A Read the sentences and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.

0 If you ride a ___motorbike_, you must wear a helmet in case you are hit by a car.
a hovercraft b submarine c balloon d motorbike
1 At weekends I’m learning to fly a __________.
a van b glider c tram d barge
2 Being on a __________is like sailing across the sea on air.
a truck b coach c hovercraft d submarine
3 Our company has twelve __________ that transport people to over 36 cities across the
country.
a coaches b motorbikes c barges d scooters
4 __________ are much noisier than planes but can land almost anywhere.
a hydrofoils b helicopters c vans d cable cars
5 I use a __________to go to work. Although it’s not very fast I can ride it around cars. I can
even carry it when necessary.
a truck b ferry c scooter d tram
6 A cheap holiday option is to travel down the canals on a __________.
a barge b hydrofoil c ferry d glider
7 Because they cannot be seen, __________ are very effective in times of war.
a balloons b helicopters c submarines d hovercrafts
8 To go from one side of the river to the other we use a __________.
a tram b ferry c glider d van
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B Put the words/phrases in the box in the correct column in the table.
turbulence shuttle fumes freight seat belt
puncture anti-lock brakes traffic signals tailback
Safety features Transport problems Other words connected with
transport
shuttle

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C Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use
the words in bold in the future form, and other words. Use between two and five words.
0 The law allows me to vote when I am eighteen.
be able to

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When I am eighteen I __will be able to__________ vote.
1 Show your identity card or they won’t allow you in.
have to
You ________________________ your identity card before they will let you in.
2 I am expecting new developments in the next two days.
could
There ________________________ new developments in the next few days.
3 Do you think she will be available to see you?
be able to
________________________ see you?
4 They won’t let you go to the wedding because you don’t have an invitation.
can
You________________________ to the wedding because you don’t have an invitation.
5 As the results were good, I don’t think we need another exam.
might
We ________________________ another exam as the results were good.
6 There is no chance of survival for the panda if new laws are not made.
be able to
The panda ________________________ survive if new laws are not made.
7 If you sign the visitors book now you won’t be asked to sign when you leave.
need
If you sign the book now you ________________________ when you leave.
8 It might be possible to visit your relatives at the weekend.
could
We ________________________your relatives at the weekend.

D Correct the mistakes in the following phrases.

0 Don’t you thought that would be easier.
_think__
1 The best solving would be to do nothing right now.
__________
2 We need activity right now if we want to stop it.
__________
3 It’s the way sideways for us, I’m sure.
__________
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4 There’s no reason in my mind right now that this is for the best.
__________
5 I think it’s unique to take action quickly and decisively.
__________
6 Sure you must agree that something needs to be done immediately.
__________
7 You can’t discuss that mistakes have been made.
__________
8 I hope we agree that that this is the best road to deal with this.
__________

E For questions 1–11, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best
fits each space.
Martin Dawson, the 0 novelist famous for his best-selling 1_________ about special agent Lee
Hole, is very lucky to be alive. Fifteen years ago, while driving down a country road at night in
rough weather, a small 2 _________ suddenly came round the corner. The 3_________ from
the bike’s light blinded Matt and he suddenly braked. His 4_________ brakes didn’t work and
his car smashed into a tree. Martin was not wearing a 5_________ and these were the days
before the 6_________. Martin was thrown through the window.
Luckily, the man on the bike was a 7 _________ and he was able operate on Martin the
moment he arrived at the local hospital. Unfortunately for Martin, he contracted 8 _________
at the hospital and ended up staying in the hospital for four more months. Once he left hospital
he was using 9_________ for a further three years and still occasionally needs to have
10_________. However, he knows how lucky he was. He says ‘My life is rather boring so this
is a story I’m sure will be included in my 11_________’.
0. a poet b critic c dramatist d novelist
1. a memoirs b thrillers c plays d blogs
2. a scooter b truck c barge d glider
3. a gleam b glare c yell d audible
4. a one-way b turbulence c anti-lock d speed
5. a signals b shuttle c airbag d seatbelt
6. a airbag b signals c puncture d cameras
7 a anaesthetist b psychiatrist c midwife d surgeon
8 a an infection b a parasite c an injection d a symptom
9 a mould b antibiotics c painkillers d vaccines
10 a transplants b physiotherapy c radiology d diabetes
11 a diary b essays c blogs d biography

F You are going to read a newspaper article in which people talk about their favourite
forms of transport. For questions 1–7, choose from the people. For questions 8–14, choose
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which person's form of transport is referred to. The people and the types of transport may
be chosen more than once and there may be more than one answer.

DAVE:
Last year I went on an adventure camp with friends in America and I got the opportunity to ride
a quad bike. It was fantastic. They are really fast and go pretty much anywhere but you do have
to be careful. Maybe it’s just men who have a need for speed but you always want to go a bit
faster and that really isn’t a very good idea when you are in a forest. I nearly had a really bad
accident.
VIJAY:
When I went skiing in Switzerland last year we had to use a cable car to get to the top of the
mountain. Because it is so slow it gives you a lot of time to look around you and the views from
the car were magnificent. It’s very relaxing to use a cable car , which is just as well as five
minutes later you are probably zooming down the side of a mountain. Unfortunately, when I
was there the cable cars were really crowded.
PENNY:
When I was young I was terrified of closed spaces so it is really strange that I spent most of my
life in a submarine. I’ve been in the Royal Navy now for ten years and from the first moment I
saw a submarine I wanted to work in one. I know it’s strange but I’ve always been the type of
person who challenges their fears. The great thing about a submarine is the friendships you
build in one. Because you are all in this tin can with nowhere to go and no one else to talk to,
you all become really close friends.
KEMAL:
When I was young my family lived in Cappadocia which is famous for its caves and its
geography. Some foreigners living there ran a balloon company so tourists could see
Cappadocia from the sky. One day they let me go up in the balloon and I was absolutely amazed
by what I saw. I could see right across Cappadocia and suddenly it looked a completely
different place. That summer I wouldn’t leave the owners alone. I was desperate to go up as
often as possible. Now I hope that when I finish university, I can start my own balloon
company, maybe on the coast of Turkey.
FRANCOIS:
I’ve always wanted to travel on a hydrofoil since I saw one when I was child. Unfortunately
there are now very few hydrofoils in service in France. They used to be very common,
travelling from one tourist resort to another. You could always recognise them by the noise they
made and the way their blades threw up the water. My mother says we had hovercrafts before
hydrofoils. These looked like ships on bubbles. It doesn’t sound very safe to me. Of course,
when I was young the big problem with hydrofoils was that they were so expensive and now
when I have the money, I can’t find one.
OLA:
In my city Warsaw, one of the most popular forms of transport is the tram. It’s particularly
popular with university students in the centre. I don’t know why because of course the
underground is better. Maybe it’s because the trams are old and they remind us of the past.
Certainly the seats are very uncomfortable. The big advantage of them though is that although
they are quite slow it is easier to get around town because they don’t cause so much congestion.
It is actually quicker to get from one part of town to the other during the rush hour by tram than
it is by car. Plus, you get to see the city rather than just blank walls if you take the underground.

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ROBERTA:
I own my own scooter. In Italy it’s almost a tradition, or at least it used to be, to have your own
scooter. Scooters are great because you can quickly move through the traffic and get to where
you want to go quickly and easily. There’s no trouble with traffic congestion as the scooter can
go round the cars that are stuck in the jam. In many countries people say it’s dangerous to ride a
scooter in traffic but in Milan it isn’t because most of the time the cars aren’t moving because of
the traffic! My scooter is bright yellow with flowers painted on it. I know it’s a bit strange but
that’s the beauty of scooters. Motorbikes are just hard and grey but scooters are fun.
Which person …
0 … travelled up a mountain? _Vijay_____
1 … used their form of transport to overcome a phobia? ___________
2 … has redesigned their form of transport? ___________
3 … does not say what their form of transport is? ___________
4 … probably won’t have the opportunity to use their form of transport? ___________
5 … used their form of transport on holiday? ___________
6 … knew the owner of the form of transport? ___________

Which form of transport ...

7 … shows the world in a different way? ___________
8 … forces people to get to know each other? ___________
9 … is popular with young people? ___________
10 … motivates you to drive quickly? ___________
11 … avoids traffic? ___________
12 … is noisy? ___________