Travel in New York
Public transport
Traffic is quite convenient in New York. T
he bus is cheap and the subway is common. What’s more, you can take both the bus and the subway with the same transit card. If you have something urgent to do. You’d better take a taxi because that’s fast.
Hotels
The
re are a lot of hotels in New York. The Plaza Hotel is the best and the most expensive one. If you want to pay less for your stay, there are many smaller hotels. The YMCA near Central Park is suitable for young people.
Eating out
Restaurants provide good service in New York. You don’t have to eat at McDonald’s every day and you can try different kinds of food from many countries. You can also enjoy tasty Chinese food in Chinatown.
Shopping
Shopping in New York is fun. You can see big shops everywhere in this modern city. Stores are open seven days a week, but be careful when you look at the prices because you have to pay taxes on everything you buy. That means you have to pay an extra fee which in New York city is eight percent of the purchase price.
Places to visits
There are too many places to visit in New York—Times Square, the Empire State Building, and, the Statue of Liberty.
1.If you decide to buy a 
book ＄10 in New York, you should pay a total of how much after tax?
A. ＄9.80 B. ＄9.20 C. ＄10.80 D. ＄10.20
2.“The Plaza Hotel” here is the name of a __________
A. house B. station C. city D. hotel
3.You can eat the delicious Chinese food ____________
A. at McDonald’s B. in Piaza C. in Chinatown. D. in YMCA
4.Which of the following is NOT in New York?
A. Central Park. B. The Empire State Building.
C. Times Square D. The White House.
5.How many types of transportation are mentioned in the passage?
A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four
In the future, scientists would put very small computers in our heads. This can help people a lot. ____ these small computers, the people with ear diseases will be able to hear. And the people with eye diseases can ____. These small computers will not be just for ____ people. Most of us will have these computers to make our life ____. For example, if we have it, we can think ____ and we can remember more things.
For students, computers can do ____ things. Maybe in the near future students ____ schoolbags. They just need to carry a small computer to ____, because the textbooks, exercise books, and notebooks are all in the computer. The teachers will check students’ homework with computers, ____. But this can give another problem, because ____ will be easier for students to copy each other’s homework.
Everything will be possible. We never know what will happen.
1.A. Because B. Since C. Because of D. Thank to
2.A. to hear B. hear C. to see D. see
3.A. ill B. sick C. old D. young
4.A. good B. well C. better D. best
5.A. more clearly B. clearly C. clear D. clearer
6.A. much B. a lot C. lots of D. lot of
7.A. needn’t B. will need C. will not need D. don’t need
8.A. home B. school C. factory D. office
9.A. too B. either C. as well as D. also
10.A. that B. it C. they D. this
—Would you mind if I open the window?
---_______. We need fresh air.
A. Not at all B. Yes, of course C. You’d better not D. That’s all right.
– Can you tell me how to make fruit salad?
--Sure, Please watch carefully and you will see how it ______.
A. is made B. is making C. makes D. will makes
--Are you ________ the dark?
--Oh, yes. I always go to sleep with the light on.
A. used to B. afraid of C. interested in D. good with
-_____ you ______ the magazine from the library yet?
-Yes. I _____ it for three days.
A. Have, borrowed; have kept B. Have borrowed; have borrowed
C. Have , kept; have borrowed D. Have, kept, have kept
