The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the ___16___ person.

   When I first knew Bill, back in college he was one of the most carefree(无忧无虑) people I had ever ___17___. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and ___18___ was never dull(枯燥的) when he was ___19___. With him there was one wild adventure (探险) after another. Sometimes I wonder how we ___20___ to study for our exams.

Last week I was in Huston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. At first I wasn’t ___21___ sure it was him. Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He talked most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the ___22___ thing Bill cared about was possessions(财物). Now they seemed to be his main ___23____.

I suppose it’ s ____24____ to expect people to remain the same, especially when I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new one. Maybe he ___25____ the same way about me.

1.A. proper            B. same             C. usual              D. right

2.A. considered        B. supposed          C. met               D. expected

3.A. learning          B. life               C. work              D. fun

4.A. in               B. out               C. away              D. around

5.A. decided          B. continued          C. managed           D. hoped

6.A. more            B. less               C. still               D. even

7.A. first             B. last               C. next               D. only

8.A. interest           B. event             C. subject            D. problem

9.A. unnecessary       B. foolish            C. common           D. unusually

10.A. felt             B. acted             C. looked             D. discovered

Modern life is impossible without traveling. The fastest way of traveling is by plane. With a modern airliner(客机), you can travel in one day to places which needed a month or more to get to hundreds of years ago.
Traveling by train is slower than by plane, but you can see the places you are traveling through. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining－cars. They even make the longest journey enjoyable(令人愉快的).
Some people prefer to travel by sea. You can visit many other countries or different parts of your country. Ships are not so 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 if there is something interesting, for example, at a good restaurant where you can enjoy a good meal, or at a hotel to spend the night. That’s why traveling by car is popular for pleasure trips, while people usually take a train or a plane when they travel on business.
【小题1】From the passage, we know the fastest way of traveling is _______.

请阅读以下左栏记者对5个人的采访内容，然后与右栏的网页地址相匹配。并将最佳选项的字母编号填写在指定位置上。

Every minute, millions of people around the world are online. What do they do on the Internet? A reporter from “Evening News” is interviewing some people. Here are what they have said.                                 

1. I always watch the flash movies online. Sometimes I play the flash games online.

2. I often check out some book sites. I like to buy some books online , because some of the books can’t be found in bookstores. It’s great.

3. I often go traveling on business. To order train tickets online is much easier and faster. And I can get the tickets in my office or at home.

4.I talk with some friends from school; I can find them on the Internet. There is a cool new website where I can find people. So I put in a friend’s name, and there he is.

5. Every morning I read the news online and catch up on all the sports results. I don’t have to take newspapers to my office.    A．http://www.train.time.cn

A site about train tickets, train time and important things about train stations.

B．http://www.foodnews.com

A site about the delicious foods. It introduces some famous restaurants and hotels. It introduces some famous cooks in the world.

C．http://www.bookline.com/free

A site about books. You can read the books online. You can download them on your computer to read them.

D．http://www.flash8.com.cn

A site about the flash movies and flash games. There are some teaching movies to tell you how to make a flash movie.

E. http://www.friendnctind.com

A site about making friends online. You can find a friend on this site. You can talk with them online, watch them through the screen.

F. http://www.map.com/free

A site about the map of Guangzhou. It gives the newest map in Guangzhou for the GPS of the car.

G. http://www.dailynews.com

A site about the news around China. You can read some daily news, sports matches results and articles in blogs .

综合填空：根据短文大意选择方框内的单词，并用其正确的形式填入空白处(每空填一词) ，使补全后的短文意思通顺，语法正确，结构完整。

My little sister is ill. She   1. day and night. My parents aren’t at home now. They  2. to Beijing on business last week. My sister can not look after  3.. So I  4.  to take care of her. I want to   5.  for two days leave.

--- Jack, I haven't seen your brother for a long time.
--- He _______ Shanghai on business for two months.
A. has gone to   B. has been in   C. has been to