7. Match the pairs so that they make true statements.

1. If emergency vehicles are permitted to use bus lanes

2. If cyclists or motorists are allowed to use bus lanes

3. If motorists can buy priority to use bus lanes

1. it will possibly cause more disruption to buses

2. it will make no difference to road capacity

3. it will take some traffic from the other lanes, reducing congestion

8. Choose the best answer.

1. Bus lanes installed on wide roads

1. help reduce congestion.

2. are not really needed.

3. make the passenger-carrying capacity of the road larger.

2. Bus lanes installed at junctions or on busy roads

1. enlarge the road capacity

2. reduce the congestion

3. reduce the road capacity

3. Introducing road pricing

1. Will possibly be objected by motorists

2. Will increase the road capacity

3. Will cause problems for visitors without the appropriate pass

9. Find the words hidden in the jumbles.

the condition of being so crowded with traffic or people that normal movement in the area is impossible	NOGTOCENSI
a place where roads or railway lines join	IUCNJNTO
roads leading from the centre	AILRDA ODRSA
busy, rush hours when the roads are full of traffic	KEPA SORHU
make the movement, development or progress difficult	MEDIPE
a part of a main road marked with a painted line	AELN

10. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in capitals.

Intensive snowfalls have caused ………… to the road traffic in the mountain area.	DISRUPT
If bus lanes are used ………… by buses, they will bring more problems than gains to the traffic.	EXCLUSIVE
One of the ………… to the problem of air pollution in cities is to ban cars from the centers.	SOLVE
These problems stem from the ………… of the railway network in the 1960s.	REDUCE
It might be ………… for drivers to have sunglasses inside the car.	USE
Who decided about the ………… of the new bus stop?	LOCATE
The idea of pricing roads will be ………… by motorists.	OBJECT
There will be no ………… from the road users if traffic lights are installed here.	OBJECT

11. Substitute the words in italics with their synonyms from the list below.

provide, reduce, network, install, limited, be needed, compel, implement.

Example: They intend to carry out these useful solutions in order to make the whole system work better. (implement)

1. They have promised to make public expenditure smaller.

2. We have just fitted central heating in the house.

3. The choice of cars was very small.

4. Such harsh dilemmas force us to face facts and make a choice.

5. The government cannot supply all young people with a job.

6. More careful irrigation control is necessary in this region.

7. We have well developed marketing systems.