Many people think that Americans 1 their cars almost more than anything else. When __2__ people are fourteen years old, they want to have their __3__ cars. They don't ask for a car from their __4__. So many of them work in _5_ time during their last year of high school to buy a car. Learning to __6 _ and getting a driver's license may be one of the most exciting things in a young person's life.
Some people almost ___7__ go to a doctor when they are ill. But they will __8__ their cars to a garage as soon as they think there is a __9___. On Saturdays or Sundays some people may __10___most of their time washing and repairing their cars.
1. A. prefer B. love C. drive D. play
2. A. little B. big C. old D. young
3. A. new B. own C. expensive D. cheap
4. A. friends B. teachers C. parents D. brothers
5. A. free B. busy C. study D. good
6. A. make B. mend C. wash D. drive
7. A. always B. never C. often D. usually
8. A. take B. carry C. pull D. lift
9. A. question B. wrong C. mistake D. problem
10. A. cost B. get C. spend D. use
點評：
本文介紹了美國人尤其是年輕人對於轎車的厚愛，並列舉了一些事例加以說明。讓人們看到了一個發達國家的富裕和人民生活的繁榮。
答案簡析：
1. B. 通過下文的事例不難看出美國人對汽車不是一般的喜歡，故用love it, 較貼近文章的意思。
2. D. 按常識，十四五歲的人應稱為年輕人，故應說young.
3. B. 根據下文他們不想通過索要來獲取別人的小轎車，而是想擁有自己的小汽車，故選own.
4. C. 如果說想要索要小汽車的話，那只有先從父母親那兒開始了，故應選parents.
5. A. 十四五歲的年輕人大多在上學，所以工作佔用的應是上學期間的空隙，故應選free.
6. D. 要想獲得駕照得先學開車，故應選drive.
7. B. 與下文"車子一有問題就去修理"相對應，有些人病了卻從不看醫生，故應選never.
8. A. carry應為"搬運"，push 為"推"，lift 意思為"舉，提起"都不合文意，take sth. to 某地，意為"把……帶到……"。
9. D. 只能選擇一個名詞， 表示汽車的"故障，毛病"， 故選problem.
10. C. spend some time doing sth.為一個固定搭配，意為"花時間幹某事"。
