Everyday Vocabulary Public Transport Test

(Please note: The following questions are part of a cloze test. They are interrelated, meaning that the information provided in each question is connected to the others.)

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

A taxi, sometimes called a __1__, is the most comfortable way to travel.

You simply __2__ the taxi in the street or go to a taxi __3__, where there are several taxis waiting, for example at a station.

You simply __2__ the taxi in the street or go to a taxi __3__, where there are several taxis waiting, for example at a station.

At the end of your journey, you can see how much the __4__ is by looking at the __5__.

At the end of your journey, you can see how much the __4__ is by looking at the __5__.

You add a __6__ to this, and that’s it.

Very simple. But expensive! What about taking a bus? If it has two floors, it’s called a double-__7__ and you can get a good view from the top.

If it has only one floor, it’s called a(an) __8__-decker.

Most buses have a two-person __9__: the __10__, who drives, of course, and the __11__, who takes your money.

Most buses have a two-person __9__: the __10__, who drives, of course, and the __11__, who takes your money.

Most buses have a two-person __9__: the __10__, who drives, of course, and the __11__, who takes your money.

Keep your ticket because a(an) __12__ might want to __13__ it.

Keep your ticket because a(an) __12__ might want to __13__ it.

You catch a bus by waiting at a bus __14__.

You can see where a bus is going because the __15__ is written on the front.

But try to avoid the __16__ hour.

Quicker than the bus is the underground (called the __17__ in London, the __18__ in New York and the __19__ in Paris and many other cities).

Quicker than the bus is the underground (called the __17__ in London, the __18__ in New York and the __19__ in Paris and many other cities).

Quicker than the bus is the underground (called the __17__ in London, the __18__ in New York and the __19__ in Paris and many other cities).

You buy your ticket at the ticket office. Go down to the __20__ on the __21__ or in the __22__.

Go down to the __20__ on the __21__ or in the __22__.

Go down to the __20__ on the __21__ or in the __22__.

The train comes. The __23__ doors open.

You get on. You look at the map of the underground system. Very simple. For longer distances, take a train or a long-distance bus, usually called a __24__ which is slower but cheaper.

The train is very fast. Put your luggage on the __25__ and sit and wait till you arrive.