Task 5 Directions:There is an advertisement below.
After reading it, you should give brief answers to the 5 questions (No. 56 to
No. 60) that follow. The answers (in not more than 3 words) should be written
after the corresponding numbers on the Answer Sheet. Ugly Is Only
Skin-deep It may not be much to look at. But beneath that
humble exterior beats an air-cooled engine. It won’t boil over and ruin your
piston rings. It won’t freeze over and ruin your life. It’s in the back of the
car for better traction on snow and sand. And it will give you about 29 miles to
a gallon of gas. After a while you get to like so much about the
VW, you even get to like what it looks like. You find that
there’s enough legroom for almost anybody’s legs. Enough headroom for almost
anybody’s head. With a hat on it. Snug-fitting bucket seats. Doors that close so
well you can hardly close them. They’re so airtight, it’s better to open the
window a crack first! Those plain wheels are each suspended
independently. So when a bump makes one wheel bounce, the bounce doesn’t make
the other wheel bump. It’s things like you pay the ＄1585 for, when you buy a VW.
The ugliness doesn’t add a thing to the cost of the car. That’s
the beauty of it. How much should you pay for the VW