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.

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（山谷）.

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.

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　　Form Monday to Friday most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and weekends they are free and (1) themselves. Some watch television or go to the movies. others (2) sports. This is decided by their own (3) . There are many different way to spend own (4) time.

　　Almost everyone has some kind of (5) : it may be something from collecting stamps to (6) model planes. Some hobbies are very (7) , but others don't cost anything at all. Some collections (收藏) are worth (8) of money, others are valuable (有价值的) only to their owners.

　　I know a man who has a coin collection worth several (9) dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare (罕见的) fifty-cent piece which (10) him ＄ 250! He was very happy about this collection and thought the price was all right. On the other hand, my youngest brother collects matchboxes. He has almost 600 of them. but I wonder (11) they are worth any money. However. (12) my brother they are quite valuable. (13) makes him happier than to find a new matchbox for his collection. That's what a hobby means. I think. It is something we (14) to do in our free time just for the (15) of it. The value in dollars is not important, but the pleasure it gives us is.

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1.__When do the volunteers help others?

A. In their spare time.  B. At weekends  C. On weekdays.  D. In the evenings.

2._______ can be a volunteer.

A. Children    B.Old women C.Anyone aged 12-70   D.Young people

3.__Volunteers want to get _______ when they help others.

A. money     B.computers     C.everything    D.nothing

4.__Carlos Domingo does volunteer work with ______.

A. animals       B.children       C.computers     D.older people

5.__We can read such a passage ______.

A. in a newspaper  B. in a storybook  C. in a picture book D. in a textbook

Last week Lu visited England. He stayed with my grandmother. He said it was a strange visit. “I don’t understand, but I  16 your grandmother a lot. When I arrived, I gave her a   17  from Suzhou. She looked in it and asked me to take it back. Then I saw a red spider(蜘蛛) on the table so I killed it for her and she seemed very   18  . Do English people like spiders?”
“Later we went shopping. Someone was painting a shop   19 , so there was a ladder. Grandmother  20 me walking under it and said I must walk around it. I liked the shops and bought a smart   21 for my father and some new shoes for myself. When we got back, I put the shoes on the table and opened the umbrella to wonder   22 it was all right. Your grandmother came in and   23  !”
“Then I broke a small   24 in the bathroom. Your grandmother’s face went white. I felt very sorry. When I left I gave   25 grandmother some flowers. She counted and there were 13. She   26 it. I think she was happy I was going.”
I   27 to Lu, “My grandmother follows the old customs(习俗). You must not give someone an empty purse   28 they will have no money. You must not kill a “money spider”  or the same will happen. It is very unlucky to walk under a ladder and to put new shoes on the table. A(n)  29 umbrella in a house means someone will die. Breaking a mirror brings seven years’ bad luck, and 13 is   30 a very unlucky number. You were really making my grandmother very afraid. ”