Read the text again and answer the following questions. 1 What means of transport are described in the text? 2 What role did the River Thames play two centuries ago? 3 What was the favourite means of transport of the rich at the beginning of the 18th and 20th century? Was it the same? 4 What made buses more popular than trams in the 20th century? 5 What means of London transport are considered to be the symbols of London? 6 Why is the underground a challenge to its operators? 7 What fact proves the author's opinion that lately the London transport service has improved considerably?

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The text describes horse-drawn carriages, horse buses, horse trams, motor taxis, motor cars, motorbuses, electric trams, electric trolleybuses, diesel buses, black cabs, red double deck buses, and the London Underground.
Two centuries ago, the River Thames provided a faster way of getting around in London.
At the beginning of the 18th and 20th century, the favorite means of transport for the rich was by horse. They were the same means of transport.
In the 1920s, buses overtook trams in popularity because buses were more comfortable, cheaper to modernise and maintain.
The black cab and the red double deck bus are considered to be iconic symbols of London.
The London Underground is a challenge to its operators because it carries more than three million passengers a day and providing a safe and comfortable travelling environment for so many people is an enormous challenge.
The fact that nearly 5% of Londoners have switched from private car use to public transport proves that the London transport service has improved considerably.