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The work of the railroad pioneers in America became the basis for a great surge of railroad building halfway through the nineteenth century that linked the nation together as never before. he United States had already surpassed Great Britain in railroad construction, and particularly from the mid-1860’s, the late nineteenth century belonged to the railroads. 1 The word stimulating in line 5 is closest in meaning toa.helping??????b.changing?????moting????d.influencing??2 The word their in line 6 refers toa.railroad pioneers b.railroads c.the interstate highway system d.American society 3 Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?a.The United States regarded Great Britain as a competitor in developing the most efficient railroad systemb.Steam locomotive power was first used in 1832c.American businessmen saw railroads as a threat to established businessesd.Steam locomotives replaced horses because of the distances across the country4 The author concludes that for the first decade or more, there was not yet a true railroad system becausea.passenger cars were not stable, comfortable or largeb.locomotives were not powerful enoughc.schedules were unreliable and wrecks were frequent d.lines were relatively short and not usually linked5 The word schedules in line 23 is closest in meaning to:a.safety procedures???????????b.employees???????????????????c.timetables??????????????????d.railroad tracks?????????????6 Which of the following is NOT true about the 1830s and 1840s (line 24)a.passenger cars became larger b.schedules were reliablec.locomotives became more powerful d.tracks were heavier7 The word stable in line 26 is closest in meaning toa.fixed????????b.supportive???c.reliable?????d.sound????????8 By what time had almost 3,000 miles of track been laid?a.1830?????????b.1836?????????c.1840?????????d.mid-1860s????9 The word surpassed in line 29 is closest in meaning toa.exceeded?????b.beaten???????c.overtaken????d.equaled??