Question

  Two magazines recently listed the best cities to live in. Here are two of the cities listed as " the world's best".

  San Jose,Costa Rica (哥斯達(dá)黎加，圣何塞) The city has comfortable weather all year round (15°C to 26°C) . Housing is not very expensive in San Jose. Also,many of the city's older neighbour?hoods are very beautiful and have small hotels and cafes. Beautiful mountains are around the city. Lots of people go sightseeing there every year. But air pollution is a problem in the city centre.

  Hong Kong,China This lively city―once a small village―is today an international business cen?tre. It is an interesting mix of East and West,old and new. Modern tall buildings are next to small temples (廟宇) ，Popular nightclubs are close to tra?ditional teahouses. Busy people fill the streets at all hours of the day. But outside the city,there are parks for walking or relaxing. Hong Kong is famous for its wonderful native dishes. There's also food from Europe* North America,and other parts of Asia. However,this small city has a large popula?tion of nearly seven million!That's why housing is very expensive. Traffic and air pollution are also a problem.

(   ) 21. Which of the following is not mentioned about San Jose?

   A. The weather.

   B. The mountains.

   C. The air.

   D. The traffic.

(   ) 22. What makes Hong Kong the world's best according to the passage?

   A. The lively city and the wonderful di?shes.

   B. The large population and the traffic.

   C. The expensive housing.

   D. The beautiful temples.

(   ) 23. The writer thinks housing in Hong Kong is expensive because       ，

   A. it is a small fishing village

   B. it is a mix of East and West

   C. it is a beautiful city

   D. there are too many people in the city

(   ) 24. What do the two cities have in common?

   A. They both have beautiful mountains.

   B. They both have a large population.

   C. Air pollution is a problem in the two cities.

   D. They are both crowded.

Answer 1

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