V. Reading comprehension
The streets are crowded with traffic. Taxis are bringing tired people from the
airport and the train stations to the hotels. They hope to sleep a few hours before their
busy day in the big city. Trucks are bringing fresh fruit and vegetables into the city.
Ships are bringing food and fuel to the harbour.
By seven o’clock in the morning, the streets are filled again with people.
Millions of people live in the big city, and millions of people who work in the big city
live in the suburbs, the commuters, are hurrying to get to their offices. Everyone is in a
hurry. Some stop only to drink a cup of coffee. Others stop tobuy a morning paper or
to have breakfast.
The noise of traffic gets louder. The policemen blow their whistles to sto the
traffic or to hurry it alone.
1. Where do taxis often take people from?
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2. What are trucks bringing? And what about ships?
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3. Who are commuters?
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4. What do people often do when they are in a hurry in the early morning?
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5. What do the policemen do to control the traffic?
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