bottleneck       traffic jam       streamline       gridlock

2. My friend and I are going on a driving holiday! We want to ______ along route 66!

flag down       clog up       cruise       back up

3. He won’t be long. He said he was ______ 10 minutes ago so another five minutes?

infrastructure       en route       streamline       jam-packed

4. Please stop combing your hair in the shower! It ______ the drain!

bottlenecks       gridlock       blocks up       decongests

5. Much of the country’s ______ was damaged by the hurricane meaning roads are blocked and power is down.

public transport       rush hour       destination       infrastructure

答案 1. 阅读课文并回答问题。

1. How many more ride-hailing vehicles are there in New York than traditional yellow taxis?

The 81% increase in these city-based rides in means that there are now five times more of them than the iconic yellow taxicab.

2. How much of a ride-hailing vehicle’s time is spent empty?

They spend 45% of their time empty, just cruising for a fare, and inadvertently clogging up the city’s infrastructure.

3. Why are people taking ride-hailing vehicles than they normally would?

Low fares and convenience mean that people are ordering rides to go from A to B when they wouldn’t normally.

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