Tokyo is one of those places that you can love and hate at the same time.

In Tokyo there are always too many people in the places where I want to be. Of course there are too many cars. The Japanese drive very fast， but in Tokyo they often spend a long time in traffic jams. Tokyo is not different from London， Paris and New York in that. It is different when one wants to walk.

At certain times of the day there are a lot of people on foot in London’s Oxford Street. But the streets near the Ginze in Tokyo always have a lot of people on foot， and sometimes it is really difficult to walk. People are very polite； there are just too many of them.

The worst time to be in the street is at 11：30 at night. That is when the nightclubs are closing and everybody wants to go home. There are 35,000 nightclubs in Tokyo， and you do not often see one that is empty.

During the day， most people travel to and from work by train. Tokyo people buy six million train tickets every day. At most stations， trains arrive every two or three minutes， but at certain hours there do not seem to be enough trains. Although they are usually crowded， Japanese trains are very good. They always leave and arrive on time. On a London train you would see everybody reading a newspaper. In Tokyo trains everybody in a seat seems to be asleep， whether his journey is long or short.

In Tokyo， I stood outside the station for five minutes. Three fire-engines raced past on the way to one of the many fires that Tokyo has every day. Tokyo has so many surprises that none of them can really surprise me now.

Tokyo is different from London in that　　　　.

A. there are many traffic jams     

B. nightclubs are sometimes empty

C. wherever I want to be， it’s too crowded     

D. it is more difficult to go somewhere on foot

According to the passage， Japanese trains 　　　　.

A. are always punctual

B. often delay at most situations

C. are crowded because they are often late

D. are the last means people use to travel to and from work

What is the story mainly about？

A. The writer’s impression of Tokyo.

B. The reasons why the writer loves Tokyo.

C. Different means of transportation in Tokyo.

D. Many surprises that Tokyo has brought to the writer.

Fires break out 　　　　 in Tokyo according to the writer.

A. very seldom                       B. quite frequently

C. three times a day                        D. the most often in the world

Which of the following is NOT true about Tokyo？

A. Tokyo people are friendly.

B. There are more trains than cars.

C. Fire-engines are very busy in the city.

D. The streets become more crowded at 11：30 at night.

Museums have changed. They are no longer places that one “should” go to but to enjoy.

At a science museum in Canada, you can feel your hair stand on end as harmless electricity passes through your body. At the Children’s Museum in New York, you can play an African drum. There are no “Do Not Touch” sign in some other museums in the USA.

More and more museum directors have realized that people learn best when they can become part of what they are seeing. In many science museums, the visitors are encouraged to touch, listen, operate and experiment so as to discover scientific rules for themselves.

The purpose is not only to provide fun, but also help people feel at home in the world of science. If people don’t understand science, they will be afraid of it; and if they are afraid of science, they will not make the best use of it.

One cause of all these changes is the increase in wealth and spare time. Another cause is that the number of young people grow in the population. Many of them are college students or college graduates. They see things in a new and different way. They want art that they can take part in. The same is true of science and history.

The old museums have been changing and the government is encouraging the building of new, modern museums. In the States and Canada, there are more than 6000 museums, twice as many as there were 25 years ago.

Title: __________________________

Tell me how to operate the electronic computer, ______?

A. will you            B. shan’t you         C. do you       D. don’t you

Located ________ the eastern coast of the sea, the village is fairly new ________ only a small population of less than 3,000.

A. on, with     B. off, with     C. in, of      D. on, in

Sometimes we just believe what we see,      the reality may be different.

       A．even though     B．a(chǎn)s if  C．since D．unless

She bought with her three friends  , none of______ I had ever met before .

A. them   B. who   C. whom   D. these

This is time of year when we think about giving and receiving presents．Can you find a little extra to give? On this page we suggest a few organizations you might like to help．

       Littleton Children’s Home

       We don’t want your money, but children’s toys, books and clothes in good condition would be very welcome．

       Also, we are looking for friendly families who would take our children into their homes for a few hours or days as guests．You have so much—will you share it?

       Phone Sister Thomas on 55671．

       Children’s Hospice

       We look after a small number of very sick children．This important work needs skill and love．We cannot continue without gifts of money to pay for more nursing staff．We also need story books and toys suitable for quiet games．

       Please contact The Secretary, Little Children’s Hospice, Newby Road．

       Street Food

       In the winter weather, it’s no fun being homeless．It’s even worse if you’re hungry．We give hot food to at least fifty people every night．It’s hard work, but necessary．Can you come and help? If not, can you find a little money? We use a very old kitchen, and we badly need some new saucepans．Money for new ones would be most welcome indeed．

       Contact Street Food, c/o Mary’s House, Elming Way, Littleton．Phone 27713．

       Littleton Youth Club

       Have you got an unwanted chair?—a record player?—a pot of paint?

       Because we can use them!

       We want to get to work on our meeting room!

       Please phone 66231 and we’ll be happy to collect anything you can give us．

       Thank you!

       The Night Shelter

       We offer a warm bed for the night to anyone who has nowhere to go．We rent the former Commercial Hotel on Green Street．Although it is not expensive, we never seem to have quite enough money．Can you let us have a few pounds? Any amount, however small, will be such a help．

       Send it to us at 15, Green St, Littleton．Please make check payable to Night Shelter．

Reading the passage, you might like to help these organizations which work for

       A．homeless and sick children

       B．less fortunate members of our society

       C．hungry people who have no beds to sleep in

       D．friendly members of our society to help others

We can infer that       ．

       A．there are too many social problems in this country

       B．people are very poor during the time for giving presents

       C．warm-hearted people like to give away money

       D．this passage is taken from a local newspaper

If your child has grown up, you may take the child’s things to        ．

       A．Children’s Home and Children’s Hospice

       B．Youth Club and Children’s Home

       C．Children’s Hospice and Night Shelter

       D．Youth Club and Night Shelter

-There is ______ like a holiday to make one feel relaxed．

       -That’s _____ so many people enjoy themselves traveling．

       A．nothing; why                B．something; because 

       C．nothing; because        D．something; why

The idea puzzled me so much that I stopped for a few seconds to try to _______.

       A. make it out      B. make it off      C. make it up               D. make it over

--- What are you going to do tomorrow?

--- I will go _____ with my friends on the lake.

   A. hunting                   B. shopping                 C. shipping                D. boating