—I’m afraid a car is too expensive for me.

       —But more and more Chinese can _______ to buy one.

A. expect   B. afford   C. choose   D. offer

Singapore’s public transport system (公共交通系统) is one of the best in the world, so you should have no problem finding your way around like a local (当地人). There are three main forms of public transport that you would find in any other major city—trains, buses and taxis.

TRAINS

Trains run from 6 a.m. to midnight. Single trip tickets start at 80 cents. If you buy an EZ-Link card for $15, you can ride the trains and buses all you like.

If you need more information, just call Transit Link on 1800 767 4333.

BUSES

There are several bus services in Singapore and fares (车费) start at 80 cents. Be sure to always ask the driver the cost of your ticket as he can not give changes.

If you need help, just call Transit Link on 1800 767 4333.

TAXIS

There are three main taxi companies—City Cab (6552 2222), Comfort (6552 1111) and Tibs (6552 8888). Booking (预订) can also be made easily by calling the numbers listed above.

RENTAL (租) CARS

Driving in Singapore is a pleasure and if you like to travel at your own pace, renting a car is a good choice. Renting takes away the trouble of getting to places around Singapore. Just sit back and enjoy the city. It also means you’ll get to see a lot more that a train or a bus won’t let you see.

For car rental, call Avis on +65 6737 1668.

1.If you need to find the bus number, you may call____________.

A．+65 6737 1668                         B．6552 8888

C．1800 767 4333                         D．6552 2222

2.By an EZ-Link card, you can take____________.

A．both buses and trains                    B．only trains

C．both buses and taxis                     D．only rental cars

3.When you take a bus there, always remember to ____________.

A．take your own license with you             B．ask the driver how much your ticket is

C．buy the bus map of Singapore              D．book your ticket ahead of time

4.What do you know about traveling in Singapore from the passage?

A．A local has no trouble finding his way around.

B．It’s much cheaper to go around by bus than by train.

C．You can see a lot more in Singapore only by renting a car.

D．It’s very convenient（方便的） for visitors to travel in Singapore.

People are often killed while c___73______ the road. Most of them are old people and c____74____. Old people are often killed because they are careless. People should look and listen b____75____ they cross the road. A car, a truck or a bus can’t stop very q___76_____ if it is going very fast. It will travel many meters before it s____77_____. Pedestrian(行人)don’t know this. They think that a car can stop right away. It is h___78_____ for a pedestrian to know how fast a car is traveling. The only s____79____way to cross the road is to look at b___80____ ways, right and left. The correct way to cross the road is t___81____ walk quickly when the traffic l__82____ turn green.

— What’s 　　　　 matter?
— A car is in 　　　　 way.

Singapore’s public transport system（公共交通系统）is one of the best in the world, so you should have no problem finding your way around like a local．There are three main forms of public transport here that you would find in any other big city--trains, buses and taxis．

		TRAINS Trains run from 6 a．m．to midnight． Single trip tickets start at 80 cents．If you buy an EZ-Link card for $15, you can ride the trains and buses as you like．If you need more information, just call Transit Link at 18007674333．
BUSES There are several bus services in Singapore and fares（车费）start at 80 cents．Be sure to always ask the driver the cost of your ticket as he cannot give you changes．If you need help, just call Transit Link at 18007674333．
	TAXIS There are three main taxi companies--City Cab（65522222），Comfort（65521111）and Tibs（65528888）．Booking can also be made easily by calling the number above．
RENTAL（租）CARS Driving in Singapore is a pleasure and if you like to travel as you like, renting a car is a good choice．Renting takes away the hassle of getting to places around Singapore．Just sit back and enjoy the city．It also means you’ll get to see a lot more that a train or a bus won’t let you see．For car rental, call Avis on 6567371668．