A ride in a cable-car is one of the exciting and enjoyable experiences a child can have. In Switzerland, which is the home of the cable-car, it is used mostly to take tourists up the slope of a mountain, to a restaurant from which one can have a bird-eye view of the surrounding country, or to a top of a ski-run, from which, in winter, skiers glide down the snow covered the slope on skis. In Singapore, however, the cable-car takes one from the summit of a hill on the main island to a low hill on Sentosa, a resort island just off the southern coast.
Before long, the passengers get a breath-taking view through the glass windows of the modern city, the bustling harbour, and the several islands off the coast. The car is suspended to a high in the air that slips on the sea look like small boats, and boats like toys. On a clear day, both the sky above and the sea below look beautifully blue.
1. The cable-car in Singapore
B)takes skiers to the top of a ski-run.
D)takes visitors to a high mountain.
A)The cars move along the steel cable.
C)The cars are controlled by the passengers.
3. Passengers can get a breath-taking view when riding in a cable-car because
B)The car is suspended so high in the sky.
D)Both the sky and the sea look beautifully blue.
A)the cars move slowly.
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