Travel in New York
Public transport
Traffic is quite convenient in New York. The bus is cheap and the subway is common. What’s more, you can take both the bus and the subway with the same transit card(交通卡). If you have something Urgent(紧急的)to do, you’d better take a taxi because it’s fast.
Hotels
There are a lot of hotels in New York. The Plaza Hotel is the best and the most expensive one. If you want to pay less for your stay, there are many smaller hotels. The YMCA near Central Park is suitable for young people.
Eating out
Restaurants provide good service in New York. You don’t have to eat at McDonald’s every day and you can try different kinds of food from many countries. You can also enjoy tasty Chinese food in Chinatown.
Shopping
Shopping in New York is fun. You can see big shops everywhere in this modern city. Stores are open seven days a week, but be careful when you look at the prices because you have to pay taxes on everything you buy. That means you have to pay an extra fee which in New York city is eight percent of the purchase price.
Places to visit
There are too many places to visit in New York-Times Square, the Empire State Building, and the Statue of Liberty.
1). If you decide to buy a book $ 10 in New York, you should pay a total of______
after tax.
A. $ 9.8 B. $9.2 C. $ 10.8 D. $ 10.2
2). “The Plaza Hotel” here is the name of a______.
A. house B. station C. city D. hotel
3). You can eat the delicious Chinese food______.
A. at McDonald's B. in Pizza
C. in Chinatown D. in YMCA
4). Which of the following is NOT in New York?
A. The Statue of Liberty. B. The Empire State Building.
C. Times Square. D. The White House.
5). How many types of transportation are mentioned in the passage?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.