As a journalist, I’m asked to travel around the globe to all sorts of (1) ___ countries.
Over the years, I’ve used different means of transport. Of course, for long (2) ___,
flying is the fastest and safest way to (3)___a far-off destination.
Unfortunately, I’m not a very organized traveller and despite my travel agent’s best efforts, (4) ___
always goes wrong. Last week, while I was heading for the airport, I realized I had left my passport at home. Obviously, I had to go back so I asked the taxi driver to turn around and take me home. In the meantime, I crossed my fingers and hoped that I wouldn’t miss my (5)___ .
All the (6)___home, the driver was speeding in and out of traffic. He got even more carried (7)____when he got on the motorway, (8)___ at speeds of up to 150 kilometres per hour.
By the time we arrived home, I was (9) ___a state of shock and it took me a while to (10)___ my breath. So, before driving off again, I decided to pay him (11) ____
extra, so that he would go slower as we were bound (12)___ have an accident


1. A. curious B. peculiar C. foreign D. strange
2. A. travels B. excursions C. tours D. trips
3. A. arrive B. reach C. get D. approach
4. A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing
5. A. flight B. cruise C. trip D. journey
6. A. road B. way C. route D. direction
7. A. away B. on C. out D. along
8. A. moving B. travelling C. transferring D. transporting
9. A. at B. under C. on D. in
10. A. hold B. catch C. keep D. find
11. A. many B. a little C. a few D. some
12. A. to B. for C. in D. of

1 - С

2 - D

3 - B

4 - B

5 - A

6 -  B

7 - A

8 - A

9 - D

10 - B

11 - B

12 - A