English 9 reading 1

Reading test one
People want drivers to park cars on roads Many people in England are (1) ____ that drivers park their cars on the pavements. Cars that are on the pavement block people from walking (2) ____ down the street. They have to walk into the road to get around the cars. The charity for the blind, Guide Dogs, said blocking the pavement is "inconsiderate and dangerous". It said it`s a lot more difficult for blind people to walk around the town if cars are (3) ____ their way. A spokesman for the charity told the BBC: "It can be frightening for anyone who is forced to step into a road because the pavement is blocked by a van, car or other badly parked vehicle. Imagine you have to step into a road where you can`t see oncoming traffic."
A survey on parking in Britain found that 70 per cent of people want a (4) ____ on parking on pavements. A town south of London has already started a system to get drivers to park on the road or in a proper car park. Any motorist who parks on the pavement gets a $115 fine. However, many people say the fines do not work. Local people say car owners ignore the fine and park where they want. People pushing their children in baby cars and people (5) ____ wheelchairs are afraid to walk on busy roads where there is heavy traffic. One woman said there would soon be a very (6) ____ accident because of a car parked on the pavement. She wants her town to be like London, which has strict rules against pavement parking.
1. Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.
1.
(a)
angers
(b)
anger
(c)
angry
(d)
angrily

2.
(a)
safely
(b)
safety
(c)
safest
(d)
safe

3.
(a)
on
(b)
in
(c)
at
(d)
by

4.
(a)
bin
(b)
ban
(c)
bun
(d)
bon

5.
(a)
by
(b)
at
(c)
on
(d)
in

6.
(a)
serious
(b)
seriously
(c)
series
(d)
seriousness

2. T or F
a.People in England are angry about drivers parking on pavements. ________
b.A charity for the blind complained about bad parking. ________
c.A spokesman for the charity spoke to reporters from CNN. ________
d.The spokesman asked us to imagine not being able to park anywhere. ________
e.Just 17 per cent of British people support a ban on pavement parking. ________
f.Drivers in central London get a $115 fine for illegal parking. ________
g.Many drivers don`t care about parking fines and park illegally. ________
h.London has strict rules about parking. _________