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Ridgewood is a small, quiet town 20 miles from Manhattan. It is a typical suburban town, perfect for raising children away from the fast pace of the city. However, some Ridgewood kids feel as upset as if they were on the city’s busy streets. In addition to hours of homework, Ridgewood’s children are occupied with afterschool activities — from swimming to piano to religious classes.
Out of desperation one day, the town decided to schedule another activity. This one was called “Ridgewood Family Night — Ready, Set, Relax!” Instead of schedules filled with sports, music, or overtime at the office, some of the town’s 25,000 residents decided to take the night off and stay home. For a few months before Family Night, a committee of volunteers worked hard to spread the word. Younger students took “Save the Date for Me” leaflets home to their parents. The mayor issued a statement, and schools and clubs agreed to cancel homework and meetings so families could relax and be together.
The tension between a hope for a more relaxed lifestyle and the knowledge that the benchmark for success has been raised in recent years weighs heavily on the minds of the townspeople. Some parents like to recall a different kind of childhood, one without so many scheduled afterschool activities. However, these same parents feel obliged to make sure their children are prepared to survive in today’s high-pressure work environment. They are afraid that any gap in their children’s physical or intellectual development might mean they won’t be admitted to the “right” universities and won’t succeed in a more and more competitive world.
Nevertheless, it seems that Family Night worked, at least to a point. Cars moved easily around Ridgewood’s normally busy downtown streets, and stores and restaurants saw a drop in business. Some families ate supper together for the first time in months.
Initially, there was great hope of taking back their lives. But sadly, few families believe that one night will change their lives. Many are sure that they will fall back into the habit of over-scheduling their children to be overachieving adults

  1. 1.

    The writer describes Ridgewood as a town where ________

    1. A.
      residents take little notice of education
    2. B.
      children are stressful and over expected
    3. C.
      parents are concerned about children’s safety
    4. D.
      children lead a life of relaxed, ordinary rhythms
  2. 2.

    According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about the Family Night?

    1. A.
      Schools assigned no homework
    2. B.
      Fewer people ate in the restaurants
    3. C.
      The streets were less crowded
    4. D.
      People enjoyed meeting each other
  3. 3.

    According to the passage, the parents in Ridgewood ________

    1. A.
      have conflicting desires about what experiences to offer their children
    2. B.
      are happy with the lifestyle they have chosen for themselves and the children
    3. C.
      believe that it is their duty to make a change for the stressful life style
    4. D.
      are worried about their children’s lacking of big ambition
  4. 4.

    We may get the conclusion from the passage that ________

    1. A.
      the concept of Family Night will become a regular part of life in Ridgewood
    2. B.
      Ridgewood people believe the Family Night will change their way of living
    3. C.
      Family Night is not as popular as people have originally thought
    4. D.
      schools are worried about students being given too much free time

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Text messaging, or simply “texting”, with allows people to send and receive messages on mobile phones, becomes very popular today.
The advantages of texting are obvious. Texting helps to save money. If you have a few words to greet your families and friends on their birthdays or on some important festivals, sending messages can be cheaper than phone calling. Texting helps to save time. Even if you want to send a message to 100 people, you can do it one second. Texting helps you to “talk” to someone when he is too busy to answer the phone. Texting can also help you to “talk” to someone secretly if you don’t want others to hear what you are talking on the phone. These advantages are so amazing that many people are crazy about it. They hold mobile phones in hands all day long, send dozens of messages each day, and even text while driving or walking.
However, texting has its disadvantages. Junk messages may come into your mobile phone box now and then. When your phone box gets too full, you can’t receive any more messages. You may therefore miss some important information.
What’s more, if you don’t do texting properly, for example texting while driving or walking, it can be dangerous. It can cause injuries and even death. It was reported that about 6,000 people were killed and half a million were injured for this reason each year. In Fort Lee, a small town in New Jersey, USA, three people died because they walked into traffic while texting in 2011. Two researchers at Stony Brook University, New York found that texters are 60% more probably to have an accident than others. When people are texting, they don’t notice other people or things around them. To reduce traffic accidents, all drivers of the UN are now not allowed to text while driving. About 32 countries have passed laws restricting the use of mobile phones while driving.
Texting is a wonderful way of communication. However, only when we use it properly, can we fully enjoy the fun it brings

  1. 1.

    How many advantages of texting are mentioned in the passage?

    1. A.
      Two
    2. B.
      Three
    3. C.
      Four
    4. D.
      Five
  2. 2.

    What did the researchers at Stony Brook University find?

    1. A.
      Texters are easier to have an accident
    2. B.
      Texting is a good way of communication
    3. C.
      6,000 people were killed and injured
    4. D.
      Many people text to greet families and friends
  3. 3.

    The underlined word restricting probably means______.

    1. A.
      not telling
    2. B.
      not allowing
    3. C.
      enjoying
    4. D.
      making
  4. 4.

    This passage is written to tell us that______.

    1. A.
      we should do less texting
    2. B.
      texting has many advantages
    3. C.
      texting is better than phone calling
    4. D.
      we should do texting properly

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When Scotsman Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876, it was a revolution in communication. For the first time, people could talk to each other over great distances almost as clearly as if they were in the same room. Nowadays, though, we increasingly use Bell' s invention for taking photographs, accessing the internet, or watching video clips, rather than talking. Over the last two decades a new means of spoken communication has appeared: the mobile phone.
The first real mobile telephone call was made in 1973 by Dr Martin Cooper, the scientist who invented the modem mobile handset. Within a decade, mobile phones became available to the public. The streets of modem cities began to feature sharp-suited characters shouting into giant plastic bricks. In Britain the mobile phone quickly became the same with the "yuppie" , the new type of young urban professionals who carried the expensive handsets as status symbols. Around this time many of us said that we would never own a mobile phone.
But in the mid-90s, something happened. Cheaper handsets and cheaper calling rates meant that, almost overnight, it seemed that everyone had a mobile phone. And the giant plastic bricks of the 80s had changed into smooth little objects that fitted nicely into pockets and bags.
Moreover, people' s timekeeping changed. Younger readers will be amazed to know that, not long ago, people made spoken arrangements to meet at a certain place at a certain time. But later Meeting times became approximate under the new order of communication: the Short Message Service (SMS) or text message. Going to be late? Send a text message! It takes much less effort than arriving on time, and it' s much less awkward than explaining your lateness face to face and the text message has changed the way we write in English. Traditional rules of grammar and spelling are much less important when you' re sitting on the bus, hurriedly typing "Will B 15mm late - C U @ the bar. Sorry! - )".
Alexander Graham Bell would be amazed if he could see how far the science of telephony has progressed in less than 150 years.If he were around today, he might say "That' s gr8! But I' m v busy rite now.Will call U 2nite."

  1. 1.

    What does the underlined part in Para. 2 refer to?

    1. A.
      Houses of modern cities.
    2. B.
      Sharp-suited characters.
    3. C.
      New type of professionals.
    4. D.
      Mobile phones.
  2. 2.

    According to Paragraph 4, why did Meeting times become approximate?

    1. A.
      People were more likely to be late for their meeting.
    2. B.
      SMS made it easier to inform each other.
    3. C.
      Young people don' t like unchanging things.
    4. D.
      Traditional customs were dying out.
  3. 3.

    If you want to meet your friend at the school gate this evening, which of the following message can you send him?

    1. A.
      Call U@ SKUg8 2nite.
    2. B.
      IM2BZ2CU 2nite.
    3. C.
      CU@ the bar g8 2nite.
    4. D.
      W84U@ SKUg8 2nite.
  4. 4.

    What does the passage mainly tell us about?

    1. A.
      Alexander Graham' s invention.
    2. B.
      SMS @ a new way of communication.
    3. C.
      New functions of the mobile telephone.
    4. D.
      The development of the mobile phone.

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I live in a very over populated beach area in the Los Angeles, and I love the beautiful scenery! But because of many people, lots of things are easy to be out of order, and sometimes it’s also easy to lose your cool. Today was a day I wish I did not get out of bed. I mean that if I did not have to wake up and deal with all the things that I deal with on a daily basis, it would have been wonderful.
I had a cup of coffee this morning and that was my meal for breakfast, not healthy I know. Anyway, my stomach was sounding like a truck. So, I jumped in my car and decided to buy some food.
I was in line at Taco Bell (一家墨西哥速食店) and the line was like a long snake! Finally I got to place my order, but a young girl in nice clothes pulled in and was stuck in such a way that unless I moved for her, she wouldn’t be able to get out. So I backed up and waved her into my place in the front of the line.
To my surprise, this young girl did not say thanks. I was cool with it because I thought that I had done something nice for a change. After the girl received her food and pulled away, I pulled into the ordering spot, not mad, but hungry, and the employee said, “Hi, that girl just paid for your food.”
That food was the most satisfying nourishment (营养品) my body had ever taken! If just by chance you are that person who bought my food, I should say “Thank you!”

  1. 1.

    The underlined part in the first paragraph probably means “_____”

    1. A.
      be friendly to others
    2. B.
      become angry
    3. C.
      get warmer
    4. D.
      remain calm
  2. 2.

    What happened to the author according to the passage?

    1. A.
      He remained lying in bed all the morning
    2. B.
      He didn’t feel well after drinking a cup of coffee
    3. C.
      He made room for a girl who jumped the queue
    4. D.
      He had a quarrel with a girl who didn’t stand in line
  3. 3.

    How did the young girl show her thanks to the author?

    1. A.
      She got out of her car and said thanks
    2. B.
      She drove away with her own food
    3. C.
      She received her food and waved goodbye
    4. D.
      She paid for the author’s food without him knowing
  4. 4.

    The best title for the passage might be _____

    1. A.
      Kindness is spreading
    2. B.
      Being patient wins respect
    3. C.
      Being calm is important in accidents
    4. D.
      Being polite can change the world

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A new weapon is on the way in the fight against smoking in Europe. Soon when smokers buy cigarettes, they might see a shocking photo of a blackened lung or a cancer patient staring back at them from the packet.

Some boys may think of smoking as cool and sexy. Their friends won’t agree when they see their packets of cigarettes lying on the table.
The European Union announced on October 22, that it had chosen 42 photos that showed the damage cigarettes could do to the body. It called on member nations to put these pictures on packets to discourage young smokers.
To catch the attention of teenagers, the special packets warn of long-term medical dangers, like cancer. Short-term effects, like bad skin, are also on the list.
“The true fact of smoking is disease, death and horror. That is the message we should send to the young,” said David Byrne, an EU health official. “Hopefully these pictures will shock students out of their love for cigarettes.”
The EU head office hoped the pictures would work better than current written warnings on packs of cigarettes. The warning included “smoking kills” and “smoking can lead to a slow and painful death.”
So far, Ireland and Belgium have shown interest in the photos. Canada has used similar pictures and warnings on cigarette packs since 2000. The country has recently seen a fall in the number of smokers.
According to studies, smoking is the single biggest cause of avoidable death in EU. Every year more than 650,000 smokers die, more than one person a minute

  1. 1.

    What would be the best title for the text?

    1. A.
      New Ways to Stop Smoking
    2. B.
      Pictures to Shock Smokers
    3. C.
      New Packers of Cigarettes
    4. D.
      Dangers of Smoking
  2. 2.

    Which of the following is NOT the true face of smoking?

    1. A.
      Disease
    2. B.
      Death
    3. C.
      Horror
    4. D.
      Happinese
  3. 3.

    We can learn from the test that _______

    1. A.
      The EU countries have put the new warning method into practice
    2. B.
      only a small number of the EU countries have used the new warning method
    3. C.
      the new warning method has worked in some EU countries
    4. D.
      countries in the EU still use the old warning method
  4. 4.

    Which country is most successful in stopping smoking?

    1. A.
      Ireland
    2. B.
      Belgium
    3. C.
      Canada
    4. D.
      EU
  5. 5.

    The underlined sentence in the last paragraph suggests that ________

    1. A.
      It’s hard to stop smoking in EU
    2. B.
      deaths caused by smoking could have been avoided
    3. C.
      smoking is the biggest cause of deaths in EU
    4. D.
      EU has the largest number of deaths caused by smoking

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Are you an optimist? Do you look at your glass and see it as half full? Do you believe that every cloud has a silver lining and that generally things turn out for the best? Do you believe that if something is meant to be, it will be? If you reply “yes” to all of these questions, then you are an optimist. You probably are enthusiastic, cheerful and outgoing. You may well be successful atwork and in love.

But you may be misguided because things don’t turn out for the best. You may believe that when one door closes another one opens (for example,you may fail to obtain a new job,another chance will come around soon), Wrong. When one door closes, another door slams in your face. That's bitter reality.
Now a book has been published which confirms what we pessimists(悲观者)have suspected all along. It's called The Positive Power of Defensive Pessimism. Its author argues that defensive pessimism can lead to positive results. Defensive pessimism is a strategy used to manage fear, anxiety and worry. Defensive pessimists prepare for things by setting low outcomes for themselves. They carefully consider everything that may go wrong and plan for ways to handle these problems. And this gives them a sense of control. Lawrence Sanno, a psychology professor, says, “What’s interesting about defensive pessimists is that they tend to be very successful people, so their low opinion of the situation’s outcomes is not realistic. They use it to motivate themselves to perform better. ”
So far, so good. This is not rocket science. Defensive pessimists prepare carefully and consider what might go wrong, whether at work, on a date or even in a sports game. It makes sense to have a back-up plan. There are many sayings in English urging caution. For example, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket,” and “ Don’t count your chickens until they hatch. “ To have a confident and optimistic approach to life’s problems is good. But listen to what Woody Alien,the American comedian says, ”Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem.”
There are pros and cons to being an optimist and a pessimist. Don’t feel bad if you see the glass half empty. You are a realist. But lighten up and hook up with someone who sees the same glass half full

  1. 1.

    What is the passage mainly about?

    1. A.
      A book that has recently been published
    2. B.
      The dangers of being too optimistic
    3. C.
      How to become successful in life
    4. D.
      The benefits of defensive pessimism
  2. 2.

    The underlined sentence “This is not rocket science” in paragraph 4 means     

    1. A.
      it is quite simple to understand
    2. B.
      there is no real proof
    3. C.
      it’s not a dangerous thing to do
    4. D.
      the cost is not so high
  3. 3.

    The writer would probably describe himself as          

    1. A.
      an optimist
    2. B.
      a defeatist
    3. C.
      a realist
    4. D.
      a scientist
  4. 4.

    Which of the following English expressions would a defensive pessimist believe?

    1. A.
      “Every cloud has a silver lining.”
    2. B.
      “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.”
    3. C.
      “Whatever will be, will be.”
    4. D.
      “The glass is half full not half empty.”

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As you are probably aware, the latest job markets news isn’t good: Unemployment is still more than 9 percent, and new job growth has fallen close to zero. That’s bad for the economy, of course. And it may be especially discouraging if you happen to be looking for a job or hoping to change careers right now. But it actually shouldn’t matter to you nearly as much as you think.
  That’s because job growth numbers don’t matter to job hunters as much as job turnover data. After all, existing jobs open up every day due to promotions, resignations, terminations, and retirements. (Yes, people are retiring even in this economy.) In both good times and bad, turnover creates more openings than economic growth does. Even in June of 2007, when the economy was still humming along, job growth was only 132,000, while turnover was 4.7 million!
  And as it turns out, even today — with job growth near zero — over 4 million job hunters are being hired every month.
  I don’t mean to imply that overall job growth doesn’t have an impact on one’s ability to land a job. It’s true that if total employment were higher, it would mean more jobs for all of us to choose from (and compete for). And it’s true that there are currently more people applying for each available job opening, regardless of whether it’s a new one or not.
  But what often distinguishes those who land jobs from those who don’t is their ability to stay motivated. They’re willing to do the hard work of identifying their valuable skills; be creative about where and how to look; learn how to present themselves to potential employers; and keep going, even after repeated rejections. The Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that 2.7 million people who wanted and were available for work hadn’t looked within the last four weeks and were no longer even classified as unemployed.
  So don’t let the headlines fool you into giving up. Four million people get hired every month in the U.S. You can be one of them

  1. 1.

    The author tends to believe that high unemployment rate ______?

    1. A.
      deprives many people of job opportunities
    2. B.
      prevents many people from changing careers
    3. C.
      should not stop people from looking for a job
    4. D.
      does not mean the U.S. economy is worsening
  2. 2.

    Where do most job openings come from?

    1. A.
      Job growth
    2. B.
      Job turnover
    3. C.
      Improved economy
    4. D.
      Business expansion
  3. 3.

    What does the author say about overall job growth?

    1. A.
      It doesn’t have much effect on individual job seekers
    2. B.
      It increases people’s confidence in the economy
    3. C.
      It gives a ray of hope to the unemployed
    4. D.
      It doesn’t mean greater job security for the employed
  4. 4.

    What is the key to landing a job according to the author?

    1. A.
      Education
    2. B.
      Intelligence
    3. C.
      Persistence
    4. D.
      Experience
  5. 5.

    What do we learn from the passage about the unemployment figures in the US?

    1. A.
      They clearly indicate how healthy the economy is
    2. B.
      They provide the public with the latest information
    3. C.
      They warn of the structural problems in the economy
    4. D.
      They exclude those who have stopped looking for a job

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The Sauna World Championships (世界桑拿锦标赛) ended in tragedy at the weekend when one of the two finalists collapsed and died. Vladimir Ladyzhenskiy, a Russian amateur wrestler in his 60s, suffered severe burns in the bizarre(怪诞的) annual event in the southern Finnish town of Heinola. He was pronounced dead late on Saturday after he collapsed alongside reigning (卫冕) champion Timo Kaukonen of Finland roughly six minutes into the final round. The “sport” calls on participants to sit in a 230-degree (110 Celsius) room as water was tossed onto a searing stove, officials and witnesses said. Medical workers pulled both men out of the sauna in front of nearly 1,000 horrified spectators.
Both were shaking and bleeding from what appeared to be severe burns, said Hakon Eikesdal, a photographer with the Norwegian daily Dagbladet. Kaukonen, about 40, was in hospital in stable condition Sunday, contest spokesman Ossi Arvela said. The event, which had over 130 participants from 15 countries, had been held since 1999. It will never be held again, Arvela said. A pint of water is added to the stove every 30 seconds and the last person to remain at the sauna is the winner. There was no prize other than “some small things” Arvela said. He declined to provide details. Arvela said Kaukonen — the defending world champion — had refused to leave the sauna despite getting sick. Sauna bathing is a popular past-time in Finland, which has an estimated 1.6 million saunas for a population of 5 million.
Temperatures are normally kept around 158 to 176 degrees (70~80 degrees Celsius). “I know this is very hard to understand to people outside Finland who are not familiar with the sauna habit,” Arvela said. “It is not so unusual to have 110 degrees in a sauna. A lot of competitors before have sat in higher temperatures than that.” Arvela said all rules in Saturday’s competition were followed and the temperatures and times were similar to those in previous years

  1. 1.

    Which of the following is True of Paragraph 1?

    1. A.
      Only the Russian amateur wrestler suffered severe burns in the Sauna World Championships
    2. B.
      Timo Kaukonen won a world sauna championship though he was badly burned
    3. C.
      In the Sauna World Championships Vladimir Ladyzhenskiy was badly burned and then died
    4. D.
      Both of the finalists were pulled out of the sauna, then they were horrified to death
  2. 2.

    The underlined word “searing” means “__________”

    1. A.
      burning
    2. B.
      comfortable
    3. C.
      warm
    4. D.
      extinct
  3. 3.

    What can we conclude from the situation after the tragedy?

    1. A.
      There was no prize other than “some small things”, which the world champion would refuse to accept
    2. B.
      Ossi Arvela suggested there were great risks in the sauna contest and it never be held in the future
    3. C.
      The contest would be continued in which the temperatures were kept around 158 to 176 degrees
    4. D.
      It was unusual to have 110 degrees in a sauna and it was hard to understand to some people outside
  4. 4.

    We can infer from the news that ___________

    1. A.
      sauna is so popular that there are often competitions on weekdays in Finland
    2. B.
      the temperatures in usual saunas are too high for most people to stand in Finland
    3. C.
      the sauna contest is much too horrible even for the spectators in Finland
    4. D.
      there is a sauna for more than three people on average in Finland

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A young man once went to town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went to his room and put them on. He found that they were about two inches too long. He went into the kitchen, and his mother and two sisters were doing some washing there. He said to them, “The new trousers are too long. They need cutting by two inches. Would one of you mind doing this for me?” His mother and sisters were busy and none of them said anything.
But as soon as his mother had finished washing up, she went to her son’s room silently and cut the trousers by two inches. She came back without saying anything to her daughters. After supper, the elder sister remembered her brother’s trousers. She went to his room and cut the trousers by two inches without saying anything to anyone. The younger sister went to the cinema. But when she came back, she also remembered her brother’s trousers. So she went to his room and cut them by two inches, too

  1. 1.

    The trousers were ______

    1. A.
      too long
    2. B.
      new
    3. C.
      for the young man
    4. D.
      A, B and C
  2. 2.

    Why didn’t the young man’s mother and sisters answer him?

    1. A.
      Because they didn’t hear him clearly
    2. B.
      Because they thought others would do it for him
    3. C.
      Because they didn’t want to do it for him
    4. D.
      Because they were busy at that time
  3. 3.

    What can we infer from the story?

    1. A.
      Maybe the young man didn’t try on the trousers when he bought them
    2. B.
      The trousers are just right for the young man now
    3. C.
      His mother and sisters didn’t hear what the young man said
    4. D.
      The young’s mother and sisters didn’t want to help him
  4. 4.

    If the trousers were 197 inches at first, how long were they at last?

    1. A.
      191 inches
    2. B.
      193 inches
    3. C.
      195 inches
    4. D.
      199 inches
  5. 5.

    Which one is true from the story?

    1. A.
      The young man’s mother and sisters want others to know what they did
    2. B.
      They young man would be very happy to see his trousers were short
    3. C.
      The young man had to throw the trousers away at last
    4. D.
      The young man would be very thankful to his mother and sisters

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Long bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning, a middle, and an end with commercials (商业广告) thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus window. “Buy Super Clean Toothpaste.” “Drink Good Wet Root Beer.” “Fill up with Pacific Gas. “Only when you have fallen asleep, which is equal to turning the television set off, can you get separated from the unending cry of “You Need It! Buy It Now!”
As for the ride itself, the beginning of it is comfortable and somewhat exciting, even if you’ve traveled that way before. Usually some things are keeping changing out of the windows — various houses, crop fields, attractive bridges, … and sometimes even a small accident. Your bus driver may have a unique style of driving and it’s fun trying experience it the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly reckless (鲁莽的) or daring, the ride can be as thrilling (惊心动魄的) as an adventurous story. Will the driver pass the truck in time? Will the driver move into the right or the left hand lane? After a while, of course, the excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus rides more interesting. But you’ve got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops.
The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know the riding will soon be over and there’s a kind of expectation and excitement with that. The seat, of course, has become harder for the hours having passed. By now you may sit with your legs crossed, or with your hands in your lap, or with your hands on the arms, or even with your hands crossed behind your head. That is to say that the end comes just at no more ways to sit

  1. 1.

    According to the passage, what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip?

    1. A.
      Buses on the road
    2. B.
      Films on television
    3. C.
      Advertisements on the billboards
    4. D.
      Gas stations
  2. 2.

    What is the purpose of this passage?

    1. A.
      To give the writer’s opinion about long bus trips
    2. B.
      To persuade you to take some long bus riding
    3. C.
      To explain how bus trips and television shows differ
    4. D.
      To describe the billboards along the road
  3. 3.

    The writer of this passage would probably prefer ______

    1. A.
      those reckless bus drivers
    2. B.
      driving with no one around
    3. C.
      a television set on the bus
    4. D.
      no billboards along the road
  4. 4.

    The writer feels long bus rides are like TV shows because ______

    1. A.
      the commercials both on TV shows and on billboards along the road are fun
    2. B.
      they both have a beginning, a middle and an end, with commercials in between
    3. C.
      the drivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on buses
    4. D.
      both traveling by bus itself and watching TV programs on bus are not exciting
  5. 5.

    The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning because both are

    1. A.
      exciting
    2. B.
      comfortable
    3. C.
      tiring
    4. D.
      boring

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