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根据文意，补全所缺单词，词首字母已给出。
Overhead bridges can be seen in many parts of Singapore，in the places where traffic is very h _____  and crossing the road is not safe．
These bridges can help people cross roads s _____ ．Overhead bridges are used in very much the same way as zebra crossings（斑马线）．
They are more efficient（效率高的），t _____  less convenient（方便的）because people have to climb up a lot of steps．This is inconvenient to the old．When people u _____  an overhead bridge，they do not hold up（阻挡） traffic．But when they cross a busy road using a zebra crossing，traffic is held up．This is w _____  the government（政府）has built many overhead bridges to help people and k _____  traffic moving at the same time．
The government of Singapore has s _____  a lot of money building these bridges．For their own safety，people should be advised to use them instead of rushing across the road．Old people may find it a little d _____  climbing up and down the steps，but it is still much safer than walking across the road w _____  all the moving traffic．
Overhead bridges are very useful．People， both old and young，should always use them． This will stop accidents from h _____  ．
Key:
1．heavy 2．safely（作状语应用副词形式） 3．though（此处表让步关系，意为“虽然”）
4．use 5．why（此处表达“这就是……的原因） 6．keep
7．spent（spend time ／money in ／on doing sth．意为“花时间／金钱做某事”，其中in常省略）
8．difficult 9．with  10．happening（stop．．．from doing）意为“阻止／防止……去做某事”）

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