【推荐2】Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper from of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Many governments are promoting above and underground transit systems to fight such congestion (拥堵). Urban trains are appearing even in the wide expanses of the Western United States, in places like Dallas, a city     1     (know) for oil riches and big cars.

People are not very used to     2     (ride) a train around the city. But actually, Dallas and Houston have both started light rail system. It’s very popular in both cities.

What is happening in Texas    3     (reflect) a growing trend elsewhere in the United States, says William Millar. He’s president of the non-profit American Public Transportation Association. “In the last several years, public transportation in America has undergone a renaissance (复兴).”

In 1900, many US cities had extensive urban rail systems.     4     with the arrival of the automobile, most of them disappeared by the 1950s. Now many cities are returning to     5     they had 100 years ago.

In other countries, riding buses, trains or subways are part of everyday life, many countries support public transportation to a much    6     (great) degree than happens in the United States, particularly in Europe. In other places in the world that are developing cities, there is a tremendous growth of investment in public transit. Throughout southeast Asia, certainly the capital cities, major rail systems    7     (build) over the last two or three decades. In south America, we see not only rail systems being built, but we see some of the most innovative use of public transit buses as anywhere in the world.

Rising levels of pollution from cars is leading to more investment in public transportation.

Public transport can help cities develop     8     spoiling the environment with excessive greenhouse gas emissions.

Many analysts say the growth of public transportation does not challenge the automobile, but provides    9     choice to commuters. As a rising number of people want to go to    10     infinite number of places at any time, public transportation maybe the answer.

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A slow train in Southwest China having     1     own study room has attracted much attention from netizens. Train No.5609/5610, which runs between Chongqing and Xiushan county,     2     (be) a public welfare “slow train”.

In some carriages, some     3     (seat) have been replaced with desks and chairs next to the windows to transform them into “study carriages” for passengers in need.

Students from nearby schools     4     (frequent) take the train between school and home. The trains are their “school buses”,     5     many passengers can complete their homework.

On train No.Z150, which runs between Guiyang and Beijing, a     6     (transform) “book bar” carriage has been welcomed by college students. There are nearly 400 universities and colleges in the cities along the line,     7     (make) train No.Z150 the first choice for most students on those campuses.

    8     2015, the train’s dining car has been open for free at night to provide returning students     9     a lending library, free tea and other services. These     10     (thought) measures by the railway department are a welcome comfort for passengers needing a relaxing place to continue their studies.