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dscreening lanes. This allows the TSA wants to enroll 25 million people inPreCheck. It has not gotten anywhere close to that, and one bigreason is sticker shock. Passengers must pay $85 every five years to processtheir background checks. Since the beginning, this price tag has beenPreChecks fatal flaw. Uping reforms might bring the price to a morereasonable level. But Congress should look into doing so directly, by helpingto finance PreCheck enrollment or to cut costs in other ways. The TSA cannot continue diverting resources intounderused PreCheck lanes while most of the traveling public suffers inunnecessary lines. It is long past time to make the program work. 21. the crash of Egypt Air Flight 804 is mentioned to [A] stress the urgency to strengthen securityworldwide. [B] highlight the necessity of upgrading major USairports. [C] explain Americans tolerance of current securitychecks. [D] emphasis the importance of privacy protection. [C] explain Americans tolerance of current securitychecks. 22. which of the following contributions to long waitsat major airport? [A] New restrictions on carryon bags. [B] The declining efficiency of the TSA. [C] An increase in the number of travelers. [D] Frequent unexpected secret checks. [C] An increase in the number of travelers. word expedited (Line 4, ) isclosest in meaning to [A] faster. [B] quieter. [C] wider. [D] cheaper. [A] faster. 24. One problem with the PreCheck program is [A] A dramatic reduction of its scale. [B] Its wronglydirected implementation. [C] The governments reluctance to back it. [D] An unreasonable price for enrollment. [D] An un