How many hours does it ________ to travel from Beijing to Jinan by plane?

1. A.
   spend
2. B.
   cost
3. C.
   use
4. D.
   take

How many hours does it ________ to fly to Shanghai from Beijing?

1. A.
   cost
2. B.
   spend
3. C.
   take
4. D.
   use

Two magazines recently listed the best cities to live in. Here are two of the cities listed as "the world's best."

　　SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA The city has comfortable weather all year round (15℃ to 26℃). Housing is not very expensive in San Jose. Also, many of the city's older neighborhoods are very beautiful and have small hotels and cafés. Beautiful mountains are around the city. Lots of people go sightseeing there every year. But air pollution is a problem in the city center.

　　HONG KONG, CHINA This lively city-once a small fishing village-is today an international business center. It is an interesting mix of East and West, old and new. Modern tall buildings are next to small temples (庙宇). Popular nightclubs are close to traditional teahouses. Busy people fill the streets at all hours of the day. But outside the city, there are parks for walking or relaxing. Hong Kong is famous for its wonderful native dishes. There's also food from Europe, North America, and other parts of Asia. However, this small city has a large population of nearly seven million! That's why housing is very expensive. Traffic and air pollution are also a problem.

1.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about San Jose?

2.What makes Hong Kong the world's best according to this passage?

3.The writer thinks housing in Hong Kong is expensive because 　　

4.What do the two cities have in common?

5.From the passage, we can know that 　　

根据要求进行句型转换，每空一词。（本题有10空格, 每空0.5分，共5分）

1.It takes about half an hour to reach Beijing by plane. ( 对划线部分提问 )

　　　 does it 　　to reach Beijing by plane?

2.I believe they are visiting us this Sunday．( 改为否定句 )

　 　   I 　　 believe they 　 visiting us this Sunday．

3.--Can you go to the mall with me this week? ( 作肯定回答 )

---Sure，　　 　　 　　 ．

4.It took me two hours to finish the project yesterday.( 改同义句)

I 　　 two hours 　　 the project yesterday.