Vocabulary
Welcome to the Intercity Hotel. I hope you had a pleasant travel / journey.
journey
During my visit to London, I took hundreds of photos. WHILE
I took hundreds of photos ___________ London.
while I was visiting
Since Harvey started ________ with a group of older boys, he is always getting in trouble.
a) make a living b)hang around c)pull their legs
hanging around
Even in quite ________ societies, eating habits are changing. (TRADITION)
traditional
Peter was Sally's best friend. She________(know) him all her life.
had known
Sarah came back from her shopping trip / journey with lots of new clothes.
trip
She was still at school when she passed her driving test.
GOING
She passed her driving test when __________ school
she was still going to
I love _____ my sister's _____ —it's almost too easy to annoy her.
pulling my sister's leg
Governments and other __________ now offer information about diet and nutrition (ORGANISE)
organisations
The children were wet because they_______(play) football in the rain.
had been playing
Among Brian’s many interests, he lists foreign journeys / travel and climbing.
travel
Pablo is no longer as frightened of spiders as in the past.
USED
Pablo___________ frightened of spiders than he is now.
used to be more
I can't _________ by selling my art or anything, but I love doing it and the bit of extra income it provides is certainly appreciated.
make a living
The actor's _____________ is being investigated by police. (APPEAR)
disappearance
We were very hungry because we________(not / eat).
hadn't eaten
Last week, my boyfriend, Nigel, invited me out for a (meal/food/dish) in a restaurant.
meal
The food was so hot that we didn’t really enjoy it.
The food was _________ really enjoy. (TOO)
too hot (for us) to
I have to ________ at home on the weekends by doing the dishes.
help out
In the past, people used to prepare good ________ meals from fresh ingredients (FILL)
filling
I was delighted when I found my keys. I________(look) for them for hours.
'd been looking
I think we would have enjoyed ourselves more if I’d cooked a ______ at home – after all, I had plenty of _______ in the fridge. (meal/food/dish)
meal; food
Julio is not a very good cook, so he won’t get a job in that restaurant.
Julio doesn’t _________ to get a job in that restaurant. (ENOUGH)
cook well enough
Since he got a girlfriend he stopped _________ with his friends.
hanging out
There is a much wider ________ of products available in supermarkets and other shops than there was 20 years ago. (CHOOSE)
choice
She was exhausted because she______(work) since eight o'clock that morning.
'd been working