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is that it’ s new. It’ s creative, it’ s something different and people like to try new things. Her study shows Americans made 61 billion visits to restaurants last year. Three out of four visits were to fast food restaurants, like McDonald’ s. Fast casual is still a small percentage of restaurant visits, but it has developed fast. Just as Ms. Riggs says,“It’ s growing by leaps and bounds, because they meet consumers’ needs. They know it’ s being prepared while they wait, it’ s fresh, quality food, good tasting food at what they say are reasonable and affordable prices.” Many Americans still like their fast food. They just are not going as often. They are finding other ways to have a meal. 25. What’ s the trouble with McDonald’ s? A. Its share goes down to $21. B. Shake Shack has taken its place. C. It’ s not popular with Americans. D. Its sales and ine have dropped. 26. We can learn from Bonnie Riggs that Americans ________. A. don’ t like fast food any more B. care only about the quality C. like to try something new D. pay more restaurant visits to fast casual 27. What does the underlined phrase“by leaps and bounds”in Para. 3 mean? A. Steadily. B. Rapidly. C. Slowly. D. Normally. 28. Which of the following best describes fast casual? A. Freshmade and tasty. B. Highquality and expensive. C. Farmtotable and traditional. D. Timeconsuming and special. C Answering the Community Needs of Our City The Silver City Council recognizes that citizens have certain needs. To better meet your needs, we have made several changes to munity facilities in 2021. The followings show how we have tried to make your life better. Transport ☆Three stations for the suburbs have been added to the western train service. ☆20 new buses for the southern line were purchased in January. ☆50 per cent of city bus ?stops have been upgraded. Communication ☆Broadband cable is now av ailable to all parts of the city. ☆A(yù)ll of the new Government buildings are smart ?wired for better puter service! Medical Facilities ☆The new state ?of?the?art Nightingale Hospital was opened in June. ☆To overe a shortage of trained medical staff at Dover Hospital, 10 doctor s have been employed from overseas. ☆Some facilities at Station Street Hospital have been upgraded. Education ☆Textbooks will be free to all primary students in 2021! ☆Rental for private schools has been reduced. Protection and Security ☆Extra police now p atrol(巡邏) the tourist areas. ☆50 new police officers graduated in July and have taken up duties in the city area. Entertainment / Recreation ☆The new Central Community Building opened in May. ☆5,000 new fiction books were bought for the Silver City Library. 29. What is the purpose of the changes in Silver City? A. To satisfy all the needs of the citizens. B. To make public service improved. C. To better the citizens’life. D. To meet the needs of the Silver City Council. 30. What can we learn from the passage? A. Travel books are provided in the new library. B. More bus lines and stops are bought in Silver City. C. Free medical treatment is available at Station Street Hospital. D. There are more police officers on duty now. 31. The public notice is from _______. A. the munity B. the local government C. the Silver City Library D. a travel agency D You may have experienced the frustration of receiving a parking fine or finding your car towed away (拖走) after leaving it parked for a couple of minutes. But now a high?tech car sticker could help motorists avoid such a situation by allowing a traffic warden(管理員) to get in touch with them. Car owners can buy the sticker and place it inside their car’ s windscreen , having set it up with vital information, such as their phone number. The slim design will include a sensor that will send a text message warning a driver about a ing fine when touched by a traffic warden. The message will ask them to move their car immediately. The drive