Use of English · Test 15

New Cycling Schemes

For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer ( A, B, C or D ) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning ( 0 ).

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The County Council has 0 _____ to give a higher 1 (1) ____ to cycling and agreed a new strategy to guide the way ahead in East Sussex.

Cycling is a 2 (2) ____, healthy and environmentally-friendly form of transport. It is intended to make it safer, more convenient and attractive, and to increase the 3 (3) ____ of journeys made by bicycle.

Cycling is being encouraged both for utility purposes (such as journeys to work, school and the shops) and for 4 (4) ____ trips for exercise and enjoyment, including longer trips by tourists.

Recent cycle schemes carried out in conjunction with District Councils and other bodies include the Brighton and Hove seafront route and the Cross Levels Way cycle route, in Eastbourne.

5 (5) ____ people will be consulted as the strategy is implemented. The County Council will work with local cycling and other groups, and a countywide Cycling Forum will be formed to 6 (6) ____ that all bodies concerned with cycling are in regular 7 (7) ____.

The objectives of the Cycling Strategy are given in a leaflet, and a 8 (8) ____ of the full strategy document can be seen in County Council Public Libraries.

Holidays with friends

For questions 9-16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning ( 0 ). In the exam, write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.

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I always 0 _____ to go to Porchester 9 9 my summer holidays. It is a quiet little town, full of old and interesting buildings. Very 10 10 visitors ever go there, so there are no crowds. I enjoyed its sleepy atmosphere. I work in a big city, so a holiday in Porchester was a complete change 11 11 my usual life. Besides, I found out about the history of the place. I wanted to learn how life used to be in Porchester – the stories of 12 12 people and buildings.

I made notes on all these things 13 13 my holidays and I soon knew more about the history of Porchester than most of the people 14 14 lived there.

I am not a rich man and I cannot afford to stay in hotels. When Jack Thompson heard that I wanted to spend my holidays in Porchester again all these years later, he invited me to stay with 15 15. Jack and I were in the Army 16 16 during the war and we were good friends.

Mr Greaves had always been an 0 _____ man who should never have had a 17 17 position. His bad temper was only just 18 18 and there was often a 19 19 to tell him to sit down and relax. His office was chaotic with papers everywhere and had 20 20 no order to it. Once he went to a 21 21 in Paris and on his 22 22 at the hotel he completely forgot who he worked for when the 23 23 asked him. When he tried to help he was a hindrance although his 24 24 were always good. 0.EXCITE