Dear Sir,
We are writing to suggest that all cars should be (26)…B…from the centre of the city as soon as possible. The amount of (27)… from car exhaust fumes is now (28). . . . . . . . and we believe that the public must be
(29)… Apart from this, the streets are crowded (30)… cars, and our lives are at (31)…… when we try to cross the road! There has been a huge (32)…… in the amount of traffic recently, and the government just seems to put (33). … the problem, instead of (34)… it. Unless we (35)… the traffic problem, and seriously consider some of the (36). …. life in our city will become (37)… Our organization, Cities for People, has been (38)…
to make the government do something! We are holding a (39)… next week in the city centre, and hope that many people will (40)… us.
Yours faithfully,
Mary Kingwood, Secretary, Cities for People

26
A stopped
B banned
C removed
D altered
27
A this
B problem
C driving
D pollution
28
A unbearable
B much
C overcrowded
D exceeded
29
A preserved
B saved
C exhausted
D protected
30
A from
B in
C with
D between
31
A risk
B danger
C urgent
D problem
32
A size
B number
C growing
D increase
33
A out
B away
C up
D off
34
A going through
B dealing with
C closing down
D keeping up with
35
A look for
B make out
C face up to
D come round to
36
A solutions
B errors
C suggestions
D matters
37
A lifeless
B uninhabitable
C impossible
D destruction
38
A taken after
B set up
C carried out
D looked into
39
A pile-up
B riot
C organization
D demonstration
40
A join
B bear
C increase
D agree