Shifani: Well, the theory states that the more density you have, the more ________ public transport becomes. That's absolutely true.
(A) possible
(B) feasible
(C) free
(D) expensive

And if this continues, the cities need to become more ______. They need to become more resilient. I know these are big words, but what I mean by that is that cities that are able to change with the times. (A) crowded (B) terrible (C) robust (D) complicated

If people are going to become more ______, then we need a city with good transport system.But in the future, there's a possibility that people won't be traveling so much, simply because the internet is taking over. Our social space is being invaded by the internet. (A) lazy (B) mobile (C) stable (D) busy

And so, if people aren't going out so much, we'd want cities with ___________ housings, ___________ buildings, heating, cooling - nicer places to be. (A) big (B) several (C) comfortable (D) dense

Todd: So, in the future, if there are more cities or more densely __________ cities, do you see any changes in public transportation? (A) populated (B) located (C) industrial (D) modern

So, in saying that cities are going to become more densely populated and urbanized, public transport _________ has a future. (A) never (B) rarely (C) definitely (D) possibly

I mean, if you think of a city like Beijing, for example, public transport is __________. People travel by it. Why? Because it's __________. . It has to be __________. , because there's such a vast number of people. (A) available (B) free (C) possible (D) unavailable

But if you think about a city like Auckland, where I'm from, our public transport system is not very good, because we're not densely populated, and it doesn't make ______ to put a bus where there aren't people. (A) real (B) sense (C) possible (D) money

But then, the counter __________ is, if you put a bus, people would take it. So, it's the 'chicken and egg.' What comes first? Do you put a bus on a route where there aren't people or where the people aren't taking the bus? Or do you do it the other way around? (A) question (B) problem (C) argument (D) reason

Todd: Hm, interesting. And of the types of public transport - buses and mainly rail or _______ - which do you see will have a greater impact in the future? (A) car (B) boat (C) airplane (D) subways

Shifani: I think it all _______ on where you are, but trains will definitely be the way of the future. Trains and buses combined, I think, because people like traveling long distances in the shortest amount of time possible. Trains are your solution for that. But for shorter journeys, obviously, connecting different train stations or connecting homes to the train stations, you are going to need buses. One can't really function without the other. (A) counts (B) depends (C) tests (D) matters