1. Railway transport is one of the ___ ways of transporting freight over long distances. c) cheapest
2. Signaling systems on the HS railways are ___ than signal devices used on the conventional lines. a) more complex
3. The operating speed of trains is often ___ than their design speed due to restrictions imposed by infrastructure. d) lower
4. One of ___ complaints by passengers on railways is the lack of up-to-date and accurate information. b) the most common
5. The ___ trains in the world carry such bulk freight as iron ore and coal. a) heaviest
6. Rails made of wrought iron were ___ than cast iron rails. d) stronger
7. They electrified railway lines allow more trains to be run ___ and more quickly. c) more efficiently
8. Indian Railway is one of ___ rail networks in the world that carries more than 16 million passengers daily. d) the busiest
9. The maintenance cost of a diesel locomotive is three times ___ than that of an electric one. b) greater
10. The weight of an empty wagon is ___ than the weight of a loaded one.
a) less
1) Kate left the cafe late yesterday. (Past Simple)
А. Had left
B. left (Past Simple)
2) She finshed reading at 9 pm last Saturday. (Past Simple)
Finshed (Past Simple)
had finished
3) Nick had done all his homework before his parents came home (Past Perfect)
did
had done (Past Perfect)
4) That morning she dressed, phoned somebody and went out. (Past Simple)
had dressed, had phoned
dressed, phoned (Past Simple)
5) I knew him at once though I had met him many years before (Past Perfect)
had met (Past Perfect)
met
6) By the age of 10 I had joined some sports club (Past Perfect)
had joined (Past Perfect)
joined
7) He wasn`t hungry because I had just had breakfast (Past Perfect)
just had
had just had (Past Perfect)
8) They had finished painting the room by 6 pm (Past Perfect)
finished
had finished (Past Perfect)
9) Bob tried to find a job after he had served a year sentence (Past Perfect)
served
had served (Past Perfect)
10) She painted her hair blonde and she looked very nice (Past Simple)
painted (Past Simple)
had painted
2. Shouted, was
3. Did rang
4. Took
5. Had
6. Made
7. gets, gets
8. Has painted/painted
9. came, gave, cooked, promised, wasn't, tried was, didn't wish