Use of English · Test 10

Transport in The City

Transport (0) plays an important role in our daily lives and in the (1) ____ of life in our city. Moreover, the individual (2) ____ we make when we choose how to reach our destination can have a(n) (3) ____ on other people - longer traffic queues, (4) ____ air quality, greater numbers of accidents and health problems. Providing more transport options/choices will create a transport (5) ____ that is safe, efficient, clean and fair. Increasing (6) ____ of the car has led to greater (7) ____ of the impact it has and the (8) ____ costs to us - for our health, for the economy and for the environment. We want our city to become a successful, cosmopolitan city (9) ____ the sea, where people can enjoy a high quality of life in a pleasant environment. To achieve this we need to make sure everyone has (10) ____ to the services and facilities they need, through a choice of as many different (11) ____ of transport as possible. We therefore welcome the Government's White Paper on Integrated Transport published earlier this year and (12) ____ their vision of "A New Deal for Transport: Better for Everyone".

Life in Hertford

I picked up my bag of letters and left the post (0) office. The bag was heavy and I (13) ____ a lot of letters to deliver. But I was feeling very cheerful. It was seven (14) ____ on a fine summer morning. The sun was shining. It was (15). to be a warm day.

I started on my long walk through the streets of Hertford with a light (16) ____. It wasn't only the bright morning that (17) ____ me happy. We - my wife and I - had been, until very recently, living in London. I had (18) ____ a postman there for a long time. Then I had the chance to (19) ____ a postman's job in Hertford and I decided to take (20) ____. Several times I wondered (21) ____ I had done the right thing. It is not always wise to (22) ____ the place that you are used to.But now, six weeks after the move, I (23) ____ that it was the right thing to do. We'd found a comfortable little house with a good garden. We liked the atmosphere of the quiet, sleepy town and we'd (24) ____ made some friends. Life in Hertford pleased us both. I knew that we were going to enjoy living there.

It's difficult when you want to buy an (0) outrageously expensive but (25) ____ new outfit. Shop (26) ____ can be very helpful, of course, but they can also be very (27) ____. They want to make a sale and will say anything (28) ____ to make you part with your money. Sometimes they may suggest you pay in (29) ____ or they may use other (30) ____ methods. However, if you have a (31) ____ for good quality clothes and are looking for something (32) ____ then you should find your (33) ____ in small boutiques that sell clothes of (34) ____ quality - for a price!