In No Hurry to Drive

B2 First · 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).

GROW

EXPLAIN

AFFORD

NECESSARY

COMFORT

SURPRISE

INSTRUCT

CARE

For many teenagers, passing the driving test used to be an (0) ___ moment, a sign that they were finally free to go wherever they liked. Today, however, a (1) ___ number of young people are in no hurry to get behind the wheel. There are several (2) ___ for this change. The main one is money. Lessons, insurance and fuel all add up, and for a student with a part-time job, owning a car is often simply (3) ___ . In big cities, where buses and trains run all day and night, a car can also seem completely (4) ___ . Others say they would feel (5) ___ sharing busy roads with lorries and impatient drivers. Not (6) ___ , some parents complain that they have turned into a free taxi service. However, many driving (7) ___ believe that waiting a few years is not necessarily a bad thing, since they find older learners are often more (8) ___ on the road.

In No Hurry to Drive

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