Long bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning, a middle, and an end-with commercials thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a billboa

A.To give the writer' s opinion about long bus trips.

B.To persuade you to take a long bus trip.

C.To explain how bus trips and television shows differ.

D.To describe the billboards along the road.

A.the commercials both on TV shows and on billboards along the road are fun

B.they both have a beginning, a middle, and an end, with commercials in every three or four minutes

C.the drivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on buses

D.both traveling and watching TV are not exciting

A.look

B.sight

C.front

D.face

A.by my leave

B.at leave

C.in holidays

D.on holiday

A.Many

B.A great many

C.A large number of

D.A great deal of

A.called off

B.called on

C.called in

D.called for

A.one hundred miles

B.three hundred miles

C.one hundred and fifty miles

D.six hundred miles

A.seldom see snow

B.never see any snow

C.may have several feet of snow

D.often see snow

A.however

B.whatever

C.whichever

D.if only

A.is comprised of

B.is made of

C.contain

D.is composed of