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DBH 4 - Vocabulary review - Test 2

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  • The most exciting moment is when the plane .......... .
    takes off
  • I always enjoy our school ........ to France.
    trip
  • The quickest and most direct route to achievement of a goal (especially business related).
    the fast track
  • To send someone away somewhere.
    ship someone off
  • The teacher: “ Pay attention, John, or you'll miss the opportunity that is, ..................................................and not learn Algebra “.
    miss the boat
  • Put the ......................................................, boys—we need to get these packages shipped by the end of the day.
    pedal to the metal
  • To correct something that was going wrong.
    Get back on track
  • Let's go to the airport to ........ grandma ...... .
    see grandma off
  • The train leaves at half past three PM so I meet you on the ....................................... at about quarter past.
    platform
  • If you come to Buenos Aires we can ........ you ........ in one of our rooms.
    put you up
  • To go on a journey without taking a lot of things with you.
    travel light
  • His mind works a ............................................................., constantly full of ideas.
    a mile a minute
  • I must remember to take a ............ back from Spain for my grandmother
    souvenir
  • to start behaving in a way that is not generally acceptable, especially dishonestly or illegally:
    go off the rails
  • I had to walk up the train with my heavy suitcase because I’d got into the wrong ..................................
    carriage
  • Everyone who gets the chance should go abroad. ............................................ You become more mature.
    Travelling broadens the mind
  • We were very disappointed when we got there. The hotel had looked so much nicer in the .......................................
    brochure
  • The .......... from London to Berlin is about 919 kilometres.
    distance
  • I think the neighbours have .............. for the weekend.
    gone away
  • The hotel where we are .......... is quite luxurious.
    staying
  • People don't generally use a bike to ............ the City.
    get about
  • I chose that island as a vacation spot because I knew it was ........................................ and would give me some much-needed solitude.
    off the beaten track
  • to no longer know what is happening, or not to remember something.
    lose track
  • to start a journey
    to hit the road
  • When you ......... your destination, your tour guide will meet you at the airport.
    reach
  • Blackpool is a well-known holiday ....................................... in the north west of England.
    resort
  • He is always travelling, he’s an .......................................................
    itchy feet
  • Jill: Don't go yet! Wait for me to get ready. Jane: But you always take at least half an hour. No wonder they always say that he .............................................................
    travels fastest he who travels alone
  • To be in the same situation (usually unpleasant) as other people.
    To be in the same boat
  • David ........ me to the train station every morning.
    takes
  • Sometimes you ........... some really nasty drivers in the city.
    come across
  • I don't thinks horse can ............. a car.
    keep up with
  • Sarah has to ........... the other noisy tourists.
    put up with
  • I get off the train, put on my helmet and ............ the office.
    head for
  • We are going on holiday tomorrow, but we will call you when we .......
    come back
  • The brochure says that the hotel has a great .......... of the sea.
    view
  • Someone in the town hall ........... a nice idea to promote cycling in city.
    came up with
  • To hide or conceal something.
    cover your tracks
  • The boss ...... the holiday ..... because he was ill, so we will leave on holiday next Monday instead of going today.
    put the holiday off
  • I live in Barcelona, but my ........... is Madrid.
    hometown
  • it can be quite busy here during the tourist ..........
    season
  • Make sure you ......... .. a hotel before you come to our island, especially in the summer.
    book
  • You need a passport to cross the .........between Mexico and the United States.
    border
  • I asked the taxi driver to ......... outside he station.
    drop me off
  • A: "How does the whole school already know that I got suspended?"
 B: "Well, ........................................"
    Bad news travels fast
  • We had a tiny ....................................... right at the bottom of the ship.
    cabin
  • I'm sorry I'm late to the party. ........................................... right? At least I came!
    Better late than never
  • to make someone very bored or very angry.
    Drive someone up the wall / round the bens
  • The flight had to be ............ because there were problems with the fog.
    called off
  • We'll have to ........... very early to avoid the rush-hour traffic.
    set off
  • Dad fetched the luggage while mum .......... at the hotel.
    checked in
  • We are pleased to announce the ....................................... of flight BA 635 from Barcelona.
    arrival
  • The coach stops in Tamworth, but its final ..................................... .. is Birmingham.
    destination
  • making progress and likely to achieve something.
    on track
  • Oh no I have forgotten my passport, we will have to ........... home
    turn round
  • Hurry up, or we'll .......... the bus!
    miss
  • We would like to remind our guests they must ........... before midday.
    check out
  • Bella and Derek are going on a ..................................... round the Indian Ocean in the summer.
    cruise