Danny is a schoolboy. He  36  in a small town. His home is about ten miles  37  school and the roads are not flat(平坦的). So it’s   38  for him to get to school. He   39  at about five thirty every day and has breakfast. Then he  40  school at around six o’clock. First, he  41  his bicycle to the bus station. That takes about forty minutes. 42 the bus takes him to school. It usually takes about thirty minutes. Sometimes he has 43 time for breakfast at home, so he has something for breakfast on the bus.

   “I’ve never taken trains. It must be a lot 44  fun than taking buses,” says Danny. He studies very 45 at school. He hopes he can go to school in a big city some day. He can take a train to school then.

1.A. lives           B. works             C. plays             D. teaches

2.A. at             B. from             C. in                   D. for

3.A. easy               B. good             C. interesting          D. difficult

4.A. gets up        B. gets to          C. goes to bed          D. goes to work

5.A. gets back      B. leaves for       C. leaves               D. gets

6.A. by             B. sends            C. on               D. rides

7.A. Then           B. But               C. Ago             D. After

8.A. much           B. no              C. not                  D. a

9.A. little             B. less             C. more             D. many

10.A. badly             B. bad              C. hardly          D. hard

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(1)The writer mainly tells us ________.

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A．the most popular means of transportation around the world

B．the most popular ways of getting to school in North America

C．the different ways of getting to school for students around the world

D．the transportation in parts of the world

(2)What does“students usually go to school by boat.”mean? ________

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A．Students usually take boats to get to school.

B．Students usually take a boat to get to school.

C．Students usually go to school take a boat.

(3)In Japan, the three moat popular ways of getting to school are ________.

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A．trains, walks and bikes

B．bus, train and boat

C．taking trains, walking and riding bikes

D．bus, train and bike

(4)Why do students in Hongshanhu and Kaishandao usually go to school by boat? ________

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A．Because there are some rivers or lakes.

B．Because there are more boats than buses.

C．Because that must be a lot more fun than taking a bus.

D．Because it takes less time by boat.

How do students around the world get to school? Do you know? We ___1___ a survey about it last month and this is what we ___2___．

In North America，most students go to school ___3___ the school bus．Some students ___4___ walk or ride bikes to school．In ___5___ parts of the world，things are different．In Japan，most students take trains to school，___6___ others walk or ride their bikes，too．In China，it deepens on ___7___ you are．In big cities，students usually ride bikes to school or take buses，but in small villages，students go to school ___8___ and it usually ___9___ them more time to go to school．And in places where there are rivers and lakes，like Hongshanhu and Kaishandao，students usually go to school by boat．That must be a lot more fun than taking a bus．Do you think ___10___?

1．A．did                        B．carried                   C．had

2．A．saw                      B．got                      C．1istened

3．A．by                         B．in                        C．on

4．A．also                       B．too                      C．either

5．A．another                  B．other                  C．others

6．A．if                          B．because               C．although

7．A．where                   B．who                    C．what

8．A．on feet                         B．on foot                C．with foot

9．A．spends                         B．costs                   C．takes

10．A．so                       B．such                    C．that