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A: Hello. Lao Zhang! W____ (1)your hometown?

B: My hometown is i______(2) Zhejiang.

A: How do you go there for your h______(3)?

B: I usually go home by t______(4).

A: How l______(5) doe it take by train?

B: A_____(6) ten hours.

A: Well, it’s a long time. What a____(7) by plane?

B: That’s very fast. About an hour. But it’s very expensive.

A: Yes, of course.

B: I like to travel by train. It’s c______(8) and safe. I can see a lot of things, too.

A: Yes, you’re r____(9). Goodbye.

B: See you l______(10).

People go to work in different ways. They work from Monday to Friday.Some people go to work on foot because they live near their workplaces. Some people go to work by bike because they live far from their workplaces,or they like riding bikes. They think it's good for their health. Today more people have own cars,so they can go to work in their cars. In the south of China,many people even go to work by boat because water is around their houses. Will people go to work by plane? I think so，if necessary.

1.Some people walk to go to work because _________.

A．they don’t have any cars.

B．they live near their workplaces.

C．they live far from their workplaces.

D．they like walking.

2.Some people go to work by bike because _________.

A．they live far away from their workplaces.

B．they are busy.

C．they are tired.(累的)

D．they like their bikes.

3.Today more people go to work _______.

A．by car                                B．by bus

C．by subway                             D．on foot

4.In the south of China,many people go to work ______.

A．by plane                              B．on foot

C．by boat                               D．by ropeway

5.They work on __________.

A．weekends                             B．Friday

C．Sundays                              D．weekdays

I am taking my family to other countries to have a trip．My wife，our son，Jack，and I are all going along．My elder brother has decided to go to US．My father is so old that he has to stay at home and take care of the house．

    We're going to take a train to New York and then take a plane to Europe．When we arrive in Europe，we're going to several countries for sightseeing．We'll go to places either by train or by bus．Then we're going to fly home。

    It takes us a long time to decide where to go, but I think we have planned a very interesting trip．We will go to England，France and Italy．My wife is very interested in going to France because she is a teacher of French．My brother，who speaks Italian very well，is looking forward to visiting Italy．

    We also talk about how to go to Europe．At last we decide to fly because it will be faster and will save more time．But my brother likes to take a boat trip and Jack enjoys that，too．

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1．                people will go abroad to travel according to the passage．

A．Four                    B．Five                     C．Six                        D．Three

2．They are going to America                    ．

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

3．They will go to               in Europe．

    A．America                                                  B．England，France and Italy

    C．America，England，France and Italy           D．America，Italy and France

4．                would like to visit Italy．

    A．The author's（作者的）wife                    B．The author’s brother

    C．The author's son                                        D．The author’s husband

5．The word“sightseeing”means                   in the passage．

    A．视力                   B．观光                    C．购物                   D．眼光