英語四級考試完形填空模擬練習題（31）

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.
     1.A.denied B.reproduced C.replaced D.ridiculed
     2.A.means B.mean C.types D.kinds
     3.A.hardly B.nearly C.certainly D.somehow
     4.A.personal B.personnel C.manual D.artificial
     5.A.buy B.sell C.race D.see
     6.A.quickly B.regularly C.rapidly D.recently
     7.A.on B.in C.before D.after
     8.A.raising B.making C.reducing D.improving
     9.A.unusual B.smallest C.average D.biggest
     10.A.slower B.equal C.faster D.less
     11.A.bringing B.obtain C.bought D.purchasing
     12.A.part B.half C.number D.quality
     13.A.clearly B.proportionally C.percentage D.suddenly
     14.A.income B.work C.plans D.debts
     15.A.used B.spent C.cost D.needed
     16.A.months B.years C.family D.year
     17.A.famous B.superior C.fastest D.better
     18.A.running B.notice C.influence D.affect
     19.A.then B.as C.so D.which
     20.A.to B.in C.of D.for