When we think of Hollywood (好莱坞),we will think of film and famous film stars. Today people make films in other places, too. Not all the famous film stars live in Hollywood. But Hollywood is still a very special city in Los Angeles, California.

You can easily see where Hollywood is in Los Angeles. There is a big sign on the hills,it says “HOLLYWOOD”. The white letters are fifty feet tall. You can see the sign from far away. The Hollywood sign is a famous landmark (标识)in Los Angeles. Many postcards show this famous Hollywood landmark.

In the hills of Hollywood, there is also an open-air theatre called the Hollywood Bowl. It has seventeen thousand seats and a very special stage (舞台).The design of the stage was by the great American architect Frand Lioyd Wright. You can listen to all kinds of music at the Hollywood Bowl.

1.We can learn from the reading that____________.

A. “HOLLYWOOD” can just be seen from far away

B. Hollywood is now a place only for travelers

C. all the films are made in Hollywood

D. Hollywood is one part of Los Angeles

2.The underlined(画线的)word “special” in the reading means __________ .

A. new B. rich C. unusual D. famous

3.At the Hollywood Bowl,__________.

A. all the postcards are made

B. only 7,000 people can get together

C. people can enjoy the music

D. you can hardly listen to different kinds of concerts

4.It seems that___________.

A. some famous film stars don’t live in Hollywood

B. film stars don’t think Hollywood is a good place to make films

C. the Hollywood Bowl is larger than any other open-air theatre in the world

D. the Hollywood Bowl is a hill in Hollywood

5.The best title(题目)for the reading should be________________.

A. Hollywood

B. Famous Films and Film Stars

C. the History of Hollywood

D. Famous Hollywood Film Star

Do you enjoy the modern life nowadays? Modern life is ________without traveling. The ________ way of traveling is by air. With a modern airline you can travel in one day to places. But it ________ a month or more to get to these places a hundred years ago.

Traveling by train is ________ than by air , but it has its advantages(便利). You can see the country you are traveling through. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining cars. They make even the longest journey _________ .

Some people ________ travel by sea if it is possible. There are large liners and river boats. You can visit many other countries and different places. Traveling by sea is a very _______ way to _______ a holiday.

Many people like to travel by ________ . You can make your _________ timetable. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day, just ________ you like. You can stop ________ you wish—where there is something interesting to see, at a good restaurant where you can _________ a good meal, or at a hotel to spend the night. That is __________ traveling by car is popular for pleasure trips, while people usually take a train or a plane when they are traveling _______ business.

1.A. impossible B. possible C. good D. bad

2.A. fastest B. faster C. slowest D. slower

3.A. spend B. took C. cost D. worth

4.A. faster B. fast C. slower D. slow

5.A. enjoy B. harmful C. enjoyable D. tired

6.A. prefer to B. prefer C. prefers D. prefers to

7.A. pleased B. pleasure C. pleasant D. please

8.A. takes B. spend C. cost D. visit

9.A. jeep B. truck C. car D. bike

10.A. owns B. own’s C. owns’ D. own

11.A. to B. from C. as D. with

12.A. whatever B. wherever C. however D. whichever

13.A. enjoy B. like C. love D. eats

14.A. what B. why C. where D. which

15.A. in B. with C. for D. under

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