I fell in love with England because it was quaint (典雅)—all those little houses, looking terri­bly old-fashioned but nice, like dolls’ houses. I loved the countryside and the pubs, and I loved London. I’ve slightly changed my mind after seventeen years because I think it’s an ugly town now. Things have changed. For everybody, England meant gentlemen, fair play, and good man­ners. The fair play is going, unfortunately, and so are the gentlemanly attitudes and good man­ners—people shut doors heavily in your face and politeness is disappearing. I regret that there are so few comfortable meeting places. You’re forced to live indoors. In Paris I go out much more, to restaurants and nightclubs. To meet friends here it usually has to be in a pub, and it can be difficult to go there alone as a woman. The cafes are not terribly nice. As a woman, I feel unsafe here. I spend a bomb on taxis because I will not take public trans­port after 10 p. m. I used to use it , but now I’m afraid. The idea of family seems to be more or less non-existent in England. My family is well united and that’s typically French. In Middlesex I had a neighbour who is 82 now. His family only lived two miles away, but I took him to France for Christmas once because he was always alone. 小题1:The writer doesn’t like London because she ______. A．is not used to the life there now B．has lived there for seventeen years C．prefers to live in an old-fashioned house D．has to be polite to everyone she meets there 小题2:Where do people usually meet their friends in England? A．In a cafe. B．In a restaurant. C．In a nightclub. D．In a pub. 小题3:The underlined part “it” (in Para. 4) refers to______. A．a taxi B．the money C．a bomb D．public transport 小题4:The writer took her neighbour to France for Christmas because he ______. A．felt lonely in England B．had never been to France C．was from a typical French family D．didn't like the British idea of family