Communication between villages and the nearest town was poor. Roads were bad; there was some attempt to keep them in order, but as each parish was responsible for its own section of road, the state of repair depends on the zeal of the parish officers. There was, however, little wheeled traffic except for farm coaches used by men of wealth. Most traffic was by means of pack horses. Travelers rode on horseback or walked. Since communication was so difficult, the local markets, held weekly at the nearest town, or the fairs, held annually at the greater cities, became important places for the exchange of goods of all kinds.

A:most people could not afford this means of travel B:springless coaches were uncomfortable C:pack horses were better than coaches D:roads were so bad

Airport baggage screeners in the USA, displaying seized chain saws, machetes and knives, (21) travelers to check their luggage for offensive objects before boarding a (22) .
Officials of the Transport Security Administration (TSA) (23) that since February 2002 more than 7.5 million (24) items had been seized. They included 50,000 box cutters—a (25) said to be used by the Sept. 11, 2001 hijackers —and 1,437 firearms as (26) as 2.3 million knives.
The TSA officials told a news conference most people with (27) items in their bags intended no malice but advised (28) to consult the website www. Tsatraveltips.usa for advice on what to leave behind when (29) a trip.
Since the Sept. 11 attacks screeners have confiscated seemingly (30) items like nail clippers and cigarette lighters (31) passengers.
But some carry more obviously (32) items. Chain saws, a weed cutting machine, hand saws and machetes, steak knives, bottles of camping stove fuel and perfume bottles shaped like hand grenades were among items (33) as a sample of objects seized at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport.
While some carry-on items may have been (34) —a hockey stick or a child’s plastic sword—other (35) by TSA have yielded razor blades in tennis shoes and a bayonet hidden in a hollowed-out artificial leg.

A:people B:passengers C:officials D:travelers

Airport baggage screeners in the USA, displaying seized chain saws, machetes and knives, (21) travelers to check their luggage for offensive objects before boarding a (22) .
Officials of the Transport Security Administration (TSA) (23) that since February 2002 more than 7.5 million (24) items had been seized. They included 50,000 box cutters-- a (25) said to be used by the Sept. 11, 2001 hijackers --and 1,437 firearms as (26) as 2.3 million knives.
The TSA officials told a news conference most people with (27) items in their bags intended no malice but advised (28) to consult the website www. tsatraveltips.usa for advice on what to leave behind when (29) a trip.
Since the Sept. 11 attacks screeners have confiscated seemingly (30) items like nail clippers and cigarette lighters (31) passengers.
But some carry more obviously (32) items. Chain saws, a weed cutting machine, hand saws and machetes, steak knives, bottles of camping stove fuel and perfume bottles shaped like hand grenades were among items (33) as a sample of objects seized at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport.
While some carry-on items may have been (34) -- a hockey stick or a child’s plastic sword --other (35) by TSA have yielded razor blades in tennis shoes and a bayonet hidden in a hollowed-out artificial leg.

A:people B:passengers C:officials D:travelers

Communication between villages and the nearest town was poor. Roads were bad; there was some attempt to keep them in order, but as each parish was responsible for its own section of road, the state of repair depends on the zeal of the parish officers. There was, however, little wheeled traffic except for farm coaches used by men of wealth. Most traffic was by means of pack horses. Travelers rode on horseback or walked. Since communication was so difficult, the local markets, held weekly at the nearest town, or the fairs, held annually at the greater cities, became important places for the exchange of goods of all kinds.
Most traffic was not on wheels because ______.

A:most people could not afford this means of travel B:springless coaches were uncomfortable C:pack horses were better than coaches D:roads were so bad

Airport baggage screeners in the USA, displaying seized chain saws, machetes and knives, (21) travelers to check their luggage for offensive objects before boarding a (22) .
Officials of the Transport Security Administration (TSA) (23) that since February 2002 more than 7.5 million (24) items had been seized. They included 50,000 box cutters—a (25) said to be used by the Sept. 11, 2001 hijackers —and 1,437 firearms as (26) as 2.3 million knives.
The TSA officials told a news conference most people with (27) items in their bags intended no malice but advised (28) to consult the website www. Tsatraveltips.usa for advice on what to leave behind when (29) a trip.
Since the Sept. 11 attacks screeners have confiscated seemingly (30) items like nail clippers and cigarette lighters (31) passengers.
But some carry more obviously (32) items. Chain saws, a weed cutting machine, hand saws and machetes, steak knives, bottles of camping stove fuel and perfume bottles shaped like hand grenades were among items (33) as a sample of objects seized at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport.
While some carry-on items may have been (34) —a hockey stick or a child’s plastic sword—other (35) by TSA have yielded razor blades in tennis shoes and a bayonet hidden in a hollowed-out artificial leg.

A:people B:passengers C:officials D:travelers

Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

A:people B:passengers C:officials D:travelers

Communication between villages and the nearest town was poor. Roads were bad; there was some attempt to keep them in order, but as each parish was responsible for its own section of road, the state of repair depends on the zeal of the parish officers. There was, however, little wheeled traffic except for farm coaches used by men of wealth. Most traffic was by means of pack horses. Travelers rode on horseback or walked. Since communication was so difficult, the local markets, held weekly at the nearest town, or the fairs, held annually at the greater cities, became important places for the exchange of goods of all kinds.

A:most people could not afford this means of travel B:springless coaches were uncomfortable C:pack horses were better than coaches D:roads were so bad