填空题 Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

单选题 What is the problem of the public transport?

A、 Traffic jams
B、 Pedestrian safety
C、 Low efficiency

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：谈及公共交通，原文说“Unfortunately,as fewer and fewer people are taking the busnowadays，the service has become quite inefficient．”其中inefficient是Low efficiency的同义替换，故本题选C。

单选题 According to the speaker, what is true about the transportation?

A、 Buses are easy to find.
B、 Taxis are punctual.
C、 Airplanes are unaffordable.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：本题题干中没有可用于定位的词，那么只能利用选项中的关键词来定位。出题句为“However,if I am in a rush I prefer to take a taxi as they tend to get you to your destination veryquickly so you can remain punctual for your appointments．(然而，如果时间紧张，我会选择出租车，因为出租车可以很快地把我送达目的地，从而准时赴约)”，故本题选B。

单选题 According to the speaker, what is true about the bus?

A、 Passengers occasionally spend more than half an hour waiting for it.
B、 It is sometimes overcrowded.
C、 It is often dirty.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：根据“I have found that sometimes the bus can be over a half hour behind schedule whichcan be very frustrating”可知，公交车有时候会迟来半个多小时，选项A的意思与此相符，故选A。

单选题 What is the existing situation about the price of bus tickets?

A、 It is fluctuating severely.
B、 It is declining.
C、 It needs to be increased.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：本题定位至“Now the ticket prices are declining as the bus companies try to encouragemore people to use their service again．”从中可知票价下调了，因此选B。