A ride in a cable-car is one of the exciting and enjoyable experiences a child can have. In Switzerland, which is the home of the cable-car, it is used mostly to take tourists up the slope of a mountain, to a restaurant from which one can have a bird-eye view of the surrounding country, or to a top of a ski-run, from which, in winter, skiers glide down the snow covered the slope on skis. In Singapore, however, the cable-car takes one from the summit of a hill on the main island to a low hill on Sentosa, a resort island just off the southern coast.
Before long, the passengers get a breath-taking view through the glass windows of the modern city, the bustling harbour, and the several islands off the coast. The car is suspended to a high in the air that slips on the sea look like small boats, and boats like toys. On a clear day, both the sky above and the sea below look beautifully blue.
1. The cable-car in Singapore
B)takes skiers to the top of a ski-run.
D)takes visitors to a high mountain.
A)The cars move along the steel cable.
C)The cars are controlled by the passengers.
3. Passengers can get a breath-taking view when riding in a cable-car because
B)The car is suspended so high in the sky.
D)Both the sky and the sea look beautifully blue.
A)the cars move slowly.
C)the cars are suspended very high.
5. The last sentence of the passage The return journey is no less exciting than the outward trip, means
B) The return trip is more enjoyable than the outward ones.
D) Both the outward and the return trips are uninteresting.
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