The Chinese Online Writing Lab

1. Established in 2000, the Taipei Smart Card Corporation (TSCC) was set up by cooperation among the Taipei City Government, the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation, 13 private bus companies, TAIPEIBANK, Mitac Inc., Taishin International Bank, and various others.

I A. disintegrated

B. contrived

C. dissolved

2. TSCC has implemented a contact free smart-card ticketing system for buses, the metro and public off-road car parks in Taipei.

A. promulgated 

B. desist

C. suspend

3. The establishment of TSCC marks a milestone for intelligent transport systems in Taiwan. 

A. juncture

B. tediousness

C. ho-hum

4. In the future, TSCC will expand its services to other areas. Unlike the conventional magnetic card, EASYCARD is the first IC card for use in mass transportation in Taiwan.

A. depreciate

B. deplete

C. aggrandize

5. EASYCARD transactions are executed wirelessly through memory IC chips and induction circuits implanted in the card. 

A. extracted

B. embedded

C. plucked out

6. With features of large capacity, durability, speed, accuracy and security, EASYCARD enables prompt transactions and has a long lifetime.

A. instability

B. immutability

C. fluctuation

7. EASYCARD frees passengers from carrying coins or tokens, or making repetitive ticket purchases. 

A. recurrent

B. unswerving

C.  undeviating 

8. Additionally, transfer rides do not require advance ticket validation, thus enhancing user convenience.

A. inopportune

B. expedience

C. cumbersomeness

9. EASYCARD conveniently combines payment for several transport modes into one ticket.

A. rigidly

B. flexibly

C.  obstinately

10. Finally, EASYCARD represents reduced traffic congestion, as public transport utilization rates increase in response to improved service quality.

A. dispersion

B. dissipation

C. crowding

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