1. 阅读下面短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

    Hello, everyone! Welcome to Haikou. You are going to stay in Mandarin Hotel, a 5-star hotel. It was built in 1998 and is one of the best hotels in Haikou. It is near Wanlu Garden on Binhai Road. It is 5 minutes' walk from the seaside and 10 minutes' bus ride from the city centre. Buses No, 7 and No. 41 can take you there.

    The hotel has large rooms with computers, TV sets and telephones. Hot water is offered (供应)24 hours. There is a shopping centre which is open from 9: 00 a. m. to 10: 30 p. m. The coffee bar is open at the following time 10: 00—23: 00. There is a free swimming pool. You can enjoy yourselves there. Hope that you will have a great time during your stay in Haikou.

1. （1） The passage mainly introduce ________ to everyone.

   A . Haikou B . Mandarin Hotel C . Wanlu Garden D . Binhai road
3. （2） Mandarin Hotel is ________.

   A . one of the hotels in Haikou B . convenient C . among the best hotels in Haikou D . A, B and C
5. （3） It takes 5 minutes to go to Mandarin Hotel from the seaside ________.

   A . by bus B . by bike C . on foot D . by car
7. （4） How can we get to the mandarin Hotel from the centre of the city in 10 minutes?

   A . By plane. B . By train. C . By bus. D . By bike
9. （5） What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word "free"?

   A . 免费的 B . 自由的 C . 有空的 D . 松散的