No 9-22
Task 2
Read the text below and choose the correct word for each question 9-22.
Asking for directions
Have you ever tried asking people for directions? I had to go to London on
business recently, and I soon (9) that I should have bought a street map. I
(10)
the directions of passers-by and (11)
lost. 'You (12)
_ it, it's opposite the bank', they said. In half an hour I (13)
that all that time I (14)
in the wrong direction. "Can you tell me where
the bank (15) -, please', I asked someone. "Which bank (16)
?" I (17)
to go back to the station and take a taxi. After all, London taxi
drivers usually (18) ___ _ a test on their knowledge of its streets. But I (19)
a taxi. In the end a solution (20)
up to my mind. I (21)
some tourists near the station to look at their tourist map. But I (22)
to understand exactly what they said.

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