Unit 6 Travel 拓展提升练习（word版，含答案）
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Unit6 Travel 拓展提升练习
Ⅰ. Choose the best answer. （单项选择）
1. Which of the following words matches the sound /ka:sl/
A. class B. cupboard C. castle D. concert
2. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation with the others
A. I would like some wider ideas. These are too narrow.
B. They became soul mates.
C. She gave up the idea of going abroad.
D. Empty boxes float easily.
3. Daisy is ______ 11-year-old girl. She has ______ uncle in Shanghai.
A. an...an B. an...a C. a D. a...a
4. Movie music can be unforgettable because it is repeated ______ the film.
A. across B. around C. throughout D. through
5. This photo reminds me ______ my school life.
A. of B. in C. from D. for
6. You’d better ______ the map carefully before you go to the Pudong Shangri-la Hotel.
A. read B. see C. notice D. watch
7. Action movie is my favorite, ______ I don’t think the movie is boring. I think it's exciting.
A. and B. because C. but D. so
8. France, like China, ______ many kinds of famous delicious food.
A. have B. has C. is D. are
9. Why not ______ to bed early It’s a good habit to develop your memory.
A. to go B. going C. gone D. go
10. Dr. Richmond ______ several results of the new experiment recently. Most of us are surprised at the results.
A. announces B. will announce C. has announced D. had announced
11. In a few years’ time, these hills ______ with trees.
A. cover B. will cover C. will be cover D. will be covered
12. The goal-keeper acted ______ to catch the ball.
A. enough quickly B. so quickly C. quickly enough D. such quickly
13. I’ll never forget the days ______ I spent in the countryside.
A. when B. that C. on which D. where
14. Our life is influenced by the advertisements ______ .
A. on the way B. in many ways C. under the way D. by the way
15. With the help of TV programmes, many of the worlds top designers’ names ______ us.
A. are familiar to B. are familiar with C. are similar to D. are similar with
16. People grow crops in the center of France. ______, they grow wheat and sunflowers
A. Such as B. Just like C. Firstly D. For example
17. My family are discussing ______ in holiday this year.
A. what things we would do B. where would we like to go
C. what things we would like to do D. where we would go
18. I have no idea ______ .
A. when does the plane fly B. when the boarding gate will be open
C. when the plane would fly D. when will the boarding gate open w
19. - May I park my car here
- ______. There’s too much traffic here.
A. Of course! B. Yes, please.
C. What a pity! D. You’d better not.
20. - Hi, may I get some information about this tour route
- ______ .
A. Sure, here is the tour guide brochure.
B. Are you kidding
C. I’ll call you to make a reservation.
D. That sounds good.
Ⅱ. Fill in the blanks with the given words in their proper forms. （用所给单词的适当形式填空）
1. All staff must dress ______ (them) properly in the office.
2. Are you ______ (amaze) at the news
3. The ______ (France) are very proud of their fashion culture.
4. You can enjoy the ______ (attraction) view from the top of Jinmao Mansion.
5. Eleven ______ (Germany) girls formed a football team and won the woman football game last summer holiday.
6. Whenever Mike drives out, his parents always remind him “ ______ (safe) first”.
7. The pair of glasses ______ (able) me to see everything clearly.
8. Bali Island has beautiful beaches, so it attracts lots of ______ (tour) from all over the world.
Ⅲ. Rewrite the sentence as required. （按要求改写句子）
She wore sunglasses to protect herself from the sunlight.（改为一般疑间句）
______ she______ sunglasses to protect herself from the sunlight
Let’s start to communicate with each other in English from now on.（改为反义疑问句）
Let’ start to communicate with each other in English from now on, ______ ______
The coach will take you through the most scenic parts of Africa.（对画线部分提问）
______ ______ of Africa wil the coach take me to visit
4. These students couldn’t have a discussion because they were in a public library. （对画线部分提问）
______ ______ these students have a discussion
5. The book makes every student able to develop morally and intellectually. （保持句意基本不变）
The book______ every student ______ develop morally and intellectually.
We all like the App games very much.（保持句意基本不变）
The App games are quite______ ______ us.
waved, hands, the window, us, opened, Susan, and, to, happily（连词成句）
_______________________________________________________________________________
Ⅳ. Reading comprehension（阅读理解）
A.Choose the best answer(根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）
Did you know that a new weblog is being created each second Many of these bloggers are teenagers. While their parents wrote in a diary to express their emotions, or shared their interests by spending time with friends, teens are now using blogs instead. In fact, in the US, one in every five school-aged teens has a blog. Most of these are just chatter, some are funny or clever, but a few have become Internet success.
For example, Chloe Spencer’s blog ‘Neopets Fanatic’ gets around 300,000 hits per month. When Chloe was 15, she started the blog out of her strong liking for Neopets, a kind of pet website. One reason her blog has so many visitors is because she gives instructions and tips for the popular pet site.
Then there is Tavi Gevinson’s blog ‘Style Rookie’. It is said to get 1.5 million hits per month. Tavi, who started her blog when she was just 12, puts up her photos of her own clothes online as well as designers’ collections. Tavi’s blog has caught on because she knows a lot about style for someone so young, and she is not afraid to try out unusual clothes or see things in a different way.
Blogs like these are interesting, but they only become really popular after better-known websites link to them or they get noticed by the media(传媒). For example, Tavi’s blog became an overnight(一夜之间) success after being written about in The New York Times. Popular blogs can even earn money, usually from advertisements that companies pay to put up on the bloggers’ sites.
So for some, blogging is just a recreation(消遣), but for others, it can become a source of income and even a full-time job!
1. Teens nowadays ________ than their parents did.
A) have more ways of communication B) share their feelings more
C) write in diaries more often D) make more friends
2. In line 4, the underlined word ‘chatter’ means talk about ________ topics.
A) funny B) clever C) serious D) unimportant
3. Chloe Spencer and Tavi Gevinson are both ________.
A) pet lovers B) teenage bloggers
C) interested in fashion D) keen on taking photos
4. From the passage we know that Chloe Spencer is a person who ________.
A) visits many websites B) loves pets
C) is easy to get angry D) rarely gives opinions
5. According to paragraph 4, Tavi Gevinson’s blog ________.
A) is not well-known yet B) is written every night
C) became popular very quickly D) got a lot of money from advertising
6. The best title for the passage might be ________.
A) How to be good teen bloggers B) How teen bloggers attract the media
C) Keeping diaries or writing blogs D) Teen bloggers mean business
B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)
Last year, over 11,000 abandoned dogs were put down by government dogcatchers. Why Because there was too little kennel space to keep them. Hong Kong Dog Rescue (HKDR) is a charity that rescues and finds homes for unwanted dogs. It’s a huge task and if this 1 had received more support last year, fewer dogs would have been put down.
To support the efforts of HKDR, the Social Service Club held a fun festival last weekend. ‘We hoped the festival would raise money and also raise people’s awareness of the point of abandoned pets,’ said Louise Wong, the club president.
The club organized stalls 2 second-hand clothes, delicious homemade cupcakes and even the fashions to keep pet dogs warm in the winter. Although there were fewer stalls than last year, 3 items were sold. Louise explained that this was because prices were not set too high this year.
The festival also 4 performances by the school choir and the hip hop group HK Boys. The crowd was extremely excited, and some members of the 5 said there was too much noise to hear the performers. Louise admitted that everyone would have been able to hear if there had been better sound equipment.
The most interesting part of the day was the dance challenge, with contestants(选手) showing off some amazing moves. This year there were more contestants than last year. According to Louise, that was because the prizes, including G. E.M. concert tickets, were better.
6 , this year’s fun festival was a big success. It raised far more money than last year: a record HK$12,000. And the festival also raised joy among the special guests – some of our four legged friends from HKDR!
1. A) team B) group C) club D) organization
2. A) selling B) buying C) offering D) delivering
3. A) few B) fewer C) many D) many more
4. A) put off B) put on C) put out D) put up
5. A) family B) band C) audience D) community
6. A) Faithfully B) Generally C) Importantly D) Recently
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)
The story behind the shopping cart
Characters
Sylvan Goldman – owner of a grocery shop
Fred Young – Sylvan’s friend, a mechanic(机械师)
One night in 1936, in an American city. Inside Fred’s workshop, Sylvan sits next to Fred, who is making adjustments(调试) to their new i 1 – a shopping cart.
Sylvan: My customers don’t like our shopping cart.
Fred: Really So they p 2 shopping with those heavy baskets
Sylvan: (nods) I’ve got a huge crowd of customers every day, b 3 none of them wants to use the cart.
Fred: I don’t understand. We invented the cart so that people don’t need to carry a basket around the shop.
Sylvan: (laughs) And so that they will buy more groceries!
Fred: So why don’t they like the shopping cart
Sylvan: Young men think that pushing a cart around makes them look w 4 and slow, and young women think it’s unfashionable.
Fred: Of course it isn’t fashionable right now. It’s only just been invented! But I’m sure older people will appreciate it.
Sylvan: Um…
Fred: What They don’t like the cart e 5
Sylvan: Well, they think pushing it makes them look helpless!
Fred: Oh no. We need to do something, Fred. We can’t just g 6 up on this invention!
Sylvan: We won’t. (He gets up and walks around the room. Suddenly, he stops.) Aha! I’ve got an idea.
Fred: What is it
Sylvan: I’ll hire(雇佣) some good-looking guys and girls to push the carts around and pretend they’re shopping.
Fred: Oh! So the real shoppers will see these attractive people using the carts and think, “Hey, if it’s good enough for them, it’s good enough for me!”
Sylvan: E 7 .
Fred: Hey! Maybe you could get one of the girls to greet your customers and encourage them to use the cart.
Sylvan: Great idea!
D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题)
Hanging Gardens of Babylon(巴比伦空中花园)
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were built in the 7th century BC and are considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were amazing not only because of their beauty, but also because of their location.
In the 7th century BC a king named Nebudchadnezzar II created the gardens as a sign of love for his wife, Amyitis. According to legend, Amyitis, the daughter of the king of the Medes, was homesick. She missed the green hills and valleys of her homeland.
Upon marrying Nebudchadnezzar II, Amyitis moved to the ancient chief city of Babylon. The area was in the Mesopotamian desert, and the climate there was totally different from where she had left. So the new queen was very sad about the flat and the sun-baked desert. To make Amyitis happier and more comfortable the king decided to build her a series of magnificent gardens.
Many think of the gardens as an otherworldly creation that hung in the air somehow. But experts agree that the gardens were actually built on a mountainside, rather than actually “hanging”.
The hanging Gardens of Babylon are famous. Stories of them spread throughout the ancient world, and ancient writers recorded a large number of descriptions of the gardens, but some wonder whether this paradise of the past ever existed. There are no historical records of it except stories. Whatever may happen, even the idea of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon is amazing. They were essentially impossible to create because of the climate, but they were kept in the minds of many as a botanical beauty created in the middle of unattractive desert scenery.
Hanging Gardens of Babylon are considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, aren’t they
What makes the Hanging Gardens of Babylon so amazing and famous
Why did the king Nebudchadnezzar II create Hanging Gardens of Babylon
What made the Hanging Gardens of Babylon essentially impossible to create
According to the experts, were the Hanging Gardens of Babylon really hanging or built on a mountainside
6. Did Hanging Gardens of Babylon really exist What makes you think so (In no more than THREE sentences)
Key:
Ⅰ 1-5 CCACA 6-10 ADBDC 11-15 DCBBA 16-20 DCBDA
Ⅱ 1. themselves 2. amazed 3. French 4. attractive 5. German 6. Safety 7. enables 8. tourists
Ⅲ 1. Did, wear 2. shall we 3. Which/ What parts 4. Why couldn’t 5. enables to 6. popular with/ among 7. Susan opened the window and waved hands to us happily.
Ⅳ.A: ADBBCD
B: DADBCB
C: 1. invention 2. prefer 3. but 4. weak 5. either 6. give 7. Exactly
D.
1. Yes, they are.
2. Their beauty and location.
3. To make his wife, Amyitis, happier and more comfortable.
4. The desert climate.
5. They were built on a mountainside.
6. Any reasonable answer is acceptable.
Ⅰ. Choose the best answer. （单项选择）
1. Which of the following words matches the sound /ka:sl/
A. class B. cupboard C. castle D. concert
2. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation with the others
A. I would like some wider ideas. These are too narrow.
B. They became soul mates.
C. She gave up the idea of going abroad.
D. Empty boxes float easily.
3. Daisy is ______ 11-year-old girl. She has ______ uncle in Shanghai.
A. an...an B. an...a C. a D. a...a
4. Movie music can be unforgettable because it is repeated ______ the film.
A. across B. around C. throughout D. through
5. This photo reminds me ______ my school life.
A. of B. in C. from D. for
6. You’d better ______ the map carefully before you go to the Pudong Shangri-la Hotel.
A. read B. see C. notice D. watch
7. Action movie is my favorite, ______ I don’t think the movie is boring. I think it's exciting.
A. and B. because C. but D. so
8. France, like China, ______ many kinds of famous delicious food.
A. have B. has C. is D. are
9. Why not ______ to bed early It’s a good habit to develop your memory.
A. to go B. going C. gone D. go
10. Dr. Richmond ______ several results of the new experiment recently. Most of us are surprised at the results.
A. announces B. will announce C. has announced D. had announced
11. In a few years’ time, these hills ______ with trees.
A. cover B. will cover C. will be cover D. will be covered
12. The goal-keeper acted ______ to catch the ball.
A. enough quickly B. so quickly C. quickly enough D. such quickly
13. I’ll never forget the days ______ I spent in the countryside.
A. when B. that C. on which D. where
14. Our life is influenced by the advertisements ______ .
A. on the way B. in many ways C. under the way D. by the way
15. With the help of TV programmes, many of the worlds top designers’ names ______ us.
A. are familiar to B. are familiar with C. are similar to D. are similar with
16. People grow crops in the center of France. ______, they grow wheat and sunflowers
A. Such as B. Just like C. Firstly D. For example
17. My family are discussing ______ in holiday this year.
A. what things we would do B. where would we like to go
C. what things we would like to do D. where we would go
18. I have no idea ______ .
A. when does the plane fly B. when the boarding gate will be open
C. when the plane would fly D. when will the boarding gate open w
19. - May I park my car here
- ______. There’s too much traffic here.
A. Of course! B. Yes, please.
C. What a pity! D. You’d better not.
20. - Hi, may I get some information about this tour route
- ______ .
A. Sure, here is the tour guide brochure.
B. Are you kidding
C. I’ll call you to make a reservation.
D. That sounds good.
Ⅱ. Fill in the blanks with the given words in their proper forms. （用所给单词的适当形式填空）
1. All staff must dress ______ (them) properly in the office.
2. Are you ______ (amaze) at the news
3. The ______ (France) are very proud of their fashion culture.
4. You can enjoy the ______ (attraction) view from the top of Jinmao Mansion.
5. Eleven ______ (Germany) girls formed a football team and won the woman football game last summer holiday.
6. Whenever Mike drives out, his parents always remind him “ ______ (safe) first”.
7. The pair of glasses ______ (able) me to see everything clearly.
8. Bali Island has beautiful beaches, so it attracts lots of ______ (tour) from all over the world.
Ⅲ. Rewrite the sentence as required. （按要求改写句子）
She wore sunglasses to protect herself from the sunlight.（改为一般疑间句）
______ she______ sunglasses to protect herself from the sunlight
Let’s start to communicate with each other in English from now on.（改为反义疑问句）
Let’ start to communicate with each other in English from now on, ______ ______
The coach will take you through the most scenic parts of Africa.（对画线部分提问）
______ ______ of Africa wil the coach take me to visit
4. These students couldn’t have a discussion because they were in a public library. （对画线部分提问）
______ ______ these students have a discussion
5. The book makes every student able to develop morally and intellectually. （保持句意基本不变）
The book______ every student ______ develop morally and intellectually.
We all like the App games very much.（保持句意基本不变）
The App games are quite______ ______ us.
waved, hands, the window, us, opened, Susan, and, to, happily（连词成句）
_______________________________________________________________________________
Ⅳ. Reading comprehension（阅读理解）
A.Choose the best answer(根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）
Did you know that a new weblog is being created each second Many of these bloggers are teenagers. While their parents wrote in a diary to express their emotions, or shared their interests by spending time with friends, teens are now using blogs instead. In fact, in the US, one in every five school-aged teens has a blog. Most of these are just chatter, some are funny or clever, but a few have become Internet success.
For example, Chloe Spencer’s blog ‘Neopets Fanatic’ gets around 300,000 hits per month. When Chloe was 15, she started the blog out of her strong liking for Neopets, a kind of pet website. One reason her blog has so many visitors is because she gives instructions and tips for the popular pet site.
Then there is Tavi Gevinson’s blog ‘Style Rookie’. It is said to get 1.5 million hits per month. Tavi, who started her blog when she was just 12, puts up her photos of her own clothes online as well as designers’ collections. Tavi’s blog has caught on because she knows a lot about style for someone so young, and she is not afraid to try out unusual clothes or see things in a different way.
Blogs like these are interesting, but they only become really popular after better-known websites link to them or they get noticed by the media(传媒). For example, Tavi’s blog became an overnight(一夜之间) success after being written about in The New York Times. Popular blogs can even earn money, usually from advertisements that companies pay to put up on the bloggers’ sites.
So for some, blogging is just a recreation(消遣), but for others, it can become a source of income and even a full-time job!
1. Teens nowadays ________ than their parents did.
A) have more ways of communication B) share their feelings more
C) write in diaries more often D) make more friends
2. In line 4, the underlined word ‘chatter’ means talk about ________ topics.
A) funny B) clever C) serious D) unimportant
3. Chloe Spencer and Tavi Gevinson are both ________.
A) pet lovers B) teenage bloggers
C) interested in fashion D) keen on taking photos
4. From the passage we know that Chloe Spencer is a person who ________.
A) visits many websites B) loves pets
C) is easy to get angry D) rarely gives opinions
5. According to paragraph 4, Tavi Gevinson’s blog ________.
A) is not well-known yet B) is written every night
C) became popular very quickly D) got a lot of money from advertising
6. The best title for the passage might be ________.
A) How to be good teen bloggers B) How teen bloggers attract the media
C) Keeping diaries or writing blogs D) Teen bloggers mean business
B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)
Last year, over 11,000 abandoned dogs were put down by government dogcatchers. Why Because there was too little kennel space to keep them. Hong Kong Dog Rescue (HKDR) is a charity that rescues and finds homes for unwanted dogs. It’s a huge task and if this 1 had received more support last year, fewer dogs would have been put down.
To support the efforts of HKDR, the Social Service Club held a fun festival last weekend. ‘We hoped the festival would raise money and also raise people’s awareness of the point of abandoned pets,’ said Louise Wong, the club president.
The club organized stalls 2 second-hand clothes, delicious homemade cupcakes and even the fashions to keep pet dogs warm in the winter. Although there were fewer stalls than last year, 3 items were sold. Louise explained that this was because prices were not set too high this year.
The festival also 4 performances by the school choir and the hip hop group HK Boys. The crowd was extremely excited, and some members of the 5 said there was too much noise to hear the performers. Louise admitted that everyone would have been able to hear if there had been better sound equipment.
The most interesting part of the day was the dance challenge, with contestants(选手) showing off some amazing moves. This year there were more contestants than last year. According to Louise, that was because the prizes, including G. E.M. concert tickets, were better.
6 , this year’s fun festival was a big success. It raised far more money than last year: a record HK$12,000. And the festival also raised joy among the special guests – some of our four legged friends from HKDR!
1. A) team B) group C) club D) organization
2. A) selling B) buying C) offering D) delivering
3. A) few B) fewer C) many D) many more
4. A) put off B) put on C) put out D) put up
5. A) family B) band C) audience D) community
6. A) Faithfully B) Generally C) Importantly D) Recently
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)
The story behind the shopping cart
Characters
Sylvan Goldman – owner of a grocery shop
Fred Young – Sylvan’s friend, a mechanic(机械师)
One night in 1936, in an American city. Inside Fred’s workshop, Sylvan sits next to Fred, who is making adjustments(调试) to their new i 1 – a shopping cart.
Sylvan: My customers don’t like our shopping cart.
Fred: Really So they p 2 shopping with those heavy baskets
Sylvan: (nods) I’ve got a huge crowd of customers every day, b 3 none of them wants to use the cart.
Fred: I don’t understand. We invented the cart so that people don’t need to carry a basket around the shop.
Sylvan: (laughs) And so that they will buy more groceries!
Fred: So why don’t they like the shopping cart
Sylvan: Young men think that pushing a cart around makes them look w 4 and slow, and young women think it’s unfashionable.
Fred: Of course it isn’t fashionable right now. It’s only just been invented! But I’m sure older people will appreciate it.
Sylvan: Um…
Fred: What They don’t like the cart e 5
Sylvan: Well, they think pushing it makes them look helpless!
Fred: Oh no. We need to do something, Fred. We can’t just g 6 up on this invention!
Sylvan: We won’t. (He gets up and walks around the room. Suddenly, he stops.) Aha! I’ve got an idea.
Fred: What is it
Sylvan: I’ll hire(雇佣) some good-looking guys and girls to push the carts around and pretend they’re shopping.
Fred: Oh! So the real shoppers will see these attractive people using the carts and think, “Hey, if it’s good enough for them, it’s good enough for me!”
Sylvan: E 7 .
Fred: Hey! Maybe you could get one of the girls to greet your customers and encourage them to use the cart.
Sylvan: Great idea!
D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题)
Hanging Gardens of Babylon(巴比伦空中花园)
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were built in the 7th century BC and are considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were amazing not only because of their beauty, but also because of their location.
In the 7th century BC a king named Nebudchadnezzar II created the gardens as a sign of love for his wife, Amyitis. According to legend, Amyitis, the daughter of the king of the Medes, was homesick. She missed the green hills and valleys of her homeland.
Upon marrying Nebudchadnezzar II, Amyitis moved to the ancient chief city of Babylon. The area was in the Mesopotamian desert, and the climate there was totally different from where she had left. So the new queen was very sad about the flat and the sun-baked desert. To make Amyitis happier and more comfortable the king decided to build her a series of magnificent gardens.
Many think of the gardens as an otherworldly creation that hung in the air somehow. But experts agree that the gardens were actually built on a mountainside, rather than actually “hanging”.
The hanging Gardens of Babylon are famous. Stories of them spread throughout the ancient world, and ancient writers recorded a large number of descriptions of the gardens, but some wonder whether this paradise of the past ever existed. There are no historical records of it except stories. Whatever may happen, even the idea of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon is amazing. They were essentially impossible to create because of the climate, but they were kept in the minds of many as a botanical beauty created in the middle of unattractive desert scenery.
Hanging Gardens of Babylon are considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, aren’t they
What makes the Hanging Gardens of Babylon so amazing and famous
Why did the king Nebudchadnezzar II create Hanging Gardens of Babylon
What made the Hanging Gardens of Babylon essentially impossible to create
According to the experts, were the Hanging Gardens of Babylon really hanging or built on a mountainside
6. Did Hanging Gardens of Babylon really exist What makes you think so (In no more than THREE sentences)
Key:
Ⅰ 1-5 CCACA 6-10 ADBDC 11-15 DCBBA 16-20 DCBDA
Ⅱ 1. themselves 2. amazed 3. French 4. attractive 5. German 6. Safety 7. enables 8. tourists
Ⅲ 1. Did, wear 2. shall we 3. Which/ What parts 4. Why couldn’t 5. enables to 6. popular with/ among 7. Susan opened the window and waved hands to us happily.
Ⅳ.A: ADBBCD
B: DADBCB
C: 1. invention 2. prefer 3. but 4. weak 5. either 6. give 7. Exactly
D.
1. Yes, they are.
2. Their beauty and location.
3. To make his wife, Amyitis, happier and more comfortable.
4. The desert climate.
5. They were built on a mountainside.
6. Any reasonable answer is acceptable.