ADVANCED vocabulary quiz 1

How about going sightseeing and getting away from it all?

• visit as a tourist/ relax for a break

• take pictures everywhere/ escape

• visit monuments/ be away from civilization

I felt homesick when I had to stay in London for a year.

• missed home

• got sick

• felt my siblings missed me

Going to Cambridge is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Don't think twice!

• unique

• common

• simple

Culture shock is something that can make you feel unwelcome in a foreign country.

• Confusion or distress in a different culture

• Comfort and solitude

• Electrical experience

Jack lived in a house off the beaten track of Canada.

• downtown

• distant from centre

• away from many buildings

The house she's bought is totally run-down.

• in bad conditions

• in good conditions.

• ready to live.

I get itchy feet to go to unspoilt places.

• desire to travel/ preserved

• sore feet/ destroyed

• need/ distant

Jack and his thirst for adventure usually gets him into trouble.

• no wish for drinking

• wish for loneliness

• desire for excitement

We got hopelessly lost and looking around didn't help us at all.

• unable to find a way/ exploring the area

• capable of phoning someone/ turning our heads

• fell in love with the place/ walking without destiny

The first leg of the journey is a long mountain climbing which forced us to stop off at night to get some rest.

• most important start/ desist

• first stage/ interrupt the journey

• first part/ change the route