Questions 31-40
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
- Many major trading cities have a network of canals.
- Canals were traditionally used by city dwellers for transport, fishing and recreation.
- Industrial development and rising populations later led to:
- pollution from factories on the canal banks.
- In Birmingham, there are plans to:
- Changes in shopping habits mean the number of last-mile deliveries is increasing.
The correct answer is households because the speaker says much of the extra waste came directly from households along the canal banks.
Associated Text:
A great deal of that came directly from households along the banks, dishwater, food scraps and so on, all dumped untreated into the canal.
The correct answer is stagnant because scientists declared the canal water in several British cities biologically stagnant in the 1960s.
Associated Text:
By the 1960s, scientists studying the canals of several British cities declared that the water was biologically stagnant.
The correct answer is quality because the speaker says the return of sensitive wildlife is a powerful sign that water quality has improved.
Associated Text:
The fact that otters, which need clean water and a healthy fish population, are now coming back into urban canals is a really powerful sign that the water quality has improved.
The correct answer is galleries because old canal-side warehouses are now being converted into modern art galleries as well as cafes.
Associated Text:
Old warehouses that were once used for storing goods are now being converted into fashionable cafés and into modern art galleries,
The correct answer is paved because the Birmingham plans describe a paved path beside the water for families to use.
Associated Text:
families can stroll, jog and cycle along a paved path beside the water.
The correct answer is sculpture because the Birmingham plans also propose displaying large-scale sculpture projects along the promenade.
Associated Text:
There are also proposals to display large scale sculpture projects along the promenade, with works by local artists changing every year.
The correct answer is boats because traders in Amsterdam sell fruit, flowers and crafts from small wooden boats.
Associated Text:
traders selling fruit, flowers and crafts directly from small wooden boats.
The correct answer is taxi because the speaker says over one billion passengers travel by water taxi in cities around the world every year.
Associated Text:
Already, over one billion passengers travel by water taxi in cities around the world every year,
The correct answer is tugs because freight barges could be pulled by quiet electric tugs that produce no air pollution.
Associated Text:
goods could be transported through cities by large freight barges, pulled by quiet electric tugs that produce no air pollution.
The correct answer is pods because the final stage of deliveries could be made by small autonomous pods near the canal.
Associated Text:
they could be delivered the final few hundred metres by small autonomous pods running on the towpaths or in dedicated lanes beside the water.
