—If there are _________cars, there will be _________air pollution.

—Yes. And the air will be cleaner.

A. less; less B. fewer; fewer C. less; fewer D. fewer; less

There are many cars over there. Five of them are brown. Twelve of them are red. Three of them are yellow. Four green cars, eight blue cars, two orange cars and one white car are there, too. They are new. They are nice. Look, these aren’t cars, they are buses. They are in different（不同的） colors: ten red, eleven green, seventy yellow and nine blue. They are all old. They are big. All the cars and buses belong to (属于) Mr. Smith.

1.There are __________ cars over there.

2.There are __________ buses.

3.All of the cars over there are in ________ colors.

4.All the cars are _________, but all the buses are _________

5.Whose are all the cars and buses?

All big cities are quite similar. Living in a modern Asian city isn’t very different from living in an American city. 1.______

In many parts of the world, farmers and their families live in villages or towns. In the United States, however, each farm family lives on its own fields, often beyond (在……之外) the sight of any neighbors. Instead of traveling from the village to the fields every morning, American farmers stay on their land the whole week. 2.______ Their children ride on buses to large schools for all the farm families living in the area. In some areas, there are small schools serving a few farm families, and the children walk to school. Of course life keeps changing for everyone, including farmers. 3.______ And there are also modern machines for farming. All of these have changed the farm life.

4.______ Farmers usually had to deal with their own problems, instead of getting help from others. They learned to try new ways, and to trust their own ideas rather than (而不) followed the old ways.

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A. Today there are cars, good roads, radios and television sets.

B. The same can not be said about living on farms, however.

C. Many years ago, however, farming in America was often a lonely way of living.

D. They travel to the nearest town on Saturdays for shopping or on Sundays for church.

5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Life in the world also keeps changing.

B. Life in the United States keeps changing.

C. American farmers like their old ways.

D. American farmers have changed their lives.

There are many cars over there. Five of them are brown. Twelve of them are red. Three of them are yellow. Four green cars, eight blue cars, two orange cars and one white car are there, too. They are new. They are nice. Look, these aren’t cars, they are buses. They are in different（不同的） colors: ten red, eleven green, seventy yellow and nine blue. They are all old. They are big. All the cars and buses belong to (属于) Mr. Smith.
【小题1】There are __________ cars over there.

--Why do you like living here？

-- Because it’s quite quiet. There are              cars on the street.