PartIIICloze Directions:Therearetwentyblanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefourchoices.ChoosetheonethatbestfitsintothepassageandthenmarksyouranswerontheAnswerSheet. Beforethe20thcenturythehorseprovideddaytodaytransportationintheUnitedStates.Trainswereusedonlyforlong-distancetransportation. Todaythecaristhemostpopular61oftransportationinalloftheUnitedStates.Ithascompletely62thehorseasameansofeverydaytransportation.Americansusetheircarsfor6390percentofallpersonal64. MostAmericansareableto65cars. Theaveragepriceofa66madecarwas1050in1950,1740in1960andupto1750671975.DuringthisperiodAmericancarmanufacturerssetabout68theirproductsandworkefficiency. Asaresult,theyearlyincomeofthe69familyincreasedfrom1950to197570thanthepriceofcars.Forthisreason71anewcartakesasmaller72ofafamily’stotalearningstoday. In195173ittook8.1monthsofanaveragefamily’s74tobuyanewcar.In1962anewcar758.3ofafamily’sannualearnings.By1975itonlytook4.7576income.Inaddition,the1975carsweretechnically77tomodelsfrompreviousyears. The78oftheautomobileextendsthroughouttheeconomy79thecarissoimportanttoAmericans.Americansspendmoremoneyto80theircarsrunningthanonanyotheritem. 61.A.kindsB.meansC.meanD.types 62.A.deniedB.reproducedC.replacedD.ridiculed 63.A.hardlyB.nearlyC.certainlyD.somehow 64.A.tripB.worksC.businessD.travel 65.A.buyB.sellC.raceD.see 66.A.quicklyB.regularlyC.rapidlyD.recently 67.A.onB.inC.behindD.about 68.A.raisingB.makingC.reducingD.improving 69.A.unusualB.interestedC.averageD.biggest 70.A.slowestB.equalC.fasterD.lessthan 71.A.bringingB.obtainC.boughtD.purchasing 72.A.partB.halfC.numberD.side 73.A.clearlyB.proportionallyC.percentageD.suddenly 74.A.incomeB.workC.plansD.debts 75.A.usedB.spendC.costD.needed 76.A.months’B.dollarsC.familyD.year 77.A.famousB.superiorC.fastestD.purchasing 78.A.runningB.noticeC.influenceD.discussion 79.A.thenB.asC.soD.which 80.A.startB.leaveC.keepD.repair