Today the car is the most popular sort of transportation in all of the United States.7 B. U$ n0 t4 y$ s: q& I) M6 e
& Y2 O! F( A5 e# S5 e- iIt has completely __1__ the horse as a __2__ of everyday transportation. & b: S/ S9 K8 j* j1 A
1 [# K: ?/ V' e: ?Americans use their car for __3__ 90% of all __4__ business., `8 l; a! u+ S3 n" X- y8 O
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Most Americans are able to __5__ cars.
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The average price of a __6__ made car was ,050 in 1950, ,470 in 1960 and up to ,750 __7__ 1975.$ M$ |# U( p {- b$ ]
; |( R6 N( m8 V: H( a. s2 UDuring this period American car manufacturers set about __8__ their products and work efficiency.
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As aresult, the yearly income of the __9__ family increased from 1950 to 1975 __10__ than the price of cars.- Y2 E1 d* M4 T: @
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For this reason __11__ a new car takes a smaller __12__ of a familys total earnings today.) N; T4 z! x) e% Q* Q
# Z2 _, m* e* r# h7 {) z! R, }8 vIn 1951 __13__ it took 8.1 months of an average familys __14__ to buy a new car. : b8 M6 d7 D6 Q7 _
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In 1962 a new car __15__ 8.3 of a familys annual earnings, by 1975 it only took 4.75 __16__ income./ z4 z+ j1 A' N" U9 v; A9 Q) ^# |
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In addition, the 1975 cars were technically __17__ to models from previous years.6 D* T$ G. a% F$ T& g: c
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The __18__ of automobile extends throughout the economy __19__ the car is so important to American.! O6 k0 O1 N! g3 a4 c8 o; q# E9 D
; n3 @( t1 |: i1 {Americans spend more money __20__ keeping their cars running than on any other item.
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1.A.denied B.reproduced/ v7 Y- ]1 |$ p7 c- |
C.replaced D.ridiculed* _8 N! q' `% ^, w1 Y7 b- E7 \! q
) m9 o, r! i ]: ~0 m j b2.A.means B.mean4 _0 g; ~- j$ G, p& j
C.types D.kinds' c+ ]* H4 u2 N0 K
* G4 j# `# `8 Q( {) j: g3.A.hardly B.nearly
: A, i# T* u2 I3 `. J% V3 F C.certainly D.somehow
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4.A.personal B.personnel
9 Y. R( z( o* E2 ^& H7 H( h" @ C.manual D.artificial
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5.A.buy B.sell ) u4 O5 b$ s2 _! r; q: I5 \
C.race D.see
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. v( P& N* V$ h4 }6.A.quickly B.regularly
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2 q+ C# I" Y: N3 ?9 S7.A.on B.in 7 P, W( e2 e ~3 V a# Q+ e8 B- t# T
C.before D.after
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8.A.raising B.making / m# ~3 x7 M: \* n, O
C.reducing D.improving
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9.A.unusual B.smallest
; t2 _3 r) J! Y; _ C.average D.biggest
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) t9 o" n, Y2 W' _; h p7 M10.A.slower B.equal - ]' R; @7 n- z
C.faster D.less
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11.A.bringing B.obtain 8 s, ~7 l5 w$ [
C.bought D.purchasing. ^4 i2 E/ q& R0 \
1 u! y6 [7 ]' s u5 r: r12.A.part B.half * N A+ }# d, f: I) ?/ `
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5 E2 `6 W# h" P0 o+ v8 y4 R/ ?13.A.clearly B.proportionally 1 S; c* j3 K0 b! I0 X
C.percentage D.suddenly
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14.A.income B.work # {7 e8 W5 l2 f" m* x
C.plans D.debts |