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II. Cloze There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank are provided four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the passage. Cars are an important part of life in the United States. 36 most people feel that they are poor. And even if a person is poor he doesn’t feel really poor 37 he has a car. There are three main reasons the car became so popular in the United States. 38 of all the country is a huge one and Americans like to move around in it. The car provides the most comfortable and 39 form of transportation. With a car people can go any place without spending a lot of money. The second reason cars are popular is the fact 40 the United States never developed an efficient and inexpensive form of public 41 . Long-distance trains have never been as common in the United States as they are in other parts of the world. Nowadays there is a good system of air-service 42 by planes. But it is too expensive to be used frequently. The third reason is the most important one, though. The American spirit of independence is 43 really made cars popular. Americans don’t like to wait for a bus, or a train or even a plane. They don’t like to have to 44 an exact schedule. A car gives them the freedom to schedule their own time. And this is the freedom that Americans want 45 to have. 36. A. Without a car B. Not with a car C. Without no car D. With not a car 37. A. although B. when C. whether D. but 38. A. First B. Firstly C. At first D. The first 39. A. cheap B. most cheap C. cheapest D. cheaper 40. A. which B. that C. where D. what 41. A. movement B. carriage C. shipping D. transportation 42. A. providing B. to provide C. provided D. provides 43. A. that B. what C. how D. which 44. A. follow