Exercise 7: Choose the best answer to complete the following passage.

The Railway System

The railway system (1) _____________ in England in the 1820s and became one of the (2) _____________ successful methods of transportation. The railway was practical and connected 3) _____________ of Europe for transport of people and products for over 100 years. They replaced the wagons drawn (4) _____________ horses, and as time passed, the companies and inventors responsible for the railways improved the trains and the (5) _____________. For the growing United States, the railways presented the only option to connect the already established Eastern coast with the settler and budding towns in the Midwest and West.

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Exercise 6: Identify the mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it.

1. _____________ Mary looks pretty in the blue dress than in the green one.

2. _____________ Of the two students, Peter appears to be the most hardworking.

3. _____________ The more attention you pay to the lesson, the best you can learn.

4. _____________ This area of the city is farther more convenient than the others.

5. _____________ Donkeys run slower than horses.