Name: Date: reading (10 marks) 1

tell me that you’d prefer to travel by bus than to drive your own car. 

  2  The Government must understand that better roads are safer roads. 

  3  This will not stop further accidents. In fact, it may make things more dangerous. 

 4  

We do not need any further investment in public transport.  The system functions perfectly well. 

  5  It would be stupid to try to force people off the roads and onto the railways. 

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GRAMMAR FOR WRITING (10 marks)

6  Fill in the gaps (a-j) using if, not or unless. 1 mark for each correct answer.

   The railway system will 

a

 

 improve 

b

 we build better trains.

   

c

 

 we use cleaner transport, then pollution will be reduced. However, 

d

 

 

we act now, we may as well do nothing. It will be too late.

   We will 

e

 

 solve the traffic problem 

f

 

 we do 

g

 

 build houses 

closer to the business areas.

   

h

 

 the Government is prepared to increase taxation, there will be no money for the 

necessary improvements.

   People will continue to experience these delays 

i

 

 we build a new road.

   

j

 

 this project goes on much longer, we will run out of funds.

ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS (10 marks)

7  Fill in the gaps (a-j) with the words in the box to complete the conclusion. You will not need to use all 

the words. 1 mark for each correct answer.

conclusion friendly should also caused lack Overall solution main happy sum would is Finally only

   To 

a

 

 up, the 

b

 problem in this city is the bottleneck 

c

 

 by the single

 road, 

the 

d

 

 of bridges and the congestion and pollution this causes. 

e

 

, a

  Personal Rapid Transit system 

f

 

 be the best 

g

 

 to this problem. It would not 

   

h

 

 reduce congestion, but would 

i

 

 be the most environmentally 

j

 

 

choice.