I took a wonderful trip with my family when I was ten years old. I remember it well. My aunt, uncle and cousins lived on a little farm in the country outside Rome and they invited us to visit them. These cousins are the same cousins who live in Miami now. Our trip to visit them a long time ago was very different from our recent (最近的) trip to Miami.

　　It was a Saturday morning when we left home. We got up early that morning before the sun rose. We were sleepy, but we were excited and ate breakfast quickly. We left home at five thirty in order to get an early start. It took us three hours to get there in my father's old car. When we drove up to the house, everyone ran out to greet (欢迎) us.

　　We stayed for two days and had a wonderful time. We played outside all day and helped uncle feed the chickens. He taught us how to make wine. At night, we listened to the grown-ups (成年人) tell stories about their childhood.

　　When it was time to leave, we were very sad. They begged us to stay longer, but we had to leave. My father had to go to work the next day. As I look back, that trip was a long, long time ago. My aunt and uncle are both dead; my cousins are living in Miami.

　　The world is different now.

1．We started ________ .

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A．on a Saturday afternoon

B．before sunrise

C．without breakfast

D．on an early train

2．We ________ on my uncle's farm in the day time.

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A．played and helped to feed chickens

B．listened to stories by the grown-ups

C．learned how to make wine

D．both A and C

3．We had to leave two days later because ________.

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A．they didn't beg us to stay longer

B．our father's holiday was over

C．we were sad

D．our uncle's family wanted to go for a trip

4．Which of the following is NOT true according the passage?

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A．My cousins used to live in Miami and they are still living there now.

B．My uncle and aunt are all dead.

C．We have visited our cousins recently.

D．The world has changed since our visit to our uncle's farm.

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I ________ (not have) my breakfast today. I ________ (be) so hungry now.

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I ________ (not have) my breakfast today. I ________ (be) so hungry now.

Dear Tony,

Time flies. It’s   1   now. We have warm days and bright sunshine again. Do you go out for your weekends?

Guess   2   I am now? I am not in Nanjing. I am in a town outside the city. This place is only 30   3   from my home by bus. It’s not a big town. Only fifty   4   people live here. So it’s less crowded(拥挤的) than Nanjing. There is   5   pollution here. And it’s usually   6   at night because there aren’t many cars. I had a good sleep last night! I didn’t   7   until 8.00 this morning!

It’s a beautiful town with lots of lakes and hills   8  . I want to   9   on the river after lunch. And I plan to go to climb the hills.

Come with me to this town next time. I am sure you don’t want to   10   when you come to the beautiful place.

1. A. winter   B. spring       C. summer        D. autumn

2. A. what      B. who        C. when          D. where

3. A. hours’     B. minutes’     C. hours         D. minutes

4. A. hundred   B. thousands    C. million        D. hundreds of

5. A. much     B. lots of       C. many          D. little

6. A. noisy     B. warm       C. quiet           D. interesting

7. A. wake up   B. sleep       C. have breakfast   D. go to school

8. A. inside     B. around      C. in the middle   D. go walking

9. A. stand     B. go walking   C. go boating     D. go shopping

10. A. leave    B. come       C. have fun       D. see me