Question

 A –READING Q1. Read the following passage and answer the question that follows: (5M) The problems with a modern Transport System I. For many people, commuting by car or by public transport is a daily necessity. People with their own cars use it to commute to work, to go shopping or to take the family out on weekends. For those who cannot drive or afford to buy their own vehicles, public transport provides these commuters with their only means of transport. However, it seems that it won't be too long before our society will have to resort back to the horse and buggy cart era if our politicians don't build better roads or resolve the on-going oil crisis. II. Our roads and highways are congested most of the time, and the meaning of rush hour has disappeared. Heavy pedestrian traffic and poorly designed roads are all factors that can lead to a slowdown in traffic flow. A lot of construction work that takes place along our roads and highways are actually doing more to hamper the critical flow of traffic, than to help provide a better solution to the traffic problem. The reason why traffic flow is becoming such a nightmare is simple, our early town and city planners failed to explore the future needs for an efficient mass public transportation system. III. Another problem with modern transport systems is the depletion of our natural oil reserves. The reality is that we don't have enough oil reserves to supply worldwide demands. But what's even worse is that there are currently no alternative sources of energy to replace the oil and gas shortage that our society so much depends upon. With our natural oil reserves dwindling away, many analysts are expecting oil barrel prices to continue to rise. IV. With no solution in sight to the traffic congestion on our roads or to the current oil crisis, the world has no choice but to explore alternative sources of energy or else resort back to the horse and buggy cart era. (318 words) 1.1 Complete the statement. ( 1X5=5M ) a. People will resort back to the buggy cart era if ___________. *

i) they won’t be able to buy their own vehicles

ii) if politicians don’t build better roads

b. The traffic flow is becoming a nightmare because _____________. *

i) of inefficiency to explore mass public transportation system

ii) of depletion of natural oil reserves

c. Dwindling _______ is a problem for modern transport system. *

i) oil reserves

ii) traffic congestion

d) Synonym of crowded (para II) *

i) hamper

ii) congested

e) Synonym of decreasing (para III) *

i) depletion

ii) replace​

Answer 1

Explanation:

a)( ii) if politicians don't build better roads

b)( i ) of inefficiency to explore mass public transportation system

c) ( i) oil reserves

d) ( ii) congested

e) ( i) depletion