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Part V Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D] on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the center.
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 67 of transportation in all of the United States. It has completely 68 the horse as a means of everyday transportation. Americans use their car for 69 90 percent of all personal 70 .
Most Americans are able to 71 cars. The average price of a 72 made car was, 500 in 1950, 740 in 1960 and up 73 750 in 1975. During this period American ear manufacturers set about 74 their products and work efficiency.
Meanwhile, the yearly income of the 75 family increased from 1950 to 1975 76 than the price of cars. For this reason, 77 a new car takes a smaller 78 of a family's total earnings today.
In 1951 79 it took 8.1 months of an average family's 80 to buy a new car. In 1962, a new car 81 8.3 of a family's annual earnings. By 1975 it only took 4.75 82 income. In addition, the 1975 cars were technically 83 to models from previous years.
The 84 of the automobile extends throughout the economy 85 the car is so important to Americans. Americans spend more money 86 their cars running than on any other item.
67. [A] kinds [B] means [C] mean [D] types
68. [A] denied [B] reproduced [C] replaced [D] ridiculed
69. [A] hardly [B] nearly [C] certainly [D] somehow
70. [A] trip [B] works [C] business [D] travel
71. [A] buy [B] sell [C] race [D] see
72. [A] quickly [B] regularly [C] rapidly [D] recently
73. [A] on [B] to [C] in [D] about
74. [A] raising [B] making [C] reducing [D] improving
75. [A] unusual [B] interested [C] average [D] big
76. [A] slowest [B] equal [C] faster [D] less
77. [A] bringing [B] obtaining [C] having [D] purchasing
78. [A] part [B] half [C] number [D] side
79. [A] clearly [B] proportionally [C] obviously [D] suddenly
80. [A] income [B] work [C] plants [D] debts
81. [A] used [B] spent [C] cost [D] needed
82. [A] months [B] dollar [C] family [D] year
83. [A] famous [B] quick [C] superior [D] inferior
84. [A] running [B] notice [C] influence [D] discussion
85. [A] then [B] so [C] as [D] which
86. [A] starting [B] leaving [C] keeping [D] repairing
Part VI Translation (5 minutes)
Directions: Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
87. The chairman requested ________________________(所有書面資料都要儲存在電腦硬盤上).
88. ________________________ (如果我是你)，I would have accepted such an offer given by the manager.
89. Do you mind ________________________(推遲這次會議到本季度末)?
90. ________________________(考慮到各種各樣的因素)， our subjects should be rearranged to meet the requirements of the curriculum.
91. ________________________(理完發之后)，Professor Smith went straightly to the laboratory to proceed with his experiments.
