Do you often carry maps when you travel to foreign countries? Maps can show you the right directions．But   1   if you have left the maps somewhere or you haven，t got them? I’m afraid that you’ll have to  2  directions．

    Traveling in Japan，you are often puzzled because most streets there don，t have names．The Japanese use landmarks(界标)in their directions  3  street names．So when you ask“Excuse me．Could you tell me  4  the nearest post office?，，they often say,“Go straight along the road．Take the second turning on the left and  5   a supermarket．The post office is across from the hospital”．

    In the countryside of the American Midwest，usually there are not many landmarks．There are no mountains，So the land is very flat．In many places there are no towns or buildings within miles．Instead of landmarks，people will tell you directions and   6  .In Kansas or Iowa，for example，people will say to you，“Go east three miles．Turn north and then walk another mile．You can’t  7  it．”

    People in Los Angeles，California，have no idea of distance of the map：they measure(测量)distance  8  means of time，not miles．“How far away is the nearest post office?”you ask．“Oh，”they answer,“It’s  9  from here．”You say,“Yes，but how many miles away is it?”They have no idea．

    People in Greece(希腊)sometimes do not try to give directions because visitors seldom(很少)understand the Greek language．Instead of giving you the direction，a Greek  10  body language to help you understand directions or he will simply say,“Follow me.”Then he’ll lead you through the streets of the City to the post office．

(  )1．A．what to do    B．how to do  C．what happens D．what

(  12．A．ask          B．ask for    C．find        D．show

(  )3．A．because of    B．instead of  C．as          D．instead

(  )4．A．how to get to   B．how can I get to C．which the way to D．how far is it from

(  )5．A．go through    B．past       C．go past     D.go to

(  )6．A．names       B．places    C．the time     D．distances

(  )7．A．miss         B．10se     C．see         D．find

(  )8．A．on           B．as      C．through      D．by

(  )9．A．ten minutes，walk B．ten．minute walk  C．ten minute’s  D．walking ten minutes

(  )l0．A．often use    B．often used    C．will often use D．used to use

Mary has a lot of hobbies. She usually gets up early so she can run before work. She doesn't often have time to skate, but she sometimes goes on Saturdays during the winter. Mary often rides a horse near here home. She sometimes goes after work, but she usually goes horseback riding on Sundays. She loves music. She always goes to choir practice(合唱团训练) on Wednesday evenings and sings in church(教堂) on Sundays. She doesn't have much money, so she seldom(很少) goes to concerts（音乐会） in the city. She seldom watches TV because she likes doing things outside. She usually goes to the gym（体育馆） if it's raining outside. She isn't often alone（独自的） because she has a lot of friends. She sometimes does something alone, but she usually does her hobbies with one of her friends. She's a happy woman!
【小题1】Mary often gets up early because she wants to _______.

Mary has a lot of hobbies. She usually gets up early so she can run before work. She doesn't often have time to skate, but she sometimes goes on Saturdays during the winter. Mary often rides a horse near here home. She sometimes goes after work, but she usually goes horseback riding on Sundays. She loves music. She always goes to choir practice(合唱团训练) on Wednesday evenings and sings in church(教堂) on Sundays. She doesn't have much money, so she seldom(很少) goes to concerts（音乐会） in the city. She seldom watches TV because she likes doing things outside. She usually goes to the gym（体育馆） if it's raining outside. She isn't often alone（独自的） because she has a lot of friends. She sometimes does something alone, but she usually does her hobbies with one of her friends. She's a happy woman!

1. 1.

   Mary often gets up early because she wants to _______.

   1. A.
      have breakfast
   2. B.
      clean her room
   3. C.
      run
   4. D.
      skate
2. 2.

   Mary usually goes horseback riding on _______.

   1. A.
      Wednesday
   2. B.
      Sunday
   3. C.
      Saturday
   4. D.
      workday
3. 3.

   Mary seldom ________ because she likes doing things outside.

   1. A.
      goes to concerts
   2. B.
      goes to the gym
   3. C.
      goes to church
   4. D.
      watches TV
4. 4.

   Mary seldom goes to concerts because she ______

   1. A.
      isn’t rich(富有的)
   2. B.
      is busy
   3. C.
      doesn’t like music
   4. D.
      has many friends
5. 5.

   Which of the following is not true?

   1. A.
      Mary is often alone.
   2. B.
      Mary likes running.
   3. C.
      Mary has lots of friends.
   4. D.
      Mary is a happy woman.

　　Uncle Wang works in a bookshop in the middle of the city. The shop is not far from his home. It's about one kilometre away. So Uncle Wang seldom（很少）goes to work by bus. He usually goes there by bike, sometimes on foot. It takes him twenty minutes to get there by bike, and forty minutes on foot. Today his bike is broken. He wants to walk there. Now he's having breakfast. He leaves home at ten minutes to eight. He walks to work twenty minutes earlier. His work starts at half past eight in the morning and finishes at a quarter to five in the afternoon.