If you won a lottery and had lots of money, what would you do? Some people would start by buying themselves things, such as a new car or a big house.

Many people who win lots of money may suddenly find that they have a lot of socalled(所谓的)friends. At that time people usually don’t know the reason, and they just feel good. In fact, the friends just want the lottery winner to give them some money. Besides that, they can’t decide what to do with the money, so they try to think what they want. In the end, most people usually decide to save the money.

There are some lottery winners who decide to quit(辞职)their jobs. Some big lottery winners make even bigger changes—they end their marriages. They think that winning a lot of money has suddenly made them more intelligent and more attractive(有吸引力的).So they feel that they have to be with a younger or more attractive man or woman.

They don’t know their money is just a bit of luck. It can’t change everything.

Next time when you buy a lottery ticket, think about what you would like to do with the money if you won.

（  ）11. A lottery winner may suddenly find himself with many socalled  friends, probably because __________.

A. he wants to make lots of friends  

B. he doesn’t know what to do with all the money

C. these new friends are usually kind to the lottery winner

D. these new friends want the lottery winner to give them some money

（  ）12. Some lottery winners want to be with a more attractive man or woman because they _______________.

A. don’t like their husbands or wives any more

B. think winning a lot of money has made them more intelligent and more attractive

C. have some new friends     D. don’t know how to spend the money

（  ）13. What do most of the lottery winners do with all the money?

A. They buy lots of houses.                 B. They find better jobs.

C. They spend the money on their marriages.   D. They save the money.

（  ）14. The underlined word“It”refers to(指的是)  __________

 A. the lottery             B. the next lottery ticket

C. the money that they win    D. everything that has changed

（  ）15. The author wants to tell us that___________________.

A. money can’t change everything

B. most lottery winners usually decide to save the money they win

C. some lottery winners might decide to move to a bigger house

D. some lottery winners end their marriages when they are rich

An old man was going home late one night with his horse and cart after a day’s hard work. When he was not far from his house, the light on the cart went out. He tried but could not mend (修理) it. He was near his home, and so he went along the road without a light. When a policeman saw this, he stopped the old carter.

“Where is your light?” asked the policeman. “No man may take a cart along the road at night without a light. You know that. You have broken the law (法律).”“I had a light, but it has just gone out,” said the old man.

“I don’t believe that story,” said the policeman. He took out a book and got ready to write. What’s your name and where do you live?” he asked.

“Please don’t take my name,” said the old man. “My home is just there. You can see it from here. I had a light nearly the whole way. I haven’t come far without a light.”

“You came all the way without a light. What’s your name?”

The carter quickly took the policeman’s hand and put it down on top of the light. The light was still hot and burnt the policeman’s hand. The policeman jumped and he was very angry. “Now, what do you think?” said the carter. “Did I come all the way without a light?”

1. In the passage the word “cart” is ____.

A. something like a car

B. something like a light

C. something pulled by a horse

D. something with a light

2. The old man drove home ____.

A. on the back of his horse

B. late one night

C. very late every night

D. with a policeman

3. Where did the policeman stop the old man?

A. Near the old man’s home.

B. At the traffic lights.

C. Under a road light.

D. Far from the old man’s home.

4. The cart was stopped by the policeman because ____.

A. the old man didn’t have a light

B. the policeman didn’t believe the old man’s words

C. the old man didn’t want to tell his name

D. the light on the old man’s cart was not on

5. What made the policeman believe the old man’s words?

A. He made the policeman touch the light.

B. He jumped and shouted angrily.

C. He made the policeman angry.

D. The light burnt the policeman’s hands.

The earth is our home and we must take good care of it. That is to say we must   1   the land, air and water clean. But man    2  a lot of pollution on earth since he first made fire, washed his clothes in the river and threw rubbish on the ground. Many years ago, pollution was not so serious   3    there were not so many people.
There were enough    4   air, land and water. When the land or the river was dirty in one place, man moved to    5   place. Man is    6   the whole world now. So there is   7    enough clean air, nor clean land, nor clean water now. The more people there are in one place,    8    environment they maybe have.
Perhaps you are afraid     9   is endless(无休止的) for people to produce pollution.
    10  , we are glad to tell you that people have come to know the danger of pollution. And you can find more and more people are working hard to protect our earth.

Singapore’s public transport system（公共交通系统）is one of the best in the world, so you should have no problem finding your way around like a local．There are three main forms of public transport here that you would find in any other big city--trains, buses and taxis．

????????????? TRAINS

Trains run from 6 a．m．to midnight． Single trip tickets start at 80 cents．If you buy an EZ-Link card for $15, you can ride the trains and buses as you like．If you need more information, just call Transit Link at 18007674333．

BUSES

There are several bus services in Singapore and fares（车费）start at 80 cents．Be sure to always ask the driver the cost of your ticket as he cannot give you changes．If you need help, just call Transit Link at 18007674333．?????????????

????????????? TAXIS

There are three main taxi companies--City Cab（65522222），Comfort（65521111）and Tibs（65528888）．Booking can also be made easily by calling the number above．

RENTAL（租）CARS

Driving in Singapore is a pleasure and if you like to travel as you like, renting a car is a good choice．Renting takes away the hassle of getting to places around Singapore．Just sit back and enjoy the city．It also means you’ll get to see a lot more that a train or a bus won’t let you see．For car rental, call Avis on 6567371668．?????????????

1.If you need to rent a car, you may call __________．

A．65528888 ????????????? ????????????? B．6567371668 ????????????? ????????????? C．18007674333 ????????????? ????????????? D．65522222

2.Buy an EZ-Link card, and you can take __________．

A．both buses and trains???????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．only trains

C．both buses and taxis???????????? ????????????? ? ????????????? D．only rental cars

3.What is a good choice if you ant to travel freely in Singapore?

A．To take a bus．????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．To take a train．

C．To rent a car．??? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．To take a taxi．

4.The passage mainly talks about __________ in Singapore．

A．how to rent a car?????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?????? ????????????? B．how to take a bus

C．3 taxi companies??????????? ????????????? ?? ????????????? ????????????? D．public transport system

5.What so you know about traveling in Singapore from the passage?

A．A local has some trouble finding his way around．

B．It’s much cheaper to go around by bus than by train．

C．You can see a lot more in Singapore only by renting a car．

D．It’s easy and convenient for visitors to travel in Singapore．