Тест по теме "Места"

TEST (PLACES)

1.  Reading

 Read the text. Match sentences A–E with gaps 1–5.

Unusual homes

There isn’t enough space to build all of the houses we need in many cities. 1___ The average

house price in London is now over £500,000, but most workers are still getting low salaries.

They have to move out of London into small towns and catch the train to work every day. 2___

Is there anything we can do about this problem? Perhaps there is, as people are finding

creative ways to live near their workplace. More and more people are following the example of

the Netherlands. They are choosing to live on water – on the rivers that flow through our cities.

Houseboats are a popular new form of accommodation for professionals working in towns and

cities. 3____ There are over 3,500 just in Amsterdam. There are around 6,000 houseboats in

the whole of the UK at the moment. Some companies are even building offices on the water.

What are the advantages of living on the water? 4____ You can work in the city, but you can

also enjoy living close to the countryside. Second, they are much cheaper than ordinary

houses. You can buy a houseboat for as little as £60,000.

You have to be careful if you want to buy a houseboat because there are some

disadvantages. They are cheaper, but the cost of living on a boat can be more expensive.

5____ This can be £7,000 a year in some parts of London. In Amsterdam, you have to paint

your boat every three years. And people complain that when it gets cold, it’s very expensive to

keep the boat warm.

A.     The Netherlands has the most houseboats in Europe.

B.     This means that the price of houses in London and the rest of the UK is getting more and more expensive.

        C.  For example, you have to pay for your ‘parking’ space on a river.

        D.  But it costs a lot of money to buy train tickets too.

        E.  First, they are beautiful spaces for people to live and work in.

2.  Match the definitions with the places.

Airport    bank    gym    library   police station

1 You take flights to and from here. __________________

2 You can do sport here. __________________

3 You go here if you lose something. __________________

4 You borrow books and DVDs from here. __________________

5 You change money here. __________________

2.     Complete the text with the words below.

3.     

buy  go by   miss  take   wait for

When you 1__________________ tube on the London Underground, the first thing you have

to do is 2__________________ a ticket. Then 3__________________ the escalator or stairs,

because the stations are very deep. When you 4__________________ your train, don’t stand

at the front of the platform – it can be dangerous. If you 5__________________ a train,

don’t worry. The trains usually come every two to three minutes!

Mark