VI. Speaking practice. Arrange the statements below in logical order to describe the present-day situation in Ukrainian motor transportation

Arrange the statements below in logical order to describe the present-day situation in Ukrainian motor transportation. Fill in the gaps with real figures. Be ready to speak of it in class.

1. Continued increases in the price of fuel put added strains on motor carriers.

2. Faulty equipment and insufficient revenues continue to plague mass transit.

3. Federal assistance to the transportation industry is slow in coming.

4. For example, construction is continuing on the Kyiv light-rail rapid transit line.

5. Increase in operating costs is acutely being felt by the long-distance carriers.

6. Increased operating costs create problems for the motor carrier industry.

7. Intercity bus and rail fares have gone up by ___ percent.

8. Repercussions of increases in gasoline prices are strongly felt in the Ukrainian motor transportation industry.

9. The cost of diesel fuel has risen to about ___ hryvnias per liter.

10. The intercity bus lines experience an increase in traffic, but the growth is sluggish.

11. The Kyiv and Kharkiv Metro subway lines are running more or less efficiently.

12. There are some signs of health in the field of mass transit.

13. Tunneling is being carried out in the Kyiv and Kharkiv Metro subways.

14. Within this year gasoline prices have risen by more than ___ percent.