Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Although nothing could be further from the truth, freight railroads have been __________ of ________ the nation’s shift from oil to coal by charging exorbitant fees to transport coal.

  1. accused … impeding

  2. proud … accelerating

  3. guilty … delaying

  4. conscious … contributing to

  5. wary … interfering with
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Explanation

A Freight railroads have been accused (criticized) of impeding (blocking, preventing) the nation's shift from oil to coal by charging exorbitant fees to transport coal.C Freight railroads have been guilty (convicted) of delaying (postponing) the nation's shift from oil to coal by charging exorbitant fees to transport coal.If someone is guilty, then there is no disagreement about the truth. If someone is accused, then there can be disagreement. So, the first fits the logic of the sentence.

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