Oslo trip - Unit 2

C2 Proficiency · Open Cloze · Objective Proficiency 2nd Edition Workbook, Cambridge University Press

For questions 1–8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.

By the (0) ___ we landed in Oslo, it was already pitch dark. Rather than the wintry wonderland I had hoped (1) ___ , rain was lashing down under the orange airport lights. It was bitterly cold. The airport bus deposited me, tired, hungry and disorientated, in the city centre. After several wrong turns, and (2) ___ nearly dislocated my shoulders with the weight of my backpack, I finally stumbled into the reception of my chosen, but unbooked, hotel. (3) ___ my horror, I discovered that every hotel in the centre was fully booked (4) ___ to a pop concert. The receptionist redirected me to the tramline and some possible bed and breakfast places way (5) ___ in the suburbs. Two hours (6) ___ , I stood in the rain, peering around in vain, cursing the pop singer to the Oslo night sky. Eventually, I hauled my weary limbs along a dark and muddy path, at the end of (7) ___ I found the shining lights of a small hotel. 'Vacancies' (8) ___ a sign on the door.

Oslo trip

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