SECTION III: READING (6.0 points) Part 1. Questions 56 – 65 (2 points - 0.2/ each) Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question. TRAFFIC IN OUR CITIES The volume of traffic in many cities in the world today continues to expand. This causes many problems, including serious air pollution, lengthy delays, and the greater risk (56) _________ accidents. Clearly, something must be done, but it is difficult to (57) ...

SECTION III: READING (6.0 points)

Part 1. Questions 56 – 65 (2 points - 0.2/ each)

Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.

TRAFFIC IN OUR CITIES

The volume of traffic in many cities in the world today continues to expand. This causes many problems, including serious air pollution, lengthy delays, and the greater risk (56) _________ accidents. Clearly, something must be done, but it is difficult to (57) _________ people to change their habits and leave their cars at home.

One possible (58) _________ is to make it more expensive for people to use their cars by (59) _________charges for parking and bringing in tougher fines for anyone who (60) _________ the law. In addition, drivers could be required to pay for using particular routes at different times of the day. This system, (61) _________ as “road pricing”, is already being introduced in a number of cities, using a special electronic card (62) ______ to windscreen of the car.

Another way of dealing with the problem is to provide cheap parking on the (63) _______ of the city, and strictly control the number of vehicles allowed in to the centre. Drivers and their passengers then use a special bus service for the (64) _______ stage of their journey.

Of course, the most important thing is to provide good public transport. However, to get people to give up the comfort of their cars, public transport must be felt to be reliable, convenient and comfortable, with fares (65) __________ at an acceptable level.