The Slow Way There

C1 Advanced · Word Formation · Cambridge Ready original exercise

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 (0).

PERCEIVE

CONVENIENCE

STRESS

RESTRICT

AFFORD

CONSIDER

FLEXIBLE

ENTHUSIASM

For a growing number of travellers, the journey itself is no longer something to be (0) ___ endured on the way to somewhere else. Supporters of so-called slow travel choose trains, ferries and even bicycles over planes, arguing that watching the scenery change almost (1) ___ , as mountains give way to plains so slowly that you barely notice, is far more rewarding than spending a few hours sealed inside an aircraft. There are practical benefits, too. Stations tend to be (2) ___ located in the heart of a city, there are none of the lengthy security checks that make flying so (3) ___ , and luggage (4) ___ are rarely an issue. Critics, however, point out that for many families long-distance rail fares remain (5) ___ , often costing several times as much as the equivalent flight. Time is another (6) ___ : few people have the (7) ___ to spend two days getting somewhere that a plane could reach in two hours. Even so, (8) ___ insist that once you have arrived somewhere slowly, you will never want to rush again.

The Slow Way There

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