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Singapore’s public transport system（公共交通系统）is one of the best in the world, so you should have no problem finding your way around like a local．There are three main forms of public transport here that you would find in any other big city--trains, buses and taxis．
TRAINSTrains run from 6 a．m．to midnight． Single trip tickets start at 80 cents．If you buy an EZ-Link card for $15, you can ride the trains and buses as you like．If you need more information, just call Transit Link at 18007674333．
BUSES
There are several bus services in Singapore and fares（车费）start at 80 cents．Be sure to always ask the driver the cost of your ticket as he cannot give you changes．If you need help, just call Transit Link at 18007674333．
TAXISThere are three main taxi companies--City Cab（65522222），Comfort（65521111）and Tibs（65528888）．Booking can also be made easily by calling the number above．
RENTAL（租）CARS
Driving in Singapore is a pleasure and if you like to travel as you like, renting a car is a good choice．Renting takes away the hassle of getting to places around Singapore．Just sit back and enjoy the city．It also means you’ll get to see a lot more that a train or a bus won’t let you see．For car rental, call Avis on 6567371668．
1.If you need to rent a car, you may call __________．
A．65528888 B．6567371668 C．18007674333 D．65522222
2.Buy an EZ-Link card, and you can take __________．
A．both buses and trains B．only trains
C．both buses and taxis D．only rental cars
3.What is a good choice if you ant to travel freely in Singapore?
A．To take a bus． B．To take a train．
C．To rent a car． D．To take a taxi．
4.The passage mainly talks about __________ in Singapore．
A．how to rent a car B．how to take a bus
C．3 taxi companies D．public transport system
5.What so you know about traveling in Singapore from the passage?
A．A local has some trouble finding his way around．
B．It’s much cheaper to go around by bus than by train．
C．You can see a lot more in Singapore only by renting a car．
D．It’s easy and convenient for visitors to travel in Singapore．
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London used to be “foggy” for the same reason that cities like Beijing or Chongqing are “foggy” today．The “fog” was in fact smog, a mixture of smoke and fog．In other words, it was made by air pollution．In London, some of this pollution came from factories, but much of it came from the coal(煤)that people burnt in their houses to keep warm during the winter．By the 1950s, London’s smog problem had become so bad that the government decided to do something to clean the air．A new law was made and nobody could burn coal in any British city．Within a few years, the air became much cleaner．There were no more “pea-soupers”．
Many Chinese cities now face the same sort of problem with air pollution that London faced 40 or 50 years ago．However, this problem is more difficult for Chinese cities to solve．One reason is that more of the pollution comes from the factories, rather than from coal burnt in people’s houses．If these factories were closed, this would harm the economy and lots of people would lose their jobs．Another reason is that changing from coal to cleaner fuel(燃料), like gas, is quite expensive．
However, the air in many Chinese cities is becoming cleaner and cleaner, as the government and people pay more and more attention to cutting down pollution．As a result, there are fewer “pea-soupers”in Beijing than there used to be．
1.What was the main reason for air pollution in London?
A．There was too much smoke in the sky．
B．There were too many factories in the city．
C．People burnt too much coal in the houses．
D．The city was too big for the cleaners to clean．
2.How did the air in London become much cleaner?
A．There was not so much fog in the winter later．
B．A law was made to keep people from burning coal in their houses．
C．Many factories in the city were closed．
D．People paid more attention to cleaning their city．
3.What does the underlined work “pea-soupers”refer to?
A．Smog B．Smoke C．Gas D．Coal
4.The problem of air pollution is more difficult for Chinese cities to solve because of ___ reasons．
A．one B．two C．three D．four
5.Which sentence is Not true?
A．Air pollution is serious in Beijing and Chongqing．
B．Using coal is much more expensive than using gas．
C．Factories made much more pollution in China．
D．The reasons of air pollution in London and Beijing are different．
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