English THPT Cloze test: Railways

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RAILWAYS​

Land travel is the most common means of transport. It all began with walking. Two thousand years ago, the Romans built a network of superb roads over (76) _____ people travelled on foot or by horse-drawn cart. It was only in the 1800s that steam power took the (77) _____ of horse power. When the first railways were built, many people said they were the most wonderful of all inventions. (78) _____ said the snorting, smoking steam engines were like beasts from hell. Trains and railways certainly changed our (79) _____ Not (80) _____ did embankments and cuttings alter the landscape, but now, for the first (81) _____, people and goods could be (82) _____ long distances in great quantities - and at undreamed-of speeds. Railways also allowed cities to grow more than ever (83) _____. Today, large networks of railways stretch through many countries. Trains are an efficient means of transport. They use fuel and produce less pollution than cars and trucks because they carry large cargoes in a single journey. Because (85) _____ the damage road vehicles do to our environment, many people believe trains are the best form of transport for the future.​

 

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RAILWAYS​

Land travel is the most common means of transport. It all began with walking. Two thousand years ago, the Romans built a network of superb roads over (76) _____ people travelled on foot or by horse-drawn cart. It was only in the 1800s that steam power took the (77) _____ of horse power. When the first railways were built, many people said they were the most wonderful of all inventions. (78) _____ said the snorting, smoking steam engines were like beasts from hell. Trains and railways certainly changed our (79) _____ Not (80) _____ did embankments and cuttings alter the landscape, but now, for the first (81) _____, people and goods could be (82) _____ long distances in great quantities - and at undreamed-of speeds. Railways also allowed cities to grow more than ever (83) _____. Today, large networks of railways stretch through many countries. Trains are an efficient means of transport. They use fuel and produce less pollution than cars and trucks because they carry large cargoes in a single journey. Because (85) _____ the damage road vehicles do to our environment, many people believe trains are the best form of transport for the future.​

0972162987Land travel is the most common means of transport. It all began with walking. Two thousand years ago, the Romans built a network of superb roads over (76) _which____ people travelled on foot or by horse-drawn cart. It was only in the 1800s that steam power took the (77) ___place__ of horsepower. When the first railways were built, many people said they were the most wonderful of all inventions. (78) ___They__ said the snorting, smoking steam engines were like beasts from hell. Trains and railways certainly changed our (79) __lives___ Not (80) _only____ did embankments and cuttings alter the landscape, but now, for the first (81) __sight___, people and goods could be (82) __delivered___ long distances in great quantities - and at undreamed-of speeds. Railways also allowed cities to grow more than ever (83) __before___. Today, large networks of railways stretch through many countries. Trains are an efficient means of transport. They use fuel and produce less pollution than cars and trucks because they carry large cargoes in a single journey. Because (85) ___of__ the damage road vehicles do to our environment, many people believe trains are the best form of transport for the future.
77. take the place of: thay thế
80. Not only ... but also: Không những.... mà còn
82. deliver: vận chuyển
83. more than ever before: hơn bao giờ hết
85. Because of + N = Because + clause: Bởi vì
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