Vocabulary

1. boarding

2. rank

3. buffet

4. shoulder

5. control

6. departure

7. waiting

8. unleaded

1. gruelling

2. remote

3. lethal

4. intrepid

5. historic

6. notorious

7. unsuccessful

1. DIY

2. folks

3. chilled

4. looked out

5. grief

Use of English

1. D

2. D

3. B

4. C

5. C

6. C

7. C

8. B

9. C

10. C

Listening

1. E

2. C

3. D

4. A

5. F

Transcript

1 We didn’t take the car because there are always traffic jams on the motorway on Friday afternoons, and we thought the train would be better. We bought tickets – they were expensive – and waited for three hours before they told us the train was cancelled. We were furious and wrote a letter to complain about the terrible service.

2 Last year we booked a package holiday. It was a late night flight, but that was OK, and we were able to sleep on the plane. But the hotel was so noisy! And the rooms were dirty, and the view was disappointing. We made a fuss and contacted the travel agency and they took us to a better hotel. We had to pay extra though, which is a disgrace.

3 I travel a lot for business, and I usually fly with the same airline. I wanted a business class ticket because I had to work during the flight, so I needed plenty of space. But the plane only had economy class. At the check-in desk, they promised I could board the plane first to choose the most suitable place to work, but I still ended up next to a crying baby!

4 My grandparents live in a remote village in the north of England and I wanted to visit them for their wedding anniversary. No trains or coaches go there, so I asked my girlfriend to drive me. The first part of the journey was OK, but outside Birmingham there was an accident and we spent hours in a traffic jam. We got to my grandparents’ house after midnight, and we had to wake them up.

5 I had a job interview in Bristol last week, so I took a fast train from Oxford. I got my ticket, and ten minutes later, they announced my train to Bristol. Soon I was in Reading – which is in the wrong direction! I complained to the ticket controller there. He was really unhelpful and made me buy a new ticket from Reading to Bristol. Needless to say, I didn’t get to my interview on time and I didn’t get the job.

Reading

1. F

2. T

3. F

4. F

5. F

Writing

Students’ own answers.

Unit 9 Progress Test A

Grammar

1. have his eyes checked

2. will have our car repaired

3. did Michele have that tattoo done

4. Have you had your hair dyed

5. (had) had their car serviced

6. had all my money stolen

1. himself

2. herself

3. yourself

4. themselves

5. ourselves

6. myself

1. If Ross had known Paula’s number, he would have rung her.

2. I wouldn’t have had an accident if I had driven (more) carefully.

3. Annie and Martin wouldn’t have been late for school if they hadn’t missed the bus.

4. If Jake and Rachel hadn’t had a big fight, they wouldn’t have split up.

5. Your dad wouldn’t have been disappointed if you hadn’t forgotten his birthday.

6. If I had trained hard(er), I would have won the competition.

7. My girlfriend wouldn’t have been angry if I hadn’t lied to her.

8. If we had had enough money, we could/would have bought a new laptop.