WORD EXERCISES[DAY 35]

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WORD EXERCISES - Daily Task [DAY 35]
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DAY 35 [1-JULY-2010] WEX91
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Read this article and fill in the gaps with one of the words or expressions from the list given below. In some cases, more than one answer may be possible. You may need to change some of the word forms.The objective of this exercise is to help us to learn new words related with 'ROAD' and its application.(You can click on some of the words given to know its meaning.Press backspace to return to this page)

[park and ride | fines | speeding | highway code | injuries | congestion | pedestrian crossing | black spot | pedestrian | traffic free zone | dominate | pollution | fatalities | transport strategy | cycle lanes  |drink-driving | traffic calming | subsidize ]


1 ____________ and 2___________ on Britain’s roads are increasing from year to year: last year, 2,827 people were killed and almost 300,000 hurt in traffic-related accidents. Most of these were caused by drivers 3_______ in built-up areas, where many seem to disregard the 30mph limit, or 4__________ , especially
around Christmas, when more alcohol is consumed than at any other time. In many cases, it is 5_________ who are the victims,knocked down as they are walking across the street at 6________ by drivers who seem
to have forgotten that the rules of the 7 __________________ order you to stop at red lights.

But these innocent victims, together with the help of the police and local councils, are fighting back. In Oxford, a city plagued by 8_________ and 9______ caused by traffic, and a notorious accident 10____________ for pedestrians and cyclists, the city council has recently implemented its new  11 __________ , which has improved the flow of traffic to the benefit of those on foot or on two wheels. 12______ measures such as bollards and speed humps have slowed traffic down. 13_________ schemes have helped reduce the number of cars in the city, as office workers and shoppers leave their cars outside the city and bus in instead. Cornmarket Street, the main shopping thoroughfare, has been designated a 14_________ closed to all vehicles during the day. There are more 15_______ on main routes into the city, making it safer for the huge number of students and residents who rely on bicycles to get around. And 16_______________ public transport has helped to keep down the cost of using buses. Meanwhile, the police and the courts are coming down hard on drivers who misuse the roads, handing down large 17_____________ on selfish, inconsiderate drivers who believe it is their right to 18__________ the roads.
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answers--1,2 injuries,fatalities(in any order) 3.speeding 4.drink-driving 5.pedestrians 6. pedestrian crossings 7.Highway Code 8,9 congestion,pollution(in any order) 10.black spot 11.transport strategy 12.Traffic calming 13.Park and Ride 14.traffic free zone 15.cycle lanes 16.subsidized 17.fines 18.dominate

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