Summer holidays are coming. Here are two posters for members of English Club in the schoolyard :

Arriving in New York

There are three airports in New York. When you arrive at one of them. you can take a bus or a taxi to any place in New York.

Eating out

There are many kinds of food in New York and you shouldn’t eat at McDonald’s every day. There are good restaurants in little Italy and Chinatown,for example.

Hotels

There are lots of good hotels in New York. The best is the Plaza on 5th Avenue but you don’t have to pay a lot to stay in the city, there are lots of smaller hotels and the YMCA near Central Park is great for young people.

Public transport

In New York there is a good bus and subway(地铁)service. If you are planning to use the subway a lot, you should buy a subway ticket for ten journeys because it’s cheaper. But you don’t have to use public transport—there are lots of places you can go to on foot, like the Empire State Building(帝国大厦),5th Avenue(大街)and Central Park。The New York taxis are a part of the city experience,so you should take at least one taxi during your visit .

Places to see

Finally. there are a lot of places to see in New York—Times Square,the Statue of Liberty. And you shouldn’t go home without climbing the Statue of Liberty to enjoy the scenery of the city.

Shopping

Shopping in New York is fun. There are big shops on 5th Avenue. They are open seven days a week. But be careful when you look at the prices, you have to pay a special 8%tax(税)on everything you buy in New York.

1.“The Plaza” here is the name of ___________ .

A. a restaurant B. a hotel C. an airport D. a shop

2.How much do you have to pay if you buy a book of $10 in New York?

A. $10.8. B. $10.08. C. $18. D. $10.

3.When you visit New York, you should ______________.

A. eat at McDonald’s every day B. take a taxi whenever you go out

C. stay at the best hotel D. climb the Statue of Liberty

Are you interested in country music? I like it very much !It will take me away for a while after I am tired .The guitars and songs will take me to mountains and fields.

Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings. It’s the spirit of America ,easy to understand ,slow and simple.

Country music developed in the Southern United States. It was the folk music of American countryside. Many of songs tell about the lives of farmers. They talk about love, crops or death.

The life of the countryside can be hard, so the words in country music are often sad. At first, people played the music only at family parties. But it became more popular later. In the 1920s,people played country songs on the radio, and they made them into records.

When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for work, they took their music with them. Country music continued to change and became popular across America.

John Denver was one of America’s most famous country singers in the 1970s.His song “Take Me home, Country Roads” is well-known and people still play it today.

1.Country muic is usually about _______.

A. everyday life and feelings B. farmers’ feelings

C. the lives of workers D. mountains and fields

2.Country music developed ________.

A. in John Denver’s city B. in the Southern United States.

C. in the Northern United States D. big cities

3.People began to make country song records _______.

A. in the 1920s B. in 1920 C. in the 1970s D. in the 1980s

4.Why did Country music become popular in America?

A. Because city people liked the music.

B. Because farmers moved to cities with their music and it continued to change.

C. Because country music talked about city people’s lives.

D. It will take me away for a while after I am tired

5.Who is famous for the song “Take Me Home, Country Roads”?

A. A farmer in the countryside.

B. A person who moved to towns

C. John Denver.

D. The people in cities.

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