七、阅读理解。
Technology changes our lives a lot these days. There are many changes in transportation.
Long ago, people rode horses or donkeys (驴) to move from place to place. Now people go to different places by car, metro or train.
People used animals and wagons (马车) to move things in the past. Now many people use big trucks, ships, trains or even planes to move things.
People crossed the sea by ship in the past. The trip could take weeks or months. Now people travel long distances by plane. It only takes a few hours.
Transportation changes a lot. The world is becoming smaller and smaller.
() 1. This passage is about changes in .
A. animals B. transportation C. time
() 2. People now can use to move from place to place.
A. cars B. horses C. donkeys
() 3. It takes for people to cross the sea now.
A. a few hours B. only a week C. months
() 4. How do you understand the underlined sentence?
A. We need to protect our Earth.
B. The Earth is moving faster and faster.
C. It’s easier for people to travel around the world.

八、连词成句，将对话补充完整。
Mike: What was your life like in the past, Mum?
Mum: 1. .
(worked, I, the, in, office, in the past)
These days, I sometimes work from home.
2. .
(meetings, online, I, have, too)
Mike: How did you communicate with your friends in the past?
Mum: I wrote letters to them.
Mike: 3. ?
(How, do, them, chat with, now, you)
Mum: I chat with them on the internet.
Mike: How did you travel to different places in the past?
Mum: 4. . The train was slow then.
(a lot of, on, road, time, spent, the, I)
Mike: How do you travel now?
Mum: 5. .
(now, I, by, travel, high-speed train)
Mike: Wow! They travel very fast.