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Exam practice Comparison 8
Reading and Use of English Part 3
For questions 1 -8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to
form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Cycling is good news - so what's stopping us?
The government's recent campaign, providing (C) encouragement
ENCOURAGE
to leave our cars at home and get on our bikes, has been
to some extent, with a slight increase in SUCCESS
(1)
the numbers cycling to work. We all now know that cycling is
• cyclists have fewer health problems than
(2) BENEFIT
FIT
non-cyclists, they have higher levels of (3)
and
they don't damage the environment.
But we won't become a nation of cyclists until we (4)
COME
HEAVY
two major barriers. First, exhaust fumes in (5)
HARM
congested streets can be as (6)
to the lungs as
cigarette smoke. So them must be a greater (7)
of SEPARATE
cars and bikes in towns. Perhaps more importantly, town planners must
SURE
that destinations for daily needs, such as schools,
work and shopping, are within convenient cycling distance from home.
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