Name:…………………………

Complete each sentence with a word below.

bay - horizon - pass - slope - strait - cliff - landscape - plain - spring - tide
1. This water comes from a ……………………………… near the bottom of the mountain.
2. The hills could be faintly outlined against the ……………………………….
3. The ship won’t be able to sail until the ………………………………comes in.
4. There was a rocky ………………………………rising a hundred feet above the beach.
5. The two islands are divided by a narrow ……………………………….
6. There is only one ………………………………through the mountains.
7. Many small boats could be seen moored in the wide curving ……………………………….
8. The children amused themselves by rolling down the grassy ……………………………….
9. The whole ………………………………had turned white after the overnight fall of snow.
10. At the foot of the mountains was a wide, well-cultivated ……………………………….

Read and choose the best.

When I first arrived here to take up my new job, I stayed in a hotel, but I soon started looking for a permanent
(1) ........., a place to (2)........... my own. The first flat I came (3)........... was cold and uninviting, and had large
(4) ............ of damp on the walls. The flat (5)........... onto a factory, so the view was not exactly inspiring. Then I had a
look at a small flat in a modern apartment (6) ........... It had a parking (7)............ and was fully (8) ............, but the rent
was far too high for me. I didn't want to end up in a tiny place, so I answered an ad for house-sharing. The house was in
a quiet (9) ..........., and as soon as I saw it I fell in love with it. There was a high overgrown (10) ........... around the front
garden, and (11) ............ to park cars in the drive. The room to (12).......... looked out over the back garden, and had a
big bay window. (13) ........... it meant sharing the kitchen and living room, I did have my own bathroom, really just a
shower and washbasin (14)........... into what must have once been a cupboard. There was, however, quite a lot of
(15) ......... space.
1) A household B accommodation C residence D habitation
2) A refer B be C call D say
3) A over B across C up D by
4) A patches B pieces C stretches D stains
5) A showed up B saw through C gave over D looked out
6) A tower B skyscraper C block D column
7) A bit B spot C location D space
8) A furnished B provided C supplied D prevented
9) A surroundings B neighbourhood C vicinity D premises
10) A fence B bush C hedge D lawn
11) A space B capacity C area D place
12) A let B rent C hire D lease
13) A But for B Despite C Nevertheless D Although
14) A cramped B crowded C cluttered D crammed
15) A storage B stocking C saving D accumulation
Name:…………………………….
Complete each sentence with a word below.
architecture - desert - estuary - range - scenery - summit - site - shore - square - valley
1. One advantage of travelling by train is that you can forget about traffic jams and crowded roads, and sit back and
admire the ……………………………….
2. The area around George Square was first developed in the eighteenth century, and includes fine examples of the
………………………………of that period.
3. We began climbing the narrow mountain path just before dawn, and by the time we reached the
………………………………, the whole of the plain below lay revealed in the sunshine.
4. Away from the sea, the landscape becomes increasingly bare until the rocky slopes give way to the rolling dunes of
the ……………………………….
5. My eye followed the course of the river, winding down through its green ………………………………towards the
distant town of Woodchester.
6. The towering waves rolled in towards the ………………………………, finally crashing upon the rocks in clouds
of spray.
7. At the end of the village, take the track on the right just past the petrol station (impassable for cars). The
……………………………… of the temple lies 3km to the east of the village.
8. The island is divided by a ………………………………of mountains running approximately north to south, the
highest of which is Mount Ash, 3,230 metres.
9. Further along the coast, many diving and wading birds nest in the ………………………………of the River Bourne,
mainly in the marshes to the west of the railway bridge.
10. The narrow medieval street, now a pedestrian zone, leads away from the cathedral and brings you eventually to a
………………………………in front of the Town Hall.
Complete each sentence with one word which fits in all three sentences.
1. It took us three hours of hard climbing to reach the ……………………………….
Being promoted to manager is undoubtedly the ……………………………… of my career to date.
A special ………………………………of the leading economic countries has been called.
2. When the government is finally signed by all parties, you will receive the ………………………………to the
house.
The self-study edition of the book comes with a ………………………………so you can check all your answers.
His ability to persuade people is the ………………………………to his success.
3. The second flat I saw was in a terrible ……………………………….
His physical condition is improving, but I'm not sure about his ………………………………of mind.
The funeral of former President Jones was attended by heads of ……………………………from all over the world.
4. The road out of the city affords a spectacular ………………………………of the lake.
I would like to look at the house again, with a ………………………………to moving in shortly.
You won't find a better house than that one; that's my………………………………anyway.
5. OK, let's ………………………………on and try to reach the top by lunchtime.
These trousers are specially designed so that you don't need to iron and ………………………………them.
If you………………………………this button here, you'll activate the alarm system
6. From here you can see the river as it begins to ………………………………its way towards Woodchester.
Once a month, someone has to climb the tower and ………………………………the clock.
The car plant has decided to ………………………………down production of 4 x 4 vehicles.