Sample 5.
The United States is wellknown for its network of major highways designed to help a driver get from one place to another in the shortest possible time. 1 these wide modern roads are generally smooth and well maintained, with few sharp curves and many straight 2 ,a direct route is not always the most 3 one. Large highways often pass by scenic areas and interesting small towns. Furthermore, these highways generally 4 large urban centre which means that they become crowded with heavy traffic during rush hours, 5 the"fast, direct"way becomes a very slow route.
However there is 6 always another route to take if you are not in a hurry.Not far from the 7 new"superhighways", there are often older, less heavily travelled roads which go through the countryside.Some of these are good twolaneroads; others are uneven roads 8 through the country. These secondary routes may go up steep slopes, along high 9 ,or down frightening hillsides to towns lying in deep valleys. Through these less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go to places 10 the air is clean and the scenery is beautiful,and the driver may have a chance to get a fresh,clean view of the world.
1.［A］ Although ［B］ Since ［C］ Because ［D］ Therefore 2.［A］ selections ［B］ separations［C］ series ［D］ sections 3.［A］ terrible ［B］ possible ［C］ enjoyable ［D］ profitable 4.［A］ lead ［B］ connect ［C］ collect ［D］ communicate 5.［A］ when ［B］ for ［C］ but ［D］ that 6.［A］ yet ［B］ still ［C］ almost ［D］ quite 7.［A］ relatively ［B］ regularly ［C］ respectively［D］ reasonably 8.［A］ driving ［B］ crossing ［C］ curving ［D］ travelling 9.［A］ rocks ［B］ cliffs ［C］ roads ［D］ paths 10.［A］ there ［B］ when ［C］ which ［D］ where
