Question

      The word “jaywalk” was 1 used in the 1910s in the city of Boston,USA. People used the word “jay” to call a silly (傻的) person or someone who didn't know about the city ways. At that 2 ,buses,cars and traffic lights were all 3 . Only people in big cities knew about 4 . So people used the word to talk 5 the newcomers to the city. They might look silly 6 they didn't know these new things.

    Today,in the United States and Canada,jaywalking is against (違反) 7 laws (法 規) . If you 8 ,you get a warning or a fine (罰款) .

    But in some other 9 ,jaywalking is often seen in so many places that it is thought to be OK,and the police only catch jaywalkers when they are crossing the road too dangerously. For example? in Britain,jaywalking is OK,and children are taught how to cross the roads safely (安全) in schools.

     In Singapore? you can 10 jaywalk. You get a fine of 500 Singapore dollars,about 285 US dollars,and even three months in prison (監獄) if you jaywalk for the first time.

     You get a $ 2,000 fine or six months in prison if you jaywalk for the second time!

() 1. A. last   B. one   C. first   D. second

() 2. A. place   B. time   C. times   D. places

() 3. A. something new   B. new something

   C. anything new   D. new anything

() 4. A. they   B. it   C. you   D. them

() 5. A. about   B. with   C. to   D. on

() 6. A. so   B. because   C. when   D. while

() 7. A. food   B. traffic   C. work   D. family

() 8. A. walk   B. jog   C. run   D. jaywalk

() 9. A. cities   B. towns   C. countries   D. streets

() 10. A. never   B. sometimes   C. often   D. usually

Answer 1

6-10 BBDCA