Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Travel Insurance
When going on holiday, it is always a good idea to take out travel insurance. This is just in case something goes (1) _____ along the way. You could lose your luggage, you could be robbed, or even become ill and need expensive medical treatment. For millions of holiday makers, travel insurance is just a precaution (2)_______ will help them have an enjoyable and worry-free holiday. But for (3)_____, travel insurance is a way of earning money (4) ______ making false claims against insurance companies. For (5) ______ some people pretend that they have had expensive equipment stolen which in (6) ______ never even existed, and then claim large sums in compensation. Such claims cost insurance company a total (7)_____ £ 50 million per year. But the cheats’ luck is about to run (8)____ . (9) ______ to a new computer system, companies will be able to tell at a glance (10) _____ someone has made a claim within the last three years. Honest travelers will no longer have to pay through the nose for other people’s dishonesty.
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I’m sure it wasn’t Jim who did it. (have)
It ________________________________________________________
That dress is a third of the cost of the blue one. (much)
The blue dress is _______________________________________________
He promised me he would be back before midnight. (word)
He _________________________________________________________
I glanced at the newspaper and saw that the _______ said “President Resigns”
Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first sentence. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Is there any chance of his coming to the party? (likely)
Is he ________________________________________________________?
Fiona can’t _______ about the meeting. I reminded her this morning!
He prefers cycling to walking. (prefer)
He would _____________________________________________________.
I think the discussion has gone on _______ and we should make a decision.
Complete the following passage by choosing the correct option (A, B, C or D) to fill in blanks. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Down from the mountains
On the fourth day, We started our descent from the mountain range. We walked down the narrow track in single (1)______, taking care not to slip on the wet surface. We followed the river down a steep-sided (2)_____, stopping just once along the way to take a shower under a beautiful______(3). Soon the (4)_______ began to change, with more and more trees and (5) ______vegetation. Several (6)_______ of birds flew overhead, and we saw an amazing multi-coloured snake lying under a small (7)______ as we walked past. By the afternoon, the countryside was changing again as we approached the coast. Here, there were (8)_______ where farmers grew a variety of crops such as wheat, and we saw a (9)_________ of cows near a farmhouse. Then we climbed up and down some tall, grass-covered (10)_______ , and at last we had arrived at the sea.
The bank is reported in the local newspaper _______ in broad daylight yesterday.
