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B Complete the sentences with words in blue from A. You might have to
change the form of the words.
1 The teacher _________ to the students before handing out
the assignment.
2 I would like to buy a ticket for the next--------- to
S ydney.
3 The police officers were busy because they had a lot of
--------- to solve.
4 I was alone on the bus. There were no other ________ _
except for me.

A Read the words below. Use a dictionary to understand each word's Vocabulary Skill
meaning. Which of the words down the left can make phrases with the Travel
words along the top. Check all (el) the words that go together.
In the passage, you
/ ticket flight plane airport read the words ticket,
round-trip t/ flight plane, and
domestic airport. Each of these
is quite general, and
private you can add adjectives
commercial to each word to make
non-refundable them more specific.

direct
passenger r-
international

B Complete each sentence below with a phrase from the box. You might
have to change the form of the word.
1 If you take a(n) ________ to New York from Japan,
S
you won't have to change planes in an Francisco.
2 The company has a(n) for its managers to use.
j
3 The flight from Paris to Bei ing leaves from a(n) ________ _
airport.
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4 S arah bought a n) _________ for her trip to Berlin and back.
5 I'm sorry. You bought a(n) _________ , so I can't give your
money back.
6 You don't need your passport if you take a(n) ________ _
7 The 737 is the world's most popular _________ . People all
around the world have been using it since 1965.
8 T o fly from one city to another in the same country, you need to go to
)
a(n ______ _

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