Module 2B: Places

1. We booked an Airbnb in a ______ village a few kilometres off the ring road.

• 1. A. high-profile

• 1. B. gridlocked

• 1. C. purpose-built

• 1. D. tucked-away

The side street opened onto ______—gray concrete blocks with peeling balconies and laundry hanging outside.

• A. a belt of manicured villas

• B. a string of waterfront lofts

• C. lanes of gleaming glass towers

• D. rows of crumbling old apartment blocks

The peeling paint and cracked tiles ______, as if the building remembered its former life.

• A. told lies

• B. had stories to tell

• C. raised alarms

• D. kept score

After a week of deadlines, the city’s noise really ______.

• A. gets under your skin

• B. gets on your height

• C. gets across your mind

• D. gets through your nerves

By Friday evening we were ______—coffee wasn’t even helping.

• A. running to form

• B. running the show

• C. running on rails

• D. running on fumes

After the interview fell through, I felt ______ and just needed somewhere quiet.

• A. worn in

• B. hollowed out

• C. boxed in

• D. watered down

When I sit by the window at Tranquil, the routine ______ me; I stop spiralling and think clearly.

• A. steadies out

• B. roots over

• C. grounds

• D. anchors off

That café is my ______: whenever life is loud, I head there to reset.

• A. open secret

• B. go-to sanctuary

• C. guilty pleasure

• D. public venue

I’ll finish my emails and then ______ ten minutes of silence before class.

• A. step back on

• B. slide back of

• C. slick back with

• D. slip back for

We sat without speaking, letting the quiet ______ us like a warm old blanket.

• A. switch off

• B. fade out

• C. wrap around

• D. wind up