13 years ago, William Stiles, an expert in American Indian history, discovered the treasure as you see here : a 1966 Volvo.

He bought it because ads of the time said Volvos were so tough that they lasted an average of 11 years in Sweden.

As Mr. Stiles remembers: One ad said that a Volvo was so tough that you could “Drive it like you hate it.” I did exactly like that. In my field work, I’ve driven this car 295,000hard miles. Much of it through former Indian countryside. It is held up even better than promised. Driving it like I hated it made me love it.

Expressions of love are not uncommon among Volvo owners. In fact, 9 out of 10 people who have bought new Volvos are happy.

So if you are unhappy with your present car, do what Mr. Stiles once did after reading one of our ads. Buy one of our cars.

1．William Stiles bought a 1966 Volvo because         .

       A．he was promised that it wouldn’t easily be worn out

       B．he learnt that it was as modern as any of its kind

       C．he knew that it was the best seller in the Swedish markets

       D．he was fooled into believing that it worked well

2．After buying the car, William Stiles         .

       A．drove it whenever he felt unhappy with it

       B．had it tested in different kinds of conditions

       C．drove it madly across the whole country as if he hated it

       D．tested it in his field work to see how long it could last

3．The underlined part in the second paragraph “I’ve driven this car 295,000 hard miles” implies that         .

       A．he drove a long way, completely tired out

       B．the road conditions were unusually bad

       C．life was hard during his long ride

       D．he had much trouble all the way

4．In the ad, William Stiles’ story is used simply to         .

       A．make him known to car buyers

       B．cause people to take notice of the car factory

       C．make the ad much easier to understand

       D．get more buyers to believe in this car

　　Life was pretty terrible for most people in London 100 years 1 . They had to put up with noise, smoke 2 dirt. The noise came from the railway, and the smoke and dirt came from the trains and 3 of chimneys (煙囪) all 4 them. The smoke often mixed with fog and hung in the air 5 . Diseases killed thousands of children. 6 were large but often five 7 seven children would die 8 they were five years old.

　　Is life 9 than it was 100 years ago? It is certainly 10 that people live longer than they used to, travel faster than they used to, and 11 more things than they did. But we still have to put up with noise, overcrowding and bad air. These things are 12 a basic part of modern 13 .

　　100 years ago, there was a 14 difference between 15 and country. But the motor cars have 16 all that. One motorway can take up a huge amount of land. Cars are also a basic part of modern life.

　　But industry and modern life do not have to be 17 of beauty. We can have both 18 and progress. We need clean rivers and open country just as much as people 19 100 years ago. But it's becoming more and more difficult 20 open land, clear water and clean air.

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