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Before the 20th century the horse provided day to day transportation in the United States.Trains were used only for long-distance transportation.
Today the car is the most popular 1 of transportation in all of the United States.It has completely replaced the horse as a means of everyday transportation.Americans use their cars for
2 90 per cent of all personal 3 .
Most Americans are able to 4 cars.The average price of a 5 -made car was $2,500 in 1950,$2740 in 1960 and up to $4,750 6 1975.During this period American car manufacturers set about 7 their products and work efficiency.As a result,the yearly income of the average family increased from 1950 to 1975 8 than the price of cars.For this reason 9 a new car takes a smaller 10 of a family’s total earnings today.
In 1951 11 it took 8.1 months of an average family’s 12 to buy a new car .In 1962 a new car 13 8.3 months of a family’s annual earnings.By 1975 it only took 4.75 14
Income.In addition,the 1975 cars were technically 15 to models from previous years.
1.A) kinds B)sort C)mean D)types
2.A)hardly B)nearly C)certainly D)somewhat
3.A) trip B) works C)business D)travel
4.A) buy B) sell C) race D) see
5.A) quickly B)regularly C) rapidly D) recently
6.A) on B) in C) behind D) about
7.A) raising B) making C) reducing D) improving
8.A) slowest B) equal C)faster D) less
9.A) bringing B) obtain C) bought D) purchasing
10.A) part B) half C) number D) cost
11.A) clearly B) proportionallyC) percentage D) suddenly
12.A) income B) work C) plan D) debts
13.A) used B) spent C) cost D) needed
14.A) months’ B) dollar’s C) family D) year
15.A) famous B) superior C) fastest D) purchasing

1.B
2.B
3.B
4.A
5.B
6.B
7.D
8.C
9.D
10.A
11.A
12.A
13.B
14.A
15.B