Not only() many cars built in the 1970s ugly and poorly designed, they also became ve
Not only() many cars built in the 1970s ugly and poorly designed, they also became very unreliable after 4050 thousand miles.
A. was
B. are
C. were
Not only() many cars built in the 1970s ugly and poorly designed, they also became very unreliable after 4050 thousand miles.
A. was
B. are
C. were
There are some good ideas to reduce the use of private cars. In 1989, for example, the authorities in Rome began an interesting experiment: passengers on the city buses did not have to pay for their tickets.
In Stockholm there was another experiment: people paid very little for a season ticket to travel on any bus, trolley bus, train or tram in all the city.
In many cities now some streets are closed to vehicles, and pedestrians are safe there.
In London there is another experiment: part of the street is for buses only, so the buses can travel fast. There are no cars or taxies in front of them.
What the writer worries about in a big city is ______.
A.the number of traffic lights
B.the shortage of buses
C.the lack of motorways
D.the traffic congestion
Not only cars but also new-type trucks ______ with air conditioning.
A.equip
B.equipped
C.are equipped
D.was equipped
A.It is lower than the Noah Rim.
B.It is hard to get,to even in good weather.
C.It is not open in winter months.
D.It attracts over。five million visitors each year.
A.as many twice
B.as twice many
C.twice many as
D.twice as many
We can conclude that accidents involving cars ______.
A. happened most often in New York City
B. do not happen as often as they did in the early days of the auto
C. have killed many more people since Mr Bliss was killed
D. were always the driver's fault
A good example is the football Word Cup. Football is the world’s most important sport. Winning the World Cup is perhaps the summit of international sporting success. Mention Argentina to someone and the chances are that he’ll think of football. In a sense, winning the World Cup put Argentinaon the map.
Sports fans and supporters get quite unreasonable about the World Cup. People in England felt that their country was somehow important after they won in 1966. Last year thousands of Scots sold their cars, and even their houses, and spent all their money traveling to Argentina, where the finals were played.
So, am I arguing that international competition kills the idea of sport? Certainly not! Do the Argentinian really believe that because eleven of their men proved the most skillful at football, their nation is in every way better than all others? Not really, But it’s nice to know that you won and that in one way at least your country is the best.
1. What is the author’s main purpose in the passage?()
A. To explain the role of sport
B. To prove that football is the best sport in the world
C. To show that Argentina is better than all others
D. To prove that football is the world’s most important sport
2. In the second paragraph, the word “summit” means “() ”.
A. award
B. summary
C. highest point
D. mountain top
3. According to the passage, Argentina is world-famous because of its ().
A. obvious position on the map
B. successes in the football World Cup
C. excellence at most important sports
D. large number of sports fans and supporters
4. According to the passage, if a sportsman only thinks about winning, he will ().
A. fail to succeed
B. lose enjoyment
C. be successful
D. be unreasonable
5. What is the author’s attitude towards international games?()
A. Nations that meet on a football field are unlikely to meet on a battlefield
B. Nations that win the football World Cup are regarded as best in all aspects.
C. Nations that win in international games prove the best on the sports field at least.
D. Nations that give much attention to international competitions are world-famous in many ways.
Many students will watch TV only to______time during the summer vacation.
A.spend
B.waste
C.enjoy
D.kill
In some countries, many divorced fathers only have ______ to their children at weekends.
A.access
B.guarantee
C.commitment
D.opportunity
(Staying up) all night, Tom (finished not only) the homework (but also read) many poems of his (favorite) poets.
A.Staying up
B.finished not only
C.but also read
D.favorite