C．They are faster and convenient.

答案　C

Ⅱ.课文语法填空

　　Take 1.action(active) somehow！We often think there is nothing we can do about the noise,2.pollution(pollute) and danger of traffic.There is. If your street's full 3.of heavy traffic，talk to your neighbours about it.Write to the papers.Go to the city government.Ask for 4.a speed limit.Ask for a pedestrian area.Do 5.whichever(which) of these things that suit you.Don't just sit around and complain!

　　All quite simple，isn't it？Well，I'm sorry I must finish this article.I've got to pick 6.up my daughter from school 7.at four o'clock.Then I've got to drive to Sainsbury's to do the 8.shopping(shop)．After 9.that I have to take my son to a party.And tomorrow we're driving over 10.to see(see) my mother.The traffic's going to be awful，but what can we do？

1．amount n．数量；vt.& vi.合计；总计

(1)(原句)Amount of TV advertising：

电视广告的数量：

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a large/small amount of＋n.[U]＋v.单数

large/small amounts of＋n.[U]＋v.复数

amount to共计，总计；等于，相当于 (2)A good amount of damage was done in a very short time.

短时间内就造成了严重损害。

(3)Large amounts of money were spent on the bridge.

那座桥耗资巨大。

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(1)用be动词的正确形式填空

①A large amount of money is spent on advertisements every year.

②Large amounts of money were spent on the free way.

(2)Large amounts of land is coming onto the market.(单句改错)is→are

2．figure n．数字，数目；图形；人物；身材；v.计算；认定；是......的部分