[单项选择]The driver was （　） for the traffic accident.
A. not blame
B. not to be blamed
C. not to blame
D. not to be blame

[单项选择]The illegal driver ignored the red traffic light and ran right into a car.
A. broke
B. disregarded
C. noticed
D. misunderstood

[单项选择]The driver was ______ for the traffic accident.
A. not blame
B. not to be blamed
C. not to blame
D. not to be blame

[单项选择]The American Association Foundation for Traffic Safety plans to
A. try out the Japanese method in certain areas
B. change the road signs across the country
C. replace straight, horizontal bars with chevrons
D. repeat the Japanese road patterns

[单项选择]Nancy became a taxi driver because

[单项选择]The traffic police were searching for evidence to prove the accused man’s ________, but in vain.


A. mistake
B. guilt
C. fault
D. defect

[单项选择]A terrible traffic accident happened; people were saddened as they watched the ______ sight on TV.
A. panic
B. patriotic
C. pathetic
D. periodic

[单项选择]As an increasing number of traffic regulation schemes are devised, a ______ driver finds himself diverted and forced into one-way systems which cause even greater delays than the traffic jams they are supposed to prevent.


A. bewildered
B. embarrassed
C. hampered
D. diverted

[单项选择]Through most city traffic is regulated by automatic traffic lights, the city's residents are notorious for ignoring them.
A. disgraceful
B. infamous
C. offensive
D. awkward

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Text 2
Traffic statistics paint a gloomy picture. To help solve their traffic woes, some rapidly growing U.S. cities have simply built more roads. But traffic experts say building more roads is a quirk-fix solution that will not alleviate the traffic problem in the long run. Soaring land costs, increasing concern over social and environmental disruptions caused by road-building, and the likelihood that more roads can only lead to more cars and traffic are powerful factors bearing do you a 1950s-style construction program.
The goal of smart-highway technology is to make traffic systems work at optimum efficiency by, treating the road and the vehicles travelling on them as an integral transportation system. Proponents of this advanced technology say electronic detection systems, closed-circuit television, radio communication, ramp metering, variable message signing, and other smart-highway technology can now be used at a reasonable cost to improve communicati
A. an optimal solution
B. an expedient solution
C. a ready solution
D. an efficient solution