Consumer Protections is a term applied to the efforts of government, public - interest organizations, individual, and businesses to establish, protect, and enforce the rights of people who buy products such as food and automobiles or services such as health care and insurance. From the earliest days of the U.S., federal and state governments have enforced laws that benefited consumers, （1） those setting （2） weights and measures. Private organizations have worked to solve consumers’ problems and represent their （3）. Concerns for consumer rights （4） peaked in three periods: the Progressive era of the 1890s and early 1900s, the depression years of the 1930s, and the 1960s and 1970s.In the late 19th century, increasing industrialization and completion of a national （5） of railroads created an opportunity for new markets; businesses started to advertise and sell their products （6）. As food companies and meat packers began to centralize their operations and use refrigerated railroad cars to （7）their products, the medical profession, the press, and various private （8）became increasingly （9） about the unsanitary conditions under （10）food was processed and （11） the dangers of preservatives and dyes （12） in these processed foods. Attempts to （13） a federal pure food and drug law failed several times. In 1906, （14）, public reaction to the American author Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle, an （15） of the filthy conditions in meat - packing plants, （16） Congress to require meat （17）and to pass pure food and drug legislation.But World War II diverted national attention （18）consumer problems, and major activity did not begin again （19）the 1960s. The growth in organized consumer activism in the 1960s and 1970s （20） passage of vital consumer laws.
A.for example B.for instance C.such as D.as such
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A.uniform B.same C.equal D.identical
问题3：
A.advantages B.complaints C.pursuits D.interests
问题4：
A.have B.has C.is D.are
问题5：
A.network B.framework C.system D.structure
问题6：
A.national B.worldwide C.nationwide D.international
问题7：
A.carry B.ship C.transfer D.dispatch
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A.schools B.committees C.clubs D.groups
问题9：
A.concerned B.suspicious C.nervous D.enthusiastic
问题10：
A.which B.what C.that D.where
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A.for B.to C.with D.about
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A.applied B.taken C.used D.created
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A.assure B.secure C.insure D.protect
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A.therefore B.hence C.however D.while
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A.evidence B.affirmation C.indication D.exposure
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A.spurred B.encouraged C.made D.inspired
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A.research B.disposal C.inspection D.investigation
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A.away B.from C.toward D.to
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A.until B.after C.since D.than
问题20：
A.devoted to B.fell through C.pulled out D.resulted in
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