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Câu hỏi và đáp án bài Reading Test 1 passage 1 - IELTS Cambridge 17 - The development of the London underground railway

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Questions 1 - 6​

Complete the notes below.

Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 1-6 on your answer sheet.

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The London underground railway

The problem​

  • The 1 _____________________ of London increased rapidly between 1800 and 1850
  • The streets were full of horse-drawn vehicles

The proposed solution​

  • Charles Pearson, a solicitor, suggested building an underground railway
  • Building the railway would make it possible to move people to better housing in the 2 __________________
  • A number of 3 __________________ agreed with Pearson's idea
  • The company initially had problems getting the 4 __________________ needed for the project
  • Negative articles about the project appeared in the 5 __________________

The construction​

  • The chosen route did not require many buildings to be pulled down
  • The 'cut and cover' method was used to construct the tunnels
  • With the completion of the brick arch, the tunnel was covered with 6 __________________

Questions 7-13​

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1?

In boxes 7-13 on your answer sheet, write

  TRUE     if the statement agrees with the information
  FALSE     if the statement contradicts the information
  NOT GIVEN     if there is no information on this

7   Other countries had built underground railways before the Metropolitan line opened.
8   More people than predicted travelled on the Metropolitan line on the first day.
9   The use of ventilation shafts failed to prevent pollution in the tunnels.
10   A different approach from the 'cut and cover' technique was required in London's central area.
11   The windows on City & South London trains were at eye level.
12   The City & South London Railway was a financial success.
13   Trains on the 'Tuppenny Tube' nearly always ran on time.

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Reading Passage 1, Questions 1-13

  1. population
  2. suburbs
  3. businessmen
  4. funding
  5. press
  6. soil
  7. FALSE
  8. NOT GIVEN
  9. TRUE
  10. TRUE
  11. FALSE
  12. FALSE
  13. NOT GIVEN