Travelling and Tourism

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1 We’ve almost run out of petrol, so we’d better fuel the car ____at the nearest petrol station

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2 It’s a good idea to take ____some travel insurance.

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3 We’re going to take a guided ____of the castle.

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4 The ___ temperatures made it impossible for us to go sightseeing around the island.

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1 We bought a map at a nearby tourist information __.

  My sister works in a large __ in the centre of Warsaw.

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2 My car’s broken down, so I’ll need to __ the late night train to Berlin.

  You’d better put on a jacket or you’ll __ a cold.

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3 The train leaves __ about half an hour, so we’ve still got time to have a coffee.

  We arrived __ Paris late at night and we went straight to the hotel.

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4 Excuse me, could you __ me the way to the bus station, please?

  He used to __ us such good stories about his travels.

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Returning to a holiday spot which one used to admire in the past can sometimes be a shocking experience. I discovered the truth of this last year when I decided to spend a few days in a small, historic town which I had visited many years before.

The first warning signs came with my internet search for accommodation. (1)__ When I eventually came across its address, I found out that over the years it had been converted to a modern hotel with all the typical facilities. ‘They need to keep up with the times’, I thought and decided to ignore the sense of disappointment as I did my bookings online.

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Immediately after my arrival, I couldn’t fail to notice some remarkable changes that had taken place in the town over the years. True, in some respects it looked even more attractive than I remembered it. (2)__ While driving to the hotel, however, I also noticed that some of the small restaurants and cafés had disappeared, giving way to several fast food places.

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A leisurely stroll around the town later in the afternoon revealed more changes that I found difficult to accept. The colourful street stalls where I used to shop for local crafts were now replaced by fashionable boutiques, attracting tourists with flashy neon lights. The buskers, who had played local music, were gone. (3)__ The place was becoming more and more touristy and was no longer the quiet retreat I had hoped to find.

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The next morning I couldn’t decide whether I should stay or leave the place While I was having breakfast at the hotel restaurant, a busload of noisy tourists streamed into the lobby. (4)__ I quickly checked out of the hotel and drove home, wishing I had not made up my mind to return.