answer to unit 4

Task 1:

1) He stood up and rang the bell.

2) He wanted to make sure that the driver heard him.

3) The conductor came and shouted at him.

4) The landlady told him that’s the signal for the driver to go on and only the conductor was allowed to ring the bell trice. That’s why the conductor got so annoyed.

Task 2:

1) T 2) F 3) F 4) F 5) T 6) T

Task 3:

A: of; without; of; for; to; by; to; to; into; from; with; on; in; around; about

B: 1) school buses are used only when children live more than a mile from the school. When their children are too young to walk that far, their mothers take turns driving them to school.

2) they can save gasoline and it is easier for them to find parking places.

3) there are too many cars are on the road and they can use less gasoline.

Task 4:

1) T 2) F 3) T 4) F

Task 5:

A: 1) c 2) b 3) a 4) c 5) a 6) c 7) b 8) c

B: 1) would have got up on time

2) he would have woken up James

3) he would have been on the plane that crashed

4) he would have lost his life in the crash

Task 6:

A: 1) 1964; the United States

2) safety belts

3) 40

4) about 15

5) 24

B: 1) They do not smoke while driving.

2) They have had more education than non-users.

3) They know someone who was injured (but not killed ) in an automobile accident.

C: the importance of using seat belts in driving.

Task 7:

A: 1) Miss Brown.

2) Mr. Phillips was Miss Brown’s boss.

3) He sounded very angry.

4) He had been in a traffic jam for more than an hour.

B: 1) congested

2) alternative routes

3) South Circular Road

4) broken down

5) blown down; in use

C: 1) T 2) F 3) F 4) F 5) T

D: 1) He left home at the usual time and decided to use a new route.

2) The traffic lights were out of order because of the storms last night.

3) After that there was a breakdown.

4) He ran out of petrol.

5) He was in the traffic jams for three hours.

Task 8:

A: 1) b 2) a 3) c

B: a) It was chosen because the cost of energy is not so great as with a bus system.

b) It was chosen because it is much easier to carry a greater number of passengers by train than by bus or car.

c) It was chosen because the noise and pollution are not so great as with buses and cars.

C: 1) 12.5; above and below

2) Germany; Canada

3) Calgary

4) 24

5) only one man

6) separate

7) 30 seconds

8) open the doors themselves

9) automatic ticket machines on the platforms; zipcards

10) get a $25 fine

Task 9:

A: 1) deaths and people injured

2) drivers, pedestrians and road conditions

3) may cause drivers and pedestrians endanger lives through no fault of their own

4) too many road signs, faulty traffic lights, sudden narrowing of a street, and congested parking

5) a) drive too fast and without any consideration for others

b) think they are safe at the wheel even though they have drunk too much alcohol

c) out of some curious sense of power, are incapable of understanding that their car is a lethal weapon if improperly used

6) a) step off the pavement without first looking to the left or right

b) cross roads when the traffic lights are against them

c) jump off a moving bus

B: Pedestrians, drivers and road conditions are all to blame for road accidents.

Task 10:

A: 1) 11 2) over 400 3) over 4,000 4) $400 5) 60 days

B: 1) Most people are going to die from accidents caused by drunk drivers.

2) Joe’s sister is worried because it’s getting late and he is drunk.

3) The green Ford that Joe is driving is weaving from left to right.

4) When Officer Williams asks Joe to walk along the white line, he can’t do it. Joe also fails the breath test.

5) He’s going to appear in court next week. He’s going to suspend his license for sixty days. C: enjoying; family party; leave; stay; wait; drives; fine; slowly; had; drinks