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1 Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D)
best fits each gap.
Brain vs GPS
(0) A the fact that your driver knows exactly where to go and
If you ever take a black cab through the city of London, sit back and
challenging test
known as The
Knowledge. While other taxi drivers
how to get there. That's because black cab drivers take an incredibly
on
satnav to help them get from A to B
, London taxi drivers
(1)
are (2)
The (3)
for having it all in their heads.
of becoming a black cab driver isn't easy. First, you
have to memorise routes to any one of 20,000 landmarks along 25,000
streets, a very (4)
achievement which takes two to four years.
Then you take the test itself. This (5).
attending three oral tests which become (6)
sitting a written test and
difficult each time.
with
One current debate is whether satnav will make The Knowledge
obsolete. The answer is probably not. When (7)
roadworks or traffic jams, black cab drivers can often (8)
alternative
route better than a device
can.
0 A appreciate
B praise
B trust
C regard
C rely
D care
D build
an
C approved D admired
Caction
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cal
1
A live
2 A prized
B honoured
3 A technique
B process
D procedure
4 A excited
B impressive
C dramatic
D massive
5
A requires
B ranges
C contains
D involves
6 A increasingly B approximately C mainly
D regularly
7 A met
B dealt
C faced
D opposed
8 A figure out
B work at
C pay off
D stand out