51 4 READING Read the blog. Which paragraphs A-F give answers to questions 1-7? There is one extra question. A Hi! What do you think of when you hear the words New York? Skyscrapers? Delis? Central Park? The Statue of Liberty? I love all those things too, but for me there's another thing that is so typical of the city. Taxis. The famous yellow New York taxicabs. B Taxicabs are everywhere in New York. In fact, there are 13,000 of them. Over half of 04 all the cars you see in Manhattan are taxis. That's great if you need a cab. You can usually get one easily on the street. But there's a problem. They use a lot around a gallon every hour (that's 3.8 liters for you guys in Europe!). And all that gas makes the air in New York dirty. Very dirty! of gas C But now something interesting is happening. The cabs are going green. No, I don't mean that people are painting them a different color. The cabs will still be yellow like always. But they'll be environmentally friendly. The old cabs will slowly go, and there'll be new ones. D The new cabs (there already are almost 400 of them in the city) are "hybrid cabs". What does that mean? A normal cab uses gas all the time. A hybrid cab uses gas and electricity. It has a normal gas motor, and then it also has a battery and an electric motor. It uses the electric motor when it's going slowly - and when it stops at a traffic light. And it uses the gas motor when it travels more quickly. Result: cleaner air! Cool! E Everybody is excited about the new cabs. The mayor was on TV yesterday. His idea is that New York's image is really important. When tourists come here, they don't want to visit a dirty city. They want to find a place that's modern, and that cares about the environment. F And what do the cab drivers think? Our neighbour, Mr. Janjma, drives one of the new cabs, so I asked him. "Cab drivers have to buy their cabs," he said, "and the new ones cost more than the old ones. But they don't use so much gas. I save about 30 dollars a day now. I'm really happy!" G Until next week! Stay safe! Greg 1 What is the mayor's opinion? 2 3 How many motors do the "hybrid cabs" have? Where are the new cabs made? 4 What is the source of air pollution? 5 How do taxi drivers feel about the new cabs? 6 What does "go green" mean? 7 What else is New York famous for? INC a The southem tomer of OKO hu become a symbol