—Joe, come on! The plane ______ Beijing for London at 12:35.

—OK, I’m coming.

A. leaves B. crosses

C. takes D. calls

—Can you ______ a bike?

—Yes. I go to work by bike every day.

A. buy B. find

C. draw D. ride

—______ do you need to finish your homework?

—About an hour.

A. How far B. How long

C. How many D. How much

—Helen, have a good time on the weekend.

—Thanks. ______.

A. I see B. You, too

C. Sounds good D. You’re right

There are many kinds of transportation (交通工具). We can take a plane or a train to a ______city. We can take a taxi to a near place. ______ like most kinds of transportation. ______ in different places, I use different kinds of transportation.

In Shenzhen, I use public (公共的) transportation. There is a subway _____ near my home. I go around the city by ______. It’s very convenient (方便的). I take the bus ______. There are many bus ______ near my home. And sometimes I ______ when I go to near places.

In New York, I live far from the city center. The public transportation isn’t convenient for me, so I ______ my car a lot. But there’re so many cars in New York and I can’t be ______ for work. So I have to leave my home early.

1.A. small B. great C. busy D. far

2.A. We B. I C. You D. They

3.A. But B. Because C. After D. Or

4.A. station B. picture C. bridge D. store

5.A. train B. plane C. subway D. car

6.A. either B. too C. only D. also

7.A. trips B. clubs C. shows D. stops

8.A. dance B. walk C. sing D. swim

9.A. clean B. love C. drive D. know

10.A. good B. fun C. right D. late

Kathy is a 20-year-old girl. She is happy because she starts a new job at a radio station today. She takes bus No. 72 to work. The bus ride takes about 25 minutes. Kathy wants to get to her office (办公室) early this morning, so she can make a good impression (印象) on her new boss (老板).

The bus usually comes to the bus stop at 7:10, but now it is 7:15. The bus is late. Kathy must get to the radio station before 7:50. She wants the bus to come in 5 minutes. If it doesn’t, she will need to call her boss and tell him that she will be late. That will be too bad.

1.Where does Kathy work?

A. In a school.

B. In a library.

C. At a store.

D. At a radio station.

2.How long does it take Kathy to go to work by bus?

A. About 20 minutes.

B. About 25 minutes.

C. About half an hour.

D. About an hour.

3.Why does Kathy want to get to her office early this morning?

A. Because her office needs cleaning.

B. Because her boss asks her to do so.

C. Because she has much work to do today.

D. Because she wants to give the boss a good impression.

4.If Kathy is late, what will she need to do?

A. Call her boss.

B. Leave the job.

C. Have lunch late.

D. Work on weekends.

5.What can we know from the passage?

A. Kathy’s job is boring.

B. Kathy takes bus No. 2 to work.

C. Kathy must get to work before 7:50.

D. Kathy’s bus gets to the bus stop at 7:15.

Linda comes from the US. Today is her 16th birthday. Now she can drive with an adult (成人) if the adult has a driver’s license (驾驶执照).

Linda’s mom teaches her how to drive. They go driving every Wednesday and Sunday. After about two weeks, Linda’s mom says they can go driving on the freeway (高速公路).

Linda is afraid. Many cars are on the freeway and they are very quick. Linda doesn’t like driving on busy freeways and driving quickly. It’s never easy for her. “Don’t be afraid. Just drive like we do these days,” says Linda’s mom. She thinks her daughter can make it. 

1.Linda starts to drive at the age of ______.

A. 16

B. 17

C. 18

D. 19

2.When does Linda learn to drive every week?

A. On Monday and Wednesday.

B. On Wednesday and Sunday.

C. On Tuesday and Sunday.

D. On Monday and Tuesday.

3.What does Linda think of driving on the freeway?

A. Boring.

B. Easy.

C. Difficult.

D. Interesting.

4.We can learn from the last sentence that Linda’s mother ______.

A. isn’t good at driving on the freeway

B. wants her daughter to drive well like her

C. doesn’t want her daughter to drive quickly

D. thinks her daughter can drive well on the freeway

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Linda likes driving quickly.

B. No cars are on the freeway.

C. Linda’s mother has a driver’s license.

D. Linda’s mother teaches her to drive for one week.

A) 根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。

1.妈妈，我的生日愿望能实现吗？

Mom, can my birthday wish _________ _________?

2.6到16岁的孩子必须上学。

Children must go to school _________ 6 _________ 16.

3.乔对我来说就像哥哥一样。

Joe _________ _________ a brother to me.

4.凯特只是个8岁的孩子。

Kate is only _________ _________ child.

5.我不确定从这儿到我家有多远。

I’m _________ _________ how far it is from here to my home.

B) 根据括号内的要求完成下列各题，每空一词(含缩略形式)。

1.Jenny usually walks to work.  (改为一般疑问句)

________ Jenny usually ________ to work?

2.Do Mark and Tony play soccer after school?  (补全否定答语)

No, ________ ________.

3.They go to the library by bike.   (对划线部分提问)

________ ________ they go to the library?

4.The village is about 8 kilometers from the bus station.   (对划线部分提问)

________ ________ is the village from the bus station?

5.John’s parents usually take the plane to Shanghai.  (改为同义句)

John’s parents usually go to Shanghai ________ ________.

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