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Modern Barging
There has been a change in the way the canals of Britain are used. The (1) _____ network of canals that covers much of the country (2) _____ back to the industrial revolution, when goods were transported along these routes. The canals themselves, the (3) _____ waterways of the country, were dug by teams of men This was no means feat in the days before mechanized diggers It was also necessary to construct a system of locks, which raise and lower boats so they can (4) _____ with the varying heights of the canal themselves. Barges – simple boats without engines – were used to carry the freight, and horses would (5) _____ along the side of the canal pulling these vessels. Many of the people working on the boats would themselves live on the water, in a long boat with cramped living quarters: a narrow-boat.
As the railways and roads (6) _____ in popularity as ways of transporting freight, the canals fell into (7) _____; many of them became (8) ______ with weeds and rubbish. But over the last few decades Britain appears to have rediscovered these (9) _____ of engineering. A growing number of people each year sample the delights of canal holidays. Narrow-boats ccan be (10) _____ up to be very comfortable, and these days they are powered by an engine and not pulled by a horse.
1. A. extensive B. far-flung C. ample D. widespread As the railways and roads (6) _____ in popularity as ways of transporting freight, the canals fell into (7) _____; many of them became (8) ______ with weeds and rubbish. But over the last few decades Britain appears to have rediscovered these (9) _____ of engineering. A growing number of people each year sample the delights of canal holidays. Narrow-boats ccan be (10) _____ up to be very comfortable, and these days they are powered by an engine and not pulled by a horse.
2. A. comes B. looks C. throws D. dates
3. A. inbuilt B. inland C. internal D. interior
4. A. balance B. compensate C. cope D. handle
5. A. trudge B. canter C. stroll D. meander
6. A. increased B. obtained C. gained D. assumed
7. A. disuse B. obsolescence C. redundancy D. negligence
8. A. impeded B. choked C. hindered D. congested
9. A. records B. testimonies C. constructions D. monuments
10. A. done B. worked C. customized D. converted