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read the text again and answer the following questions.
1 what means of transport are described in the text?
2 what role did the river thames play two centuries ago?
3 what was the favourite means of transport of the rich at the beginning of the
18th and 20th century? was it the same?
what made buses more popular than trams in the 20th century?
5 what means of london transport are considered to be the symbols of london?
6 why is the underground a challenge to its operators?
7 what fact proves the author's opinion that lately the london transport service
has improved considerably?
2 it was finding dark when we reached home
3 you found these examples in the book at he previous lesson
4 i did not forget to lock the door this morning
5 the pupils were working in the field
6 we arrived ten minutes later
7 we saw the man in the boat which was nearing the harbour
8 ann was still looking out of the window when i entered.
9 she was lying in bed. she said she did not feel well
10 the rain was passing a big town in the night and so we did not see it
11 you were writing all day yesterday