Ben Lambert, the famous French singer,    1  a long vacation this summer! He thought about  2 _  to Greece or Spain, but decided  3_  Canada. “I always take  4_  in Europe,” he said. “This time I want to do  5_  . I heard that Canada is beautiful, and I know there are many people there who speak French.”

Ben is going to Canada’s Great Lakes. He is leaving the first week _6_  June and staying  7 September. He plans to have  a very   8 _  vacation. “I’m taking walks, going fishing, and going bike riding. I’m 9   to spend time  in  the beautiful countryside. I love nature. I hope I can forget 10_  problems! At night, I’m renting videos and sleeping a lot… A great vacation! I can’t wait!”

Dear Sunny Day Travel Agency，

    I hope to take a vacation this summer，but l want to go somewhere that is coo1．I'm tired of hot summer．I'd like to go on a train or a boat or a plane．but I don’t want to drive my car．I can speak English，Spanish，Russian，and Japanese．I'd like to go to a place outside the United States where people speak any of those languages．I enjoy fishing, hiking, camping，visiting museums and zoos，meeting people，and seeing new places that are interesting．I love great restaurants and concerts! I think I might want a tour guide so I don’t get lost．

  Can you give me some suggestions for vacation spots(地点)?

  Please tell me what each place would cost for a two-week vacation．

  Sincerely，

  James Glenn

1．What does James write the e-mail for?

2．How would he like to go for his vacation?

3．Where would he like to go for his vacation?

4．How long will his vacation be?

5．Might he enjoy eating dinner at a Spanish restaurant?

补全对话

　　Lucy： Tom，how was your vacation?

　　Tonl： 1

　　Lucy： What do you think of Hainan Island?　Our family wants to go on vacation soon，2

　　Tom： Oh，it is a beautiful island．There is scuba diving，fishing，boating and so on...If you get a chance to go，3

　　Lucy： What did you do there?

　　Tom： I think the best thing was scuba diving though I couldn't stand waves．The fish and the coral reefs(珊瑚礁)　were beautiful．4　 First we had scuba diving lessons．5

　　Lucy： Wow!　6 　 I'm going to tell my parents I want to go to Hainan Island．

　　A．take it．

　　B．I had a good time．

　　C．and we are thinking about going there．

　　D．That sounds really cool!

　　E．Everyone in my family loved it．

　　F．Then we went scuba diving with some other people．

Martin Lynch, an American businessman, had been going on vacation to a small Mexican fishing village for a number of ears. One morning while going for a walk along the beach, he saw his friend Pablo Perez, a local fisherman. Martin watched Pablo unload his boat and pack the fish in a box.

   Martin noticed Pablo was smiling and looked very happy. He could also see several large fish in the boat. Martin greeted Pablo and asked how long it took to catch the fish. “Just a few hours,” replied Pablo. Martin asked, “Why didn’t you stay longer and catch more fish?” “I have enough for my family,” Pablo said. “And what do you do with the rest of your day?” asked Martin. “I take a nap, play with my children, spend time with my wife, and go into the village to see my friends and play cards, I have a full and busy life.” Martin explained that if Pablo worked longer hours and caught more fish, he could make more money. With the extra money, Pablo could buy more boats and catch money more fish. By selling the fish, Pablo could open his own factory and sell direct to supermarkets.

   “Then what?” asked Pablo. “Well you would probably have to move to Mexico City to run the business. Finally, you would be able to sell your business and make millions of dollars,” replied Martin. “How long will that take?” asked Pablo.

   Martin thought for a while and said it would probably take at least 15 years.

   “And then what” asked Pablo.

   “Well, that’s the best part,” Martin said. “You will be able to retire, buy a house near the ocean, sleep longer, play with your children, spend more time with your wife, see your friends, and play cards.”

1.What is the story mainly about?

A. A businessman and a fisherman have become friends.

B. A businessman learns how to fish from a fisherman.

C. A businessman wants to become a businessman.

D. A businessman gives advice to a fisherman.

2.What makes the Mexican fisherman happy is ______________.

A. many friends to visit him

B. a full and busy life

C. more boats and more fish

D. the house near the ocean

3.How can the fisherman make more money in the businessman’s view?

A. By buying a supermarket.

B. To move to Mexico City.

C. By selling his own business.

D. To work longer and catch more fish.

4.The underlined word “unload” in the passage means ____________.

A. put … into               B. take … away from

C. break down               D. set off

5.We can infer from the passage that ____________.

A. the fisherman will stay the same with his life

B. the fisherman will leave the village for Mexico City

C. the business man will buy the fisherman’s boat

D. it takes all day for the fisherman to catch large fish