The two-week vacation at the end of summer school ended yesterday. Kevin had gone nowhere during his vacation. He had the money, but he hated to travel alone. He used to take vacations with Gary, his youngest brother, but they had a big argument at the end of their last vacation. Each of them had spent the last three years waiting for the other to apologize.

Kevin did not feel good about being on non-speaking terms with his favorite brother. But he was not going to ask for forgiveness when, in his mind, this whole misunderstanding was his brother’s fault.

So Kevin’s summer vacation was spent in his own “back yard.” As usual, he had planned to clean up his apartment. As usual, two weeks later his apartment looked just as it had two weeks before.

He did do one thing new and different during his vacation. There was a new coffee shop on Foothill Street. It served 25 varieties of delicious coffee at reasonable prices, and the staff was genuinely friendly. The shop was air-conditioned at a slightly chilly temperature. About eight small round tables were inside. Outside were four bigger tables. Each had four white metal chairs around it, and several big umbrellas provided shade. Even on hot afternoons, there was usually a pleasant breeze.

Kevin visited the coffee shop four times during his vacation. He always sat at a table outside by himself and read the free daily paper. Each day he was there, he read most of the newspaper articles while he enjoyed two cups of coffee.

Between articles, he took breaks by watching the nearby traffic and pedestrians. The coffee shop was next to a huge parking lot. The lot was for customers of a grocery store, movie rental store, pharmacy, bank, and restaurant. Kevin considered his outdoor seat the perfect place for one of his favorite activities—people watching.

The coffee shop, with its excellent location and coffee, had helped make his vacation a pleasant one. But he knew in his heart, had his brother been there to join him just one day, his vacation would have been a perfect one.

Why didn’t Kevin go anywhere during his vacation？

A. Because he was short of money.       B. Because he didn’t like traveling.

C. Because he had no company.           D. Because he had to clean up his apartment.

What did Kevin do in his vacation?

A. He cleaned up his apartment.         B. He had a big argument with Gary.

C. He worked in a parking lot.          D. He stayed at home most of the time.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the coffee house?

A. It served delicious coffee of different flavors.    

B. It had an effective air-conditioning system. 

C. It was often crowded with local customers.

D. It provided free newspapers for customers.

情景作文

假设你是李华。你们班上个月参加了学校的艺术节活动。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，介绍你们班从准备到活动结束的全过程，给校刊英语园地写一篇以“Our Art Festival”为题的英文稿件。

注意：

1．文章的开头已为你写好。

2．词数不少于60。

提示词：道具 property

Last month our class took part in the Art Festival of the school.

—How long do you want me to heat the oil?

—Heat it till it        to smoke.

    A．would begin  B．begins   C．will begin   D．began

To improve the quality of our products ,we  asks  for suggestions      had  used  the products.

A.whoever     B. who       C. whichever    D.which

Parents now believe that there are obvious differences in their approach to educating children compared with _____ of their parents.   

A. those           B. that                    C. one                  D. ones  

We shouldn’t think the question of ________ they are poor or rich is important.

   A. what            B. whether           C. why            D. how

So, ________ the government has a good system of control or can educate the people, the forests will slowly disappear.

   A. as long as                   B. when                C. unless                      D. every time

Many customers are attracted to Bei Restaurant for its ________.

A. brandy fruit cakes                                 B. song-and-dance performances

C. jewelry and leather                         D. art of sushi making

If you want to buy some Christmas gifts for your friends, you’d better go to _________.

A. Beijing Minzu Hotel                       B. Grand Millennium Beijing

C. The Peninsula Beijing                            D. Bei Restaurant

If you are sure to order delicious Turkey by Dec. 30, you can phone _________.  

A. 010-8516-2888    B. 010-6601-4466   C. 010-6530-9383    D. 010-6410-5230

Many people believe that “It is always calm before a storm.” Actually it is not true. Before the Tangshan earthquake, strange things happened. Some animals were too n________to eat and the water pipes in some buildings cracked and b_______. At 3:42 a.m. the terrible earthquake broke out. In fifteen seconds, a large city lay in r_______ The suffering of the people was e________. Almost everything was d_______ and thousands of children were left homeless. Before people could r__________from the first quake, a second one hit the city. Some rescue workers and doctors were t_________ underground. Water, food, and e________were cut off. People began to wonder how long the d________ would last.

       L_________, people all over the nation offered the helping hand. With the joint efforts, the city began to breathe again.

He wrote ______ song, which turned out to be rather popular with ______ young.

A. the; the         B. a; 不填              C. a; the         D. the; 不填