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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Multiple choice

As the railways and roads(1)____ in popularity as ways of tranporting freight,the canals fell into(2)____; many of them bacame _____ with weeds and rubish.

1. A increased B gained C obtained D assumed

2A disuse B obsolescence C redundancy D negligence.

3A impeded b choked C hindered D congested.

On the first ine why can i say increased in popularity .

They say that right answer is gained in popularity .

Need help with 2 and 3

i don't know how i should do this kind of questions. is there a method.
  

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Hi, As the railways and roads(1)__ in popularity as ways of tranporting freight,the canals fell into(2)__; many of them became __ with weeds and rubbish. 1. A increased B gained C obtained D assumed 2A disuse B obsolescence C redundancy D negligence.

  • Hi, As the railways and roads(1)__ in popularity as ways of tranporting freight,the canals fell into(2)__; many of them became __ with weeds and rubbish.
  • 1.
  • A increased B gained C obtained D assumed 2A disuse B obsolescence C redundancy D negligence.
  • 3A impeded b choked C hindered D congested.
  • On the first ine why can i say increased in popularity .
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Hi,

As the railways and roads(1)__ in popularity as ways of tranporting freight,the canals fell into(2)__; many of them became __ with weeds and rubbish.

1. A increased B gained C obtained D assumed

2A disuse B obsolescence C redundancy D negligence.

3A impeded b choked C hindered D congested.

On the first ine why can i say increased in popularity .
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on the second one why can you write obsolescence C redundancy D negligence

is there a explanation

i would have chosen obsolescence but i don't why.
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I would have chosen obsolescence on the second one because if someting is obsolescence

than it is no longer in use, it's been replaced.

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