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Unit 11 - Futher Practice

The document discusses various modes of transportation in the past and future. It provides exercises to test understanding of verb tenses and grammar. There are passages about the evolution of transportation from walking and carts to modern vehicles like cars, trains, planes. Future transportation is discussed with concepts like reducing environmental impact and asking the right questions when planning holidays.

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Unit 11 - Futher Practice

The document discusses various modes of transportation in the past and future. It provides exercises to test understanding of verb tenses and grammar. There are passages about the evolution of transportation from walking and carts to modern vehicles like cars, trains, planes. Future transportation is discussed with concepts like reducing environmental impact and asking the right questions when planning holidays.

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UNIT 11.

TRAVELLING IN THE FUTURE


FURTHER PRACTICE
I. Underline the option that best completes the sentence.
1. I was reading _______ my sisters were playing with their dolls. (when/ while/ at which/ at time)
2. Ann _______ me wave to her. She _______ in the other direction. (see/ is looking/ was seeing/ looked/ doesn’t
see/ looks/ didn’t see/ was looking)
3. Millions of Christmas cards _______ every year. (were sent/ are sent/ send/ is sending)
4. I take part _______ most youth activities of my school. (of/ on/ to/ in)
5. Jane saw her old friend while she _______ the street. (crossed/ is crossing/ was crossing/ crosses)
6. He had his father _______ his watch. (fixed/ fixing/ to fix/ fix)
7. I saw him _______ the flowers in the garden. (watering/ watered/ be watered/ be watering)
8. Paul is said _______ the brightest student in the class. (was/ to be/ being/ he was)
9. A contest in which participants have to fetch water from the river is called _______ (water-fetch contest/
fetching-water contest/ water-fetching contest/ fetch-water contest)
10. The poem, _______, became popular in the USA. (that is written by Clement Clarke Moore/ which is written by
Clement Clarke Moore/ which was written by Clement Clarke Moore/ that was written by Clement Clarke
Moore)
II. Put a word from the box in each gap to complete the following passage.
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from transport bullock cart cars invention
About hundreds of years ago there was no fastest means of transport and people had to walk on a (1)
_______________ or horseback. Today, we are with number of means of transport and can reach any part of the
world with (2) _______________. First of all, with the invention of the wheels came the (3) _______________ which
is still very a popular form of transport. It is an eco-friendly vehicle. The first (4) _______________ that made
transport truly fast was the invention of the steam engine. This led to the railways. And further, the petrol engine
soon changed the whole scene by making the motor car possible. Today, of course we have motor cycles, motor cars
and diesel run trucks. The bulkiest of material can easily be transported (5) _______________ one end of the country
(6) _______________ other end by means of trucks or by railways. We can easily travel to our place of work or go on
a holiday. (7) _______________ have emerged as the most widely accepted form of (8) _______________. Today,
they have been made very comfortable to run air-conditioner, radio and tape-recorder and even a (9)
_______________ television. Five or six people can (10) _______________ travel with comfort.
III. Put a phrase (A, B, C or D) in each gap to complete the following passage.
A. it is a modem means of transport B. the suburban railway is the interchange
C. Athens metro is the quickest solution D. they can take you anywhere at any time
E. Visitors can use in the city of Athens
There are many means of transport that (1) _______, the capital of Greece. In order to move around inside the city
there is a wide network of buses leading to different areas of Athens, then there are trolleybuses which move with
the help of electricity and cover a wide area as well. (2) _______ but since it is quite new in Greece it doesn’t yet
cover every single prefecture but there are plans for expansion so that other locations are served as well. The metro
has connections with the railway train of Athens which can take you from the Port of Piraeus to the northern suburbs
with many stops in between.
(3) _______ of the metro which will take you to the Athens Airport and a few more areas which are a bit far from the
center of Athens but inside the prefecture of Attica.

Moving on with the tram, (4) _______ preferred by many people since it connects areas that didn’t have adequate
transportation before and it passes by locations where there are no metro stations. Taxis are cheap in comparison to
other European countries and (5) _______ since they are easy to find and quick if there is no traffic.
IV. Fill each numbered blank with a suitable word to finish the passage.
The tourist industry is (1) _____ to be the largest industry. Before 1950 one million people traveled abroad
each year but by the 1900s the figure (2) _____ to 400 million every year. (3) _____ large numbers of tourists,
however, are beginning to cause problems. For example, in the Alps the skiers are destroying the mountains they
came to enjoy. Even parts of Mount Everest in the Himalayas are reported to be covered (4) _____ old tins, tents,
and food that have been (5) _____ But at a time when we have (6) _____ freedom to travel than ever before, more
and more people are asking how they can enjoy their holidays (7) _____causing problems by spoiling the
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countryside. Now there is a new holiday (8) _____called "Holidays That Don't Cost The Earth". It tells you (9)
_____you can help the tourist industry by asking your travel agent the right questions (10) _____you go on holiday.
1. A. regarded B. considered C. seen D. figured
2. A. had risen B. rose C. has risen D. were rising
3. A. The B. Those C. These D. Such
4. A. by B. with C. under D. beneath
5. A. disposed B. littered C. thrown away D. launched
6. A. greater B. bigger C. larger D. better
7. A. apart from B. instead of C. without D. hardly
8. A. guidance B. guide C. direction D. instruction
9. A. where B. what C. when D. how
10. A. before B. when C. as soon as D. after
V. Circle the sentence or question that is similar in meaning to the first one.
1. Mary went to Viet Nam last year and it was her second time.
A. That was the first time Mary went to Viet Nam.
B. That wasn’t the first time Mary went to Viet Nam.
C. That was the second time Mary went to Viet Nam.
D. That was the last time Mary went to Viet Nam.
2. There are many places worth seeing in London.
A. There are many places of interest in London.
B. There are not many places of interest in London.
C. There are no places of interest in London.
D. There are many places which interesting in London.
3. I want to visit a beautiful beach in Viet Nam. Could you suggest one?
A. Do you mind if you suggested one beautiful beach in Viet Nam?
B. Would you mind if you suggested one beautiful beach in Viet Nam?
C. Do you mind suggesting one beautiful beach in Viet Nam?
D. Could you suggest one beautiful beach in Viet Nam?
4. Could you help me to send this letter to my boss?
A. Would you mind sending this letter to my boss?
B. Do you mind send this letter to my boss?
C. Would you mind send this letter to my boss?
D. Would you mind to send this letter to my boss?
5. Yesterday we decided to paddle around West Lake in a canoe.
A. We decided to go around West Lake in a canoe yesterday.
B. We decided to walk around West Lake in a canoe yesterday.
C. We decided to run around West Lake in a canoe yesterday.
D. We decided to ride around West Lake in a canoe yesterday.
VI. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the main ideas:
1. I last had my hair cut when I left her.
 I haven’t………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. The tea was too hot for Peter to drink.
 The tea was so…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………..
3. It was the goalkeeper that saved the match for us.
 Had ……. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………
4. “I’m sorry, I didn’t call you this morning” Tom said to Mary.
 Tom apologized……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….
5. Immediately after his arrival, things went wrong.
 No sooner …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…….
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