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My boyfriend and I do not share the same taste for holidays. I usually want to email my favourite hotel and ask for a double______room looking out______on/ over______a harbour. He, on the contrary, surfs the internet looking for the best campsite______where he can put ______up______his tent. This time we compromised and opted for a pleasure cruise______along the Italian coast (I am not fond of package______tours much). To please my boyfriend, I agreed to drive to Italy and back in his car at our own pace.
We did not get very far in the car. My boyfriend had fixed the broken headlight(s)______, the dented wing______and the windscreen wipers______. However, the engine let out a suspicious noise and he got out______of the car and opened the bonnet______. After 40 minutes he said we could not use the car. Our options were either hitch-hiking or the railway. I chose the railway.
By the time we removed our luggage from the boot______and the roof rack______, the train arrived. We chose the last car/carriage/coach______and got on_____. The journey was nice until I remembered we had parked the car illegally and the traffic______warden______must have seen it already. I also rememberedwe had left behind______the most important suitcase which contained my swimming costume______. My boyfriend remarked that anyway people on beaches nowadays have very little on______. I decided to throw at him my other suitcase, had a go_____ and missed. Then I decided I was hungry and went in search of the buffet/restaurant/dining______car______.
The Italian pleasure cruise______was nice until the weather changed for the worse and it started to look like a rough cross___ing. The boat had to make______for the nearest harbour. It was very exciting, especially for my boyfriend, who was talking to the crew______in the cockpit______. The nearest harbour turned out to be a small coastal village. Luckily, there were vacancies______at the hotel. The porter______who was carrying my other suitcase dropped it and broke all my souvenirs.
We took a plane back home but of course because of an alleged terrorist attack it was diverted______to Spain. At the customs I was asked if I had anything to declare______. I only had to declare that I would never go on holiday again.I have work______to do.
A
1.Remember ___to tip_____ (tip) the waiter if you want __to get______(get) good service again.
2.You can’t expect __to get______(get) much help by ___asking______(ask) police officers for directions.
3.You should avoid __pointing______(point) at people.
4.I can’t understand how she managed ___to leave______(leave) her suitcase behind.
5.They have suggested ___going______(go) out for a meal later.
6.You can’t go around ___shouting______(shout) at people all day.
7.We try ___to visit______(visit) my grandparents whenever possible.
8.I’m beginning _to understand______(understand) how this works.
B
1.Before the 20th century women didn’t use to __vote______(vote).
2. I still haven’t got used to ______(do) waking up early.
3.Young people are used to ____working______(work) on computers.
4.A few years ago I used to _____sing______(sing) regularly in a choir.
5.She is completely used to ____getting______(get) a lot of media attention.
6.____Moving_____ (move) to the village was no problem for me. I used to ___work______(work) in a small town, so I was used to __living______(live) a quiet life.
7.When my sister first heard salsa music she didn’t like it, but now she is used to __listening______(listen) to it.
8.The majority of people didn’t use to __have______(have) cars in the old days because they were so expensive.