According to the timetable, a NO. 49 bus should pass through its route（）

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A．every ten minutes B.B．in less than ten minutes C.C．in more than ten minutes D.D．half an hour

Banks prefer to give a loan to those who（）

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A．are in need of start-up capital B.B．have the ability to pay it back C.C．own an old and large business D.D．haven’t borrowed money before

Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go to their offices, factories or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up __21__ in the morning and reach home later in the evening. One benefit of living outside London is __22__ houses are cheaper. Even a small flat in London __23__ a garden costs quite a lot to hire. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of __24__ own. Then, in the country one can be free from the noise and hurry of the town. Although one has to __25__ earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep better at night, and, during weekends and __26__ summer evenings, one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one __27__ gardens, one can spend one’s spare time digging, planting, watering and doing a hundred and one other jobs which __28__ in the garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has the reward of a person __29__ has shared the secrets of nature. Some people, however, take __30__ in country things; for them happiness lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, shops and busy streets, dance-halls and restaurants. Such people would __31__ that their life was not worth __32__ if they had to live a __33__ outside London. A walk in one of the parks and a visit __34__ the sea every summer is all the country life they __35__（）

A.at 8 o’clock B.later C.earlier D.slowly

Which of the following does this passage NOT support（）

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A．If more people rode bike, there would be cleaner air and fewer automobiles B.B．On weekends, cars can not drive through Central Park C.C．The city government has not done anything for the bike riders yet D.D．The city government doesn’t know what to do concerning the issue of bikes

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A．match B.B．meeting C.C．quarrel D.D．Sight-seeing

Some of the notebooks George Washington kept as a young man are still in existence. They show that he was learning Latin, was very interested in the basics of good behavior in society, and was reading English literature.At school he seemed only to have been interested in mathematics. In fact his formal education was surprisingly brief for a gentleman, and incomplete. Unlike other young Virginian gentlemen of that day, he did not go to the College of William and Mary in the Virginian capital of Williamsburg. In terms of formal training then, Washington contrasted sharply with some other early American Presidents such as John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. In later years, Washington probably regretted his lack of intellectual training. He never felt comfortable in a debate in Congress. and because he never learned French and could not speak directly to French leaders, he did not visit the country he admired so much. Thus, unlike Jefferson and Adams, he never reached EuropeThe main idea of the passage is that Washington’s education（）

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A．was of great variety, covering many subjects B.B．was probably equal to those of most young gentlemen of his time C.C．may seem poor by modern standard, but was good enough for his time D.D．was rather limited for a president