Most American families like to have a vacation in summer. Summer is a good season for vacation. It is often hot in July and August.

Children do not go to school in those two months. Some people like to stay at home, read books, or watch TV. Many families take their lunch to eat at a place with many trees or a nice lake. Some people have enough time and money to travel to other countries like France, Japan and Australia. They usually fly to these countries. Many families travel by car or train to see interesting places in their own countries. Their favorite cities are New York, Chicago, Miami, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Not everyone likes to go to busy cities. Some families travel to mountains or beautiful valleys.

1._____ is a good season for vacation.

A. Spring  B. Summer  C. Autumn  D. Winter

2.Some people like to stay at home during their vacation. They don’t _____.

A. read books  B. visit their friends

C. watch TV  D. go to work

3.Many families like to have their lunch _____ during their vacation.

A. in the office  B. near a cinema

C. near a big factory  D. near a nice lake

4.If you have _____, you can travel to other countries.

A. money and friends  B. friends and time

C. money and time  D. food

5.Which of the following is “芝加哥”? 

A. Chicago. B. New York. C. Miami. D. Los Angeles.

 

King Akbar was in the habit of putting riddles and puzzles to his people. He often asked ___36___ which were strange. His people had to use words in a ___37___ way to answer these questions.

Once Akbar asked a very strange question. He looked at his people. ___38___ he looked, one by one the heads began to hang low in search of an answer. It was at this moment that Bridal entered the palace. Birbal ___39___ the habit of the king. He understood the ___40___ at once and asked, “May I know the question so that I can ____41___ for an answer?”

Akbar said, “How many crows(乌鸦) are there in the city?”

___42___ even a moment’s thought, Birbal replied, “There are fifty thousand five hundred and eighty nine crows, My Lord.”

“How can you be so ___43____?” asked Akbar.

Birbal said, “Make your men ___44___, My Lord. If you find more crows it means some have come to visit their relatives(亲戚) here. If you find ___45___ crows it means some have gone to visit their relatives somewhere else.”

Akbar was pleased very much by Birbal’s wise answer.

1.                A．questions       B．help           C．promises  D．advice

 

2.                A．common        B．friendly         C．clever    D．silent

 

3.                A．Though         B．Because        C．If    D．As

 

4.                A．knew          B．developed      C．hated    D．doubted

 

5.                A．order          B．information      C．danger   D．situation

 

6.                A．ask            B．wait            C．try  D．reach

 

7.                A．before         B．without         C．Through  D．In

 

8.                A．smart          B．brave          C．funny    D．sure

 

9.                A．catch          B．discuss         C．count    D．visit

 

10.               A．fewer          B．larger          C．faster D．older

 

 

Venice(威尼斯) is the “Queen” of the Adriatic sea. Every year   1  from all over the world  2__ Italy to visit the city. Do you know  3  they like to go there for a visit?

Venice is a very beautiful city. It is quite different   4  other cities in the world. There   _5  roads or streets in the city. So there aren’t any cars and buses.There are   6  canals(运河) in the city. There is one big canal and 177 small canals. People move   7  and down the canals   8  to go to work,   9_ or visit their friends.

But Venice is sinking. It is going down and the water is going up. In 2040 Venice

will be   10_ water. The Adriatic Sea will cover the city.

1.A. thousand people        B. thousands people    C. thousands of people

2. A. travel to                      B. travel from               C. traveled to

3. A. where                                B. what                               C. why

4.A. from                                   B. with                                C. of

5. A. are some                            B. aren’t any                        C. aren’t some

6. A. many                                 B. any                                 C. much

7. A. on                              B. up                                  C. off

8.. A. in buses                      B. in cars                      C. in boats

9. A. go to shop                          B. go shopping                     C. go to shopping

10.. A. under                               B. with                                C. on

 

 Every year, _____ people go to visit their factory

A. a thousand of   B thousands   C. thousand of    D. thousands of