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 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 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 the passage, the fastest way of traveling is _______.

A. by car          B. by train       C. by plane          D. by sea

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

A. enjoy the longest journey     B. travel only fifty miles a day

C. make our own timetable      D. travel to a very far place in a few minutes.

(    ) 3. When people travel on business, they usually take _______

A. a boat or a train          B. a car or a train

C. a plane or a car          D. a train or a plane

(    ) 4.        have comfortable seats and dinning-cars.

A. Cars       B. Modern trains     C. Planes          D. Buses

(   ) 5.If possible, people like traveling by sea because        .

A. it is as fast as trains and planes  B. it is a pleasant way to spend a holiday

C. it is very cheap               D. it can stop wherever they like  

Everyone likes gifts. Some little kids think they _1__get enough gifts, some old people think they get too ____2_   gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too small. A little child may___3___his mother a leaf from a tree. It is enough to make her very ___4___

Gift giving is different in different ____5_ . In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened. Later, the __6___ gift may be given away to someone else. Many people have enough things and don’t want too many gifts___7___.In Canada, a tree can  help remember __8___. In the USA, some people ask their families and friends __9_ give money to charity rather than buying them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best gift. People don’t need to ___10___too much money. Instead, making a meal is enough.

(   )1. A. don’t       B. doesn’t     C. isn’t       D. aren’t

(   )2. A. much    B. many         C. little       D. a

(   )3. A. gives        B. giving       C. give         D. gave

(   )4. A. happy    B. unhappy      C. angry        D. sad

(   )5. A. village      B. city         C. countries    D. town

(   )6. A. different    B. small        C. big          D. same

(   )7. A. themselves   B. ourselves    C. myself       D. herself

(   )8. A. a men   B. a person     C. a child      D. a girl

(   )9. A. in           B. to           C. from         D. at

(   )10. A. took    B. to spend     C. paid         D. spend

 There are _____ students in our school.

 A. five hundreds   B five hundred of   C. hundreds of   D. five hundreds of

 In Japan, ______ all students take trains to school.

A. don’t     B. aren’t     C. not     D. no

 Don’t ______ Anna. She will be all right soon.

A. worries     B. worry     C. worried about    D. worry about

 His parents were worried that he _____ too much time playing games.

A. spent      B. cost       C. paid      D. had

 It’s only 6 _______ if you go there on foot.

A. minute’s walk  B. mile’s walk  C. minutes’ walk  D. miles’ walk

 It will take the workers half a year _______ building the bridge.

A. finish   B. finishing    C. to finish    D. finishes

 --- Her skirt is ______ from my good friend’s.

--- You’re right. There are some ________.

A. different; different       B. different; differences

C. difference; different      D. difference; difference

 Nick had two bananas. He still wanted ______ one.

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