Modern life is 1 without traveling. The 2 way of traveling is by air. With a modern airline you can travel in one day to places. But it 3 a month or more to get to these places a hundred years ago.

Traveling by train is 4 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(旅程) 5 .

Some people 6 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 7 way to 8 a holiday.

Many people like to travel by 9 . You can make your 10 timetable. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day, just 11 you like. You can stop 12 you wish-where there is something interesting to see, at a good restaurant where you can 13 a good meal, or at a hotel to spend the night. That is 14 traveling by car is popular for pleasure trips, while people usually take a train or a plane when they are traveling 15 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. take　　　　　　　 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. eat

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

(　 ) 15. A. in　　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　 D. on

15. His brother ________ for three months.

A. has joined the army B. has been in the army C. has become a soldier D. joined the army

14.-Would you like some tea or coffee?　　 -______ is OK.

　 A. Neither　　　　　 B. Either　　　　　 C. Both　　　　　 D. Any

13. Mr. Jack ________ China for several years.

　 A. has been to　　 B. has come to　 C. has been in　 D. came to

12. Neither the students nor the teacher ________ the answer to the question.

　 A. know　　　　 B. knows　　　 C. don’t know　 D. doesn’t know

11. He made some new _________ in science.

　 A. discovers　　 B. discovered　　　 C. discovery　 D. discoveries

10. Have you ever seen him ________?

　 A. ago　　　　 B. two days ago　　　 C. before　　　 D. just now

9. Neither of the two boys ________ from the USA.

　 A. come　　　 B. don’t come　　　　 C. comes　　　 D. doesn’t come

8. -Have a wonderful time!　　　　　 -___________.

A. Have a wonderful time, too.　 B. Thank you　 C. Certainly　 D. You are welcome

7. There are about six ________ students in our school.

　 A. thousand　　 B. thousands　　　 C. thousands of　　　 D. thousand of