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1 Complete the sentences with a word or phrase from the box.
afterwards around the bend even every now and then just only sparsely strategically uphill wholly
My wife and I aren’t super outdoorsy, but we do like to go trekking .
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‘Don’t worry,’ she said. ‘ if it does rain, I’m sure we’ll have a great time.’
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3 Thinking , we packed our bags to bring the absolute minimum.
4 The area around the national park is populated. The nearest shop is miles away.
5 According to the map, a freshwater spring should be coming up just .
6 The dried fruit we packed was so tasty that I ate too much and felt sick soon .
7 After walking steadily for five kilometres through the mountain pass,
we both needed a break.
8 immersed in the breath-taking landscape, I hardly noticed the passage of time.
We only made it back to the car before it started to pour.
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10 I told her she could come into the house if she took off her muddy boots.
2 For sentences 1–7 choose the correct alternative.
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1 The project got off to a flying start but ultimately it fell short / shortly of expectations.
That theory has been wide / widely discredited.
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3 Fine / Finely chop the garlic and add it to the pan.
They dived off the boat and swam deep / deeply under the sea.
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5 She hit the ball hard / hardly with her racket, sending it hurtling across the net.
Many people in the audience are said to have found the comedian’s joke high / highly offensive.
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There’s been a surge of interest in the director’s films late / lately.
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3 One of the sentences in each pair below contains a mistake. For sentences 1–4,
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When the airline cancelled his flight, he immediately posted about it on social media.
1 a
b When the airline cancelled his flight, he posted about immediately it on social media.
The man next to me fidgeted for the entire duration of the flight.
2 a
b The man next to me for the entire duration of the flight fidgeted.
3 a I didn’t say we had to take the guided tour; merely I suggested it.
b I didn’t say that we had to take the guided tour; I merely suggested it.
4 a You should only take photos if you ensure the flash is turned off.
b You only should take photos if you ensure the flash is turned off.
Match each of the adverbs in the box with the group of adjectives (1–4) which
collocate with it.

bitterly deeply staggeringly utterly
1 offended 3 disappointed
ashamed cold
hurt upset

2 disgusting 4 beautiful
disastrous expensive
ridiculous high
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