If you usually take the school bus or sometimes need to take public buses to school, there are some important rules you should know.
·When you are waiting for the bus, you should wait at the bus stop, and stand well back.
·When you get off the bus, make sure you and the driver can see each other, and wait for the driver to signal you before you cross the road in front of the bus.
·Never go back for anything you may leave on the bus when it is starting.
·Never bend down near the bus when you walk to or from the bus stop.
·You should cross the street at a crosswalk or a street corner, and wait for the light to turn green or for the WALK crossing signal.
·It is important to look carefully to the left, the right and the left again when you cross the street.
·Remember that it is dangerous to stay in the areas around buses where the driver can’t see you. Don’t run between parked cars or buses.
·Do not run across the street or through parking areas to catch up with your friends.
【小题1】When you are waiting for the bus, you should wait   .

Every morning Tom goes to work by train. He has a long way to go. So he always buys a newspaper. It helps him to spend the time on the train. Tom likes sport very much. One morning on the train he is reading something about the football match. So he forgets to get off the train at his station. He doesn’t know it. When he finishes reading, he looks out of the window. It’s far from his station. He gets off at the next station. He has to go back by train. Of course, he is late for work.

1.Tom goes to work by ___.  

A. train    B. bike     C. car        D. bus

2.Tom likes ____.

A. reading     B. sport         C. music      D. working

3.Tom’s work place is _______ his home.

A. near      B. far from    C. beside     D. behind

4.What does Tom buy every morning?

A. a book    B. a football    C. a hamburger    D. a newspaper

5.Where does he get off the train at last?

A. the right station         B. the next station to his work place

C. before the train station     D. we don’t know

Being safe in your everyday life needs knowledge．If you remember the following information，your life will be much safer．

  ●  Always notice the environment around you．You shouldn’t walk alone outside late at night．Make sure where the public phones are．If anything dangerous happens，you can find them easily．

  ●Your bag should be carried towards the front of your body instead of putting it on your back。When a bus is full of people，it is easy enough for a thief to take away the things in the bag on your back．

●If you are followed by someone you don’t know, cross the street and go to the other way, let the person understand that you know he or she is after you．Next，don’t go home at once．You are safer in the street than you are alone in your home or in a lift．

  ●If you have to take a bus to a place far away, try to get to the stop a few minutes earlier before the bus leaves．This stops other people from studying you．On the bus，don’t sit alone．Sit behind the driver or other people．Don’t sleep．

1.Which of the following is NOT safe when you are out?

A．Go home alone late at night．     

B．Make sure where the public phones are．

C．Don’t get to the bus stop too early．

D．Always notice the environment around you．

2.When you are followed by someone on your way home，you should ____ to make yourself safe.

A．run home              B．turn back and walk towards him or her at once

C．find a lift and go in      D．cross the street and go to the other way．

3.When you take a bus alone，it’s safe for you______

A．to sit behind the driver or with other people，but not to sleep 

B．to talk with the driver

C．to call your friends       D．to get off the bus at once

4.What can you learn from the passage?

A．How to notice the environment around you   

B．How to be safe in your everyday life

C．How to cross the street                  

D．How to use the public phones

A passenger（乘客）told an air hostess（空姐）that he needed a cup of water to take medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring him the   26 soon.
Twenty minutes   27 , when the passenger's ring for service sounded, the air hostess realized it at once. She was kept so busy that she   28  to bring him the water. Therefore, the passenger was held up（延迟）to take his medicine. She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he  29 it．
In the following hours on the flight,   30 time the air hostess passed the passenger, she would ask him with a smile  31 he needed help or not. But the passenger never    32 her words.
When he was going to get off the  33 ，the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him  the passengers' booklet（意见簿）．She was very  34 . She knew that he would write down  sharp (刻薄的) words, which might make her  35 the job.  36   with a smile she handed it to him.
Off the plane, she   37  the booklet and smiled, for the passenger put it, "On the flight, you asked me if I needed help for twelve times  38 . How can I refuse   39  twelve sincere (真诚的) smiles?"
That's right! It was the twelve smiles of the air hostess that touched（感动）the passenger  40  and of course she wouldn't lose her job!

A passenger told an air hostess that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine when the plane just took off. she told him that she would bring him the water in ten minutes. thirty minutes later, when the passenger’s ring for service sounded, the air hostess flew in a hurry. she was kept so busy that she forgot to give him the water. As a result, the passenger was held up(延迟) to take his medicine. she hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he refused it.

   In the following hours on the flight, each time the air hostess passed the passenger she would ask him with a smile whether he needed help or not. but the passenger never paid attention to her. when he was going to get off the plane, the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him the passengers’ brochure(小册子). she was very sad. she knew that he would write down sharp words, but with a smile she handed it to him. off the plane, she opened the brochure, and broke a smile, for the passenger wrote, “on the flight, you asked me whether I need help or not for twelve times in all. how can I refuse your twelve sincere smiles?” That’s right! who can refuse twelve sincere smiles from a person?

1.What did the passenger need when the plane just took off ?

A. brochure to write something

B. A cup of water to take his medicine

C. The air hostess to make an apologize

D. To get off the plane at once

2.Why did the air hostess forget to give him the water ?

A. ecause the passenger was angry

B. Because the passenger was very cruel

C. Because she was very busy

D. Because she was not friendly to the passenger

3.Why was the air hostess very sad ?

A.She thought the passenger would write down bad words

B.She thought she couldn`t give the passenger any help

C.She thought the passenger would tell her manager

D.She thought she should say sorry to the passenger again

4.The Chinese meaning of the word “sincere”is ________

A.自豪的  B. 婉转的 C. 真诚的  D. 委屈的

5.Do you think which is the best title for the passage ?

A. The air hostess  B. A cup of water  C. Twelve smiles  D. On the plane