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We can not live a modern life without traveling. The fastest way of traveling is by air. With a plane

one can travel in one day to places which it took a month or more to get to a hundred years ago. 

Traveling by train is slower than by plane, but one can see the country he is traveling through. 

Modern trains have comfortable seats and dinning-cars. They make even the longest journey enjo

yable.

Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible. There are large luxury liners or river boats

.They are not as fast as trains or planes, but traveling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holi

day.

Many people like to travel by car. They can make their own timetable. They can travel hundred

s of miles a day, just as their wish. They can stop wherever they want to see something interestin

g or to enjoy a good meal at a good restaurant, or to spend the night at a hotel. That is why peopl

e choose traveling by car for pleasant trips, while they usually take trains or planes for business.1.According to the passage, the fastest way of traveling is _______. 

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

3. When people travel on business, they usually take _________.

4.  _______ have comfortable seats and dinning-cars.

5.If possible, people like traveling by sea because  _______ .

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　　My hobby is playing chess（下棋）--one of the greatest games in the world. My mum taught me 1 to play it when I was seven years old. She 2 me every time during the first year. But next year on my 3 birthday, I won for the first time. Now I'm always the winner between us.

　　It takes about a day to learn the rules. 4 if you want to be a good player, you have to practice for years. You don't need much to play chess--just a chessboard and someone to play with. Chessboard 5 be very cheap, or quite expensive. Some people collect chessboard as a hobby, but I 6 to play.

　　There is a chess club in our school. We meet every week to play chess. I am the best 7 in the club. This year we 8 All England Schools' Championship（冠军）.I was so small that I had to go up onto a stage（台子）to get the prize.

　　I'm saving up my money to buy a chess game. It's very 9 for practice. That way I'll 10 have someone to play with, and I'm sure I'll make greater progress.

We can not live a modern life without traveling．The fastest way of traveling is by air．With a plane people can travel in one day to places which it took a month or more to get to a hundred years ago．

Traveling by train is slower than by plane, but people can see the country when they are traveling through．Modern trains have comfortable seats and dinning-cars．They make even the longest journey（旅途） enjoyable．

Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible．There are large luxury liners（客轮） or river boats．They 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．They can make their own timetable．They can travel hundreds of miles or only fifty miles a day, just as their wish．They can stop wherever they want to see something interesting or to enjoy a good meal at a good restaurant, or to spend the night at a hotel．That is why people choose traveling by car for pleasant trips, while they usually take trains or planes for business．

1.According to（根据） the passage, the fastest way of traveling is ______________

2.People can make even the longest journey enjoyable if they take the _________

3.______ is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday．

4.If we travel by car, we can _________

5.When people travel on business, they usually take

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When you are teenagers, it seems that every time you say, “I want to …”, your parents answer, “No, you can’t.”

Young people complain that their parents do not __1__ them. When something goes__2__, most parents just don’t believe in their children. __3_ asking why, they think their kids are wrong. And not many parents allow their kids to choose for themselves.

Yes, ___4___ is true that your parents sometimes treat you as a little child. But remember that not long ago you were really a child. Your parents still remember the childish __5__you used to make. They want to protect you ___6___you don’t want them to do so.

So, if you want to get __7__ freedom(自由), please try to understand your parents and don’t lie to them. Try a friendlier way. If you want them to__8__you to stay out late, don’t just say, “All_9__ kids can stay out late.” Tell them as much as you can about what you want to do and where you’ll be and how important it is 10 you to stay out late. Then they just might say, “Yes”.

1.                A．enjoy          B．prefer          C．understand    D．decide

2.                A．badly          B．wrong          C．nice D．clear

3.                A．Except         B．Instead         C．With D．Without

4.                A．it             B．this            C．that  D．one

5.                A．uses           B．differences      C．minds    D．mistakes

6.                A．if             B．though         C．because  D．since

7.                A．most           B．least           C．more D．less

8.                A．allow          B．hope           C．wish D．ask

9.                A．another        B．others          C．the others D．the other

10.               A．for            B．of             C．to    D．with