A writer in the early days of railways wrote feelingly of both second-and third-class carriages. He made the suggestion that the directors of the railways must have sent all over the world to find the hardest possible wood. Of the open third-class trucks he said that they had the peculiar property of meeting the rain from whatever quarter it came. He described them as horizontal shower-baths, from whose searching power there was no escape.
1. All boys and girls in large families know that.
A)a boy and a girl usually fight when they are together
B)people tend to be together more than they used to be
C)a lot of people being together makes fights likely
D)Railway leads the world to peace
2. According to those who welcomed the railway, the railway itself should include all the following except.
A)the railway enables people travel fast
B)the railway brings comfort to people
C)the railway makes the world peaceful
D)the railway leads the world to war as well.
3. According to the anti-railway group, all the followings are true but.
A)tunnels are dangerous to public health
B)the noise and the glare of the engine fire may affect people s nerves
C)the rapid speed through the air does damage to people s lungs
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