Vocabulary Travel and Tourism 1
Grammar Infinitives and -ing forms 1
Describing changes 1
Passive Voice 1
Passive Voice 2
100
The hotel I stayed at in Belize was __________everything was very high quality. And I've never seen anything more beautiful than the view of the beach from my balcony. I've been to a lot of beaches, but none of them was this gorgeous. It was __________.
superb
stunning
100
Choose the sentence that has a similar meaning to the first one
Helena used to call me a lot, but she doesn't any more.
Helena stopped to call me.
Helena stopped calling me.
Helena stopped calling me.
100
Complete the sentence.
This famous building in Spain looks exactly as it did almost 1,000 years ago. It has been __________very well.
preserved
100
Complete the sentence. (use)
Roger really wanted to go on the swings at the park, but all the swings were _________.
being used
100
Complete the sentence. (eat)
Some of the food __________, but we still have a lot left.
has been eaten
200
The scenery in Cape Town includes mountains, beaches and the city, and all of it is gorgeous and exciting – it's rather__________! I was very surprised at how many different types of scenery could exist in one town – the variety was ___________.
dramatic
astonishing
200
Choose the sentence that has a similar meaning to the first one.
When I was a child, I went to the zoo, and I remember it.
I remembered to go to the zoo when I was a child.
I remember going to the zoo when I was a child.
I remember going to the zoo when I was a child.
200
Complete the sentence.
Unfortunately, many historic buildings no longer exist, because they've been __________due to disasters or people not taking care of them.
lost
200
Complete the sentence. (buy)
When I went back to the shop to buy the dress, all the ones in my size had _______.
been bought
200
Complete the sentences. (choose) (send)
The winners ___________sometime next week. For their prize, they ____________to Barbados for a free holiday!
will be chosen
are going to be sent
300
My grandfather's house in the mountains is huge and very nice. At first, you can't see it very well from the road, but when you get closer, it's very___________because it's so large. And the views from the house are_______________. ! You can see more mountains and some waterfalls in the distance, and lots of animals. I love going there!
impressive
breathtaking
300
Choose the sentence that has a similar meaning to the first one.
Lorna decided to take the bus to school instead of driving, but the bus didn't come.
Lorna tried to take the bus to school.
Lorna tried taking the bus to school.
Lorna tried to take the bus to school.
300
Complete the sentences.
Those who remember old cultural traditions often teach them to other people. That is a wonderful thing that helps ____________the traditions instead of letting them further _________.
revive
deteriorate
300
Complete the sentence. (use)
Thank you for donating these old shirts. They'll ___________to make bags. We're going to sell them for a charity.
be used
300
Complete the sentences.
The containers for the plants are made ___________ plastic. They were made __________old water bottles. We just cut a hole in them, filled them with soil and planted our seeds!
of
from
400
I'll never forget my last holiday. I thought about just lying on the beach as usual, but I wanted to do something truly special that I'd never done before – something very __________ – so I went to the Yucatán Peninsula instead. One day, I went swimming in a huge underground cave. It was one of those moments that always stays with you – it was a very ___________experience for me.
unique
memorable
400
Complete the sentences
_________a bike is difficult, but once you learn ____________ , you never forget!
Riding
o ride
400
Complete the sentences.
The people of the Algonquin tribe in North America were worried because the number of Algonquin speakers had ________ . Therefore, they started offering language classes to save the language before it _________.
declined
disappeared
400
Complete the sentence. (write)
The next book in my favourite series _________________at the moment!
is being written
400
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Use the passive form of the word in bold.
Could I please have another pencil? Someone broke this one.
Could I please have another pencil? This one _______.
is broken
500
When I was in Vietnam, I ate 'pho', a Vietnamese soup. It was absolutely delicious, and I'd never eaten food from Vietnam before. My Vietnamese friends thought it was funny that it was so __________ for me, because they eat it every day. For me, it was something unusual that really caught my attention – I never knew noodles could be made out of rice. They seemed ____________ to me, but to my friends they're completely normal.
exotic
remarkable
500
Complete the sentences.
I was happy ____________Mackenzie learn to speak English when she first moved here. After university, she became an English teacher and went on ____________many other people learn English. It made me very proud.
to help
to help
500
Complete the sentences.
More people are riding their bikes to work instead of driving. Since the number of cyclists has _________, the cycle paths are more crowded. However, driving to work takes less time than it used to, because the number of drivers has _______.
increased
decreased
500
Complete the sentence. (drive)
My mum wanted to get fit, so she started either walking or riding her bike everywhere. She sold me her car last week. It ____________in over a year when she sold it to me!
hadn´t been driven
500
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Use the passive form of the words in bold.
Please save your carrier bags! You can use them again.
Please save your carrier bags! They _________again.
can be used