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

—Did you have a good weekend?

—_____. We enjoyed ourselves very much in the amusement park.

用am，is或are填空，然后总结其用法。

(1)That's my father and this ________ my mother.

(2)This is my cousin and that ________ my sister.

　　(3)－________she your sister?

　　－Yes, she ________.

　　(4)－And ________ he your brother?

　　－No. He's my friend.

　　(5)－________ Guo Peng your brother?

　　－Yes, he ________.

(6)I ________ his friend. I'm not his brother.

　　(7)－________ you Jack's brother?

　　－No, I'm not. I ________ his cousin.

(8)These ________ my grandparents.

　　(9)－________ this your aunt?

　　－Yes, it ________.

(10)These ________ my parents, those ________ my grandfather and grandmother.

(11)These are my brothers. They ________ Jeff and Jack.

(12)They aren't my sisters. They ________ my friends.

am用于第一人称单数I之后；is用于第三人称单数ge，she，it以及相当于he，she或it；are用于第二人称或所有人称的复数，表达“是”的意思。可用下面的口诀来帮助记忆：“我用am你用are，is用于他她它，复数全都要用are”。

I am…可以缩写成I'm，he is可以缩写成 he's，she is可以缩写成加she's，it is可以缩写成it's，而we are，you are，they are可分别编写成we're，you're，they're。am，is，are的否定形式是在后面加not，如：am not，is not，are not。is not通常缩写为isn't，而are not通常缩写为aren't。如：

(1)I'm Alice, I'm not Mary. She's Mary.

(2)This isn't my brother. He's my cousin.

(3)They're my brothers. They aren't my friends.

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　．

— Excuse me. Is the library open all day?

— 　　　 . Only from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m..

　　 A. Yes, of course　 B. That's right　 C. Sorry, I'm not sure　 D. Sorry, I'm afraid not