Passage5 Overhead bridges are found in many parts of Singapore, especially inplaces where traffic is heavy and crossing the road is dangerous. The purpose of these bridges is to enable people to cross roads safely.Overhead bridges are used in very much the same way as zebra crossing ( 斑马线 ). Theyare more efficient although less convenient because people have to climb up along flight of steps. This is inconvenient especially to older people. Whenpeople use an overhead bridge, they don’t hold up traffic. However, when theycross a busy road using a zebra crossing, traffic is held up. This is why thegovernment has built up many overhead bridges to help people and to keeptraffic moving at the same time. For their own safety, people should be encouraged to use them instead ofrisking their lives by dashing ( 闯 ) across the road. Old people, however, may find it a littledifficult climbing up and down the steps, but it is still advisable for them touse overhead bridges. Overhead bridges serve a very useful purpose. This will preventunnecessary accidents and loss of life. 41. The advantage of overhead bridges isthat ______. A)they are more convenient to use B)people can have a better view of the city C)they don't hold up traffic and they are safer D)they can save a lot of time and space 42. Compared with overhead bridges, zebracrossing is ______. A)more efficient B) more convenient C)much safer D) more popular 43. What do old people think of crossingthe overhead bridges? A)They think the overhead bridges are too expensive to build. B)They have no difficulty using overhead bridges. C)They like the idea of building overhead bridges. D)They find overhead bridges somewhat inconvenient to use. 44. People are encouraged to use overheadbridges mainly because ______. A)they prevent accidents and loss of life B) it is necessary to reducetraffic jam C) zebra crossingcan be ignored D) traffic is very heavy in large cities 45. According to the passage, which of thefollowing statements is TRUE? A) It's a waste of money for the government to build overheadbridges. B) Usingoverhead bridges has become a fashion to modern cities. C) Overheadbridges are inconvenient only to elderly people. D) Usingoverhead bridges is a good way of avoiding danger and deaths. Passage6 He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 15, 1929. He was black. He lived foronly thirty-nine years, but he became world famous in so short a time. He grewup in the southeastern part of the United States. He studied at MorehouseCollege where he met many outstanding men whose ideas he found important andexciting. After he graduated fromMorehouse, he went on to study at the University of Pennsylvania, HarvardUniversity and Boston University. At Boston University he met Coretta, wholater became his wife. In 1954, after he got his Ph. D, degree, he became theleader of the black people, who were poor and without power. He gave speechesand led marches. For his ideas and actions, he went to jail for a short time. Many years later, inWashington D. C., he spoke to a crowd of 250,000 people. In his speech entitled“I Have a Dream”, he expressed his opinion that the only way people could wintheir rights was to remain peaceful, even in the face of danger. His speech isstill popular today in the United States. For his courage and achievements hewon the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. The whole nation mourned theterrible event that happened on April 4, 1968 when he was shot to death. The man who had preachednonviolence all his life died a victim of violence. But his dream will neverdie. Many Americans are still struggling to make that dream come true. Who was the great man? He wasMartin Luther King. 46. Where did Martin Luther King meet many men of ideas? A) At Harvard University. B) At Morehouse College. C) At Boston University. D) At PennsylvaniaUniversity. 47. When did he become the leader of the American black people? A) When he was a student atMorehouse College. B) After he got his Ph. D.degree. C) After he met Coretta. D) When he was studying at BostonUniversity. 48. Why was he imprisoned for some time? A) Because he delivered the speech 'I Have aDream'. B) Because he became very popular among theblacks. C) Because he preachednonviolence. D) Because he organizedmarches. 49. What famous idea of his was expressed in his speech entitled 'IHave a Dream'? A) The black people shouldunite as one in the face of danger. B) The black people shouldstrive for peace. C) To remain peaceful isthe only way the black people can win their rights. D) To remain hopeful evenin the face of danger. 50. What CAN'T you infer from the passage? A) The black people in theU.S.A. are still fighting for equal rights. B) The great man's deathhas left the black people in the U.S.A. without a leader. C) Nonviolence is notnecessarily the only way out. D) More Americans areawakened to social injustice in the U.S.A.