In the countries all over the world, people are leaving the countryside in huge numbers to find jobs in the cities. They leave ______ the countryside is much poorer than the city, and often there isn’t much ______ there. Services such as hospitals and transport are usually much better in cities than they are in the country. They hope that their lives will ______ after they move to the city.

______ in the big cities of Europe and America — London, Paris and New York, people are moving out of the city. These are usually families who have some money, and want to live a ______ life. They are tired of the noise and the dirt of the city, tired of the crowded streets, crowded trains and buses. They want a house with a garden, and clean air that isn’t ______. So they move out.

In fact not all those who move from the city to the countryside are ______. After two or three years, many people who have done this feel that it was a big ______. They don’t make so much money and there isn’t much to do.

As a ______, quite a lot of people who have moved to the countryside move back to the city. “It’s wonderful to see crowds in the streets and cinema lights,” they say. “I’m so glad I’m ______ in the city!”

1.A. so B. if C. until D. because

2.A. work B. space C. progress D. food

3.A. raise B. improve C. end D. spread

4.A. And B. Instead C. But D. So

5.A. safer B. quieter C. fresher D. noisier

6.A. polluted B. influenced C. invented D. wasted

7.A. happy B. sad C. tired D. interesting

8.A. surprise B. idea C. moment D. mistake

9.A. matter B. fact C. result D. example

10.A. sure B. back C. off D. away

七、阅读短文,按要求回答问题

More and more people enjoy travelling in China now. Some of them would like to take trains for their trips because the train is fast and cheap. But there are also many problems when people take trains. For example, it’s not easy to buy train tickets when it is a festival. Besides it, it takes too much time to go to places far away. People hope such problems can be worked out as soon as possible.

Then, CRH (China Railway High-speed) trains come out. The first CRH train from Beijing to Tianjin ran in August, 2008. There are the letters “CRH” on the head of the trains. CRH1 and CRH2 can run 200 km/h, and CRH3 can go up to more than 300 km/h. Taking CRH trains is more expensive than taking traditional trains, but cheaper than taking planes. People think CRH trains and their workers are good, and they enjoy the trips by CRH train.

China has made a CRH train, 350 kilometres an hour from Beijing to Shanghai. It can save people more time.

Can CRH trains solve all the problems? “Of course not. There is still a long way to go,” about 85% of the people answer.

1.Why do people like to go travelling by train?

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2.When was the first CRH train from Beijing to Tianjin in use?

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3.Which is the most expensive, taking CRH trains, taking traditional trains or planes?

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4.Are people pleased with CRH trains?

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5.What does the underlined sentence (划线的句子) mean? (用英语回答)

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