Riding the bus is as easy as pie. The bus driver is there to answer any questions passengers may have. And it only costs one dollar and fifty cents. These were the things Valery had heard from all her friends about public transportation. She had never taken the bus alone before. This would change in fifteen minutes as she stood waiting at the bus stop at the corner of Atlantic Avenue and 61st Street. Valery had already turned fifteen. She was old enough to start riding the bus on her own.

Valery's mom sent her to her grandma's house for a weekend stay, She wore her lucky clothes. She was heading to the city of Montebello where her grandmother lived. She got excited when she saw the number 260 bus arriving in the distance（远处）. She looked around to see if she was alone, but there wasn't anyone else waiting for the bus. She was all alone and she felt kind of scared.

"Come on, you can do this," Valery said to herself. She remembered she and her mother had taken the same bus to her grandma's house many times. It's just like before, except Mom is not here, "Valery said, trying to relax herself. The bus finally came to a stop. And its doors opened in front of Valery. She took a deep breath, looked at the bus driver, and stepped inside.

Valery put the money into the slot and greeted the driver. She then went to the back of the bus and quickly sat down next to an elderly woman. The scared part was over. Now all I have to do is to sit and wait until I reach the destination, " said Valery to herself. "Don’t forget to get off, " a familiar voice said in her head.

【小题1】根据短文内容回答问题。
①How old was Valery when the story happened?________________
②Where did Valery's grandmother live? ________________
【小题2】从文中找出两个描写Valey心理活动的词（组）。
______________ ________________
【小题3】选出划线单词“destination”的意思，将其字母代号填在横线上。

A．想象力

B．快节奏

C．目的地

【小题4】请从文中找出与The bus stopped at last．意思相近的句子。________________
【小题5】根据短文内容填空。
The passage is mainly about①__________. Before Valery got on the bus,she②_________and③__________. She wasn't④___________any more.