Task 4
GETTING TO SCHOOL AND WORK
Fill each of the numbered gaps in the following passage with a suitable word. Use only one word for each blank. The task begins with an example (0).
All people (0) use public transport. Early (1) the morning we go to school or to work (2) bus or sometimes if a
person lives a long distance away from his or her place of work or school, then they usually go (3) tram.
Some children go (4) foot, if their school is not far from the place where they live. But we know that they (5) not do it so very
often because (6) our country there are special school buses which take students to school and back home. Of course, everybody
knows that it is (7) convenient to go by car than (8) bus but the majority of parents also need to go to work (9) the
morning. Certainly, the majority of the parents (10) not have time to take their children home from school (11) the afternoon
when the lessons are over (12) weekdays either. Because they work and their work is usually over not faster (13) five or
even six o’clock (14) the afternoon. Some parents work even longer (15) that and they finish their work
(16) eight o’clock p.m.
The students of our school (17) recently made a survey. They asked the pupils how they (18) get to and from school.
When they summarized all the results, they found out that the (19) popular means of transport was - school buses.
