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Questions arebasedonthefollowingpassage. Atthebeginningofthelastcentury,therailroadswereusedtotransporteverythin9.Powerfulbusinessmenmade36__withouthavingtoberesponsibleforthepublicor37__ofthecustomers.Butcarsandtruckschangedallofthat.Andbyl970.fromalldirectionstherailindustrywastroubledwithproblems.Trucksweretakingallthenewbusiness.Andevenso.therailindustryremained38__tocustomers.Alsomanyregulationskepttherailindustryfromadjustingtoshiftingmarkets.Butinl980,therailindustryenteredthemodernerawhenaderegulationwaspassedthatallowedrailroadcompaniestomakequick39__totheoldpractices.Companiesreducedtheirlinesbyl/3andusedfeweremployees.Theyalsotookstepsto40__damagetoproductstosmallestpossibledegreeandtoincreasetheirshipping41__bypilingfreightcontainersonrailroadcars.Toaccommodatethesetallerloads.underpassesandtunnelswere42__.Theimageoftherailindustryhaschanged43__.Today,companiesareverysensitivetocustomersandaregainingincreasingmarketsharesinshippingindustry.Therailroadsafetyrecordisalsostron9.Freighttrainshavean44__ratethatisonlyl/30fthatofthetruckindustry.Trainsarealsoknownasaheadofthetrucksonenvironmentalgrounds.Becausetheygiveoffonlyl/10t01/3thepollutionthatis45__bytrucks.Andrailroadingdoesnotwearouthighwaysastrucksdo.
A.decline
B.lessen
C.accident
D.comparison
E.emlitted
F.dramatically
G.capacity
H.indifferent
I.fortunes
J.considerate
K.similar
L.adjustment
M.enable
N.enlarged
O.broadened
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