阅读理解下面的短文，然后按要求答题。

Pat Hogan was traveling around the country in his car. One evening as he was traveling along a road and looking for a small hotel, he saw an old man at the side of the road. He stopped his car and said to the old man, “I want to go to the Sun Hotel. Do you know it?” “Yes. I’ll show you the way, ” answered the old man. He got into Pat’s car, and they drove about twelve miles. When they came to a small house, the old man said, “Stop here. ” Pat stopped and looked at the house. “But this isn’t a hotel, is it?” he said to the old man. “No. This is my house. Let me show you the way to the Sun Hotel now. Turn around and go back nine miles. Then you’ll see the Sun Hotel on your left.”

1 Pat wanted to find a hotel because it was     .

A. raining     B. getting dark  C. so cold    D. too hot

2 Pat stopped his car because he wanted to     .

A. ask the way B. have a rest   C. mend it  D. have supper

3 Pat was     miles from the Sun Hotel when he met the old man.

A. three    B. nine       C. twelve     D. twenty-one

4 How did the man go back home after he met Pat?

A. By bus.    B. On foot.    C. By bike.    D. By car.

5 What do you think of the man?

A.             He’s good.                B. He’s kind.

C. He’s clever.             D. He’s foolish.

Tony and Sam were classmates. One afternoon, they met each other in the street. The two boys walked along the street together. After a while Tony remembered something, He said to Sam, “I lent you ten dollars the week before last. Can you give it back to me, Sam?” “Sorry. I forgot about it,” said Sam. He thought about the money for a moment, and then said, “I’ve got no money with me today. I’ll pay you back tomorrow.” “OK! I can wait another day,” said Sam. Just at that moment a man ran up to them. He had a knife in his hand. He was a dangerous man. The boys were very afraid. “ Give me your money,” said the man to Tony. Tony had to take out his purse and give it to him. The man took out the money and threw purse onto the ground. And then he said to Sam, “Now give me your money.” Sam thought quickly. He took out his purse, but he did not give it to the robber. He gave it to Tony and said, “There’s ten dollars in the purse. Now I give it back to you.”

根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正( R )与误 ( W )。

6 Sam borrowed ten dollars from Tony about two weeks ago.

7 The man was a robber (强盗).

8 Sam had no money with him that afternoon.

9 Sam and Tony were good friends.

10 The story happened in the street.

Great changes have taken place in people's lives in the past 20 years．In many ways，people live better than before，as we can see from the following points．

In the past，every family had several children．They lived a hard life．Many of the children couldn't get a good education．But recently，people have been changing their ideas．Now，families have fewer，but healthier children．Many of the children can go to college．

People used to keep in touch with relatives of friends mainly by sending letters．Now people can talk to others on the telephone or Internet an home．Also，people used to listen to the radio for news and other information．But now they can get the information in many ways，such as TV，Internet and so on．

Transportation（交通）has also changed．People used to walk to work and children used to go to school oil foot or by bike．It often took a lot of time．Today some families are rich enough to send their children to school in their own cars．The traffic is very convenient．People can save a lot of time for doing other useful things．

Lastly，big families used to have small rooms．The whole family had to live in a small apartment．These days，more and more buildings have been built，so more and more people have moved into big and bright apartments with several rooms．

In all，I think people's lives are becoming better and better．

1．How many points were mentioned?

A．Two                    B．Three                         C．Four                      D．Five

2．In the past，why couldn't many children get a good education?

A．Because of their hard lives

B．Because their parents didn't let them go to school．

C．Because they didn't want to go to school．

D．Because they had new thoughts．

3．Today people can talk to others _________．

A．by telephone                                            B．on the Internet

C．only by sending letters                                 D．Both A and B

4．According to the fourth paragraph we know that _________．

A．children go to school only by bus                 B．children go to school only by bike

C．children go to school only on foot                D．the traffic is very convenient

5．According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE?

A．After a family plan was carried out，every family still had several children

B．Most families have their own cars

C．More and more buildings age being built

D．There are no buses between cities and counties

 Some students who are from all around the world are talking about the way they go to school on School Bus Bar at http://tieba.baidu.com/.

1.Mary Smith’s school bus isn’t ______.

  A. safe            B. beautiful          C. strong         D. dangerous

2.Why does Li Ping go to school by bike?

  A. Because she likes riding.         

B. Because the crowded traffic.

  C. Because her school is far.        

D. Because there is no school bus.

3.How long does Bing Bing spend on the way to school?

A. 30 minutes         B. 15 minutes      

C. one hour           D. one and a half hours