Question

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb form.

Nowadays students often (manage)_____ to travel long distances on very limited budgets. The secret (be)______ to find cheap travel, food and accommodation. In the 1960s, British students (do)______ this through hitch-hiking and youth hostelling. Travelling like this still (do)______ today, though drivers (be) ______ much more reluctant to offer lifts to strangers. Youth hostels are also more expensive as they (tend)_______ to offer a greater level of comfort.

Answer 1

Nowadays students often manage to travel long distances on very limited budgets. The secret is to find cheap travel, food, and accommodation. In the 1960s, British students did this through hitchhiking and youth hostelling. Traveling like this still happens today, though drivers are much more reluctant to offer lifts to strangers. Youth hostels are also more expensive as they tend to offer a greater level of comfort.