A Summer in the Sun - Unit 9 Review

C1 Advanced · Open Cloze · Ready for C1 Advanced 4th Edition, Macmillan Education

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

Once students have sat their exams and reached the end of the academic year, they often start yearning for adventure, new experiences and freedom (0) ___ responsibility. Fortunately, even for those students who are short (1) ___ money, there are many ways they can go on holiday (2) ___ having to take out a loan. For students (3) ___ need of a break, one option is to go interrailing around Europe. InterRail passes start from as (4) ___ as €168, and can be used for up to three months. Furthermore, (5) ___ to many blogs and online reviews, because students often end up sharing compartments and swapping stories with others on their travels, interrailing is an incredible social experience that is quite (6) ___ any other. Backpacking is another option. And if students find themselves (7) ___ tired to bother setting up camp after a long day of hitchhiking, they are no longer obliged to stay in a crowded youth hostel. These days, budget accommodation is cheap (8) ___ to suit even the most economically minded traveller.

A Summer in the Sun

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