Cambridge C1 Advanced / reading-english / C1 Advanced

Travel and transport

10 original practice questions. Open them in any order.

Independent preparation material, not an official test or score prediction.

Packing for three months

Anyone who has dragged an overstuffed suitcase up a flight of station steps will understand why seasoned backpackers make such a virtue of learning to travel [1]. The rule most of them follow is simple: lay out everything you think you will need, then put half of it back in the cupboard. It sounds drastic, but few return home wishing they had brought more. Clothes can be washed in a hotel sink, and almost anything that has genuinely been forgotten can be bought along the way, often more cheaply than at home.

Question 1 of 10 · easier

Part 1 multiple-choice cloze

Read the text. In this practice extract one gap, [1], has been marked. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits the gap.

Packing for three months — gap [1]: 'why seasoned backpackers make such a virtue of learning to travel [1]'. Which word best fits the gap?

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