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A passenger has been fined almost 550 after he was caught without a train ticket—that would have cost just 2.80.

Nicky Haywood，from Nottingham，was found guilty of travelling on an East Midlands train from Nottingham to Newstead without a ticket.

The 27?year?old，who did not appear for his hearing at Nottingham Magistrates Court(地方法庭)，is now being made to pay the price—which is almost 200 times the original price—for the 20 minute journey.

According to the Nottingham Post，Magistrates have ordered Haywood to pay a 220 fine，302 in costs，a 22 government surcharge(追加费用) and the 2.80 fare.

Senior conductor，Yvonne Clay was working on the day of the incident，according to the Nottingham Post.

The newspaper reported that she said Haywood had got on the train without a ticket，though he had the chance to buy one from both vending machines and booking offices on the platform.

She said，“He offered a Solo Electron card but we could not take that on the train.I informed him with a notice to pay.He gave his name and address and had 21 days to pay the fare.”

Even though he was given three weeks to pay the 2.80，a payment from Haywood was not received.

1.How much should Nicky Haywood pay according to the court?

A. 2.80. B. 544.

C. 550. D. 546.8.

2.Nicky Haywood can buy a ticket from .

A. convenience shops B. booking offices

C. the conductor D. the court

3.Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Nicky Haywood was heading to Nottingham in this incident.

B. The conductor didn’t inform him to pay the ticket.

C. Nicky Haywood offered a card but it couldn’t be used on that train.

D. If Nicky Haywood had been given some days after the incident，he would have paid the ticket.

4.Which of the following can best describe Nicky Haywood?

A. Well?educated. B. Responsible.

C. Dishonest. D. Mean.

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●Buses leave the Railway Station, New York 7:00 a.m. and every half-hour thereafter(此后) until 11:30 p.m. (7 days a week).

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Education

There are a number of companies that create robots to teach subjects to children ranging from biology to computer science，though such tools have not become widespread yet．Advancements in natural language processing，combined with machine learning，have also enabled automatic grading of assignments．AI has also led to an explosion in popularity of MOOCs，or Massive Open Online Courses，which allows students from around the world to take classes online．

Finance

Use of AI in banking can be tracked back to 1987．Banks use artificial intelligence systems to organize operations，maintain book-keeping，invest in stocks，and manage properties．Also，systems are being developed，like Atria，to translate complex data into simple and personable language．There are also wallets，like Wallet AI，which monitor an individual’s spending habits and provides ways to improve them．

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