The daily commute - Module 4

C1 Advanced · Word Formation · Advanced Expert Coursebook, Pearson Education

For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning.

EXTEND

RELY

ASSIST

SURE

GROW

SOLVE

CIRCLE

CROWD

At 7.30 on a weekday morning, Tokyo's rush hour is at its peak. (0) ___ commuters pour into the world's largest city, via an (1) ___ network of bullet and overground trains, all of which operate with impeccable (2) ___ . As the trains pull into the station and the doors slide open, more and more workers force themselves on board. To do this, they need the (3) ___ of the white-gloved 'pushers' who are employed to (4) ___ that people get to work on time. This morning ritual is the downside of the rapid (5) ___ in Tokyo's population. Seats have been removed from trains in an attempt to find a (6) ___ to the problem, but this has not been a popular move with some people, who complain about even more people being crammed into the same limited space. A new subway system, which takes a (7) ___ route around the city, has helped a little but, until more is done to ease (8) ___ , it seems that commuters will just have to grin and bear it.

The daily commute

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