COULD THE PUTURISTIC TRAVELING TUBE BECOME A REALITY? Can you imagine traveling in a tiny pod, inside a tube that can quickly shoot people to (48) ​_ they want to go? It sounds like something out of a silly cartoon or a movie about the future. But this futuristic tube may soon become (49) ​. And it could be a faster, easier, and cheaper way to travel than anything we know now. Elon Musk is a very wealthy South African-American (50) ​. In the past, he has worked on private space flight and electric cars. Recently, Musk has been planning this futuristic traveling tube, called the Hyperloop. Musk said that he (51) ​​_ up with the idea for the Hyperloop whAe thinking about the train that takes people between Eos Angeles and San Francisco. That train is known for being one of the slowest trains in the country. But the Hyperloop would be (52) ​faster. In fact, it could go about twice as fast as an airplane and three or four times as fast as the fastest train in the world. People using the Hyperloop would shoot (53) ​_ in pods, which are each just over six-and-a-half feet across. The pods would travel through tubes that are (54) ​ above ground or under water. The Hyperloop could even run all day and night, and it could let people travel on their own schedule. People could (38) ​​_ at the above ground or under water. The Hyperloop could even run all day and night, and it could let people travel on their own schedule. People could (55) ​_ at the Hyperloop station. 48. A. wherever B. whenever C. whatever D. however 49. A. really B. real C. reality D. unrealistic 50. A. explorer B. browser C. inventor D. owner 51. A. got B. came C. caught D. turned 52. A. more B. nearly C. very D. much 53. A. around B. across C. out D. down 54. A. both B. only C. neither D. either 55. A. get off B. take over C. show up D. turn back