From the passage, it is obvious the
A
motor cars were mere luxuries which many peopls tried desperately to acquire
B
the motor car was invented before the express trains.
C
the train was the fastest means of transport before the motor car and the lorry
D
the motor car and the lorry came to displace the train trafic
Verified Correct Answer: C.
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The passage highlights the time when motor cars and motorcycles were becoming more common, but before that, the railway was the primary means of transportation. The text mentions that cars and motorcycles "dashed along [the roads] at speeds which rivalled those of the express trains". This that before the motor car became widespread, express trains were the fastest means of transport.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #15141)