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Riskcompensationistheideathatindividualstendtoadjusttotheirbehaviorinresponsetowhattheyperceiveaschangesinthelevelofrisk.Imagine,whatwouldhappenifsafetyregulations1)____requireallcarstobemadeofcardboard,fittedwith2)____brakesandwithasharpspikeinthecenterofthesteeringcolumn;ifallroadswere3)____asubstancehavingthesamefrictioncoefficientasice,andifalldriverswere4)____tochangeeveryothermonthor,betteryet,iftherewerenorulesaboutwhichsideoftheroadtodriveon.The5)____suggeststhattherewouldbenoincrease,andpossiblyadecrease,inroadaccidentfatalities,buttherewouldbea6)____intheefficiencyoftheroadtransportsystem.Itseemsthatthe7)____safetybenefitofmostimprovementstoroadsorvehiclesis8)____asaperformancebenefit.Asaresultofsafetyimprovementsitisnow9)____totravelfartherandfasterwithapproximately10)____riskofbeingkilled.

1)A.weretoB.willC.shouldD.areto

2)A.insufficient（不足的）B.inefficient（低效的）

C.insignificant（无关紧要的）D.inconvenient（不便的）

3)A.builtbyB.pavedwith（以…铺成）C.polishedwithD.clearedby

4)A.testedB.employedC.assignedD.obliged（要求）

5)A.evidence（迹象）B.interviewC.resultD.reality

6)A.concretenumber（名数）B.substantialdecrease（减少，减小）

C.sharpincrease(飞涨)D.gradualchange（渐变）

7)A.resultedB.followingC.potential（潜在的）D.actual（真实的）

8)A.consideredB.consumed（充满的）C.conductedD.confused

9)A.rational(合理的)B.imaginable(可想象的)

C.incredible(惊人的)D.possible(可能的)

10)A.littleB.theestimatedC.thesameD.thetentimes

NorthernCanada,includingtheNorthwestTerritories,isan1)____placetolive.Housingisatleast60%moreexpensiveinthenorth2)____itisinsouthernCanada.Foodpricesarealso3)____,byatleast20%.Sincebuildingmaterialandfoodstuffsare