7. Complete the text with a / an, the or leave blank for zero article.

Equity Travel School Tour Specialists

Equity has been arranging a) ......... educational tours since 1991 and our Directors and Managers have many years’ experience in b) ......... school travel, making us true specialists in c) ......... field.

Youth and School Group Travel

We know and understand d) ......... special requirements of schools and youth organizations and can meet your needs. You will receive e) ......... high-quality educational tour, with unrivalled personal service and excellent value for f) ......... money.

Educational Tours

All our tours have g) ......... educational value and many have been specifically designed to comply with h) ......... requirements of i) ......... UK National Curriculum. We organize tours to j) ......... wide range of countries in k) ......... Europe, and also offer tours to l) ......... USA, m) ......... South Africa, and other parts of the world.

Study Tours

History tours, geography tours, n) ......... language courses and cookery courses are all available in our study tours programme, specially designed for o) ......... school groups.

World Wide – USA, South Africa, China and India

There is p) ......... special brochure of tours to q) ......... New York and Washington, r) ......... West Coast of America, South Africa (visiting big games parks), China (visiting s) ......... Great Wall) and t) ......... Golden Triangle in India (visiting Delhi, Agra and jaipur).

8. Choose the correct word(s) in bold.

A: Good morning. How 1) can / must I help you, sir?

B: I’d like to book a room for tonight, please.

A: Certainly sir.

B: How much does a single room cost for one night?

A: £35, sir. Payable in advance.

B: What! 2) Do I have to / Could I pay right now?

A: Yes, I’m afraid you 3) need / must pay in advance, sir.

B: Really. Well! 4) Do I have to / Shall I pay in cash?

A: No, you 5) mustn’t / needn’t pay in cash. You 6) could / can’t pay by credit card if

you prefer.

B: This is a bit unusual. I 7) may / must look in my wallet to see if I have enough cash with me.

A: You 8) couldn’t / don’t have to hurry, sir. Take your time.

………………

A: Good morning. Here’s the key. 9) Could / Must I leave my luggage here until twelve

o’clock, please?

B: Of course. 10) May / Need I ask if you enjoyed your stay?

A: Oh yes. I 11) can / must write down the phone number, so that I can stay here again.

B: You 12) mustn’t / don’t need to do that, sir. I 13) have to / can give you out card.

A: Oh, thank you very much. Goodbye.

B: Goodbye.

9. Choose the correct word in italics:

1. The coastline around Cornwall is very rocky/rocking.

2. Gunther is very laid-down/back. He doesn’t worry about anything.

3. They finally succeeded in overcoming/overdoing their problems.

4. It was such a boring/bored talk that I fell asleep.

5. Our friends referred/recommended the hotel to us. They stayed there last year.

6. I was fascinated/fascinating by his story.

7. Have you ever been white-water sailing/rafting?

8. He always goes boxing/running in the morning.

9. He drove on when the traffic lights/signs turned green.

10. I always look in the mirror/television before going out.

11. They wrote a letter of complaint/complaining to the hotel.

12. Children are banned/hidden from the swimming pool between 10 and 12 every morning.

13. Are you a confident/confidence person?

14. The waves are really high today. Let’s get our skateboards/surfboards.