Getting to work in a big city is no easy matter, but one popular saying has a solution, "taking bus is too crowded, getting a taxi is too expensive, buying a car is not practical, better to share a car with others."

     Now arranging to car share, or car pool(共享), is easier than ever before, thanks to the proliferating (擴散) number of specialized companies and websites arriving on the scene as the popularity of car-pooling grows.

     Lots of car owners are opting (選擇) to share their cars, due to the rising costs of gas. Not only does car pooling save them money, it also makes full use of their car and helps them make new friends.

     Participants get to enjoy the luxury of riding in a private car and save up to 70% of their transport costs.

     Car pooling also helps________ by decreasing the number of cars on the road and increasing the number of people in each car.

     Many countries, like Germany and Singapore, encourage their residents to car-pool by levying (征收) fines on any private cars found on the road at peak hour with just one driver.

     Zhang Guoqiang, who returned from abroad, raves (提倡) about car-pooling, saying it saves the owner money and economically solves the problem of how to get to work.

     But anyone thinking of trying this new form of transport should be aware that there are a number of issues they will need to resolve. Like what will happen if the car is late or if there is an accident. Who will protect the passengers' rights? As more and more people start to share their rides, the answers to these questions will become clearer.

1．What is the best title for the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)

2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

     Apart from saving money, car-pooling makes full use of their cars and helps them make new friends

3．Please fill in the blank in the fifth paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)

4．Why do people love to share a car with others? (Please answer within 30 words.)

5．Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese.

1. Car-sharing's popularity grows/Sharing a car is popular/Car-pooling’s popular

2. Not only does car pooling save them money, it also makes full use of car and helps them make new friends.

3. to ease traffic jams

4. Because it can make full use of their cars and makes new friends as well as save money.

5．坐公交太擠，打的車太貴，買小車不現(xiàn)實，還是合伙拼車最劃算。

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