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CHECK YOUR VOCABULARY FOR NATURAL
ENGLISH COLLOCATIONS
8. PUBLIC TRANSPORT
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A. Choose the most natural-sounding words.
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Tickets can purchased from any station
ticket office/ window or can be
booked/ paid online at
wwww.southernrail.com.
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2
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I caught the last/ final train
back. It’s a good thing I didn’t lose/
miss it.
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3
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I’ll
meet you at/ in the station. I’ll
be at/ on platform 3.
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4
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To arrive in/ get to Cardiff, you have to move
to another train/ change at Bristol.
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5
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The fast/ quick trains from Edinburgh don’t visit/ stop at this
station.
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6
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You can save money if you book your seat/ chair more than seven days early/ in advance.
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7
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The
ferry leaves the ferry terminal/
station at 6am. I hope it isn’t a rough journey/ crossing.
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It’s usual to pay a taxi fare/
bill at the end of the journey/
ride.
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B. Which is not natural English?
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9
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The train __________ London at 10.35.
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a
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gets to
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b
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gets into
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c
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arrives in
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d
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arrives at
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10
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It’s sometimes
cheaper to travel __________.
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a
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off-peak
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b
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non-rush hour
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c
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outside the rush hour
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Everybody
who travels by train has to __________.
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a
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pay the ticket
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b
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buy a ticket
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c
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pay the fare
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12
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I __________
the train at Birmingham.
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a
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joined
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b
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got on
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c
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boarded
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d
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entered
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13
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I love
travelling __________.
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a
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by rail
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b
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on the rails
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c
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by train
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14
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I came
out of the station and __________ a taxi.
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a
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hailed
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b
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got into
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c
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boarded
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d
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got
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e
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took
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15
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I usually
__________ bus to work.
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a
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get the
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b
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take a
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c
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go by
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d
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catch a
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e
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hail a
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16
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We had a
meal __________ in the ferry.
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a
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in
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b
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on
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c
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on board
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d
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aboard
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17
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The sea
was very __________.
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a
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rough
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b
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calm
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c
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flat
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