Getting Around a New Town

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Read the complete context. Check both the meaning and the grammar, including word forms, collocations and links between sentences.

1. Question 1 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Excuse me. How do I ___ to the town hall?

   Choices for blank 1

   1. arrive
   2. get
   3. go at
   4. reach to
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   get

   Get to takes a destination; reach does not take to.

2. Question 2 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Walk ___ the bridge and turn right.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. between
   2. across
   3. into of
   4. above of
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   across

   Across describes moving from one side of a bridge to the other.

3. Question 3 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The bank is on one side of the station and the library is on the other. The station is ___ the two buildings.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. between
   2. inside
   3. under
   4. among
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   between

   Between locates something relative to two places.

4. Question 4 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   You need to get ___ the bus at the hospital stop.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. away of
   2. outside to
   3. off
   4. down to
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   off

   Get off means leave a bus at a stop.

5. Question 5 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Is there a cash machine ___ here?

   Choices for blank 1

   1. near
   2. close of
   3. nearly
   4. next
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   near

   Near works directly before here.

6. Question 6 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The museum is on your left, ___ the cinema.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. across of
   2. face to
   3. oppositely
   4. opposite
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   opposite

   Opposite directly relates the two locations.

7. Question 7 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Keep walking ___ you reach the traffic lights.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. during
   2. since to
   3. while of
   4. until
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   until

   Until marks the endpoint of the walking.

8. Question 8 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   It takes about ten minutes ___ there.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. walk
   2. walked
   3. walking
   4. to walk
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   to walk

   It takes time to do something uses a to-infinitive.

9. Question 9 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   You can ___ the number five bus from this stop.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. catch
   2. lose
   3. bring from
   4. miss
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   catch

   Catch a bus means take it successfully.

10. Question 10 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

    Choose the correct option for each blank.

    The old market is farther ___ than I expected.

    Choices for blank 1

    1. distance
    2. away
    3. away of
    4. farther than away
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    away

    Farther away expresses greater distance.

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