Singapore: A Fine City

Singapore welcomes tourists. When you come to visit Singapore, please keep the laws of this country. Here are some points that you must remember.

?? SMOKING: Cigarette smoking is a danger to health. It is not allowed in lifts, cinemas, theaters, all government offices and on buses. If you break it, you have to pay fines of up to $ 1,000.?? LITTER: Singapore is the Garden City of Asia---clean and green. Dropping litter in public places is not allowed. You can be fined up to $ 500 for dropping litter ---even if it only a piece of waste paper or a cigarette end.

?? EATING OR DRINKING: In Singapore, when you take a subway or a bus, you are not supposed to eat or drink anything, or you'll be fined up to $ 500.

? RIDING: When you ride a bike across an underpass(地下通道), please push your bike across the underpass, or you have to pay $ 1,000 for riding your bike.

?? JAYWALKING*: You must always use the pedestrian(步行者, 徒步的)crossing. You can be fined $ 50 for crossing the street less than 50 meters from a crossing. These laws are also for children who are old enough to be in the street on their own.

1.The underlined word "fine" in the passage means ________.

A. 好????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. 罰款????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. 晴朗????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. 健康

2.When you come to visit Singapore，you should remember to ___________.

A. go shopping?????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. keep the law of this country

C. go sightseeing???? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. visit some fantastic sights

3.Singapore is a city with _________ according to the passage.

A. cigarettes? ????????????? B. green plants????????????? C. litter???? ????????????? ????????????? D. bikes

4.What will happen if you drop a piece of waste paper in Singapore?

A. You have to pick it up.?????????? ?????????????

B. You have to sweep the street.

C. You will be fined up to$500? ????????????? ????????????? ??

D. You will be told not to do it again.

It’s hot outside, please keep the door __________.

A．open                       B．close              C．opened            D．closed

It’s hot outside, please keep the door __________.

A．open                       B．close              C．opened            D．closed

It’s hot outside, please keep the door __________.

I was in line waiting to pay. In line there were two people before me. A little boy was buying some rather strange clothes. He chatted with anyone who was interested in the clothes and soon we learnt that he was going to a kindergarten(幼兒園) party. He had done a great job of putting together interesting costumes.
I noticed that the little boy was paying mostly with change(零錢). It seemed that he had robbed his pig bank(豬形儲(chǔ)蓄罐) to do this shopping. However, the cashier told him he was short after counting all the money. The boy thought for a moment and said, “Please keep the shirt and I will come back with more money. “
It was clear that he had already used all the money he had and he was $ 8.00 short. The lady in front of me said, “Well, I could pay half of that. “I told the boy that I could pay the other half. We dug into our handbags. However, both of us only had ten-dollar bills(紙幣) and we needed the cashier to get the change for us. Other shoppers began digging into their pockets to find some change. It was amazing and touching(令人感動(dòng)的) as all these strangers seemed to react(反應(yīng)) with the same mind. All wanted to be of help. Within minutes the cashier said, “I have too much money.” The cashier didn’t need our ten-dollar bills. Then the lady in front of me, who had been the first to offer help, said, “Wait! I didn’t even get a chance to give anything!”
I smiled at her and said, “You did your share, because it was your idea and you started all this. “ The little boy smiled and thanked us. We wished him the best and he left. I was left with a good feeling. I had seen the love and goodness of others all around me. The woman in front of me smiled and said, “It sure feels good to give, doesn’t it?” I smiled back and said, “Yes !”
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