English Practice Key: London Congestion Charge and Japanese Imperial Family Protocol

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Traffic Management in London: Answer Key

(A) Comprehension Questions (4 points)

  1. Reason for Traffic Increase: Because traffic has increased significantly since the scheme's introduction.
  2. Methods of Reduction: By collecting money from fees and fines and reducing private traffic. (Both reasons must be given.)
  3. Statement 3: TRUE. All motorists coming into the capital between 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. have to pay a £5 admission fee. (Line 4)
  4. Statement 4: FALSE. The Government took an attitude of wait and see. (Line 8)
  5. Statement 5: FALSE. Private traffic is now down by 20 per cent. (Line 9)
  6. Statement 6: TRUE. If you put it in a package, a majority of motorists will support it. (Lines 12-14)

(B) Use of English and Vocabulary (3 points)

  1. Synonyms for Pleased: HAPPY, GLAD, DELIGHTED.
  2. Vocabulary Item (Line 9): FINE.
  3. Adjective Form: SUCCESSFUL.
  4. Noun Form: IMPROVEMENT.
  5. Sentence Transformation: The Mayor, Ken Livingstone, had introduced the scheme.
  6. Conditional Sentence: If I were a driver, I would never drive into London.
  7. Reported Speech: In 2001, the Councillor said (that) the city would launch a radical traffic plan the following February / the next February.
  8. Question Formulation: How long has this system been running? ("For how many years?" is not acceptable.)

Key to Japan's Ex-Princess Text

(A) Comprehension Questions (4 points)

    1. Key Information: That the Princess is going to marry a member of the aristocracy and she is not going to lose her title.
    2. Reason for Concern: Because no baby boy has been born for a long time.
    1. Statement 3: FALSE. The ceremony, which took place in Tokyo's stylish Imperial Hotel, was an informal affair by royal standards. (Lines 4-5)
    2. Statement 4: FALSE. The Princess had said her formal farewells to the regal family at the previous weekend, but her family relationships were unchanged. (Lines 6 and 8)
    3. Statement 5: FALSE. The Princess had to take driving lessons and practice shopping at the supermarket. (Lines 9-10)
    4. Statement 6: FALSE. They have been given a $1.2 million payment from the state, and the husband is a bureaucrat. (Lines 10 and 3)

(B) Use of English and Vocabulary (3 points)

  1. Adjective Form: EASTERN.
  2. Related Nouns: LOSS, LOSER.
  3. Verb (Line 7): ABANDON.
  4. Noun (Line 12): CRISIS.
  5. Relative Clause: Sayako, who had a stylish necklace, wore a silk dress with pearls.
  6. Direct Speech: My father complained: "If you close the door, she will not hear us."
  7. Sentence Transformation: Henry’s new life is too hard for him. Henry’s new life isn’t... TOO EASY FOR HIM / EASY ENOUGH FOR HIM / TOO COMFORTABLE FOR HIM / COMFORTABLE ENOUGH FOR HIM.
  8. Error Correction: The translator made a big spelling mistake.
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