The United States is full of automobiles (机动车). There are still many families without cars. But some families have two or 46 more cars. However, cars are used for more than pleasure. They are a 47 part of life.
Cars are used for 48 . They are driven to offices and factories by workers who have no other way to 49 their jobs. When salesmen are sent to 50 parts of the city, they have to drive in order to 51 their products. Farmers have to drive into the city in order to shop for necessities.
Sometimes, small children must be driven to 52 . In some cities, school buses are used only when children 53 more than a mile from the school. When the children are too 54 to walk that far, their parents take 55 driving them to school. One 56 drives on Mondays, taking her children and the neighbors' children as well. Another mother drives on Tuesdays, another on Wednesdays and so on. This is 57 forming a car pool (拼车). Working people also form car pools, with three or four people taking turns driving to the place 58 they work.
More car pools should be formed in order to put 59 cars on the road and to use less oil. 60 is a great problem, and so is the traffic in and around cities. Too many cars are being driven. Something should be done about the use of cars.
46. A. even B. much C. little D. such
47. A. great B. necessary C. proper D. possible
48. A. families B. business C. education D. farms
49. A. get to B. look for C. find out D. use up
50. A. same B. different C. every D. each
51. A. catch B. create C. cover D. carry
52. A. cities B. schools C. parks D. gardens
53. A. move B. study C. live D. work
54. A. small B. big C. young D. old
55. A. money B. time C. pride D. turns
56. A. parent B. child C. way D. car
57. A. call B. calling C. to call D. called
58. A. where B. that C. which D. when
59. A. more B. fewer C. many D. less
60. A. Driving B. Running C. Parking D. Forming
