Multiple choice

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After years of rapid ___, Atlanta has the longest commutes in the nation and air so polluted that the federal government has threatened to ____ highway funds.

  1. expansion, withhold

  2. deterioration, cut

  3. growth, supplement

  4. decline, double

  5. development, augment
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Explanation

Rapid expansion leads to urban sprawl, long commutes, and severe air pollution, which prompts government threats to withhold highway funds as a penalty. The words expansion and withhold fit the cause-and-effect relationship logically.

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