Today the car is the most popular sort of transportation in all of the United States.It has completely __1__ the horse as a __2__ of everyday transportation. Americans use their car for __3__ 90% of all __4__ business.Most Americans are able to __5__ cars.The average price of a __6__ made car was ,050 in 1950, ,470 in 1960 and up to ,750 __7__ 1975.During this period American car manufacturers set about __8__ their products and work efficiency.As aresult, the yearly income of the __9__ family increased from 1950 to 1975 __10__ than the price of cars.For this reason __11__ a new car takes a smaller __12__ of a familys total earnings today.In 1951 __13__ it took 8.1 months of an average familys __14__ to buy a new car. In 1962 a new car __15__ 8.3 of a familys annual earnings, by 1975 it only took 4.75 __16__ income.In addition, the 1975 cars were technically __17__ to models from previous years.The __18__ of automobile extends throughout the economy __19__ the car is so important to American.Americans spend more money __20__ keeping their cars running than on any other item.5 ~# [" C7 L$ K9 V
1.A.denied B.reproduced C.replaced D.ridiculed
- \. _% R$ ]7 l4 w9 U+ v 2.A.means B.mean C.types D.kinds
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4.A.personal B.personnel C.manual D.artificial; H' X! f/ j% K: a
5.A.buy B.sell C.race D.see
# P% r$ O1 N- `- T7 h 6.A.quickly B.regularly C.rapidly D.recently% v- j& I+ l7 v- Y
7.A.on B.in C.before D.after
& l5 W6 d+ M0 V- u( S 8.A.raising B.making C.reducing D.improving
& \1 n3 @$ l# y 9.A.unusual B.smallest C.average D.biggest
/ F/ d+ q: |9 \( T 10.A.slower B.equal C.faster D.less
9 O- A' v; C! |4 _1 P: ]% Z 11.A.bringing B.obtain C.bought D.purchasing3 t; G* Y) m( F; R. e, g! E3 W1 i
12.A.part B.half C.number D.quality: m' j) f+ e* j2 S! b0 J* o6 r
13.A.clearly B.proportionally C.percentage D.suddenly
2 x' S- W8 _. S- m8 c q 14.A.income B.work C.plans D.debts. d, q. k8 v5 }# h( C4 g. X# Q
15.A.used B.spent C.cost D.needed
( u; k& d1 g0 H* ]" [- K) S- ` 16.A.months B.years C.family D.year3 p/ ~$ x+ g6 B7 \. t, A' a, f
17.A.famous B.superior C.fastest D.better
8 n% s5 A! z- e: Z/ R8 i 18.A.running B.notice C.influence D.affect
# K% G7 f% g+ g3 [* Z O 19.A.then B.as C.so D.which
d9 Y1 H3 W! E 20.A.to B.in C.of D.for
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