In April, 2013, I visited Yangzhou.

Ge Garden is very beautiful and peaceful. The ticket has a map on the back of it that I didn’t noticed until I had already left. But to be honest, I don’t think that map is very useful because it isn’t very clear an tailed. In my opinion, it’s better to improve it. Compared with He Garden, the map on the back of the ticket for He Garden is much clearer, more detailed and more useful. However, in the room that has the picture of the family members, there is only Chinese, no English, so my advice is to add English in interesting places. I got lost in the Slender West Lake. I spent about 30 minutes just trying to get out of one area. I think they need more signs posted along the trails. I like the Slender West Lake best, as she is so pretty! The ladies that were sweeping were very sweet. They always smiled at me and said hello, so it was nice.

Taking a taxi is the most efficient(有效率的) and quickest way to get around Yangzhou. I didn’t have a problem getting to the places which I’d like to go to while using a taxi. The driver was very friendly. The fare isn’t too high, either. But I didn’t enjoy taking the bus. The bus ride to the Mastixia Bay (茱萸灣公園) took long although I only had to pay one yuan. It was also hard finding where Bus 32 was. I tried asking some people in English but they couldn’t understand me, so I had to ask in simple Chinese that I only know buy that still didn’t work. I spent about one hour walking around the city to look for Bus 32. The tricycle(三輪車) was nice, but it was a little too expensive for a small distance. Maybe I was ripped off by the guy who rode for me, but it was an enjoyable ride. I felt like I was part of the garden city more.

Over all I am satisfied with Yangzhou and will recommend it to others.

1.How many places of interest are mentioned in the passage?

A. Three            B. Four             C. Five             D. Six

2.The underlined phrase “ripped off” in Paragraph 3 may mean “________”.

A. 優惠            B. 退款            C. 騙錢            D. 免費

3.Which of the following I NOT the writher’s advice?

A.English should be added in interesting places.

B.Everyone in Yangzhou should speak English.

C.The Slender West Lake needs more signs along the trails.

D.The maps on the tickets for Ge Garden need improving.

4.We can infer（推斷） the passage may be written by ___________.

A. a foreign visitor                    B. a lady sweeping in the park

C. a taxi driver                       D. a guy riding a tricycle

    Shane has no sense of direction. His friends often make fun of him. They say he needs a map to find the bathroom in his own house. He gets lost every time he goes shopping. Every street looks the same, and he quickly forgets which way to go. Sometimes he has to take a taxi home because he cannot remember the way to his house. Once the police had to take him home because it was two o’clock in the morning and he got lost in a shopping mall.

       Shane watches a lot of films and reads a lot of books about animals. Each bird knows which way is south. Bats (蝙蝠) can fly at night and find their way with their ears. He feels embarrassed because all these animals have a good sense of direction. He tries to tell the direction with the help of the stars in the sky. There is a star called the North Star, and he knows how to find it.

       Of course, Shane’s friends are still making fun of him. He can only see the North Star outside when the sky is clear at night. He can still get lost during the day or when he is inside or when it is cloudy.

1. What does the underlined part “he needs a map to find the bathroom in his own house” really mean?

       A. Shane really has difficulty finding his bathroom.

       B. Shane often gets lost on his way to the bathroom.

       C. Shane has a very poor sense of direction.

       D. Shane needs a map wherever he goes.

2. Sometimes Shane has to take a taxi home because ___________________.

       A. he is tired after shopping                 B. he doesn’t know the way home

       C. he likes taking a taxi                       D. his friends want him to do so

3. What can help Shane tell the direction?

       A. Bats.                 B. Birds.                C. Stars.                D. Nothing.

4. What does the underlined word “embarrassed” mean in Chinese?

       A. 困窘的             B. 光榮的             C. 開心的             D. 自豪的

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

       A. Bats don’t find their way with their eyes.

       B. Many animals have a good sense of direction.

       C. Shane always gets lost when going shopping.

       D. Shane no longer loses his way on sunny days.

A lawyer，an artist and a musician got lost in the woods．At last they came to a farmer’s house and asked if he could let them stay for the night．

“Sure，”the farmer said．“But I’ve got room for only two of you in the house．The other one will have to sleep in the barn（牲畜棚）with the animals，and the smell is very bad there．”“I’ll sleep in the barn，”the artist said．

Half an hour later，a knock was heard on the farmer’s house door，and there stood the artist，saying，“I can’t take the smell．”“All right，”said the lawyer．“I’ll sleep in the barn．”And he went off．

In a while them was another knock on the door．“I felt terrible with the smell from the animals，”the lawyer said in an angry way．

“You are two sissies（女人氣的男人）．”said the musician．“I’ll sleep in the barn．”Thirty minutes later，came another knock．

When they opened the door，there stood all the animals from the barns．

1．The lawyer，the artist and the musician came to a farmer’s house because they ________．

A．couldn’t find their way in the woods            B．wanted to visit the farm

C．were very hungry and thirsty                             D．preferred to stay in the farmer’s house

2．One of them had to sleep in the barn for the reason that ________．

A．the farmer didn’t have enough room for the three of them

B．the farmer wanted one of them to look after the animals

C．one of them liked to sleep in the barn

D．the farmer wanted to make fun of them

3．The artist wanted to sleep in the barn as he ________．

A．liked to be quiet and sleep alone

B．didn’t like to sleep with the other two

C．didn’t think that the smell was so terrible

D．loved animals and wanted to sleep with them

4．From the story we see that the musician was ________．

A．stupid                     B．foolish                    C．clever                    D．selfish

In April, 2013, I visited Yangzhou.
Ge Garden is very beautiful and peaceful. The ticket has a map on the back of it that I didn’t noticed until I had already left. But to be honest, I don’t think that map is very useful because it isn’t very clear an tailed. In my opinion, it’s better to improve it. Compared with He Garden, the map on the back of the ticket for He Garden is much clearer, more detailed and more useful. However, in the room that has the picture of the family members, there is only Chinese, no English, so my advice is to add English in interesting places. I got lost in the Slender West Lake. I spent about 30 minutes just trying to get out of one area. I think they need more signs posted along the trails. I like the Slender West Lake best, as she is so pretty! The ladies that were sweeping were very sweet. They always smiled at me and said hello, so it was nice.
Taking a taxi is the most efficient(有效率的) and quickest way to get around Yangzhou. I didn’t have a problem getting to the places which I’d like to go to while using a taxi. The driver was very friendly. The fare isn’t too high, either. But I didn’t enjoy taking the bus. The bus ride to the Mastixia Bay (茱萸灣公園) took long although I only had to pay one yuan. It was also hard finding where Bus 32 was. I tried asking some people in English but they couldn’t understand me, so I had to ask in simple Chinese that I only know buy that still didn’t work. I spent about one hour walking around the city to look for Bus 32. The tricycle(三輪車) was nice, but it was a little too expensive for a small distance. Maybe I was ripped off by the guy who rode for me, but it was an enjoyable ride. I felt like I was part of the garden city more.
Over all I am satisfied with Yangzhou and will recommend it to others

1. 1.

   How many places of interest are mentioned in the passage?

   1. A.
      Three
   2. B.
      Four
   3. C.
      Five
   4. D.
      Six
2. 2.

   The underlined phrase “ripped off” in Paragraph 3 may mean “________”

   1. A.
      優惠
   2. B.
      退款
   3. C.
      騙錢
   4. D.
      免費
3. 3.

   Which of the following I NOT the writher’s advice?

   1. A.
      English should be added in interesting places
   2. B.
      Everyone in Yangzhou should speak English
   3. C.
      The Slender West Lake needs more signs along the trails
   4. D.
      The maps on the tickets for Ge Garden need improving
4. 4.

   We can infer（推斷） the passage may be written by ___________

   1. A.
      a foreign visitor
   2. B.
      a lady sweeping in the park
   3. C.
      a taxi driver
   4. D.
      a guy riding a tricycle