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　　Many People ask me, “Paul, do you have a car in Xiamen?” I always replay, “no way. Even if I had the money to buy a car, I wouldn’t buy one.” Why? Well I think the buses are great. I used to ride my bike everywhere, but now I only ride 2 times a week. It can be dangerous riding a bike with the traffic situation getting busier and busier.

　　Now I take the bus. If I compare Xiamen’s bus service to what we have at home, it’s a million times better. Firstly, the bus service in my home town is expensive, unreliable(不可靠的) and inconvenient. Most people in England don’t trust public transport so they just buy a car to get from A to B. I find that here, there’s no need to have a car. I have bought a traffic card, which gets me wherever I want to go within Xiamen island for 9 mao. And I never really wait that long for a bus either. Some people do say, “oh, but the buses are so crowded.” That can’t be helped either. There are a lot of people here. This is China. There are some things that we just have to stand. The bottom line is …if I travel to work by taxi, it will cost about 505 RMB a month. If I go by bus it costs 39 RMB. You do the math!

　　Talking about taxis, I was told that all the old taxis would be gone by now. Sometimes I still get into an old noisy smelly taxi which feels like it’s going to break down at any time. And I still pay the same price as taking a newer taxi. And why are most of the taxi drivers so easy to get angry? And why do they all change shift(换班) at the same time in the evening when it’s busy? Am I the only one that thinks that the system(系统) needs improving?

　　1. Paul is from .

　　A. Italy B. Sweden C. The United Kingdom

　　2. Paul doesn’t ride the bike to go everywhere now because he thinks .

　　A. it’s not safe B. it wastes time C. it’s tiring

　　3. Paul didn’t buy a car because .

　　A. he hasn’t got enough money

　　B. Xiamen’s bus service is cheap and convenient

　　C. the traffic situation is getting busier and busier.

　　4. The word “stand” here means .

　　A. 站着 B. 维持现状 C. 忍耐、忍受

　　5. Which is TRUE about the taxis in Xiamen according to Paul?

　　A. The price of taxi is too expensive. B. Some of the taxis are too old.

　　C. Most of the taxi driver are friendly.

Answer 1

1C  2A  3B  4C  5B