Reading practice test # 1.17 passage 1

Complete the notes below.
Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 1–6.
The London underground railway
The problem
• The 1  of London increased rapidly between 1800 and 1850
• The streets were full of horse-drawn vehicles
The proposed solution
• Charles Pearson, a solicitor, suggested building an underground railway
• Building the railway would make it possible to move people to better housing in the
      2 
• A number of 3  agreed with Pearson’s idea
• The company initially had problems getting the 4  needed for the project
• Negative articles about the project appeared in the 5 
The construction
The chosen route did not require many buildings to be pulled down
• The ‘cut and cover’ method was used to construct the tunnels
• With the completion of the brick arch, the tunnel was covered with 6 

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1?
In boxes 7–13, write

TRUE                        if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE                      if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN            if there is no information on this
7 Other countries had built underground railways before the Metropolitan line opened. 
8 More people than predicted travelled on the Metropolitan line on the first day. 
9 The use of ventilation shafts failed to prevent pollution in the tunnels. 
10 A different approach from the ‘cut and cover’ technique was required in London’s central area. 
11 The windows on City & South London trains were at eye level. 
12 The City & South London Railway was a financial success. 
13 Trains on the ‘Tuppenny Tube’ nearly always ran on time.