Multiple-choice cloze
For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
For years, city officials have to the idea of “green transport”, yet the moment a serious proposal comes along, the same old objections are : it’s too costly, too disruptive, too hard to . Meanwhile, commuters are left to with patchy bus services and congested roads, and the air grows steadily grimmer. What gets lost in the noise is that schemes like protected cycle lanes and pedestrianised high streets are not fringe experiments but measures that can, if properly , transform daily life. Of course, no one pretends they’re a silver bullet; without reliable trains and affordable housing, any gains may be . Still, the evidence is hard to shrug off: when streets are designed for people rather than cars, local businesses often thrive, children regain a measure of independence, and neighbourhoods become places you actually want to linger in. The real challenge is political will—whether leaders can stop and back decisions that, in the long run, pay dividends.
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