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  3. At a computer exposition, Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated: "If General Mo

At a computer exposition, Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated: "If General Mo

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问题     At a computer exposition, Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated: "If General Motors had kept with technology like the 【S1】______ industry has, we would all be driving twenty-five dollar cars that got 1000 miles to the gallon."
    In response to Bill’s comments, GM 【S2】______ a press release stating:
    If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would all be driving cars with the following 【S3】______ :
    1. For no reason whatsoever your car would crash twice a day.
    2. Every time they 【S4】______ the lines on the road you would have to buy a new car.
    3. Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no reason, and you would just accept this, restart and drive on.
    4. The airbag system would say "Are you sure?" before going off.
    5. Occasionally for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you out and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously (同时地) lifted the door 【S5】______ , turned the key, and grabbed hold of the radio antenna (天线).
    6. Every time GM introduced a new model car buyers would have to learn how to drive all over again because none of the controls would 【S6】______ in the same manner as the old car.
    7. Your car’s owner manual would have been written by someone for whom English clearly was a second language.
    8. Microsoft cars would have a 【S7】______ radio/cassette player which would only be able to listen to Microsoft FM, and play Microsoft Cassettes:
    9. if you couldn’t afford to buy a new car, then you would just borrow your friend’s and then 【S8】______ it.
    10. Whenever you bought a car, you would have to 【S9】______ the ignition (点火装置) for a few days before it worked.
    11. You’d press the "start" 【S10】______ to shut off the engine.

A) handle         B) especially             C) computer          D) industry
E) special        F) characteristics        G) operation         H) issued
I) copy           J) reorganize             K) afford            L) repainted  
M) button         N) operate                 O) printed
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答案I
解析 此处需用动词作谓语。这句话讽刺色彩浓厚，意思是“你买不起车，可以从朋友那里借一辆复制一下就可以了”。
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