Golden Bridge joins the beautiful city of San Francisco with the suburbs to the north . Each day, about one hundred thousand cars cross the bridge, taking people to and from the city. More than half of them cross the bridge during the morning and evening rush hours , as a result, the trip is not pleasant.

Now, however , there is at least one group of happy commuters（經(jīng)常往來(lái)市區(qū)的人）. These are the people who travel under the bridge instead of on it. They go to work by boat and enjoy it so much that most of them say they will never go by car again.

The ferry they take is the large, quiet, comfortable “Golden Gate”. Commuters can enjoy the sun on the boat. In the morning, they can have breakfast in the coffee shop, and in the evening they can have a drink in the boat while they are looking at San Francisco’s famous scene and the nearby hills.

The trip takes only thirty minutes and is not expensive. But best of all, being on an boat seems to make people feel more friendly towards each other. Two commuters who met on the “Golden Bridge” have already got married.

Because the boat has been so successful, there are plans to use other still larger boats. There is also a plan for a high-speed boat that will make the trip in only fifteen minutes. Not everyone is happy about that. “A lot of people don’t want to get the trip faster,” said one commuter. “They feel that half an hour is just enough time to rest.”

66．Over        cross the Golden Gate Bridge during rush hours every day.

A．100,000 people  B．50,000 people   C．100,000 cars              D．50,000 cars

67．Grossing the Golden Gate Bridge by car is not pleasant because        .

A．it takes people 30 minutes .

B．the golden Bridge is very long .

C．the bridge is crowded with cars , buses and trucks

D．most of the car owners cannot enjoy the beauty of San Francisco .

68．In the future,       .

A．larger boats will be used to carry commuters

B．a(chǎn) big coffee shop will be built

C．more and more people will get married on the boat

D．people will all go to work by boat

69．Many people don’t like the new idea for a high-speed boat because       .

A．they don’t want to go to work earlier

B．they like to stay on the boat

C．they want enough time to have a rest

D．there will be more people on the boat

70．A group of commuters are happy       .

A．because they are the people who travel under the bridge

B．because they are the people who travel on the bridge

C．because they go to work by boat and enjoy it very much

D．because they will never go to work by car again

  

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