UNIT 4 Section 2 (A) Use of English B2 for all exams

 

Use of English B2 for all exams UNIT 4 Section 2 (A)

 

Words easily confused Use the correct form of the words in the boxes to complete the sentences in each group A-H below. You may use some of the words more than once. In some cases, more than one word may be correct. A travel transfer transport transmit   1 I need to _____________________ some money from my savings account to my current account. 2 My father usually _____________________ to work by car. 3 The goods were _____________________ to the United States. 4 The information is _____________________ by satellite throughout the world. 5 Jerry got _____________________ to Bristol and he is moving there next week. B arrive get reach come approach appear   1 It took us a long time to _____________________ to the theatre but we _____________________ in time for the first act. 2 The ocean liner _____________________ on the horizon and within two hours it had _____________________ the port. 3 Would you like to _____________________ to our house tonight? 4 I was _____________________ by a beggar asking for money. 5 We _____________________ at the village late at night. C carry fetch deliver   1 Can you________________________ that bottle from the top shelf? 2 Some supermarkets now arrange for your shopping to be________________________ to your door. 3 I couldn't________________________ the boxes by myself so I asked the shop assistant to bring them to my car. D voyage journey trip tour excursion travel expedition cruise flight     1 Our class is going on a(n) ________________________ to the zoo tomorrow. 2 Joan kept a diary of her ________________________ through Europe. 3 Our________________________ on the ocean liner lasted two weeks. 4 Many explorers have died on ________________________ to the Antarctic. 5 It's a nine-hour bus ________________________ from Melbourne to Sydney. 6 We went on a Mediterranean ________________________ or our honeymoon. 7 We were given a(n) ________________________ of the ancient castle as soon as we arrived. 8 Our ________________________ to Bangkok was delayed so our ________________________ to Asia was put off for a day. E guide direct lead ride   1 I recently bought a bicycle to________________________ to work. Surprisingly, I get there faster than when I used to drive my car there. 2 Could you please________________________ me to the train station? 3 This road________________________ to the castle at the top of the hill. 4 We were________________________ around the museum and saw its most famous exhibits. 5 ________________________ the way, John, and we’ll follow you. F address road street way direction route path     1 You'll need a map to find your________________________ around this city. 2 I need your new________________________ so that I can keep in touch with you. 3 I’ll find the________________________ to your house by looking up the_________________________ in the directory. 4 We must follow the__________________ Judy gave us, or we’ll never find the____________________ her house is on 5 The hikers took the________________________ that led to the castle. 6 They walked carefully through the woods following the________________________. 7 We were up and ready at sunrise and headed in the________________________ of the mountains. G site position location point place room space     1 The ____________ of the house is ideal, with the living ____________ overlooking the bay. 2 To enter the building ____________ you must wear a hard hat. 3 What ____________ do you play in the school football team? 4 Do you live in a ____________ of your own or do you still rent? 5 The starting ____________ for the marathon is on the corner of Bell and Church Street. 6 He travelled to a lot of ____________ while working as a flight attendant. 7 There wasn't enough ____________ in the house for the children to play, so I told them to go outside. 8 It took us over half an hour to find a parking ____________. H foreign strange different peculiar curious   1 He's got a ________________________ accent; I can't understand which part of England he comes from. 2 According to astrologers, Aquarians are ________________________ people who want to know everything about everyone. 3 Melissa buys a ________________________ car every two years. 4 It’s definitely an advantage to know a few________________________ languages. 5 There's a ________________________ smell coming from the kitchen. Is something burning?

ANSWER KEY

A 1 transfer 2 travels 3 transported 4 transmitted 5 transferred B 1 get/ arrived 2 appeared/ reached 3 come 4 approached 5 arrived C 1 fetch 2 delivered 3 carry D 1 excursion/ trip 2 travels/ journey 3 voyage 4 expeditions 5 journey/ trip 6 cruise 7 tour 8 flight/ trip E 1 ride 2 direct 3 leads 4 guided 5 lead F 1 way 2 address 3 way/route street 4 directions street 5 road/ path 6 path 7 direction G 1 location room 2 site 3 position 4 place 5 point 6 places 7 room/ space 8 space/ place H 1 strange 2 curious 3 different 4 foreign 5 strange/ peculiar

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