Urban Life And Transport

Respuesta correcta: B) walk

• A) walkedIncorrect. "Used to" is followed by the base form of the verb, so adding the past form "walked" breaks the structure.
• B) walkCorrect. After "used to" we always use the base form of the verb: used to + walk.
• C) walkingIncorrect. "Used to" is never followed by the "-ing" form; that belongs to "be used to walking".
• D) walksIncorrect. The third person form belongs to the present simple, but "used to" describes a past habit.

Respuesta correcta: A) come

• A) comeCorrect. After "now" the present simple describes what happens at the present time, so the base form "come" is required.
• B) cameIncorrect. "Came" is the past simple, which belongs to "twenty years ago" and not to the present situation.
• C) used to comeIncorrect. "Used to come" describes a habit in the past, which is the opposite of what "now" introduces.
• D) would comeIncorrect. "Would come" describes a repeated action in the past, again not the current service.

Respuesta correcta: C) bus stop

• A) stationIncorrect. A station is a large building used for trains or long-distance buses, not a place in the street.
• B) platformIncorrect. A platform is the raised surface next to railway tracks where passengers wait for a train.
• C) bus stopCorrect. A "bus stop" is the place, usually in the street, where buses stop to pick up passengers.
• D) garageIncorrect. A garage is a building where vehicles are repaired or kept, and passengers do not wait there.

Respuesta correcta: C) Because the square is now used for other activities.

• A) Because the square became too small.Incorrect. Nothing in the text says the square is too small; the reason given is the other activities that take place there.
• B) Because people stopped going to the market.Incorrect. The text does not report a fall in attendance at the market at any point.
• C) Because the square is now used for other activities.Correct. The text explains that the square is now taken by the cycle race in the morning and by outdoor films at night.
• D) Because the covered hall is cheaper to rent.Incorrect. The cost of the hall is never mentioned in the passage, so that reason is invented.

Respuesta correcta: D) am used to

• A) used toIncorrect. "Used to living" describes a habit in the past, but the sentence is about a present state and a present reaction.
• B) was used toIncorrect. "Was used to" is the past of being accustomed; the sentence needs the present form "am used to".
• C) used to beingIncorrect. "Used to" is never followed by "being"; the structure that requires "-ing" is "be used to being".
• D) am used toCorrect. "Am used to" means being accustomed to something, which is exactly what the contrast with "not used to the noise" describes.

Respuesta correcta: D) healthier

• A) healthyIncorrect. The base form "healthy" cannot be compared with "than"; a comparative form is required.
• B) healthiestIncorrect. "Healthiest" is the superlative and needs "the" plus a group, never the word "than".
• C) more healthyIncorrect. For short adjectives we add "-ier", so we say "healthier" and not "more healthy".
• D) healthierCorrect. Short adjectives take "-ier" to form the comparative, so healthy becomes healthier, and it is followed by "than".

Respuesta correcta: A) It plans to do the noisy works at night.

• A) It plans to do the noisy works at night.Correct. The text says the council will carry out the works at night, which directly addresses the noise objection.
• B) It has cancelled the tram line.Incorrect. The line is still being discussed and no cancellation is mentioned anywhere in the report.
• C) It has promised to shorten the line.Incorrect. Nothing in the text says that the length of the line will change.
• D) It has ignored the residents' objections.Incorrect. The council asked for comments and answered them, so it did not simply ignore the residents.

Respuesta correcta: C) "I travel on public transport to avoid traffic."

• A) "I go to work by the TransMilenio every day."Incorrect. Proper names of specific services take no article, so it must be "by TransMilenio" without "the".
• B) "I travel public transport every morning."Incorrect. The verb "travel" needs a preposition such as "by" or "on" before the means of transport.
• C) "I travel on public transport to avoid traffic."Correct. "Travel on" is the natural collocation, and "public transport" used in a general sense takes no article.
• D) "I go home by the bus every morning, and it is always full."Incorrect. In the general sense the noun takes no article: "by bus"; "by the bus" would refer to one specific vehicle.

Respuesta correcta: B) would not

• A) wouldIncorrect. "Fewer people would drive" says the opposite of what the sentence intends, which is that fewer people would drive.
• B) would notCorrect. In the second conditional the result clause uses "would not" plus the base form of the verb.
• C) will notIncorrect. "Will not" belongs to the first conditional, which talks about real future possibilities.
• D) did notIncorrect. The past simple "did not" does not match the structure "if ... , would ...", which is entirely in the present.

Respuesta correcta: A) used to

• A) used toCorrect. "Used to have" describes a situation that existed in the past and no longer does, which is the contrast the sentence makes.
• B) was used toIncorrect. "Was used to" means being accustomed to, and it would need a noun or an "-ing" form after it.
• C) wouldIncorrect. "Would have" describes a hypothetical past, not a real former situation that definitely existed.
• D) usedIncorrect. "Used have" omits the "to" that must follow "used", so the structure is incomplete.

Respuesta correcta: C) The average journey got shorter.

• A) Residents began to work fewer hours.Incorrect. The text does not mention working hours at all, so that cannot be inferred.
• B) The city built a new railway.Incorrect. Only buses and a cycle lane are mentioned; no railway appears in the report.
• C) The average journey got shorter.Correct. The travel time fell by twenty-one minutes, which directly shows that the average journey became shorter.
• D) Buses became more expensive.Incorrect. No information about prices is given, so this conclusion has no basis.

Respuesta correcta: A) "Take the bus, walk five minutes to the stop, and get off two stops before the main gate."

• A) "Take the bus, walk five minutes to the stop, and get off two stops before the main gate."Correct. It gives concrete, ordered instructions that cover the walk, the ride and the exact place to get off.
• B) "Just go there. You'll find it."Incorrect. "You'll find it" gives no information about the route, so it cannot help anyone travel.
• C) "The bus is always full, but nobody ever waits more than five minutes."Incorrect. It describes the general situation without saying what to do, so it does not answer the question asked.
• D) "You should not travel by bus; buses do not exist."Incorrect. "Buses do not exist" is obviously false and ignores the friend's real question.