Look at the following timetable and answer questions.
Time Table
Lv.(Leave) Boston | Ar.(Arrive) Midway | Ar. New York |
5:00 AM Ex.(Except) Sun. | 7:00 AM | 10:45 AM |
1.What is the shortest time between Boston and New York by train?
A.5 hours 35 minutes B.5 hours 5 minutes
C.4 hours 25 minutes D.4 hours 30 minutes
2.On Christmas Day, how many trains at least will go from Boston to New York?
A.Two B.Three
C.Four D.Five
3.You are traveling in the 9:10 AM train. In Midway you get off and stay there for an hour. If you want to get to New York before dark, which train from Boston should you change?
A.The 1:15 PM train. B.The 5:20 PM train.
C.The 3:40 PM train. D.The 10:10 AM train.
Last year, four children waited for their school bus every day for ten minutes, on the same dirty street corner. There were old bottles, parts of old bikes, and ______ soda cans everywhere around the ______. The trees were brown and had no leaves, and there wasn't a flower in sight. It was ______.
One day, one of the children looked at the corner and ______ to do something about it. She had ______ minutes before the bus arrived. The next Monday, she brought a bag and ______ some of the old bottles to recycle. On ______, she spent another ten minutes picking up old bottles, while her best friend picked up soda cans and put them in a different ______ for recycling. On Wednesday, all the ______ picked up the remaining recyclable materials and put everything ______ in the rubbish can. The corner was ______!
The corner looked ______ but it was still ugly, so the next day the girl brought some ______ seeds. She planted the seeds and watered them, and watered the ______, too. She only had ten minutes a day but that was ______. On Friday, the children found more ______ on the ground and put it in the rubbish can, or recycled it.
After one month, their ugly, dirty corner had become a beautiful ______ with pretty flowers and healthy trees. It only took ten minutes a day. Do you have ten minutes a day to ______ your city? Imagine what a beautiful ______ we would have if more people spent ten minutes a day cleaning up and making their ______ more attractive!
1.A.full B.empty C.cheap D.expensive
2.A.school B.bus C.old bottles D.bus stop
3.A.cold B.gorgeous C.useless D.ugly
4.A.had B.refused C.decided D.managed
5.A.ten B.fifteen C.twenty D.thirty
6.A.made B.collected C.bought D.gave
7.A.Tuesday B.Sunday C.Saturday D.Friday
8.A.car B.bus C.corner D.bag
9.A.passengers B.children C.teachers D.girls
10.A.better B.useful C.else D.hard
11.A.clean B.dirty C.green D.gone
12.A.nice B.wrong C.larger D.better
13.A.tree B.flower C.vegetable D.fruit
14.A.flowers B.vegetables C.trees D.plants
15.A.enough B.limited C.long D.short
16.A.seeds B.toys C.garbage D.bikes
17.A.school B.home C.playground D.garden
18.A.see B.visit C.help D.enjoy
19.A.world B.school C.bus stop D.corner
20.A.homes B.gardens C.villages D.surroundings
____,the student insists that he be separated from his desk-mate,who is naughty.
A.To avoid being affected B.To avoid to be affected
C.Avoiding being affected D.Avoiding to be affected
He isn't a man to depend on because his action always ______ his words.
A.disagrees with B.disagrees on C.disagrees to D.disagrees over
—Ann is in hospital.
—Oh, really? I ________ know. I ________ go and visit her.
A.didn’t; am going to B.don’t; would
C.don’t; will D.didn’t; will
Recently, violent crimes of beating, looting and burning in Hong Kong broke out, ______ an innocent old man and with more than 80 ______.
A.killed; wounded B.killing; injured C.killed; injuring D.killing; hurt