Transport can be a major expense for many companies,especially　when cars have to be provided for both managerial and sale staff. __1__ As a result, it’s important to keep a close eye at the many costs __2__ associated with company cars and how these different costs compare.

　　The moment a new car is driven away from the showroom,its value will drop as much as 12 percent. This is what is __3__ known as depreciation and is the largest single cost to the　buyer of a new vehicle. Depreciation is the highest in the __4__ first two years of a vehicle’s life: at the end of that period　a car could be worth just the third of its brand new price. __5__ Although the rate of depreciation decreases as time goes　by, it remains a major cost factor, as around 85 percent　of company vehicles are brought brandly new. __6__ However, it is important to know that some cars depreciate　much more than others——regardless of price. This is often __7__to do with rarity and prestige value. The more common the　car, the more quickly, in general, it loses vaule. Exported __8__ models, which are restricted in number, can hold their value　better than those are produced domestically and widely available. __9__ In the same way, depreciation on a new model of a particular　make may be low for the first few years after their launch. __10__ This happened when diesel cars were first introduced. They　depreciated more slowly when they were rarely seen; now　that they are relatively common, this is no longer true.

　　參考答案：

　　1. sale—sales。名詞做定語(yǔ)時(shí)一般用單數(shù)形式，但在個(gè)別情況下也需要用復(fù)數(shù)。此處sales便是這種情況。再如 arms race 軍備競(jìng)賽，savings bank儲(chǔ)蓄銀行。

　　2. at—on。keep an eye on為固定搭配。

　　3.drop后面加by。by與as much as 12 percent結(jié)合，做謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞drop的表示程度的狀語(yǔ)。

　　4. 刪除highest之前的the　　考試大

　　5. the—a。序數(shù)詞表示次序時(shí)要用定冠詞修飾。

　　6. brandly—brand。“嶄新地”習(xí)慣用brand new或brand-new，此處修飾brought，做狀語(yǔ)，意義相當(dāng)于“嶄新地”。

　　7. more—less。less所在的句子是該段落的主題句，據(jù)該段落的細(xì)節(jié)可知應(yīng)為less。

　　8. Exported—Imported。根據(jù)常識(shí)，進(jìn)口車由于其進(jìn)口的數(shù)量受到限制，有可能比國(guó)產(chǎn)車貶值得慢一些。

　　9. are之前加which/that 或 刪除are。要么使用定語(yǔ)從句修飾those，妖媚用形容詞做those的補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)。

　　10. their—its/the。據(jù)上下文，its或the指代或特指a new model of a particular make。