The graph below gives information about U.S. government spending on research between 1980 and 2008.
The provided line graph illustrates government expenditure in five sectors – health, space, energy, general science and others from 1980 to 2008.
Overall
, the government allocated the most funds to health, Linking Words
while
the least amount was received Linking Words
to
general science.
The highest investment was in health, and it raised steadily from around $8 Change preposition
for
billion
in 1980 to $22 Use synonyms
billion
in 2004, it declined to $18 Use synonyms
billion
in 2008. Use synonyms
Similarly
, the investment in Space grew from just over $5 Linking Words
billion
in 1980 to nearly $10 Use synonyms
billion
in 2008. Use synonyms
However
General Science had the lowest funding, Linking Words
it
still saw a gradual increase from $3 Correct word choice
but it
billion
in 1980 to $5 Use synonyms
billion
during the same period.
Energy expenditure fluctuated significantly, peaking at $8 Use synonyms
billion
in 1996, Use synonyms
then
dropping to $5 Linking Words
billion
in 2000 before rising again to $7 Use synonyms
billion
in 2008. Spending on 'Others' varied, starting at $7 Use synonyms
billion
, falling to $5 Use synonyms
billion
, Use synonyms
then
briefly rising to $7 Linking Words
billion
in 2000 before declining to $5 Use synonyms
billion
in 2008.Use synonyms
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Vocabulary: Replace the words billion with synonyms.
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