選詞填空,完成短文,有兩項剩余。（10分）

How do you go to school every day?  1.   North America, most students go to school on the bus. Some students  2. walk or   3.   bikes to school. In other parts of the world, things are   4.  . In Japan, most students take trains to school, although   5.   also walk   6.   ride their bikes. In China, it depends on   7.   you are. In big cities, students usually ride bikes to school or take buses. And in places where there are rivers and lakes, like Hongshanhu and Kaishandao, students usually go to school by 8.  . That must   9.   a lot more fun than   10.    a bus!

A student newspaper reports that most students go to sleep at 1:30 am. Even if that’s an overstatement (夸張), it’s close to the truth. Scientists say teens should sleep nine hours each night. But that’s hard. Some are even “pulling all-nighters” (開夜車). These students must hand in their homework the next day but they haven’t done it. In the morning they don’t look healthy and you can tell who’s been doing it. One of my classmates did a survey on the topic. She found that most kids pull all-nighters to finish homework, but some do it for other reasons, such as playing computer games!
Maybe our lack(缺乏) of sleep is because of laziness — I think I’m a rather lazy student — or maybe it’s because we have too much to do in American high schools. I usually go to bed around midnight. If I stayed up past 1:30 am, I wouldn’t get any work done. I’d be falling asleep at my computer. My classes begin at 7:30 am. I’m partly awake in my first class. By the second, I’m a little sleepy. By my third class, I’m sleepy. By midday I’m finally fully awake. But by 3:00 pm, I’m slowing down again. Yet I get more sleep than usual students.
Most American high schools seem to have a similar(相似的) problem with sleepy students. High school classes start at 7:30 am, so students have to get up one and a half hours before that to get ready and catch the bus. It’s believed that lack of sleep can be bad for both grades and health. Some schools are paying attention. Classes in those schools start at 8:30 am.
【小題1】What does the underlined sentence “it’s close to the truth” mean?

In Japan, most students go to school__

In North America, most students go to school by bus. The subway is also widely used in some cities. In small towns and cities, walking is still popular.
The yellow school bus is a familiar sight all over North America. It is a very convenient form of transportation because it takes students right to the entrance to the school. It also gives students opportunity to chat with their friends. However, the bus is slow and does not always pick up on time.
The subway is a means of getting around quickly in many cities. However, it is expensive and can be very crowded during rush hour. Another disadvantage of the subway is that the stops are not so close to the school, and students often have to walk considerable distance or take a bus from the subway stop to the scho
Walking has a number of advantages for those who live reasonable close to school. It's free and it provides a form of exercise. However, it's no fun if you have a large backpack full of books to carry. It's also unpleasant if the weather is either too hot or cold or wet.

1. 1.

   In North America, most students usually go to school by_________.

   1. A.
      school bus or subway
   2. B.
      car or bicycle
   3. C.
      taxi or car
2. 2.

   For many students, the yellow school bus is convenient but it is_________.

   1. A.
      too expensive
   2. B.
      slow and sometimes late     
   3. C.
      crowded and dirty
3. 3.

   Subways are fast but the stops are often a little bit_________the school.

   1. A.
      close to
   2. B.
      busy for
   3. C.
      far away from
4. 4.

   Walking is a good way for the students that live reasonable close to school and it is_________.

   1. A.
      not convenient
   2. B.
      bad for health
   3. C.
      good for health
5. 5.

   This passage is about_________in North America.

   1. A.
      transportation
   2. B.
      students
   3. C.
      schools