【正文】 resulted in long waits at major airports such as Chicago s O Hare is not yet clear how much more effective airline security has bee —but the lines are obvious. Part of the issue is that the government did not anticipate the steep increase in airline travel,so the TSA is now rushing to get new screeners on the of the issue is that airports have only so much room for screening factor may be that more people are trying to overpack their carryon bags to avoid checkedbaggage fees,though the airlines strongly dispute this. There is one step the TSA could take that would not require remodeling airports or rushing to hire:Enroll more people in the PreCheck is supposed to be a winwin for travelers and the who pass a background check are eligible to use expedited screening allows the TSA to focus on travelers who are higher risk,saving time for everyone wants to enroll 25 million people in PreCheck. It has not gotten anywhere close to that,and one big reason is sticker shock:Passengers must pay$85 every five years to process their background the beginning,this price tag has been PreCheck s fatal res might bring the price to a more reasonable Congress should look into doing so directly,by helping to finance PreCheck enrollment or to cut costs in other ways. The TSA cannot continue diverting resources into underused PreCheck lanes while most of the traveling public suffers in unnecessary is long past time to make the program work. crash of Egypt Air Flight 804 is mentioned to [A]explain American’s tolerance of current security checks. [B]stress the urgency to strengthen security worldwide. [C]highlight the necessity of upgrading major . [D]emphasize the importance of privacy protection. of the following contributes to long waits at major airports? [A]New restrictions on carryon bags. [B]The declining efficiency of the TSA. [C]An increase in the number of travellers. [D]Frequent unexpected secret checks. word“expedited”(Liner 4,)is closet in meaning to [A]quieter. [B]cheaper. [C]wider. [D]faster. problem with the PreCheck program is [A]a dramatic reduction of its scale. [B]its wronglydirected implementation. [C]the government’s reluctance to back it. [D]an unreasonable price for enrollment. of the following would be the best title for the text? [A]Less Screening for More Safety [B]PreCheck–a Belated Solution [C]Getting Stuck in Security Lines [D]Underused PreCheck Lanes Text 2 “The ancient Hawaiians were astronomers,”wrote Queen Liliuokalani,Hawaii s last reigning monarch,in watchers were among the most esteemed members of Hawaiian ,all is not well with astronomy in Hawaii have erupted over construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope(TMT),a giant observatory that promises to revolutionize humanity s view of the cosmos. At issue is the TMT s planned location on Mauna Kea,a dormant volcano worshiped by some Hawaiians as the piko,that connects the Hawaiian Islands to the Mauna Kea is also home to some of the world s most powerful in the Pacific Ocean,Mauna Kea s peak rises above the bulk of our planet s dense atmosphere,where conditions allow telescopes to obtain images of unsurpassed clarity. Opposition to telescopes on Mauna Kea is nothing small but vocal group of Hawaiians and environmentalists have long viewed their presence as disrespect far sacred land and a painful reminder of the occupation of what was once a sovereign nation. Some blame for the current controversy belongs to their eagerness to build bigger telescopes,they forgot that science is not the only way of understanding the did not always prioritize the protection of Mauna Kea s fragile ecosystems or its holiness to the islands culture is not a relic of the past；it is a livi