No.12

　　Do you want to save money when you travel by train? Here are some ways.Day Returns (returns 往返票)

　　This kind of ticket can save you 45% on the fare (money for tickets). You have to travel before 8:00 am and after 6:00 pm from Monday to Friday, but you can travel at any time on Saturday or Sunday.

　　Big City Savers (savers優惠票)

　　You can save much money with these tickets on some trains. You have to buy them at the latest by 16:00 the day before you travel.

　　Weekend Returns

　　You can use Weekend Returns for most journeys over 60 miles. Go on Friday, Saturday or Sunday, and return the same weekend on Saturday or Sunday, and you can save 35% on the fare.

　　Monthly Returns

　　You can use these tickets for most journeys over 65 miles. Go any day and return within (在……之內) a month. Monthly Returns can save you 25% on the fare.

　　Family Returns

　　You can get a card of Family Returns for £ 20 and then when you buy tickets later, you need to pay only £ 3 for each of the other family members (4 at most ). You can travel as often as you like within two months.

　　根據以上短文內容，然后從每題所給的四個選項中選擇最佳選項。

　　1. Which kind of ticket are you going to choose if you want to go to a small town 75 miles away for four days?

　　A. Big City Savers.　B. Monthly returns.　C. Weekend Returns.　D. Family Returns.

　　2. If a man buys himself a ticket of £15 and three tickets for his family with a card ofFamily Returns, how much will he pay?

　　A. £ 47.　B. £ 27.　C. £ 24.　D. £ 15.

　　3. Which of the following is true?

　　A. A card of Family Returns can only be used for two months.　B. If you want to travel to London by air, you can use Big City Savers.　C. If you leave this Friday and return next Saturday, you can use Weekend Returns.　D. You can use Day Returns at any time on weekdays.

　　4. The passage is probably taken from a _______.

　　A. dictionary　B. textbook　C. newspaper　D. storybook

　　【答案與解析】

　　1. 選B。根據距離75 miles away和時間four days來進行選擇，只有Monthly Returns適合。因為只有它可以去超過65 miles的地方，同時回的時間充足(1個月以內)。而其他都不能同時滿足這兩個方面。

　　2. 選C。根據Family Returns的內容，自己的票是全價，另外3張只需每張￡3，故計算15+3×3=24。所以答案為C。

　　3. 選A。根據句子You can save much money with tickets on some trains.可知，乘飛機去倫敦是不能使用Big City Savers的，B選項不對；根據Weekend Returns的介紹，使用周末往返票，你必須return the same weekend on Saturday or Sunday，所以如果是return next Saturday那就不能用Weekend Returns，C選項不對；根據Family Returns中的句子You can travel as often as you like within two months.可知，兩個月內隨你怎么用the card of Family Returns，那就是說超過兩個月就不能用了，選項A正確。

　　4. 選C。很顯然，本文是一個關于各種有優惠的火車票，而對比四個選項，在dictionary(字典)、textbook(課本)和storybook(故事書)上出現廣告的幾率是很少的，只有在newspaper(報紙)上看到廣告才合理。