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阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)

    In 1863 the first underground passenger railway in the world opened in London. It ran for just under seven kilometers and allowed people to avoid terrible ____ (crowd) on the roads above as they travelled to and ____ work. It took three years to complete and was built using an interesting method. This included digging up the road, ____(lay) the track and then building a strong roof over____ top. When all those had been done, the road surface was replaced.

    Steam engines ____(use) to pull the carriages and it must have been____(fair) unpleasant for the passsengers, with all the smoke and noise. However, the railway quickly proved to be a great success and within six months, more than 25,000 people were using____every day.

    Later, engineers ____(manage) to construct railways in a system of deep tunnels (隧道), which became known as the Tube. This development was only possible with the ____(introduce) of electric-powered engines and lifts. The central London Railway was one of the most ____(success) of these new lines, and was opened in 1900. It had white-painted tunnels and bright red carriages, and proved extremely popular with the public.

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