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1. apology______ 2. expect______ 3. inconvenient ______ 4. irritate______ 5. particularly______ 6. prefer______ 7. treat______ 8. victim______

a). especially b). to like someone or something more than another person or thing c). to think that something will happen d). involving or causing difficulty, such as unexpected changes or effort e). to annoy someone f). to behave towards or deal with someone in a particular way g). someone who has suffered the effects of violence, illness, or bad luck h). something you say or write to say that you are sorry about something you have done

1. What I really don’t like is the way airlines (1)____________ people on the plane.  There are far too many seats on most planes, so there’s not enough leg room, and I’m not even (2)____________ tall! I always try and get the seats near the emergency exit for that reason--you get much more room.  Also, the poor quality food and drink you get on airlines annoys me.  It’s all so processed and packaged, I just can’t eat it.  I (3)____________ trains!

2. I like flying, but I really don’t enjoy being at airports.  Things like long queues at check-in (4)____________ me.  Also, when I have a lot of luggage and there are no baggage trolleys around, it’s really (5)____________ .  What’s even more frustrating is when I do find a trolley and then see that the departure board is full of flight delays and cancellations.

3. I must be really unlucky because it seems I’m always a (6)____________ of lost or delayed luggage.  It usually turns up, but never with an (7)____________ .  I don’t like the attitude of the airlines, and I’m sorry, they’re all the same.  They seem to treat passengers like just another piece of luggage to be moved around the world.  They seem to forget that we’re people.  For example, they overbook seats and just (8)____________ people to be able to get the next flight if their flight is full.  What I really hate, though, is jet lag.  It’s a big problem for me, as I travel a lot to the Far East on business.

Answers:

1. apology H 2. expect C 3. inconvenient D 4. irritate E 5. particularly A 6. prefer B 7. treat F 8. victim G

a). especially b). to like someone or something more than another person or thing c). to think that something will happen d). involving or causing difficulty, such as unexpected changes or effort e). to annoy someone f). to behave towards or deal with someone in a particular way g). someone who has suffered the effects of violence, illness, or bad luck h). something you say or write to say that you are sorry about something you have done

1. What I really don’t like is the way airlines (1)treat people on the plane.  There are far too many seats on most planes, so there’s not enough leg room, and I’m not even (2)particularly tall! I always try and get the seats near the emergency exit for that reason--you get much more room.  Also, the poor quality food and drink you get on airlines annoys me.  It’s all so processed and packaged, I just can’t eat it.  I (3)prefer trains!
2. I like flying, but I really don’t enjoy being at airports.  Things like long queues at check-in (4)irritate me.  Also, when I have a lot of luggage and there are no baggage trolleys around, it’s really (5)inconvenient.  What’s even more frustrating is when I do find a trolley and then see that the departure board is full of flight delays and cancellations.
3. I must be really unlucky because it seems I’m always a (6)victim of lost or delayed luggage.  It usually turns up, but never with an (7)apology.  I don’t like the attitude of the airlines, and I’m sorry, they’re all the same.  They seem to treat passengers like just another piece of luggage to be moved around the world.  They seem to forget that we’re people.  For example, they overbook seats and just (8)expect people to be able to get the next flight if their flight is full.  What I really hate, though, is jet lag.  It’s a big problem for me, as I travel a lot to the Far East on business.