------------- .

0 . (A) journey                1 . (A)  luggage         2 . (A)  a cartel          3 (A) with

     (B)  travel                        (B)  valise                  (B)  a card               (B) by

                                              (C)   coffer                 (C) a label                (C) via  

                                                                                  (D) an etiquette

4 . ( A) first                      5 . ( A ) a billet         6 . ( A) a queue          7 . ( A ) miss           

     ( B ) first thing                ( B ) a ticket              (B ) line                      ( B ) lose

                                              ( C )  a card               ( C) row                      ( C ) loose

                                              ( D ) an etiquette       (D ) tail

8 . ( A ) waiting               9 . ( A ) a single       10 . ( A ) wagon             11 .( A ) seat

     ( B ) expecting                 ( B ) an ordinary      ( B ) carriage                 ( B ) place

                                                                                     ( C ) car                   (C ) chair

                                                                                                                       ( D ) space

12 . ( A ) get into             13 . ( A ) travel            14 . ( A ) leaves for  15 . ( A ) on time

       ( B ) enter into                ( B ) voyage                   ( B ) leaves for        ( B ) in time

       ( C ) enter                        ( C ) journey                 ( C ) leaves              ( C ) to time

       ( D ) go in                         ( D ) travels                   ( D ) lives                 

16 . ( A ) a conductor      17 . ( A ) examine         18 .  ( A ) ride           19. ( A ) it’s

       ( B ) a driver                    ( B ) interrogate            ( B ) drive               ( B ) its

       ( C ) an inspector             ( C ) question                ( C ) flight              ( C ) it has

       ( D ) a guide                      ( D ) look                        ( D ) walk

20 . ( A ) get off                21 . ( A ) term

       ( B ) go down                    ( B ) terminal

       ( C ) get down                   ( C ) station

       ( D ) descend                     ( D ) terminus

Answer Key

1 . A 2 . C 3 . B 4 . B 5 . B 6 . A 7 . A 8 . C 9 . A 10 . B 11 . A 12 . A 13 . C 14 . C

15 . A 16 . C 17 . A 18 . A 19 . A 20 . A 21 . C

2 -] Outside

Supply the best word or words

1 . The line you cross to go from one country to another is called the ------------- .

( A ) frontier   ( B ) boundary

2 . It’s wide and large and it’s often lines with trees . It’s ----------------- .

( A ) an avenue   ( B ) an alley ( C ) a street

3 . Climb to the top of a hill so that you can admire the ---------------------- .

( A ) country ( B ) land ( C ) countryside

4 . You have to drive very carefully if a road is full of ------------------------ .

( A ) angles ( B ) bends ( C ) corners

5 . If you want to put up a tent , you’ll have to look for a nice flat piece of -------------- .

( A ) ground ( B ) soil ( C ) earth

6. There are quite a few islands off the west ------------------of Scotland .

( A ) shore ( B ) cost ( C ) coast ( D ) beach ( E ) seaside

7 . It can be very cold at night in the ------------------ .

( A ) dessert ( B ) desert

8 . How many people are there in the ---------------------- ?

( A ) cosmos ( B ) earth ( C ) world

9 .  An open place in a city , town or village where people like to sit . It’s called -------------

( A ) a square ( B ) a circus ( C ) a place

10 . You’d expect to be able to buy fresh fruit and vegetables in ---------------- .

( A ) a market ( B ) a bazaar

11 . Where you were born in your -----------------of origin .

( A ) countryside ( B ) country ( C ) nation

12 . If we ask ‘How long will you be in this country ?’ , we are referring to ---------------

( A ) the country we are in ( B ) some other country

13 . Look up and you will see -------------------

( A ) the sky ( B ) heaven ( C ) the heaven

14 . It’s often made of iron and can lead into a garden . It’s -------------------- .

( A ) a port ( B ) a door ( C ) a gate ( D ) a doorway  

15 . I think Mauritius is my favorite -------------------on earth . 

( A ) place ( B ) part ( C ) space ( D ) room

Answer Key

1. A 2 . A 3 . C 4 . B 5 . A 6 . C 7 . B 8 . C 9 . A 10. A 11 . B 12 . A 13 . A 14 . C 15 . A