My work keeps me in Hong Kong most of the year，but I try to get away for a month in summer，usually in July．Now as you probably know，that’s the main　1　season in Europe．The favorite places for vacations and the famous cities are usually very　2　． But I’m not seeking(寻求) the sun—I can get lots of 　3　in Hong Kong—and I’m certainly not seeking the crowds！So　4　I go on vacation，I buy a Train Pass(a kind of train ticket) that allows me first-class travel on most of the railways of Western Europe．First-class compartments(车厢) are　5　crowded and they are very comfortable．If you’re going on　6　trip, you can take a sleeping train for an extra charge．There are usually dining cars(餐车) in the train．

I find that train travel is restful and　7　．There’s always　8　to see．I particularly(特别地) enjoy　9　through Switzerland and Italy．You can get a very good　10　of what a country is like from a train because you don’t go too fast and you stop quite often．Also train travel is very safe，and I am never sick on a train　11　I am on a ship. Then there are always people to　12　to if you feel like a chat.

The reason that I seldom(很少) travel by plane is quite　13　: because train stations are usually built in the centre．I don’t have to　14　transport(运输工具), transport can be a problem when arriving by　15　．

1.                A．vacation        B．visiting         C．cloudy   D．windy

2.                A．quiet          B．useful          C．exciting   D．crowded

3.                A．pleasure        B．daylight         C．sunshine  D．money

4.                A．when          B．where          C．what D．which

5.                A．always         B．hardly          C．certainly  D．nearly

6.                A．summer        B．overnight       C．day-time  D．vacation

7.                A．cheap          B．expensive       C．interesting D．lonely

8.                A．something      B．nothing         C．anything  D．everything

9.                A．running        B．walking         C．driving   D．travelling

10.               A．view           B．idea           C．seat  D．trip

11.               A．rather than      B．or             C．as    D．even though

12.               A．talk            B．speak          C．tell   D．say

13.               A．easy           B．wrong          C．right  D．simple

14.               A．find out        B．worry about     C．wait for   D．take away

15.               A．ship           B．train           C．air   D．car

My work keeps me in Hong Kong most of the year，but I try to get away for a month in summer，usually in July．Now as you probably know，that’s the main　1　season in Europe．The favorite places for vacations and the famous cities are usually very　2　． But I’m not seeking(寻求) the sun—I can get lots of 　3　in Hong Kong—and I’m certainly not seeking the crowds！So　4　I go on vacation，I buy a Train Pass(a kind of train ticket) that allows me first-class travel on most of the railways of Western Europe．First-class compartments(车厢) are　5　crowded and they are very comfortable．If you’re going on　6　trip, you can take a sleeping train for an extra charge．There are usually dining cars(餐车) in the train．
I find that train travel is restful and　7　．There’s always　8　to see．I particularly(特别地) enjoy　9　through Switzerland and Italy．You can get a very good　10　of what a country is like from a train because you don’t go too fast and you stop quite often．Also train travel is very safe，and I am never sick on a train　11　I am on a ship. Then there are always people to　12　to if you feel like a chat.
The reason that I seldom(很少) travel by plane is quite　13　: because train stations are usually built in the centre．I don’t have to　14　transport(运输工具), transport can be a problem when arriving by　15　．

I used to watch a little girl 36 basketball every day from my kitchen window. One day I asked her why she practised so 37 . She said: “I would like to go to college. The only way is 38 a scholarship（奖学金）. I like basketball and I want to be the 39 player in college. My dad told me: ‘If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.’ ” She 40 changed her mind. I watched her through those junior high years and into senior high school. One day before she graduated 41 high school, I saw her sitting on the grass 42 . I asked her what was wrong. She told me her coach said she was 43 a short girl that she couldn’t be a good basketball player, so she should 44 dreaming about going to college. She was heartbroken and it 45 　made me feel sad. Then she smiled and told me her father said that coach was wrong. He did not understand the power of dream. Her father said to her: “If you really want to 46 the scholarship of a good college, nothing but you 47 can stop your dream.” The next year, she and her team went to a big game. She 48 by a coach of a famous college team and was offered a scholarship to the 49 basketball team of their college. She was about to get the college education 50 she had dreamed of and worked towards for all those years. “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.” It is true.

(　 )36. A. to play　　　　 B. plays　　　　　 C. play

(　 )37. A. many　　　　　 B. much　　　　　 C. little

(　 )38. A. to get　　　　 B. get　　　 　　　C. got

(　 )39. A. most　　　　　 B. good　　　　　 C. best

(　 )40. A. never　　　　 B. ever　　　　 　　 C. always

(　 )41. A. in　　　　　 B. to　　　　　 　　 C. from

(　 )42. A. sad　　　　　 B. sadly　　　　　　 C. happily

(　 )43. A. too　　　　　 B. such　　　　　　 C. so

(　 )44. A. stop　　　　 B. forget　　　　　 C. go on

(　 )45. A. as well　　　 B. also　　　　　　 C. too

(　 )46. A. play for　　 B. play with　　　　 C. play against

(　 )47. A. your　　　　 B. yourself　　　　 C. own

(　 )48. A. saw　　　　　 B. was seeing　　　 C. was seen

(　 )49. A. women’s　　 B. woman’s　　　　 C. womans’

(　 )50. A. whom　　　　 B. who　　　　　　　 C. that