Today is March 7th, and tomorrow is __1__. Doris wants __2__ her mother something. She __3__ 10 dollars. She is thinking about __4__. She thinks and thinks. Then she has an __5__. “I can buy a card __6__ my dear mother.”

Doris goes to a supermarket and buys a beautiful card. She __7__ some words on it.

She shows it to her mother and says, “Here is a card for you, Mum.” Her mother is __8__ happy. “__9__, Doris.” She says. Doris is __10__, too.

1.The diaries are about the writer’s ____ days in Thailand.

A. 3     B. 7    C. 15    D. 30

2.It seems that visitors _____ in Bangkok.

A. often feel hungry       B. can always find cheap things   

C. can’t take any photos   D. can enjoy themselves

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Chiang Mai is a beautiful city in the south of Thailand.

B. The writer left Chiang Mai for Chiang Rai by bus.

C. Chiang Rai is a boring city in the mountains.

D. The writer is travelling alone(独自) in Thailand.

4.The people in the village _____.

A. are friendly to others       B. like to speak English  

C. are very weak             D. hope to live in the cities.

5.What is the best title for the whole diary?

A. My First Travel B. The Outside World

C. Travelling in Thailand  D. A Country on the train

Easter is a happy time in western countries like the UK and the USA. After Christmas, it is the most fun holiday. It   1   as an important religious （宗教的） festival, but for the non-religious it is   2   a special time. It is an official holiday,   3   most people visit their families or friends during Easter.

The most important Easter tradition is   4   each other Easter eggs, because eggs are the symbol of new life. Traditionally people   5   paint chicken eggs, but today they give each other chocolate eggs.

A fun game during the festival is the Easter   6  hunt （搜寻）. Parents hide chocolate eggs in the   7  , and the children go out to hunt for them. What they find, they can eat! It’s quite normal for children to feel   8   after Easter weekend as a result of eating too   9   chocolate.

The date of Easter follows the cycle of moon. It is always sometime   10   late March and late April. This year Easter was on April 12th.

1. A. begin                        B. begins                     C. began                     D. begun

2. A. too                           B. also                        C. either                      D. as well

3. A. so                            B. or                           C. but                         D. however

4. A. cooking                    B. showing                  C. lending                    D. giving

5. A. got used to               B. was used                 C. used to                   D. was used to

6. A. egg                          B. candy                     C. chicken                   D. apple

7. A. drawer                     B. garden                    C. kitchen                   D. bedroom

8. A. ugly                         B. angry                      C. sick                        D. hungry

9. A. few                          B. many                      C. little                        D. much

10. A. after              B. between                  C. among            D. from

Simon is writing in his diary about his new flat. Complete is diary entry. You can use some of the words more than once.

31st March

We moved into ⁽¹⁾ __________ new flat today. We were so excited to see our new rooms. ⁽²⁾__________ room is bigger than Annie's. We were very busy. There were boxes everywhere. I had to put away ⁽³⁾ __________ boxes and they had to put away ⁽⁴⁾ __________.

When we were cleaning up the kitchen, Annie and I heard a soft ⁽⁵⁾ ___________.

We were ⁽⁶⁾ ___________ as we thought it was a mouse. At last, Dad found out that it came from the big plastic bag behind the stove.

We went out for dinner tonight. When everybody was ready to go, Annie shouted suddenly. She said she could not find her school uniform. She ⁽⁷⁾ __________ for it everywhere. At last, I found it in one of ⁽⁸⁾ ___________ boxes. It is so ⁽⁹⁾ ___________! Who put it there?

Annie and I love our new flat. It is bigger and we have ⁽¹⁰⁾ __________ own bedrooms. I do not know if Annie will sleep in her room tonight because she is ⁽¹¹⁾ __________the dark. However, I will sleep in ⁽¹²⁾ __________ for sure. I am a big boy now.

Good night, new home.