四级练习2012.06.28
[audio]http://sound.yywz123.com/tingbbs/cet4/cet420120628.mp3[/audio]Before the 20th century,the horse provided (1)_____________________ transportation in the United State.Trains were used only for long-distance transportation.Today the car is the most popular sort of transportation in all of the United State.It has completely replaced the horse (2)_____________________________.
Americans use their car for nearly 90 percent of all personal trips.Most Americans are able to buy car.
The average price of a recently made car was $2,050 in 1950,$2,740 in 1960 and (3)________________.
During this period American car manufacturers set about improving their products and work efficiency.As a result,the yearly income of the average family increased from 1950 to 1975 faster than the price of cars.For this reason purchasing a new car takes a smaller part of a family's total earnings today.
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