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1.
In an attempt to reduce traffic congestion, legislators have suggested that congestion fees
should be imposed on drivers who enter the city. However, this is not a good solution to the
traffic problem.
Issue: congestion fee

Thesis: X a good solution

To begin with, a congestion fee would hurt businesses in the city because fewer people would
enter the city for shopping. Such a result occurred in the city of London after it instituted a
congestion charge in 2003.
1: hurt biz

1: fewer ppl shop
London

Businesses within the fee zone immediately saw their sales fall. This policy would damage
businesses whose customers have to enter the congestion fee zone.
1: hurt biz

1: fewer ppl shop
London: fee zone sales

Also, imposing a fee would put a financial burden on people with low incomes. People who
have to commute to and from work every day would accumulate lots of fees over the course
of a month.
2: low-income ppl $ burden

2: lots of fees

This extra fee would create additional stress for working people who are already struggling





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financially.
2: low-income ppl $ burden

2: lots of fees stress

Additionally, a congestion fee would increase delivery expenses, and as a result, small
businesses will suffer the consequences. For example, restaurants cannot receive all their
supplies from a single delivery.
3: delivery expenses

3: small biz suffer

This means that products such as vegetables, grains, and meats not to mention napkins and
other necessities arrive on different trucks. A fee would increase the cost a restaurant has to
pay for each of these items
3: delivery expenses

3: small biz suffer
cost for each item

2.
Come on, weve all seen how busy the streets can be during rush hour, right? Well,
something must be done about the problem. A good solution would be to introduce a
congestion charge for drivers entering the city. It would reduce traffic while creating
revenue for the city.
Issue: congestion fee

Topic: good solution







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One criticism of imposing a fee has been that it would hurt businesses. This is simply
untrue. You know, the case in London is ________________ because the city introduced
its fee during an economic ______________.
1: X hurt biz

1: London: misleading recession


As a matter of fact, we know that sales volume had decreased both inside and outside the
city during that period, but once the economy began to ______ again, ___ _____ sales.
1: X hurt biz

: London: misleading recession
economy sales


Whats more, the financial burden would not fall on people with low incomes because most
of them are ___________ using __________ transportations.
2: X $ burden

2: already use public transport


Think about it.with parking fees, the cost of car maintenance and highway tolls..hmm,
are low-income people really going to drive?
2: X $ burden

2: already use public transport







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Of course not.and the great thing about the fee is that it will __________ congestion so
that buses can get these people to work more _______________.
2: X $ burden

2: already use public transport
congestion get to work faster

Another thing is that it is unlikely that a fee would increase delivery expenses. Rather, a
fee will encourage deliver companies to ____________ their deliveries and take more
efficient routes.
3: X delivery cost

3: consolidate deliveries


Not only that, but less traffic congestion will lead to _____________ deliveries, so trucks
will be able to reach more destinations per day. These factors would ____________
delivery prices.
3: X delivery cost

3: consolidate deliveries
quicker deliveries stabilize P




3.
~ in an attempt to/ in attempts to
~ in an effort to/ in efforts to

impose
impose++(upon/on) +=impose ones opinion on others





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implement/carry out

recession /economic stagnation /economic crisis /slow economy

save (on) expenses/costs

burdensome
~ put a burden on

financially burdened

people with low-income /low-income people / the poor
traffic
cut, reduce, lower /ease, alleviate traffic
traffic
increase, generate/ slow down/block, hold up, tie up, impede,
obstruct traffic

4.
The reading passage argues that
______________________________________
________________________________________
In contrast, the lecturer mentions several points that contradict this argument

1 First, the speaker argues that imposing a fee would not be
_______________ ________ ______________. The lecturer points out
that the congestion fee was implemented during an economic ____________________.
This means that the decrease in sales was not caused by the ______________ _______
___________.
1 This casts doubt on the reading, which states that congestion fee
would ______________ _______________ in the city.

2 Second, according to the lecturer, people with low incomes would not
be _____________ ___________ by the congestion fee. The poor are
___________ ___________ ________ ________________ in order to save on expenses.
Furthermore, once the fee is instituted, traffic would be ___________________ and public
transportation would be __________________. 2 This refutes the
reading passages assertion that the fee would be __________________ to low-income
commuters.





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3 The final point made by the lecturer is that a congestion fee would
_________ ______________ the cost of delivery expenses. This is
because companies would be able to _________________ their deliveries. In addition, less
traffic would mean quicker deliveries and as a result, prices would _________________.
3 These points rebuff the reading passages argument that a congestion
fee would lead to __________________ ____________________ ________________.