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1.（{BJJTEXTD{{/B}}

Trafficstatistiespaintagloomypicture.Tohelpsolvetheirtraffic

woes,somerapidlygrowingUScitieshavesimplybuiltmoreroads.But

trafficexpertssaybuiIdingmoreroadsisaquick-fixsoIutionthatwi11

notalIeviatedthetrafficprobleminthelongrun.Soaringlandcosts,

increasingconcernoversociaIandenvironmentaldisruptionscausedby

roadbuiIding,andtheIikeIihoodthatmoreroadscanonlyleadtomore

carsandtrafficarepowerfulfactorsbearingdownona1950s-styIe

constructionprogram®.

Thegoalofsmart-highwaytechnoIogyistomaketrafficsystemswork

atoptimumefficiencybytreatingtheroadandthevehiclestraveling

onthemasanintegraltransportationsystem,Proponentsoftheadvanced

technoIogysayeIectronicdetectionsystems,cIosed-circuittelevision,

radio-communication,rampmeteringvariablemessagesigning,andother

smart-highwaytechnologycannowbeusedatareasonablecosttoimprove

communicationbetweendriversandthepeoplewhomonitortraffic®.

Pathfinder,aSantaMonica,California-basedsmart-highwayproject

inwhicha14-miIestretchoftheSantaMonicaFreeway,makingupwhat

iscalledansmartcorridor,"isbeinginstrumentedwithburiedloops

inthepavement.Closed-circuittelevisioncamerassurveytheflowof

traffic;whilecommunicationIinkedtopropertyequippedautomobiIes

advisemotoristsoftheleastcongestedroutesordetours.

Nota11trafficexperts,however,looktosmart-highwaytechnology

astheu11imatesoIutiontotrafficgridlock.Somesaythehigh-tech

approachisIimitedandcanonlyoffertemporarysolutionstoaserious

problem.

"Electronicsonthehighwayaddressesjustoneaspectsoftheproblem:

howtoregulatetrafficmoreefficiently,"explainsMichaelRenner,

seniorresearcherattheworId-watchInstitute."Itdoesnotdealwith

thecentralproblemoftoomanycarsforroadsthatcannotbebuiltfast

enough.ItsendspeopIethewrongmessage.Theystartthinking'yes,

thereusedtobeatrafficcongestionproblem,butthat,sbeensolved

nowbecausewehaveadvancedhigh-techsysteminplace.MLarsonagrees

andadds,"SmarthighwayisjustoneofthetoolsthatweusetodeaI

withourtrafficproblems.ItisnotthesoIutionitself,justpanof

package.Therearedifferentstrategies."

Othertrafficproblem-solvingoptionsbeingstudiedandexperimented

withincIudecar-pooling,rapidmass-transitsystems,staggeredor

flexibleworkhoursandroadpricing,asystemwherebymotoristspaya

certainamountforthetimetheyuseahighway③.

Itseemsthatweneedanew,majorthrusttodealwiththetraffic

problemsofthenext20years.Therehastobeabigchangeandalong

waytogo.

AccordingtoLarson,toredressthetrafficproblem,.

A.rapidmasstransitsystemmustbeintroduced

B.overallstrategiesmustbeexperimented

C.afundamentalshiftofnotionsmustbetaken

D.abetterunderstandingoftherootoftrafficproblemsmustbereached

2.

Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsor

unfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarked[A],[B],

[C],and[D].Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.

MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.

IIB}}TEXTA{{/B})

Oneofthequestionsthatiscomingintofocusaswefacegrowing

scarcityofresourcesofmanykindsintheworIdishowtodivideIimited

resourcesamongcountries.IntheinternationaldeveIopmentcommunity,

theconventionaIwisdomhasbeenthatthe2biIIionpeopIeIivinginpoor

countriescouldneverexpecttoreachthestandardoflivingthatmost

ofusinNorthAmericaenjoy,simplybecausetheworlddoesnotcontain

enoughironore,protein,petroleum,andsoon®.Atthesametime,we

intheUnitedStateshavecontinuedtopursuesuperaffIuenceasthough

therewerenolimitsonhowmuchwecouldconsume.Wemakeup6percent

oftheworId'speopIe;yetweconsumeone-thirdoftheworId'sresources.

Aslongastheresourcesweconsumedeachyearcameprimarilyfrom

withinourownboundaries,thiswaslargelyaninternaImatter.Butas

ourresourcescomemoreandmorefromtheoutsideworld,“outsiders''

aregoingtohavesomestayovertherateatwhichandtermsunderwhich

weconsume.Wewi11nolongerbeabletothinkintermsof"our"resources

and“their”resources,butonlyofcommonresources.

AsAmericansconsumingsuchadisproportionateshareoftheworld'

sresources,wehavetoquestionwhetherornotwecancontinueourpursuit

ofsuperaffIuenceinaworIdofscarcity.Wearenowreachingthepoint

happy.Shecommittedsuicide.Inhersuicidenoteshewrotethatshefelt

"un-pretty,andthatnomaneverlovedher.Amywasjustfifteenwhen

hospitalizedforeatingdisorders.Shesufferedfrombothanorexiaand

bulimia.Shelostmorethanonehundredpoundsintwomonths.Bothvictims

battIedproblemswiththeirbodyimageandphysicalappearance.

"Oh,Iamtoofat.""MybuttistoobigandmybreaststoosmalI."

"IhatemybodyandIfeelugly.MnIwanttobebeautifuI."Thenumber

ofmenandwomenwhofeelthesethingsaboutthemselvesisincreasing

dramatically.

Icanidentifytwomaincategoriesofbody-imageproblems:additive

versussubtractive.Thosewhoenhancetheirappearancethroughcosmetic

surgeryfaIIintotheadditivegroup;thosewhohopetoimprovetheir

looksthroughstarvationbeIongtothesubtractivecategory.Bothgroups

havetwothingsincommon:theyareneversatisfiedandarealways

obsessed.

EatingdisordersaffIictasmanyasfivetotenmillionwomenandone

millionmenintheUnitedStates.OneoutoftourfemaIeco11egestudents

sufferformaneatingdisordors.ButwhyCardKirby,auniversityof

NebraskamentaIhealthcounselor,saysthatbodyimageandeating

disordersarecontinuumaddictionsinwhichindividuaIsseektodiscover

theiridentities.Theideathatweshouldlookacertainwayandpossess

acertainshapeisinstiIledinusataveryearlyage.Younggirlsnot

onlyplaywithBarbiedollsthatdisplayimpossible,evencomica11

proportions,buttheyareaIsobombardedwithimagesaswell,"We

immediatelyidentifyphysicalattractivenesstomeansuccessand

happiness①."

ThemediacanbebIamedforcontributingtovariousbodyimage

iIInesses.Wecannotwalkintoabookstorewithoutbeingexposedto

perfectmaleandfemaIebodiesonthecoversofmagazines.Weseesuch

imageseveryday-oncommercials,bi11boards,ontelevision,andin

movies.Theseimagescontinua11yremindwomenandyounggirlsthatif

youwanttobehappyyoumustbebeautiful,andifyouwanttobebeautifuI

youmustbethin.

Thisidealmaybethemainobjectiveofthefashion,cosmetic,diet,

fitness,andplasticsurgeryindustriesthatstandtomakemi11ionsfrom

body-imageanxiety.ButdoesitworkforusArewomenwholoseweight

inordertobetoothpickthinreallyhappyArewomenwhohavehadbreast

implantsreaIlyhappyWhattrulydefinesapersonIsithisorher

physicalappearanceorisitcharacterBeautyissupposedtobe"skin

deep".ButwecanalIbebeautifulinside.

PeopIearekillingthemseIvesfox'unreaIisticphysicaIstandards

didatedbyourpopularculture.Weneedtobemademoreawareofthis

issue.Tobecelebrity-thinisnottobebeautifulnorhappy.Itcanalso

beunattractive.IndividuaIswhoareobsessedwiththeirbodiesareonly

causingdamagetothemseIvesandtheirlovedones.Butaslongasthe

mediamaintaintheirmessagethat"Thinisin”,thenthemedicaIand

psychologicalproblemsoursocietyfaceswiIIcontinuetogrow②.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTthecauseofbody-imageanxietyintheauthor1

seyes

A.Theinfluenceofthetraditionalculture.

B.Thehauntingofthevanily.

C.Thefashionandthegeneralsocialclimate.

D.Thelossofthetrueunderstandingofbeauty.

4.

Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsor

unfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarked[A],[B],

[C],and[D].Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.

MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.

{{B}}TEXTA{(/B)}

Oneofthequestionsthatiscomingintofocusaswefacegrowing

scarcityofresourcesofmanykindsintheworldishowtodivideIimited

resourcesamongcountries.IntheinternationaIdeveIopmentcommunity,

theconventionaIwisdomhasbeenthatthe2bi11ionpeopIeIivinginpoor

countriescouldneverexpecttoreachthestandardoflivingthatmost

ofusinNorthAmericaenjoy,simplybecausetheworlddoesnotcontain

enoughironore,protein,petroleum,andsoon®.Atthesametime,we

intheUnitedStateshavecontinuedtopursuesuperaffIuenceasthough

therewerenoIimitsonhowmuchwecouldconsume.Wemakeup6percent

oftheworId'speopIe;yetweconsumeone-thirdoftheworld5sresources.

Aslongastheresourcesweconsumedeachyearcameprimarilyfrom

withinourownboundaries,thiswaslargelyaninternalmatter.Butas

ourresourcescomemoreandmorefromtheoutsideworId,noutsiders,J

aregoingtohavesomestayovertherateatwhichandtermsunderwhich

weconsume.Wewi11nolongerbeabletothinkintermsof"our"resources

and"their"resources,butonlyofcommonresources.

AsAmericansconsumingsuchadisproportionateshareoftheworld1

sresources,wehavetoquestionwhetherornotwecancontinueourpursuit

ofsuperaffluenceinaworIdofscarcity.Wearenowreachingthepoint

wherewemustcarefullyexaminethepresumedIinkbetweenourlevelof

weII-beingandthelevelofmaterialgoodsconsumed.Ifyouhaveonly

onecrustofbread,thenanadditionaIcrustofbreaddoesn*tmakethat

muchdifferent.IntheeyesofmostoftheworIdtoday,Americanshave

theirloafofbreadandareaskingforstillmore.PeopIeelsewhereare

beginningtoaskwhy.Thisisthequestionwe'regoingtohavetoanswer,

whetherwe'retryingtopersuadecountriestostepuptheirexportsof

oiItousortryingtoconvineethemthatweoughttobepermittedto

maintainourshareoftheworIdfishcatch®.

Theprospectofascarcityof,andcompetitionfor,theworld*s

resourcesrequirethatwereexaminethewayinwhichwereIatetothe

restoftheworld.Itmeanswefindwaysofcuttingbackonresource

consumptionthatisdependentontheresourcesandcooperationofother

countries.WecannotexpectpeopIeinthesecountriestoconcern

themselveswithourworseningenergyandfoodshortagesunlesswe

demonstratesomeconcernforthehunger,i11iteracyanddiseasethatare

diminishingIifeforthem®.

Whatistheconclusionofthispassage

A.TheUnitedStateswillbeisolatedifitdoesnotstoppursuingsuper

affluence.

B.ThepoorcountrieswillnolongersupplytheUnitedStateswiththeir

goods.

C.TheUnitedStatesshouldcareaboutthewel1-beingofothercountries.

D.ItistimefortheAmericanstohelpthepeopleinpoorcountriesto

improvetheirlivingstandard.

5.({B)}TEXTC{{/B}}

Now,morethanever,itdoesn*tmatterwhoyouarebutwhatyoulook

Iike.

Janetwasjusttwenty-fiveyearsold.Shehadagreatjobandseemed

happy.Shecommittedsuicide.Inhersuicidenoteshewrotethatshefelt

"un-pretty,andthatnomaneverlovedher.Amywasjustfifteenwhen

hospitalizedforeatingdisorders.Shesufferedfrombothanorexiaand

bulimia.Shelostmorethanonehundredpoundsintwomonths.Bothvictims

battIedproblemswiththeirbodyimageandphysicalappearance.

"Oh,Iamtoofat.""Mybuttistoobigandmybreaststoosmall.”

"IhatemybodyandIfeeIugly.n"Iwanttobebeautiful."Thenumber

ofmenandwomenwhofeelthesethingsaboutthemselvesisincreasing

dramatically.

Icanidentifytwomaincategoriesofbody-imageproblems:additive

versussubtractive.Thosewhoenhancetheirappearancethroughcosmetic

surgeryfa11intotheadditivegroup;thosewhohopetoimprovetheir

looksthroughstarvationbeIongtothesubtractivecategory.Bothgroups

havetwothingsincommon:theyareneversatisfiedandarealways

obsessed.

EatingdisordersaffIictasmanyasfivetotenmillionwomenandone

millionmenintheUnitedStates.OneoutoftourfemaIecoIIegestudents

sufferformaneatingdisorders.ButwhyCardKirby,auniversityof

NebraskamentaIhealthcounselor,saysthatbodyimageandeating

disordersarecontinuumaddictionsinwhichindividuaIsseektodiscover

theiridentities.TheideathatwoshouIdIookacertainwayandpossess

acertainshapeisinstiIledinusataveryearlyage.Younggirlsnot

onlyplaywithBarbiedollsthatdisplayimpossible,evencomicaIf

proportions,buttheyarealsobombardedwithimagesaswell,nWe

immediatelyidentifyphysicalattractivenesstomeansuccessand

happiness①.”

ThemediacanbebIamedforcontributingtovariousbodyimage

iIInesses.Wecannotwalkintoabookstorewithoutbeingexposedto

perfectmaleandfemaIebodiesonthecoversofmagazines.Weseesuch

imageseveryday-oncommercials,biIIboards,ontelevision,andin

movies.Theseimagescontinua11yremindwomenandyounggirlsthatif

youwanttobehappyyoumustbebeautiful,andifyouwanttobebeautifuI

youmustbethin.

Thisidealmaybethemainobjectiveofthefashion,cosmetic,diet,

fitness,andplasticsurgeryindustriesthatstandtomakemillionsfrom

body-imageanxiety.ButdoesitworkforusArewomenwholoseweight

inordertobetoothpickthinreaIlyhappyArewomenwhohavehadbreast

implantsreallyhappyWhattrulydefinesapersonIsithisorher

physicalappearanceorisitcharacterBeautyissupposedtobe"skin

deep".ButwecanalIbebeautifulinside.

PeopIearekillingthemseIvesfox'unreaIisticphysicalstandards

didatedbyourpopularculture.Weneedtobemademoreawareofthis

issue.Tobecelebrity-thinisnottobebeautifulnorhappy.Itcanalso

beunattractive.IndividuaIswhoareobsessedwiththeirbodiesareonly

causingdamagetothemseIvesandtheirlovedones.Butaslongasthe

mediamaintaintheirmessagethat"Thinisin',,thenthemedicaIand

psychologicalproblemsoursocietyfaceswi11continuetogrow②.

Whatistheauthor*spurposeofwritingthispassage

A.Tochangethebehaviororthethinkingofitsreaderstowardsbody-image.

B.Toconvincepeoplethatitisharmfultobeobsessedwithsuperficial

beauty.

C.Topersuadepeopletopursuemorevaluablethings.

D.Toanalyzewhypeoplepaysomuchattentiontophysicalappearance.

6.{{B}}TEXTDH/B}}

TrafficstatisticspaintagIoomypicture.ToheIpsolvetheirtraffic

woes,somerapidlygrowingUScitieshavesimplybuiltmoreroads.But

trafficexpertssaybuiIdingmoreroadsisaquick-fixsoIutionthatwi11

notalIeviatedthetrafficprobleminthelongrun.Soaringlandcosts,

increasingconcernoversociaIandenvironmentaldisruptionscausedby

roadbuiIding,andtheIikeIihoodthatmoreroadscanonlyleadtomore

carsandtrafficarepowerfulfactorsbearingdownona1950s-styIe

constructionprogram®.

Thegoalofsmart-highwaytechnoIogyistomaketrafficsystemswork

atoptimumefficiencybytreatingtheroadandthevehiclestraveling

onthemasanintegraltransportationsystem.Proponentsoftheadvanced

technoIogysayeIectronicdetectionsystems,cIosed-circuittelevision,

radio-communication,rampmeteringvariablemessagesigning,andother

smart-highwaytechnologycannowbeusedatareasonablecosttoimprove

communicationbetweendriversandthepeopIewhomonitortraffic®.

Pathfinder,aSantaMonica,CaIifornia-basedsmart-highwayproject

inwhicha14-miIestretchoftheSantaMonicaFreeway,makingupwhat

iscalleda"smartcorridor,"isbeinginstrumentedwithburiedloops

inthepavement.Closed-circuittelevisioncamerassurveytheflowof

traffic;whilecommunicationIinkedtopropertyequippedautomobiles

advisemotoristsoftheleastcongestedroutesordetours.

NotaIItrafficexperts,however,looktosmart-highwaytechnology

astheu11imatesolutiontotrafficgridlock.Somesaythehigh-tech

approachisIimitedandcanonlyoffertemporarysolutionstoaserious

problem.

"Electronicsonthehighwayaddressesjustoneaspectsoftheproblem:

howtoreguIatetrafficmoreefficiently,"explainsMichaelRenner,

seniorresearcherattheworId-watchInstitute.nItdoesnotdeaIwith

thecentralproblemoftoomanycarsforroadsthatcannotbebuiltfast

enough.ItsendspeopIethewrongmessage.Theystartthinking'yes,

thereusedtobeatrafficcongestionproblem,butthat'sbeensolved

nowbecausewehaveadvancedhigh-techsysteminplace.MLarsonagrees

andadds,"SmarthighwayisjustoneofthetoolsthatweusetodeaI

withourtrafficproblems.ItisnotthesoIutionitself,justpanof

package.Therearedifferentstrategies."

Othertrafficproblem-solvingoptionsbeingstudiedandexperimented

withincIudecar-pooling,rapidmass-transitsystems,staggeredor

flexibleworkhoursandroadpricing,asystemwherebymotoristspaya

certainamountforthetimetheyuseahighway③.

Itseemsthatweneedanew,majorthrusttodealwiththetraffic

problemsofthenext20years.Therehastobeabigchangeandalong

waytogo.

Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheorganizationofthewhole

passage

A.Twocontrastingviewsofaproblemarepresented.

B.Aproblemisexaminedandcomplementarysolutionsarcproposedor

offered.

C.Latestdevelopmentsareoutlinedinorderofimportance.

D.Anintroductionisexplainedwithitsinportancoemphasized.

7.({B)}TEXTB{{/B}}

WhydoadultsbeIievethataIcohoIicawarenessprogramsteachyoung

peopIenottoover-drinkRecently,readinganarticleaboutthe

aIcohoI-induceddeathsoftwostudentsfromtwodifferentuniversaIities

inColorado,IcameacrossathemeonteendrinkingappIicabIetoparents,

schooIadministration,andlocalgovernment:theyjustdon'tgetit

①.

TouseapunbyNewYorkTimescoIumnistThomasFriedman,whochanges

WMDtoPMD(peopIeofmassdestruction),IcalImuchoftheadult

generationPMNs—peopIeofmassnaivete.Isaythisbecauseadultsseem

tobeIievethatnochildoftheirswouldtouchaIcohoIbefore21.Since

that*sunrealistic,theissueshouIdbe:bowcankidslearntodrink

responsiblyTheanswer:bypractising.Likefiguringoutbowtothrow

abaseballtapersonneedstolearnbytrialanderror.

Now,Iamnotproposingthatunder-agekidsshouIdhaveaccessto

aIcohoIatalItimes,buttheywiIIneverknownwhentheyhavereached

theirIimitwithoutdrinkingaIcohoIfirst.Trustme,wefeelwhenwe

havesurpassedourIimit.

ItbasoftenbeenstressedtomygenerationthatthereshouIdalways

beadesignateddriverwhodoesnotdrink.But,realistically,whenpeopIe

gotoabar,aretheynotsupposedtodrinkMyfriend,awilling

designateddriver,wasaskedbyafriendonthebarwhyhedidnothave

adrinkinhishand.Heresponded,"Iamdriving."Shethenrepeatedher

questionwhilelaughing.Inotherwords,collegestudentsfaceintense

pressuretodrinkwhentheyareoutsocia11y,eventhoughsomemanage

towithstandit.

ThesoIutionIproposeistwo-fold.First,toparents:Ifyouhave

chiIdreninhighschooI,understandthatyourkidswiIIdrinkatparties.

Despitethelegaldrinkingage,theywiIIfindawaytoobtainbeeror

Iiquor.Whileyouarehomedrinkingthishoiidayseason,haveadrink

withyourkidsandtheirfriends,orattheveryleast,allowthetohave

adrink.Ensuretheyaresafe,butaIsoguaranteethattheyknowwhat

theyaredoing.Pleaseintroducethemtoalcoholbeforetheygooffto

collegesothat,onthefirstweekend,theydon'tdrinkthemseIvesinto

theER.Theydothisnotbecausetheywanttodrinktogetdrunk,but

becausetheydonotknowanybetter.

Second,tolawmakers:Howareteenagerssupposedtolearntodrink

responsiblywhentheycannotevendrinkIegaIIywiththeirparents

Havingadrinkwithyourparentsatarestaurantisamuchmoreadult

experiencethandrinkingwiththemathome.Thetruthofthematteris

thataImosta11under-agedrinkingisdoneoutsidethehome,insociaI

circles.Solawmakersshouldmakeanexceptionandallowteenagers,who

areoneortwoyearsunderthedrinkingageandaccompaniedbytheir

parents,tohaveadrinkatarestaurant®,

MostofusIiveinanenvironmentthatisgearedtowarddrinkingand

overdrinking,andadultsmustfacethistruth,fftheydonotwakeup

andseereaIity,theirkidsonemorningmightnotwakeupfromanight

ofdrinking.

Whatistheauthor*sattitudetowardsthephenomenonofteenagers,

drinking

A.favorable

B.undisclosed

C.impartial

D.realistic

8.({B)}TEXTD{{/BJ}

TrafficstatisticspaintagIoomypicture.Tohelpsolvetheirtraffic

woes,somerapidlygrowingUScitieshavesimplybuiltmoreroads.But

trafficexpertssaybuiIdingmoreroadsisaquick-fixsoIutionthatwi11

notalIeviatedthetrafficprobleminthelongrun.Soaringlandcosts,

increasingconcernoversociaIandenvironmentaIdisruptionscausedby

roadbuiIding,andtheIikeIihoodthatmoreroadscanonlyleadtomore

carsandtrafficarepowerfulfactorsbearingdownona1950s-styIe

constructionprogram®.

Thegoalofsmart-highwaytechnoIogyistomaketrafficsystemswork

atoptimumefficiencybytreatingtheroadandthevehiclestraveling

onthemasanintegraltransportationsystem.Proponentsoftheadvanced

technoIogysayeIectronicdetectionsystems,cIosed-circuittelevision,

radio-communication,rampmeteringvariablemessagesigning,andother

smart-highwaytechnologycannowbeusedatareasonablecosttoimprove

communicationbetweendriversandthepeopIewhomonitortraffic②.

Pathfinder,aSantaMonica.California-basedsmart-highwayproject

inwhicha14-miIestretchoftheSantaMonicaFreeway,makingupwhat

iscalleda"smartcorridor,"isbeinginstrumentedwithburiedloops

inthepavement.Closed-circuittelevisioncamerassurveytheflowof

traffic;whilecommunicationIinkedtopropertyequippedautomobiles

advisemotoristsoftheleastcongestedroutesordetours.

NotaIItrafficexperts,however,looktosmart-highwaytechnology

astheu11imatesoIutiontotrafficgridlock.Somesaythehigh-tech

approachisIimitedandcanonlyoffertemporarysolutionstoaserious

problem.

"Electronicsonthehighwayaddressesjustoneaspectsoftheproblem:

howtoregulatetrafficmoreefficiently,"explainsMichaelRenner,

seniorresearcherattheworId-watchInstitute.nItdoesnotdeaIwith

thecentralproblemoftoomanycarsforroadsthatcannotbebuiltfast

enough.ItsendspeopIethewrongmessage.Theystartthinking'yes,

thereusedtobeatrafficcongestionproblem,butthat'sbeensolved

nowbecausewehaveadvancedhigh-techsysteminplace.MLarsonagrees

andadds,"SmarthighwayisjustoneofthetoolsthatweusetodeaI

withourtrafficproblems.11isnotthesoIutionitseIf,justpanof

package.Therearedifferentstrategies."

Othertrafficproblem-solvingoptionsbeingstudiedandexperimented

withincludecar-pooling,rapidmass-transitsystems,staggeredor

flexibleworkhoursandroadpricing,asystemwherebymotoristspaya

certainamountforthetimetheyuseahighway③.

Itseemsthatweneedanew,majorthrusttodealwiththetraffic

problemsofthenext20years.Therehastobeabigchangeanda