Grammar, Vocabulary and All That. Плужникова Ю.А. - 50 стр.

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see less of your family and friends too. And, of course, you won`t enjoy the security

of a (12) …………… (permanent / square / regular / usual) pay packet.

If you see all this as a challenge (13) ………….. (rather / instead / otherwise /

other) than a disadvantage, you have at (14) ………………. (last / least / once /

most) one of the qualities needed for success. Other qualities (15) …………….

(compose / contain / consist / include): the ability to work on one`s own, a refusal to

(16) ………….. (give / work / turn / draw) up, and a willingness to take on

responsibility.

Do you have what it takes?

4. Choose the word which best fits each space.

THE LATE, LATE FLIGHT TO LONDON

Passengers (1) …………….. (travelling / going / waiting / wanting) on a flight

from Washington to London were in (2) …….... (for / at / on /with) a very long wait.

They had (3) ……………. (still / alredy / however / yet) been waiting eight

uncomfortable hours for takeoff, only to be (4) ……………..(said /told / mentioned

/ announced) that the flight was (5) …………… (late / retarded / delayed /

behind) even further. The cabin crew advised passengers to take pillows and blankets

from the overhead lockers in (6) ………………. (case / order / time / turn) to sleep

inside the airport terminal. Many passengers (7) …………….. (mislaid / wasted /

missed / lost) their tempers and fights broke (8) ……………… (up / off / out /

down). People shouted and (9) ………………. (asked / applied / demanded / took)

information. A member of the staff paniced and called airport security guards. A (10)

…………….. (few / number / couple / little) lucky passengers were put on

alternative flights, (11) ……………. (although / even / in spite / despite) about 100

others spent the next day in the airport. Many people missed the connecting flights

and (12) ……………….. (should / would / could / had) be delayed for several days.

first-class passengers were (13) …………….. (still / many / more / much) fortunate.

They were put (14) …………….. (up / off / out / about) in luxury hotels and

provided with food and drink. Other passengers had to be content with vouchers for

Burger King, as the airline staff were not able to find hotels with (15) ………………

(much / enough / too / a lot) free rooms to accommodate them. One woman carried a

silver horseshoe for (16) ………………. (fortune / chance / luck / probability).

As she said, “It didn`t work this time!”