1. (2018八上·罗湖期末) 阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

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    Bill always does everything very carefully．Everyday he drives his car to go to work and go home．He drives his car slowly and never has an accident．He often says that travelling by car is much safer than travelling by plane．

    Today，he has to go to another city to have a meeting．The meeting will begin at nine o'clock．And it is eight now．If Bill goes there by train or by car, he will be late for the meeting．Bill has no idea．One of his friends，John，says to him，"Don't worry, Bill．I can take you there in my own small plane．And we can get there at half past eight．"Bill is afraid of going there by plane．John tells him that it is very safe．Bill gets on the plane at last．

    John starts the plane and begins taking off．Bill is too afraid，so he closes his eyes．After a minute or two，he opens them again，looking out of the window of the plane，and says to John，"Look at those people down there，they look as small as ants." "But they are ants." says John．"Don't you know we are still on the ground?"

1. （1） Why does John take Bill to the city?  
   

   A . Because Bill gives him much money． B . Because he wants to help Bill． C . Because he is Bill's driver． D . Because John also wants to go there．
3. （2） How long will it take Bill to go to the meeting by plane?  

   A . A quarter． B . Half an hour． C . An hour． D . Two hours．
5. （3） What call we know from the story?  

   A . John can't see things clearly in the plane． B . Bill feels excited to take a plane． C . There is something wrong with Bill's car． D . Bill is a careful man．
7. （4） What does Bill see in fact when he looks out of the windows?  

   A . Ants on the ground， B . People on the ground． C . Birds in the sky． D . Ants in the plane．