Optimise B2. Unit 12

The aqueduct in Segovia, Spain, is an amazing ... of Roman engineering.

• work

• effort

• success

• feat

____ makes the aqueduct so special is that it is still largely intact and in fact it was still in use until the 19th century.

• This

• What

• That

• It

____ has something so old been kept in use for so long.

• Hardly

• Barely

• Only

• Rarely

Nevertheless, in the early 21st century, the lack of a conservation plan for the aqueduct ____ off concerns about its future.

• sparked

• come

• made

• brought

In 2006, various conservation groups _____ their goal of creating a group with the Spanish government to protect the aqueduct for future generations.

• got

• succeeded

• achieved

• made

___ for a long time has anyone proposed a form of transport which is so innovative.

• Only

• Not

• Never

• Seldom

____ the engineers hope is that travel times will be far faster than other forms of transport.

• That

• Which

• What

• Why

They have recently ___ off testing the pods, which use magnets to help them float in the air.

• wiped

• sparked

• cut

• finished

If the engineers ____ their aims in the test, they hope to launch Hyperloop One for the public in 2020.

• accomplish

• succeed

• manage

• accommodate

For those who don’t easily ___ their nerve, this could be the normal way of travelling in the near future.

• find

• keep

• lose

• miss