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Write about the following topic: Increasing the price of petrol is the best way to solve growing traffic and pollution problems. To what extent do you agree or disagree? What other measure do you think might be effective? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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The table gives information about subterranean
railway
 networks in the
big six
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Big Six
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 cities when it was opened, how far
it
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they
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is
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are
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, and how many
passengers
 use
it
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them
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 per
year
.
Overall
, the first
railway
 opened in London and it was long
kilometres
 of route. In the middle of
given
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a given
the given
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year
,
railway
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the railway
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 in Tokyo was used by the most
passengers
 in one
year
. The
last
railway
 station was opened in
Loss
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Los
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 Angeles. On the one hand, there were 3 old
railway
 systems and the first underground
railway
 in London started
using
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to be used
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 by
people
was
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in 1863. It had a distance of 394 kilometers and 775
people
 used it every
year
.
Underground
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The underground
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railway
 in Paris opened
1900
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in 1900
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 and it was 199
kilometres
 of route. 1191
passengers
 utilised per
year
 in millions.
Railway
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The railway
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 station of Tokyo
stated
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started
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 work in 1927 and Its length was 199
kilometres
. Of all the stations given, the most used
railway
 was in Tokyo. It was used by 1928
passengers
.
On the other hand
, in 1976,
new
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a new
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railway
 opened in Washington DC. It was 126
kilometres
 of route. But, fewer
people
 used it than before.
Then
,
other
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another
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 underground
railway
 began in Kyoto in 1961 and It was the
shortest distance
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shortest-distance
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railway
. So, a small number of
passengers
 used it.
Finally
, in 2001, Los Angeles built its new
railway
 station. It was only 28 kilometers and merely 50
people
 used it.
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coherence cohesion
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task achievement
Make sure your ideas are clearly and comprehensively expressed. Ensure each paragraph transitions smoothly from one idea to the next.
task achievement
The essay provides a thorough comparison of the railway systems in the various cities, focusing on specific data points.
coherence cohesion
The essay effectively breaks down data in a logical order, discussing older and newer railways separately.

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