Overhead bridges can be seen in many parts of Singapore, in the places where traffic is very h 1  and
crossing the road is not safe. These bridges can help people cross roads s 2 . Overhead bridges are used
in very much the same way as zebra crossings (斑马线). They are more efficient (效率高的), t 3  less
convenient (方便的) because people have to climb up a lot of steps. This is inconvenient to the old. When
people u 4  an overhead bridge, they do not hold up (阻挡) traffic. But when they cross a busy road using
a zebra crossing, traffic is held up. This is w 5   the government (政府) has built many overhead bridges
to help people and k 6  traffic moving at the same time. The government of Singapore has s 7  a lot of
money building these bridges. For their own safety, people should be advised to use them instead of rushing
across the road. Old people may find it a little  d 8  climbing up and down the steps, but it is still much
safer than walking across the road w 9  all the moving traffic. Overhead bridges are very useful. People,
both old and young, should always use them. This will stop accidents from h 10  .

    
     It was Saturday. Han Mei needn't  1  to school. But  2  was busy with housework. After she got  3  ,
she first helped her mummy with the  4 . Then she went shopping with a  5 . In the market she  6  some
meat, eggs, tomatoes and some other vegetables. Later in the afternoon she had to  7  the supper for the
whole family. In the evening she sat at the  8  and did her  9  for one and half  10 . After she finished it,
she went to bed.

     Many years ago. People ate fruit with ice. Later, they began to eat cream with ice. This was called ice
cream.  
    At first, ice cream was just for rich people. It cost a lot of money. But people found easier ways to make
ice cream. Now it is for everyone. Ice cream is one of the best-liked foods in the world.

1. Long ago ice cream was just for ______ people.

A. rich
B. fat
C. silly

2. This story tells about how ice cream ______.

A. is sold
B. tastes
C. has changed

3. In the second part of the story, what does the word "just" mean?

A. fair
B. only
C. even

4. Ice cream is for everyone now because ______.

A. everyone is rich
B. fruit tastes good with ice
C. people found easier ways to make it

5. You can guess from the story that ice cream is ______.

A. a cold food
B. good for you
C. made with lemons Practice1

      Summer is the most (1) b_______ season in Flower Town.
      In the morning, (2) t_______ a walk in Venda Park (3) b_______ FIRST STREET and THIRD
STREET. If you (4) e_______ reading, there is a bookshop in the park. For (5) l_______, have tasty
hamburgers in the Gole's.You can walk there from the park. It's just on the (6) c_______ of MENTION ROAD and THIRD STREET. When the (7) w_______ gets hotter in the afternoon, go to the swimming
pool on FOURTH STREET. It's next to a café. In the evening, film fans move to SECOND STREET.
David Stone Theatre has all (8) k_______ of films. 
    (9) W_______ to Flower Town in summer! We're sure you can enjoy your (10) v_______ here.

     Modern life is impossible without traveling. The fastest way of traveling is by plane. With a modern plane
it takes one day to travel places which took a month or more to get to a hundred years ago.
     Traveling by train is slower than by plane, but it has its advantages. You can see the country you are
traveling through. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining-cars. They make even the longest journey
enjoyable.
     Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible. There are large planes and river boats. You can visit
many other countries and different parts of your country on them. Ships are not as fast as trains or planes,
but traveling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday.
     Many people like to travel by car. You can make your own timetable. You can travel three or four hundred
miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day, just as you like. You can stop wherever you wish---where
there is something interesting to see, at a good restaurant where you can enjoy a good meal, or at a hotel where
you can spend the night. That is why traveling by car is a popular pleasure trip, while people usually take a train or a plane when they are traveling on business.

1. From the passage (短文), we know the fastest way of traveling is _______.

A. by train
B. by sea
C. by plane
D. by car

2. If we travel by car, we can _______.

A. make the longest journey enjoyable
B. travel to a very far place in several minutes
C. make our own timetable
D. travel only fifty or one hundred miles a day

3. The underlined (画线的) word "They" in the passage refers to (指的是) _______.

A. modern trains in the country
B. comfortable seats and dining-cars
C. the travelers on the modern trains
D. the slower ways of traveling

4. When people travel on business, they usually take _______.

A. a plane or a car
B. a car or a boat
C. a boat or a train
D. a train or a plane

5. How many ways of traveling are mentioned (被提到的) in the passage?

A. Four.
B. Three.
C. Two.
D. Six.