Bangkok Transportation Public buses
The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority(BMTA)is charged with providing bus service to people living and working in Bangkok and the nearby provinces. As of February, 2005, the BMTA operated a total of l13 routes, served by 3. 526 buses, of which 1,665 were regular buses and 1,861 air-conditioned buses. There were also privately-owned buses operated under the BMTA with a total of 3,535 regular and air-conditioned buses and 1,067 minibuses including 2,325 small buses which provide services in lanes. An average of 3.4millionpcople use these services daily.
Types of Buses and Fares
Type | Bus color | Fare | Service Time |
Regular bus | Cream-Red | 7 baht | 05:00-23:00 |
Regular bus | White-Blue | 8 baht | 05:00-23:00 |
Expressway bus | Cream-Red | 9 baht | 05:00-23:00 |
All-sight service bus | Cream-Red | 8.50baht | 23:00-05:00 |
Air conditioned bus | Cream-Blue | 11 13 15 17 19 baht(depending on the distance) | 05:00-23:00 |
Fare Exemptions
The following passengers are eligible for free regular bus services.
1. BMTA bus inspectors
2. Mailmen in uniform while on duty3. Holders of BMTA employee ID cards
Half-Price Concessions
The following passengers are eligible for half-price fares when using the service of regular buses,
1. The blind with a certificate from the Association of the Blind
2. Soldiers and policemen in uniform
3. Holders of official certificates or medals as specified by the Regulation on Bus Fare
Fare Concessions for Air-conditioned Buses
Holders of the following official certificates and medals are eligible for air-conditioned bus fare reductions.
1. Victory Medal(Off-spring of this medal are also entitled)
2. Border Service Medal
3. Free-Mall Protection Medal
4. European Royal War Medal
5. Non-active War Veterans Classes 1 2 3and 4
6. BTMA Employee ID cards
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1.Which of the following is true of the Bangkok Transportation?
A. Buses in Bangkok are of the same size.
B. At least 3.4 million people take a bus every day,
C. Buses operated under the BMTA are owned by individuals.
D. BM TA provides city buses and inter-provincial bus service.
2.Jonny sees a cream-blue bus coming. It must be .
A. a regular bus
B. a night-service bus
C. an air-conditioned bus
D. all expressway bus
3.Who needn’t pay fares on a regular bus?
A A grandson of a Victory Medal holder.
B. A postman, together with his family.
C. A blind person with a medical certificate.
D. A BMTA inspector with his employee card.
4.How much should a soldier in uniform pay when he takes a white-blue bus?
A. 5.50 baht.
B. 4 baht.
C. 7 baht.
D. 8 baht.
假定你是李华，你所在的城市近期将举办丝绸之路国际艺术节（Silk Road International Arts Festival）你想邀请你的英国朋友Jacob一起参加艺术节期间举行的一些活动。请给他写一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 举办艺术节的目的；
2. 举办时间；
3. 活动内容。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Jacob,
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Yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的一下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Yesterday we went to Happiness Nursing House to help the old people. We set out earlier in the morning and brought them lots of gift. When we arrived, we were warmly welcome by them. First we introduced myself. Then we were making dumplings together with the old, talking and laugh. After lunch, we performed and sang songs with them happy. Finally all the old people say goodbye to us at the gate. We were very happy because of we did a good deed. I think this necessary for us teenagers to learn what to respect and take care of others, especially, the old.
What is reading?
Reading is actually a very complex process that requires a great deal of active 1. (participate) on the part of the reader. It is an active thinking process involving the interaction between the reader and the print. That is to say, the reader’s schema (former or previous knowledge) about the topic to 2. (read) and his language knowledge (vocabulary and grammar) directly affect his understanding of the reading material and 3. turn, the new information about the topic 4. (contain) in the reading material will enlarge the reader’s former schema.
Reading is a very important 5. (mean) of gaining knowledge about culture, custom, science education and technology from others or other countries. It is a good way of learning the most advanced hi-technology 6. (serve) the needs of the social development and the interests of our people through reading. Reading is 7. inseparable component of the English learning. We should lay solid foundations for our advanced education, and we can master the language by reading 8. (large). However, it is a very complex activity 9. involves almost all psychological processes 10. (include) sensation, perception, motor behavior, motivation, attention, emotion, cognition and all kinds of memory.
Which comes first, happiness or money? Are richer people ________? And ________, how do people get richer? A recent study could tell you the answer.
The study ________ thousands of teenagers and found that those who felt better about ________ as young adults ________ to have higher incomes by the time they ________ 29. Those who were happiest earned an average of $8,000 more than those who were the most ________.
The researchers, from University College London and the University of Warwick, say that very gloomy（沮丧的）teens, no matter how tall or smart they were, earned 10% less than their peers, ________ the happier ones earned ________ 30% more.
Happier teenagers have an easier time ________ school, college and the job ________, ________ because they always feel better about life. It may ________ be true that happier people find it easier to make friends, who are often the key to homework help or networking.
A report in June suggested that professional respect was more important than ________ in terms of workplace happiness. In August scientists announced that they had found the ________ for happiness in women. Alas! The same gene doesn’t appear to have ________ effect on men. And in October researchers in the UK and in the US announced that people who eat seven portions of fruit and vegetables a day report being the happiest.
If it is really true that happier kids ________ being wealthier kids, is it necessary for parents to get their kids to do the homework? The fact is that ________ homework will make kids happy but surely hurt their grades. Studies do show, ________, that more education ________ better-paid jobs, which may give us a deep thought.
1.A. busier B. safer C. happier D. braver
2.A. if not B. if so C. if any D. if ever
3.A. looked around B. looked into C. looked out D. looked through
4.A. life B. time C. money D. work
5.A. attached B. attained C. attended D. tended
6.A. turned B. grew C. went D. got
7.A. admirable B. fantastic C. delighted D. depressed
8.A. while B. when C. as D. though
9.A. right now B. up to C. right away D. down to
10.A. getting down B. getting through C. getting out D. getting over
11.A. drama B. interview C. review D. schedule
12.A. simply B. just C. chiefly D. only
13.A. even B. also C. ever D. once
14.A. jobs B. dollars C. friends D. parents
15.A. gene B. brand C. character D. nature
16.A. the best B. the different C. the same D. the most
17.A. come up B. end up C. take up D. turn up
18.A. no B. nor C. not D. few
19.A. first of all B. for all C. at all D. after all
20.A. exists in B. contributes to C. results from D. relies on
Why is setting goals important? Because goals can help you do, be, and experience everything you want in life. 1., goals allow yourself to make your life happen.
Successful and happy people have a vision of how their life should be and they set lots of goals (both short-term and long-range) to help them reach their vision. By setting goals you are taking control of your life. 2..
3.. They decide what they want in life and then get there by making plans and setting goals. Unsuccessful people just let life happen by accident. Goals aren’t difficult to set, and they aren’t difficult to reach. 4.. You are the one who must decide what to pursue and in what direction to aim your life.
Research tells us that when we write a goal down we are more likely to achieve it. Written goals can be reviewed regularly, and have more power. 5., they are harder to neglect or forget. Also when you write your goals in a particular way you are able to make yourself continuously aware of situations that will bring you nearer to your goals.
A. Like a contract with yourself
B. Instead of just letting life happen to you
C. Winners in life set goals and follow through on them
D. It’s like having a map to show you where you want to go
E. My suggestion is that you shouldn’t set goals just for the sake of it
F. I think there’s nothing which can stop you from achieving your goals
G. It’s up to you to find out what your goals, ideals and visions really are
