Read the passage and choose the best answer to the following questions.
Visitors who want to see the city’s attractions have several transportation options. The use of private cars is discouraged, since parking is limited and the streets of the historical district are narrow. Fortunately, excellent alternatives are available. The subway system provides fast, inexpensive transportation to all areas of the city, from 6:00 am to 12 midnight. Bus service operates 24 hours a day, for those who prefer to travel above ground and sneak in some extra sightseeing on route. Those of you who want to make sure that you see all the tourist attractions may be especially interested in our Visitor’s Tour buses, which make stop at all points of interest throughout the city. For your convenience, special visitor’s passes for all forms of public transportation are sold at hotels throughout the city, along with maps and schedules for transportation routes. Subway tickets may be also be purchased at subway stops.
Where are tickets sold?




A.At special stands
B.At most hotels
C.On the buses
D.At some tourist attraction

Choose the best answer to complete each blank.
World Cup, two international soccer (24) …………., one for men and one for women, each held every (25) ………..years. Both tournaments are the top of international competition in the sport. The women’s World Cup was first (26) ………….in 1991 and has gained popularity steadily since then. More than 90,000 (27) ……….….attended the finals of the 1999 tournament- one of the largest crowds ever to witness a women’s sporting event. (28) ……………100 nations attempted to qualify for the 2003 event, a 16 team elimination tournament.
(25)




A.four
B.three
C.two
D.five

Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
Music can ……………ideas, thoughts and feeling.




A.play
B.express
C.talk
D.compose

Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
…………… are you learning Chinese for? – To sing Chinese songs.




A.When
B.Where
C.What
D.Why

Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
It is an …………………game.




A.excitement
B.exciting
C.excited
D.excite

Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
It was not until I was 15 years old that I …………..how to ride a bicycle.




A.learned
B.had learned
C.was learning
D.is learning

A.was
B.took
C.spent
D.passed

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
I’m sure Jessica was very upset when you left.




A.Jessica could have been very upset when you left.
B.Jessica must be very upset when you left.
C.Jessica may be very upset when you left.
D.Jessica must have been very upset when you left.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Smoking is an extremely harmful habit. You should give it up immediately.




A.As smoking is an extremely harmful habit, you should give it up immediately.
B.When you give up smoking immediately, you will affect your health with this harmful habit.
C.Stop your smoking immediately so it will become one of your extremely harmful habits.
D.You should give up smoking immediately and you will fall into an extremely harmful habit.

Hoa is asking Hai, who is sitting at a corner of the room, seeming too shy.
- Hoa: “Why aren’t you taking part in our activites? ”
- Hai: “ Yes, I can. Certainly”




A.Can you help me with this decorations?
B.Can I help you?
C.Shall I take your hat off?
D.Could you please show me how to get the nearest post office?