crystals.
38. (A) The safety record of the railroad industry.
(B) The reasons railroad regulations were
changed.
(C) The financing of railroad construction.
(D) The evolution of the railroad industry.
39. (A) The use of oversized freight containers.
(B) Safety problems with railroad tracks.
(C) The growth of the automotive industry.
(D) The high cost of meeting environmental
regulations.
40. (A) It contributes less to air pollution than other
kinds of transportation.
(B) Its competitors are inconsiderate of
customers.
(C) It preserves a traditional way of doing
business.
(D) It creates personal fortunes for investors.
41. (A) The hiring of extra traffic patrollers.
(B) The creation of government agencies.
(C) The construction of new tunnels.
(D) The repair of public roads.
42. (A) To discuss how microbes affect plants.
(B) To introduce the main categories of
microbes.
(C) To demonstrate the use of a microscope.
(D) To describe the structure of bacteria.
43. (A) To show how common microbes are.
(B) To prove how well his gardening methods
work.
(C) To provide an example of an uncommon
mold.
(D) To diagnose why his plants are sick.
44. (A) They are difficult to see in the slide.
(B) There are an unusual number of them in the
sample.
(C) He finds them more interesting than other
microbes.
(D) They are beneficial to people.
45. (A) A photograph of his garden.
(B) Microscope slides.
(C) Drawings of microbes.
(D) A chart of soil components.
46. (A) The popularity and drawbacks of winter