DESPITE THE QUANTITY WAS SMALL, WE HAD ENOUGH SUPPLIES TO FINISH T...

24. Despite the quantity was small, we had enough supplies to finish the experiment.

A. Despite B. was C. enough supplies D. the

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It can be shown in facts and figures that cycling is the cheapest, most convenient, and most

environmentally desirable form of transport (25)______ towns, but such cold calculations do not mean

much on a frosty winter morning. The real appeal of cycling is that it is so (26)______. It has none of

the difficulties and tensions of other ways of travelling so you are more cheerful after a ride, even

through the rush hour. The first thing a non-cyclist says to you is: "But isn't it (27)______ dangerous?"

It would be foolish to deny the danger of sharing the road with motor vehicles and it must be admitted

that there are an alarming (28)______ of accidents involving cyclists. However, although police

records(29)______ that the car driver is often to blame, the answer lies with the cyclist. It is possible to

ride in such a way as to reduce risks to a minimum.