Focus 3_Unit 3

I Complete the sentences with correct verbs 

1 We needed a boat to ______ the river.

2 I’m going to the station now to _______ a train to London.

3 Hurry up, or we’ll ______ our train!

4 We spent two weeks in Paris and then _______ on to Bordeaux.

5 It takes more than one day to ______ all the sights of New York!

6 How did you _______ with all those problems when you were away?

7 Our tickets were quite cheap because we ______ them in advance.

8 Flying is the quickest way to _______ the Atlantic Ocean.

9 We knew we had a long journey ahead of us, so we decided to ______ off early.

10 It was very late when we finally _______ our destination.

11 I was really surprised when Jack ______ up at the station to meet us.

12 We spent two days in Rome and _______ all the main sights.

II Complete the sentences with proper words.

13 We arrived at the airport late because there was a traffic _______ on the motorway.

14 We went on a tour of the city on a double-decker ______.

15 As soon as we got to the airport, we went straight to the check-in ______ to check in our bags.

16 The man took us over to the island on his small fishing ______.

17 We had to show our passports at passport _______.

18 The express ______ is much faster because it doesn’t stop at all the small railway stations.

19 The seats in the departure _______ weren’t very comfortable.

20 When we got onto the plane, I lifted my bag up into the overhead _______ .

III Choose the correct variant to complete the sentences.

21 Our room had a stunning / sparkling view over the valley.

22 The island has miles of dense / unspoilt beaches.

23 We sat and watched the blood-red / red-blood sunset.

24 Suddenly, we heard the bush / roar of a lion.

25 We climbed up a dense / steep hill.

26 We could see the sparkling / unspoilt lights of the city in the distance.

27 There was a blood-red / stunning view from the top of the mountain.

28 There may be dangerous animals in the bush / roar.

IV Complete the sentences with proper verb forms.

29 I’m not sure, but I guess the bird we saw in the park ___________ a blackbird. They’re quite common here.

30 Jane ____________ to at least 50 different countries by now – every year she travels for three or four months.

31 Andrew's plane landed in Malaga three hours ago. I’m sure he ___________ at the beach by now. 

32 It's a public holiday tomorrow. There ___________ a lot of people at the airport.

33 The information in this guide book is all out-of-date. Its authors ___________ to Hungary recently!

34 This ___________ the only direct train to London.

35 Tom got the train three hours ago, and it only takes one hour to get to London. He ____________ there by now.

36 This ____________ the hotel we're looking for. It looks too big and expensive.

37 The weather tomorrow is going to be really bad so the journey to the airport ____________ longer than usual.

38 Margaret ____________ in the town centre when she phoned me. I could hear the noise of a busy street.

39 Wendy _____________ on a safari in Africa last summer. She doesn't have a passport and has never been abroad!

40 I’m not sure, but the animal we saw ____________ a wild cat. They're common here.

V Choose the correct verb forms. Sometimes both verb forms are possible.

41 As a young man, George wanted to go trekking in Nepal but he __ that he wasn't fit enough to go there.

42 I __ my last plane ticket online last night.

43 My primary teacher __ a class trip for her class every year.

44 Going through security __ ages the last time I flew.

45 Most children __ to school by bus in those days.

46 Flying ___ as safe as it is now.

47 I ___ going to the seaside when I was young.

48 People ___ on planes 30 years ago.

49 When I was child I ___ going on fishing trips with my dad.

50 The journey ___ much longer a few years ago.

51 After climbing mountain, Alex ___ a small village below.

52 Ten years ago, elephants ___ to this lake regularly.

53 I ___ my grandparents every summer.

54 I ___ to China once, a few years ago.

55 Sailing ___ as popular as it is now.

56 Going to the zoo ___ very little when I was a child.

VI Complete the sentences with proper verbs.

57 There are some dark clouds in the sky. It ________ later.

58 Adam’s good with computers. He _________ your problem – just ask him.

59 The rivers and lakes are almost dry in this region. It _______ for a long time.

60 I don’t know how she managed it. I guess she _____ the problem by accident.

61 Does your aunt like modern art? You _______ her to the new art gallery next time she visits.

62 He’s been playing that computer game all day. He ________ it a lot.

63 It was a very popular song and people ________ it a lot because the radio played it every day.

64 Violet ________ the key because I can’t find it.

65 We live in the same neighbourhood, so we ____________ in the future.

66 We ________ in Glasgow while I was living there.

67 Helen ________ serious about that. I’m sure she was joking.

68 You __________ serious about doing that. It’s such a bad idea! 

69 If money isn’t a problem, you ________ at the new four-star hotel in the centre.

70 A lot of people are carrying umbrellas. It __________ earlier.

71 Most people here carry an umbrella with them all the time, so it ___________ a lot.

72 Jimmy didn’t need to come home immediately, so he _________ in France for a few more weeks.