Use the word given in capitals at the end of the line to form a word that fits in the space.
The stairlift
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| It's ironic that the very things that are supposed to provide access to the (1) |
UP |
| floors of buildings - stairs - often, in fact, make them (2) . For many elderly |
ACCESS |
| people and others with limited (3) , getting upstairs can be a daily problem |
MOBILE |
| to be (4) . However, stairlifts have been helping people solve that problem |
COME |
| since they first appeared in the US in the 1930s. Designs have (5) many |
GO |
| changes over the years and stairlifts have become (6) safer and easier to use. Most consist of a seat which moves along rails that run along the wall. |
PROGRESS |
| The user controls how (7) the seat moves along the rails as it travels from |
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| the bottom of the stairs to the (8) at the top. In today's models, the |
LAND |
| (9) is controlled by computers to give a smooth ride and the components are |
MOVE |
| designed to (10) constant use. Many people have been given a new lease of life by the stairlift. |
STAND |
