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+ead t,e text belo and com(lete t,e .olloing tassListening to an iPod while walking across the street could soon become illegal in New York.State Senator Carl Kruger wants a law introduced that outlaws crossing roads while listeningtomusic, talking on a mobile phone or using video games and personal organizers. he .ine !orbreaking this law could be as much as "#$$. he Senator said he had witnessed too man%nearmisses whereb% pedestrians had not heard or seen oncoming tra!!ic because '1) &r.Kruger toldreporters' ()overnment has an obligation to protect its citizens. his electronic gadgetr% isreaching the point where it*s creating an atmosphere where we have a ma+or public sa!et%crisis at

hand.( '2) Kruger ma% have a point. ') he% all walked into bus% tra!!ic because the% weredistracted b% an electronic device o! some sort. n one case, b%standers shouted atsomeone tobe care!ul seconds be!ore the% were knocked down and became another tra!!ic accidentstatistic.-espite the alarming increase in deaths caused b% distractions !rom iPods, New Yorkers arelikel%to ignore an% new law !orbidding their use in the streets. &an% residents believe Kruger isgoingtoo !ar and that '!) rookl%n resident &ar% /lberto was outraged at Kruger0s proposal.Shesaid' 12nough is enough. have been able to cross the street since was eight.3 She also+okedthat one da% people might be !ined !or not looking both wa%s.1 Four sentences/(,rases ,ave been removed .rom t,e text "elect t,e a((ro(riatesentence/(,rase .or eac, ga( in t,e text &,ere is one extra sentence/(,rase ,ic,ou donot need to use ! (oints3 hree pedestrians have been killed in the past !our months in New York0s rookl%n district.$ 4e is concerned that it0s becoming a nationwide problem.% t is now illegal to use music pla%ers in New York streets.4 the law treats people as though the% had no common sense.

E the% were too involved in gaming, chatting on their phone.2 5atc, t,e ords in bold it, t,eir snonms 6 (ointspenalt%, !urious, preoccupied. "um u( t,e text in about 70 ords 10 (oints! For t,e .olloing 8uestions c,oose t,e anser '3 $ % 4) ,ic, .its according tot,etext 6 (oints1 5hat does the 6S senator want to introduce against using technical appliances whilecrossing astreet73 a law$ a re!erendum

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2 5h% did three people die on roads73 because the% didn0t wear helmets.$ because the% didn0t see the tra!!ic lights.% because the% were using gadgets.4 because nobod% had told them there was a street there.&inisterul 2duca8iei, Cercet9rii :i nov9rii

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