WANT TO HIRE A LONDON BUS?
London United Bus ways has been carrying Londoners by horse-tram, electric tramway and omnibus since 1894．Today, working for Transport for London, we have over 650 red London buses．
Getting married?
Why not hire a world famous Route
master and make your wedding
truly special? Our classic bus has been re-sprayed to its original condition
and fitted out to look like it did in its heyday（全盛时期）．Provided
with a polite, fully trained driver and conductor and PA system, we
can carry up to 70 of your guests．
Have a special occasion?
Whether it’s a company event, birthday or a sporting experience, we have a bus for every occasion．Our Double Decker buses will hold up to 72 of your guests and Single Decker up to 30．All of our buses come with a fully trained driver．
Need a Stadium Service?
We carry fans to and from Richmond Station to Twickenham Stadium for matches and concerts throughout the year．We also operate services to the new Wembley Stadium．Download the pdf document for details of our Stadium Services．
HIRE A VEHICLE
Please note, passengers are not allowed to stand on any Private Hire vehicle．
For a customized quotation: Please click Online Private Hire Quotation
Tel: 020 8400 5502 Fax: 020 8400 5101
Email: hireabus@lonutd．co．uk
1.All the following are the advantages of a Route master EXCEPT ____．
A．being newly produced B．a fully trained driver
C．a PA system D．carrying up to 70 guests
2.If you are having a birthday party with 71 guests, what kind of vehicle will you hire?
A．A Route master． B．A Double Decker bus．
C．A Single Decker bus． D．A horse-tram．
3.We can learn from the passage that ____．
A．the buses can only be hired through the Internet
B．London United Bus ways has a history of more than 200 years
C．all the passengers on the Private Hire vehicles should be seated
D．London United Bus ways provides matches and concerts throughout the year
4.Where is the text most likely to be found?
A．In a local newspaper． B．In a traffic handbook
C．In a magazine． D．On a website．
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，
选出最佳选项。
Jame’s New Bicycle
James shook his money box again．Nothing! He carefully __1__ the coins that lay on the bed．
＄24．52 was all that he had．The bicycle he wanted was at least ＄90!_2____ on earth was he going to get the ___3___ of the money?
He knew that his friends all had bicycle．It was __4___ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels．He thought about what he could do．There was no ___5__ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to _6____．
There was only one way to get money, and that was to __7_ it ．He would have to find a job ．__8____ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr．Clay for advice who usually had__9_ on most things．
“Well, you can start right here,”said Mr．Clay．“My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing．”
That was the __10__ of James’s odd-job（零工）business．For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework．He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards and mended books．He lost count of the _11____ of jobs that people found for him to do．He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books．He lost count of the 12of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the __13___ increased and he knew that he would soon have __14____ for the bicycle he longed for．
The day __15_ came when James counted his money and found ＄ 94．32．He _16___ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted．He rode __17__ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends．It had been hard _18__ for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more _19__ he had bought it with his own money．He had _20__ what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even than the bicycle．
1.A．cleaned B．covered C．counted D．checked
2.A．How B．Why C．Who D．What
3.A．amount B．part C．sum D．rest
4.A．brave B．hard C．smart D．unfair
5.A．point B．reason C．result D．right
6.A．split B．spend C．spare D．save
7.A．borrow B．earn C．raise D．collect
8.A．Or B．So C．For D．But
9.A．decisions B．experience C．opinions D．knowledge
10.A．beginning B．introduction C．requirement D．opening
11.A．similarity B．quality C．suitability D．variety
12.A．brand B．number C．size D．type
13.A．effort B．pressure C．money D．trouble
14.A．all B．enough C．much D．some
15.A．finally B．instantly C．normally D．regularly
16.A．gave B．left C．took D．wasted
17.A．patiently B．proudly C．silently D．tiredly
18.A．applying B．asking C．looking D．working
19.A．since B．if C．than D．though
20.A．deserved B．benefited C．achieved D．learned
Last week, only two people came to look at the house, _______ wanted to buy it．
A．none of them B．both of them C．none of whom D．neither of whom
-- Robert is indeed a wise man．
-- Oh, yes．How often I have regretted _________ his advice!
A．to take B．taking C．not to take D．not taking
John received an invitation to dinner, and with his work ________, he gladly accepted it．
A．finished B．finishing C．having finished D．was finished
---I’m sorry．I’ve left my credit card home．And I don’t have enough cash for the meal．
--- Don’t worry．___________．
A．I’ll invite you B．It’s my pleasure to pay you
C．It’s my treat D．Let’s go Dutch．
