Unit 3 USA REVIEW

In 1974, the federal government passed a law the Federal-Aid Highway Amendments that lowered the speed limit to 55 miles per hour on all U.S. highways.

• Correct as it is

• passed a law; the Federal-Aid Highway Amendments that lowered the speed limit passed a law the Federal- Aid Highway Amendments that lowered the speed limit

• passed a law, the Federal-Aid Highway Amendments, that lowered the speed limit

• passed a law: the Federal-Aid Highway Amendments that lowered the speed limit

Cars use less fuel at lower speeds, people wanted to save gasoline.

• lower speeds, because people wanted

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• lower speeds, until people wanted

• lower speeds, and people wanted

So, for thirteen years, the federal government enforced the new speed limit between every state.

• among

• in

• by

• Correct as it is

Whenever the cost of gasoline decreased, people decided that saving gas was not that important anymore.

• cost of gasoline decreased people decided

• cost of gasoline decreased and people decided

• cost of gasoline decreased; people decided

• Correct as it is

But someday the cost of gas will increase when they will change their minds once again.

• will increase and they will

• Correct as it is

• will increase because they will

• will increase after they will

Last year New Jersey took a long backward step. A good law was repealed. It had required women and children to stop work at six in the evening and at noon on Friday.

What does repealed mean?

• voted for

• taken away

• made better

• passed easily

* At the time of this speech, women did not have the right to vote.

What does this footnote tell you?

• It claims that there were no labor organizations then.

• It explains that women could not vote at that time.

• It shows that workingmen did not support her cause.

• It proves that women were not allowed to protest.

• There is a plan to raise the minimum age for retirement.

What does minimum mean?

• very beneficial

• highly recommended

• the lowest allowed

• the most appropriate

When tigers are in a cage, they have a restricting amount of room?

What does the word restricting mean?

• limiting

• increasing

• certifying

• demanding