Where Time Stands Still Headway Reading Upper Intermediate

If a place is 'windswept' it is...

• exposed, desolate, remote

• mountainous and snowy

• hilly and green

• urban and modern

In terms of register, the word, 'teeny' is...

• very formal

• quite formal

• neutral

• informal

A 'teeny' island like Muck is...

• larger than Great Britain.

• Very small.

• The same size as Ireland.

• Extensive.

If a place is 'exquisitely beautiful' it is...

• somewhat endearing

• rather nice

• quite pretty

• exceptionally attractive

When we say that 'time stands still' we mean that...

• we are living in a stressful environment

• we have the opportunity to relax.

• there are too many tasks for us to complete.

• it is impossible to move on from a problem.

A 'cove' means...

• a large lake

• a deep river

• a snowy mountain

• a small, secluded beach.

'It doesn't have a church, let alone a pub.' What does 'let alone' mean?

• That having a pub is even less likely than having a church.

• That the pub is the only building on the island.

• That the pub only has one visitor.

• That it has both a church and a pub.

When we talk about memories in the last hundred years, we refer to them as happening 'in _________ memory'.

• liveable

• lived

• living

• life

We __________ letters into the letterbox.

• drop

• throw

• lift

• cast

In relation to the Galapagos Islands, Quito is situated on the ___________.

• greaterland

• mainland

• principal land

• big land