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Dear Ms. Beaudry,

I am writing in response to your article that appeared in the March 5th edition of the London Free Press. In your article, you claimed that residents have abandoned the city's bike-share program because a bike is almost never there when it is wanted. You used the example of how, recently, you reached the Richmond Street station only to find every dock empty and had to continue on foot. As a fleet-rebalancing coordinator, I can assure you that incidents such as yours are rarely the fault of our crews. Perhaps the focus of your frustration should be directed to the cycling-lane decisions made by the city, and to the travel habits of residents themselves.

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1To support her argument, Ms. Beaudry used
Aexpert opinions.
Bpublic interviews.
Ca city cycling study.
Da personal experience.
2The writer states that Ms. Beaudry
Amakes the cycling-lane decisions for the city.
Braised her concerns in an article for the newspaper.
Csent a complaint directly to the crews.
Dis a fleet-rebalancing coordinator for the program.
3According to the writer, a station sometimes empties faster than expected because of
Aerrors in the order stations are restocked.
Ba downpour or a crowd leaving an event at once.
Ca shortage of electric models.
Dthe cycling-lane decisions made by the city.
4The writer suggests that the program's bikes
Aimproved only on the busier routes.
Bare learning from other cities.
Cneed more vans along the route.
Dare outnumbered by the cars filling downtown streets.
5The writer believes choosing a shared bike is worthwhile partly because
Astations never run empty during the commute.
Bcrews connect downtown with the suburbs.
Cthe number of cars downtown has grown.
Dit spares the rider the cost of parking downtown.
6The writer believes the focus of complaints should be
Athe city's cycling-lane choices and residents' travel habits
Breducing the number of stations in the network
Cextending the free half-hour on every trip
Dthe crews restocking the Richmond Street station
7The phrase "go a long way" suggests that patience will
Atake charge of the problem
Bsuit the greatest number of riders
Cgreatly help
Drun out before a bike arrives
8Over the past few years, the bike-share service has
Aimproved a great deal
Bgrown slower during the commute
Cbecome less frequent on the busier routes
Dstayed the same for nine years
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