As Goldman had hoped, the carts were soon attracting larger and larger numbers of customers to his market. But not only did more people come—those who came bought more. With larger, easier-to-handle baskets, customers unconsciously bought a greater number of items than before.

　　Today’s shopping carts are five times larger than Goldman’s original model. Perhaps that’s one reason Americans today spend more than five times as much money on food each year as they did before 1937—before the coming of the shopping cart.

　　66. The underlined words “chrome-plate contraptions” in Paragraph 1 refer to ______. (No more than 3 words)

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　　67. What was the purpose（目的） of Goldman’s invention? (No more than 10 words)

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　　68. Why was Goldman disappointed at first? (No more than 10 words)

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　　69. Why did Goldman hire people to push carts around his market? (No more than 10 words)

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　　70. What do you think of Goldman? Please give your reasons. (No more than 20 words)

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