Question

Complete the passage by choosing the correct options from those given below.

With (a) ______ traffic and poor facilities, pedestrians (b) ______ to be the most vulnerable to fatal accidents (c) ______ road users. Even though in the last six years the number of pedestrian subways in the city (d) ______ almost doubled, most of them are neither well maintained (e) ______ well designed. As a result pedestrians avoid (f) ______ them. (g) ______, the police say this should not be a reason (h) ______ people to avoid subways.

1. (i) increasing (ii) increase (iii) are increasing (iv) to increase
2. (i) seems (ii) are seeming (iii) seem (iv) seemed
3. (i) between (ii) amongst (iii) in between (iv) beside
4. (i) have (ii) has been (iii) have been (iv) has
5. (i) or not (ii) nor (iii) and (iv) none
6. (i) uses (ii) to use (iii) used (iv) using
7. (i) Nonetheless (ii) Therefore (iii) Hence (iv) Similarly
8. (i) for (ii) of (iii) about (iv) with

Answer 1

With increasing traffic and poor facilities, pedestrians seem to be the most vulnerable to fatal accidents amongst road users. Even though in the last six years the number of pedestrian subways in the city has been almost doubled, most of them are neither well maintained nor well designed. As a result pedestrians avoid using them. Nonetheless, the police say this should not be a reason for people to avoid subways.