Part I: The Early 19th Century
Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the words given in the brackets.
In the first half of the 19th century, some of the world’s most famous 1.
Explanation
Correct Answer: explorers

A plural noun is needed after the adjective ‘most famous’ to refer to a group of people.

(EXPLORE) were trekking through jungles, climbing dangerous mountain peaks and crossing 2.
Explanation
Correct Answer: endless

An adjective is needed to describe the noun ‘miles’. ‘Endless’ (from end) means having or seeming to have no end.

(END) miles of desert. The purpose of this was often to discover new trade routes rather than 3.
Explanation
Correct Answer: pleasure

A noun is needed to function as the object of the preposition ‘than’, contrasting with ‘discover new trade routes’.

(PLEASANT), and for most people it was the kind of adventure they could only read about. However, by travelling through 4.
Explanation
Correct Answer: unknown

An adjective with a negative prefix is needed to describe ‘lands’ that have not been identified or familiarized.

(KNOW) and often dangerous new lands, a few of these explorers 5.
Explanation
Correct Answer: aspired

A past tense verb is needed here. To ‘aspire’ means to direct one’s hopes or ambitions toward achieving something.

(SPIRIT) to test themselves in a way that would enhance their physical strength. It can be hard for people today to 6.
Explanation
Correct Answer: imagine

A base verb is required after the infinitive marker ‘to’.

(IMAGE) the 7.
Explanation
Correct Answer: severity

A noun is required after the article ‘the’. ‘Severity’ (from severe) refers to the quality or state of being severe.

(SEVERE) of some of these trips. If you wanted to head north, the stars or a compass would have been your main 8.
Explanation
Correct Answer: navigational

An adjective is needed to modify the noun ‘tools’. ‘Navigational’ relates to the science of navigation.

(NAVIGATE) tools. Many regions, such as deserts and mountains, would have been 9.
Explanation
Correct Answer: unmapped

A past participle acting as an adjective is needed to describe land not yet recorded on a map.

(MAP). Certainly, there was little chance of 10.
Explanation
Correct Answer: easily

An adverb is needed to modify the adjective ‘available’.

(EASE) available help should things go wrong.
Part II: The Late 19th Century
Complete the paragraph about travel in the late 19th century with ONE WORD in each gap.
By the second 11.
Explanation
Correct Answer: half

This noun refers to the second fifty-year period of the 19th century.

of the 19th century, travel had become easier thanks to the growth of railway networks. The 12.
Explanation
Correct Answer: tourism

This word combines with ‘industry’ to describe the business of providing services for people on holiday.

industry began to grow from simple beginnings, but travel to other countries for pleasure was still something that only wealthy people could 13.
Explanation
Correct Answer: afford

This verb means to have enough money to be able to pay for something.

. They travelled mostly in order to gain an appreciation of music and art, and 14.
Explanation
Correct Answer: therefore / thus

This logical connector is used to show the result or consequence of the previous statement.

the places they visited tended to be mainly ones 15.
Explanation
Correct Answer: with / having / of

This preposition or participle is used to indicate that the places possessed the quality of historical importance.

some historical importance, 16.
Explanation
Correct Answer: like

This preposition is used here to introduce specific examples of cities with historical importance.

Rome or Venice. As this type of tour often 17.
Explanation
Correct Answer: went / lasted

This verb completes the phrasal verb ‘went on’ or describes the duration of the trip.

on for weeks, they had to dress for 18.
Explanation
Correct Answer: both

This word is part of the correlative conjunction ‘both… and…’, joining two parallel items.

formal and informal occasions. This 19.
Explanation
Correct Answer: meant

This past tense verb indicates the logical consequence or implication of the previous situation.

that each traveller needed to take 20.
Explanation
Correct Answer: lots / plenty

This quantifier is used with ‘of’ to indicate a large amount of the uncountable noun ‘luggage’.

of luggage with them.

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