What was the highlight *of the May Day? It was Hangzhou Bay Bridge*, which opened on that day.       

It is 36 kilometers long and the world’s longest cross- sea bridge. It begins at Jiaxing, crosses the East China Sea, and end at Cixi, about 70 kilometers from Ningbo. It will reduce* the driving time between Shanghai and Ningbo by about two hours.

A great number of the workers started to build it on November 2003, and ended in June 2007. Now the bridge has become famous. About 40,000 vehicles *can cross the bridge each day at first. This will be added to 100,000 vehicles a day in 2026. During the May Day holiday, many car owners came to the bridge as well as tourists on coaches*. So many people wanted to see the bridge with their own eyes.

As a shortcut *between Zhejiang and Shanghai, the bridge will not only improve traffic but also help economic *development in the Changjiang River Delta.

“People enjoy working in small cities like Cixi but living in big cities like Shanghai,” said a man. “With the help of the bridge, they can leave Shanghai for Cixi in the morning and go back in the afternoon. They only need to drive for about one and a half hours.”

1.Hangzhou Bay Bridge opened________.

A. in November, 2003   B. in July, 2007   C. on May 1, 2008    D. on March 1, 2008

2.It took about ___________ to finish building the bridge.

A. three years and a half   B. two years and a half  C. three years   D. four years and a half

3.Which city is not mentioned in the passage?  ___________.

A. Cixi              B. Ningbo       C. Hangzhou           D. Shanghai

4.The passage can most probably be found in _____________.

A. a text book          B. a magazine         C. a newspaper        D. a movie poster

Torch relay back on track today

By Wang Shanshan (China Daily)

                                      Updated: 2008-05-22 07:26

NINGBO, Zhejiang - The Olympic torch relay resumes today in this ancient port city after a three-day pause out of respect for victims of the earthquake.

Since the nationwide mourning began on Monday, the Olympic flame has been kept at Daxie Island off the coast of Ningbo.

The relay will begin this morning and will go on to Jiaxing in the afternoon. A total of 208 torchbearers will take part in the two events.

The relay will then cross the 36-km-long Hangzhou Bay Bridge, the longest sea bridge in the world.

A total of 56 torchbearers will take part, each covering a distance of 5.6 km.

At the end of the bridge lies the 1,800-year-old city of Jiaxing.

The relay will pass along the Grand Canal linking Beijing and Hangzhou, which was built in 604 AD, and the Nanhu Lake where the Communist Party of China had its first national congress in July 1921.

根据短文内容，简要回答下面的问题。

1. When did the relay stop? _______________________

2. Which place will the torch be passed to in the afternoon? _______________________

3. Is Hangzhou Bay Bridge the longest sea bridge in the world? _______________________

4. What does “Grand Canal” mean in Chinese? _______________________

5. Where did the Communist Party of China had its first national congress? _______________________