Overhead bridges can be seen in many Parts of Singapore，in the places where traffic is very  41 and crossing the road is not safe.

These bridges can help people cross roads  42  . Overhead bridges are used in very much the same way  43  zebra crossings.

They are more efficient(效率高的)，thou  44  convenient(方便的)because people have to climb up a lot of steps．This is inconvenient to the old. When people use an overhead bridge，they do not  45  traffic. But when they cross a busy road using a zebra crossing, traffic is kept back. This is  46  the government has built many overhead bridges to help people and keep traffic moving at the same time.

The government of Singapore has spent a lot of money  47  these bridges. For their own safety, people should be advised to use them instead of rushing across the  48  . Old people may find it a little difficult to climb up and  49  the steps, but it is still much safer than walking across the road with all the moving traffic.

Overhead bridges are very  50  . People，both old and young，should always use them. This will stop accidents from happening.

1.A. easy    B. heavy        C. hurry    D. free

2.A. safely    B. quietly   C. fast      D. slowly

3.A. from       B. to        C. across   D. as

4.A. more       B. much     C. less      D. little

5.A. hold up  B. put up     C. hold on  D. get on

6.A. why        B. what    C. how      D. where

7.A. protecting   B. repairing    C. building   D. buying

8.A. bridge    B. road    C. step             D. bus stop

9.A. down       B. away from    C. on       D. towards

10.A. great         B. useful       C. beautiful    D. especial

John is a famous writer now. Bob said he was not a good student ___41_____ he was young. He was often late for____42___ and didn’t like doing his homework. Sometimes, he ______43____ in class while the teacher was teaching. He didn’t understand much, ____44____but he always thought he understood everything. One day the teacher _____45___ the students a question, “When Jack was ten years old, _____46____ brother Ben was twenty. Jack is fifteen now and _____47___ is his brother Ben? John said, “That’s easy. Ben is twice as old as Jack, so he is thirty now.”

Another time, the ____48_____ in a science class asked, “When it thunders(打雷), _______49___ do we always see the light before we hear the sound?”

“But, Miss,” said John quickly, “don’t you ___50_____ our eyes are in front of our ears?”

Dear Pet,

Without knowing more about you, it’s hard for me to give you some good advice.

But first, I am sure that you are 39  . You said that nobody would care if you left home. What about your   40  ?  And other family members? It seems that you are very 41  . You’d better go to a doctor or talk   42  your parents. They will be able to help you.

Second, I’m sure there’s someone else in your class who feels lonely,   43 . You never know   44 other people feel. Try to make friends with your classmates. And you could 45 a club to meet new people and make friends, too.

You 46  find happiness in yourself. So my  47  advice is to write a list of all the good things about yourself, learn to like yourself, and then  48  will see your confidence (信心)and like you, too.

Editor

Mr. Black loved his daughter Helen very much. Every day he spent all of his free time     36   with her. One night, when he     37   his house, Helen came running to him and was ready to play. But he had a lot of work to do,     38    couldn’t play with his daughter. In order to keep her     39   , he found a map of the world in a magazine and cut it into pieces. Mr. Black said he had     40    time to play right now. He told the girl to put the pieces of paper back together to make up a map of the world, and then they could both play.

About half an hour later, Helen came to her father and said, “Okay, it’s finished. Can we play now?” Mr. Black was surprised, he said, “That’s     41   . Let’s go and see.” And sure enough, there was the picture of the world; all put together, every    42     in its place. Mr. Black said, “That’s surprising!    43    did you do that?” Helen said, “It was    44   . On the back of the paper was a picture of a    45   .When I put the man together, the whole world fell into place.”