假设你叫刘京，是美国中学生托尼的笔友，你收到他的来信。请给托尼写一封回信，回答他的问题，介绍北京良好的公交服务，并谈谈你的感受。　

Hi! Liu Jing, My grandpa is going to Beijing next month because he ahs heard a lot about the city and he would like to see it himself. He says the bus service in Beijing is very good now, and people can to anywhere by bus. Is he right? Can you tell me something more about it? I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon. Yours, Tony

 

Hi! Tony, I’m glad to know your grandpa is coming to Beijing. ____________________   ____________________________________________________________________        If you have more questions, please ask me. Yours, Liu Jing

 

 

 

A famous building in New York City is turning 100 years old. A year-long celebration is planned for Grand Central Terminal, which is usually called Grand Central station, the sixth most-visited place in the world.
The huge building has not changed much since it opened in February, 1913. About 750,000 people pass through Grand Central every day. Some just come to look at it, others to visit the stores. But most are there to catch the trains that enter and leave from the station. It is the largest train station in the world. There are 67 train tracks, all of them underground.
The main part of the building has large, arched windows, a jeweled four-sided clock and ticket windows. Grand Central has been seen in many movies through the years. Dan Brucker is with the New York Transit Authority, which operates the station. Dan Brucker has worked for the transit authority at Grand Central for 30 years. In all those years, he has not lost his interest in the building.
Justin Ferate, a historian, has been giving tours of Grand Central Station for 30 years. He says the station was designed to make travel a pleasure.
“Why people don't run into each other in Grand Central is simple: each block of stone in Grand Central is the length of your leg. Each block of stone in Grand Central is the length of your arm. Each block of stone is a different color, so it’s a checkerboard, based on you.”   
A ten-year-long fight against plans to build a huge office building over Grand Central in 1968 helped create the modern preservation（保护） movement. Now, no one would think of changing the beauty of the station.
【小题1】How long has Grand Central been in service ?

A．For 30 years.

B．For 10 years.

C．For 45 years.

D．For a century.

【小题2】A lot of people can’t ___________ in Grand Central.

A．enjoy the beauty of the buliding	B．visit the stores
C．take the trains	D．see movies

【小题3】Which of the following statements about the station is WRONG?

A．It’s in New York City.

B．It’s one of the most-visited places in the world.

C．It’s the largest train station in the world.

D．It has been changed much over the years.

【小题4】Both Dan Brucker and Justin Ferate ___________.

A．have worked for the station for 30 years

B．have given tours of the station for 30 years

C．show interest in the station

D．create the modern preservation movement for the station

【小题5】Which of the following statements can we infer（推断）according to the passage?

A．The station won’t be changed.

B．People will spend one month celebrating its anniversary.

C．More and more people will catch the trains in the station

D．The station will become larger and larger.

Dear Zhang Jing,

My grandpa 81____ going to Changchun next month, because he has heard a lot 82.______ the city and he would like 83.___ see it himself. He says the bus service in Changchun is very good now, and people can go anywhere 84.____ bus. Is he right? Can you tell me something more about it?

I hope to 85._____ from you soon.

Yours,

Tony

 

Walter owns three Italian  restaurants which are running very well in Rhode Island in America. Every day his restaurants welcome crowds of customers（顾客） all over the world.
He studied to be a cook, but he sees now that his success is the result of a lifetime education. When he opened his first restaurant, all of a sudden his schooling knowledge , the history of his family and his ethics(道德准则) of his father came into play  . It made him a person who studied and explored （探索）the secrets in the food business.
Walter’s learning never stops. He says “ The food business is one where you need to stay on top. Cooks should be trained. You have to keep on studying or you will be left behind.” So he spent more time in reading. Every time he gets new ideas from the book, he brings them into his work.
Walter also has a clear understanding about success. That is he would like to be remembered as a person who is creative, who believes in the Italian cooking culture in America. Food is like a bridge connecting to the past, to the family and to the country. He says “Success to me is not how much money I make, but if at the end of the day I am able to make fifteen or twenty customers happy, I’m a happy man.”
【小题1】The underlined phrase “came into play” means                

A．played a joke on him	B．needed to be used
C．gave him much help	D．began to be studied

【小题2】The secret of Walter’s success is             .

A．building a bridge to the country

B．keeping on learning without any stops

C．getting new cooking ideas from his family

D．bringing the Italian cooking culture into America

【小题3】 From the last sentence of the passage, we can know that it is           .

A．happy to make a lot of money

B．exciting to have more and more customers

C．important to make the customers pleased

D．impossible to make 15 or 20 customers happy every day

【小题4】 We can learn from the passage that           .

A．the lifetime education is important

B．creative spirit always comes first

C．exploring the food business is difficult

D．new ideas are necessary in running a restaurant

【小题5】The best title of this passage may be “          ”

A．Culture is Important for Cooks

B．A Cook and His Customers

C．The Story of Three Restaurants

D．A Winner is Made, not Born

My grandfather Jack is 96 years old, and he has had an interesting life. He has travelled a lot in his life in the Far East. He visited the Taj Mahal in India and the Pyramids in Egypt. He hunted (狩猎) lions in Africa, and rode a camel in the Sahara Desert. He says the most beautiful place he has travelled to is Kathmandu in Nepal.

      Jack has married twice. His first wife died when she was 32. He met his second wife Maria while he was cycling round France They have been married for 50 years, and they have lived happily in a small village since they got married.

      Jack says that he has never been ill in his life. The secret of good health, according to my grandfather, is exercise He goes swimming every morning. He has done this since he was a boy. He also has a glass of wine every night! Perhaps that is his secret!

1.What kind of life has Jack lived?

A. A short life.                                                 B. An interesting life.

C. A lonely life                        D. A poor life.

2.Which of the following does Jack think is the most beautiful place?

A. Kathmandu.                        B. The Pyramids

C. The Sahara Desert.                   D. Taj Mahal

3.How many times has Jack married?

A. Once.           B. Twice.          C. Three times.             D. Four times.

4.Where did Jack meet Maria?

A. In India.         B. In Nepal.        C. In France                            D. in Egypt.

5.What does Jack do every night?

A. He has a glass of wine.               B. He goes swimming

C. He hunts lions.                                                     D. He rides a camel.