VI. Read the text and decide which answer (A,B, C or D) best fits each gap.

Reports that the government is about to (1) ………. the go ahead to plans for the building of a new runway at London’s Gatwick airport have angered local (2) ………. and raised fears of increased noise and exhaust pollution. The (3) ………. plans also include permission for additional night flights and will (4) ………. the compulsory purchase of farmland, (5) ………. the demolition of a number of private homes. According to sources close to the Ministry of Transport, the government is known to be concerned by the increasing (6) ………. of traffic at London Heathrow, where there are no plans for further runways in the foreseeable (7)……….. Gatwick is widely (8) ………. as a better (9) ……… for expansion than London’s third airport, Stansted, which still (10) ……….from poor transport links. A spokesperson for the Keep Gatwick Quiet association, (11) ………. up of local people, accused the government of (12) ………. back on promises made before the General Election. ‘We were told then that the airport authority had no (13) ……….of building another runway, and we believe that the government has a duty to (14) ………. its pledges.’

Prominent figures in the government are also believed to be concerned at the news, although the Prime Minister, interviewed last night, is (15) ……….as saying that reports were ‘misleading’. However, he would not given an assurance that plans for building a runway had definitely been rejected.

 

1. A sign B make C give D approve

2. A inhabitants B dwellers C occupants D residents

3. A controversial B debatable C notorious D doubtful

4. A involve B concern C assume D need

5. A further to B as well as C moreover D what’s more

6. A sun B size C volume D length

7. A years B period C time D future

8. A regarded B believed C felt D held

9. A potential B outlook C prospect D likelihood

10. A affects B undergoes C experiences D suffers

11. A made B set C brought D taken

12. A getting B falling C going D turning

13. A desire B intention C wish D objective

14. A bear out B count on C pull of D stand by

15 A quoted B known C thought D written