My friends，how do you spend your summer vacation? I know most American families like to have a holiday __1__ summer．Summer is a good season（季节）__2__ holidays．It is very hot during the months of July and August．Children do not go to school during these __3__ months．

Some __4__ like to stay at home during the holiday．They work in the garden，visit friends，_5__ books，or __6__ TV．Many families _7__ their lunch to a park or somewhere far __8__ the city．They like to eat where there are many trees or there is a nice lake．If they live near the sea，they often go to the beach（海滨）．They can fish，swim or enjoy the sun there．

America is a large country．Many families travel by __9__ or by train to see interesting places．They also travel by plane to a foreign country．Many big cities have many famous buildings（建筑物），shops and other places __10__ travelers．

1．A．at                       B．in                        C．on                         D．of

2．A．under                    B．of                        C．for                        D．about

3．A．ten                        B．two                      C．three                      D．four

4．A．people                B．peoples                   C．man                       D．woman

5．A．go                         B．do                       C．look                     D．read

6．A．see                        B．watch                  C．look                       D．read

7．A．takes                     B．take                     C．look                       D．are looking

8．A．from                     B．away                   C．to                          D．off

9．A．car                        B．cars                     C．their cars                      D．A car

10．A．for                      B．in                        C．on                         D．at

Martin had just finished high school. He would go to college at the far end of the city. He didn’t want to live there, and he didn’t want to take the bus either. So his father agreed to buy him a car.

His father spent all his summer teaching him how to drive, from the ABC to the XYZ. Thinking of the great feeling of driving a new car, Martin learned very quickly, and received his driver’s license just before his eighteenth birthday.

The second day, all the family, and their dog, went to a car shop. Martin spent almost all the morning going from one car to another. Finally he saw a red Blue Bird. He had a test drive on the open ground, and called out, “This is what I want, Dad!” When everything was done, they were ready to leave.

Martin climbed into the front seat. He said excitedly, “It’s my first day driving alone. Dad, Mom, and Poo! Enjoy it!”

His dad immediately took the back seat, right behind the new driver. Martin wondered why his father chose that seat, for his father always enjoyed looking in front.

So he said, smiling, “I’m sure you’re back there to have a change after all those weeks of sitting in the front seat teaching me how to drive.”

“No,” Dad replied, “Do you remember what you did to me all those years when I took you to and from school? I am sitting here to hit and kick the back of your seat all the way!”

1.Which of the following is NOT the reason why Martin’s father agreed to buy him a car?.

A．Martin would go to college and it was far from home.

B．Martin preferred living at home to living at college.

C．Martin didn’t want to take the public transport.

D．Martin was able to learn how to drive very quickly.

2.In which order did Martin do the following things?

a. He finished his high school.               b. He test-drove driving the new car.

c. He got his driver’s license.                d. He decided to buy the Blue Bird.

e. He kicked the front seat while his father was driving.

A．e—a—c—b—d     B．a—c—b—d—e     C．e—c—a—b—d     D．a—c—d—b—e

3.How would the whole family probably feel on their way back home?

A．Angry            B．Sad              C．Cheerful          D．Shocked

Martin had just finished high school. He would go to college at the far end of the city. He didn’t want to live there, and he didn’t want to take the bus either. So his father agreed to buy him a car.
His father spent all his summer teaching him how to drive, from the ABC to the XYZ. Thinking of the great feeling of driving a new car, Martin learned very quickly, and received his driver’s license just before his eighteenth birthday.
The second day, all the family, and their dog, went to a car shop. Martin spent almost all the morning going from one car to another. Finally he saw a red Blue Bird. He had a test drive on the open ground, and called out, “This is what I want, Dad!” When everything was done, they were ready to leave.
Martin climbed into the front seat. He said excitedly, “It’s my first day driving alone. Dad, Mom, and Poo! Enjoy it!”
His dad immediately took the back seat, right behind the new driver. Martin wondered why his father chose that seat, for his father always enjoyed looking in front.
So he said, smiling, “I’m sure you’re back there to have a change after all those weeks of sitting in the front seat teaching me how to drive.”
“No,” Dad replied, “Do you remember what you did to me all those years when I took you to and from school? I am sitting here to hit and kick the back of your seat all the way!”

1. 1.

   Which of the following is NOT the reason why Martin’s father agreed to buy him a car?

   1. A.
      Martin would go to college and it was far from home
   2. B.
      Martin preferred living at home to living at college
   3. C.
      Martin didn’t want to take the public transport
   4. D.
      Martin was able to learn how to drive very quickly
2. 2.

   In which order did Martin do the following things?
   a. He finished his high school.               b. He test-drove driving the new car.
   c. He got his driver’s license.                d. He decided to buy the Blue Bird.
   e. He kicked the front seat while his father was driving

   1. A.
      e—a—c—b—d
   2. B.
      a—c—b—d—e
   3. C.
      e—c—a—b—d
   4. D.
      a—c—d—b—e
3. 3.

   How would the whole family probably feel on their way back home?

   1. A.
      Angry
   2. B.
      Sad
   3. C.
      Cheerful
   4. D.
      Shocked