Everybody needs water. Everything  16  water，too. We use water  17  the bowls, the clothes, and  18  .We use water to plant trees, flowers and crops.  19  does all water come from? It  20  from clouds. Some of rain  21  into the ground. Many people get  22  from under the ground. Some rain water goes  23  the hills. It runs  24  lakes and rivers. Many people get it  25  .

Hello Sandy,

We have just returned from our holiday. We went with our friends Edward Smith and his wife Tina to the Yorkshire Moors. This is a beautiful place. It is a natural park. There are lots of places to walk on the tops of the hills, miles of grassland with no people, just sheep and birds.

Edward, who had just come out of hospital, could not walk as far as he used to. However this meant that we walked in the mornings, and then stopped at a cafe for lunch each day, before returning to the place we live. Edward and I slept in front of the fire all afternoon, while the ladies went for another walk. Very pleasant!

I have taken lots of photos from the place we live, across the valley（峡谷）below us, of the morning sunrise, and the mist in the valley. Also, in England, the old steam powered trains（蒸汽火车）are very popular. I have taken many photos of the train and from it.

Yesterday we had the first snow of this winter. It is very early （we usually expect snow in January）. It rained all day, and then snowed in the evening. Today we have bright sunshine!

Both Jenny and I are well. I don’t know if I told you, in the last E-mail, that Jenny is now working in a hotel. Although she has to work hard, people there are nice and she is enjoying the work.

Please write to us to tell us your news.

Yours,

Victor

1. What kind of place is the Yorkshire Moors?

2. When did the ladies take a walk?

3. They had ______ snow this winter.

4. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 mean?

5. What do we know from this passage?

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When we think of Hollywood, we think of movies and famous movie stars. They are part of Hollywood’s history. Today people make movies in other places too. Not all famous movie stars live in Hollywood. But Hollywood is still a very special city in Los Angeles, California.

You can easily see where Hollywood is in Los Angeles. There is a big sign on the hills. It says “HOLLYWOOD”. The white letters are fifty feet tall. You can see the sign from far away. The Hollywood sign is a famous landmark in Los Angeles. Many postcards show this famous Hollywood landmark.

In the hills of Hollywood, there is also the Hollywood Bowl. This is an open-air theatre. It is one of the largest open-air theatres in the world. It has seventeen thousand seats and a very special stage. The stage was designed by the great American architect（建筑师） Frank Lloyd Wright. You can listen to all kinds of concerts at the Hollywood Bowl.

1.Today Hollywood is _______.

2. You can see where Hollywood is in Los Angeles because _______.

3. The Hollywood Bowl is _______.

4. Which is not mentioned about the Hollywood Bowl?

5.What special things can we see in Hollywood?

A. The Hollywood hills.                   B. The Hollywood landmark.

C. The Hollywood Bowl.                    D. Both B and C.

Hello Sandy,

We have just returned form our holiday. We went with our friends，Edward Smith and his wife Tina, to the Yorkshire Moors. It is a beautiful natural park. There are lots of places to walk on the tops of the hills，miles of grassland with no people，just sheep and birds.

? Edward had just come out of hospital and he could not walk as far as before. However, this meant that we walked in the mornings, and then stopped at a restaurant for lunch each day before returning to the place we lived in. Edward and I slept in front of the fire all afternoon, while the ladies went for another walk. Very pleasant!

I took lots of photos from the place we lived in, across the valley (山谷）below us, of the morning sunrise, and the mist(迷雾）in the valley. Also, in England, the old steam-powered trains are very popular. I took many photos of the train.

Yesterday we had the first snow of this winter. It is very early. We usually have snow in January. It rained all day, then snowed in the evening .Today we have bright sunshine! Both Jenny and I are well. I don’t know if I told you, in the last e-mail , that Jenny is now working in a hotel. Although she has to work hard, people there are nice, and she is enjoying the work.

Please write to us to tell us your news.

????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Yours,?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Victor

1.What can they see on the tops of the hills??

A. Sheep and birds?? B. Snow.?? C. Many people.?? D. Forests.

2.Why couldn’t Edward walk very far?

A. Because he didn’t like walking.???? B. Because he was in hospital.

C. Because he was weak then.???????? D. Because his wife didn’t go.

3.What’s the season now?

A. Spring?????? B. Winter???? C. Summer??? D. Autumn

4.Where does Jenny work now?

A. In a computer company????? B. In the hospital

C. In a restaurant????????????? D. In a hotel

5.Victor wrote to tell Sandy _____.

A. he just came back from his holiday???

B. Edward could not walk as far as before

C. they had the first snow of this winter?

D. how things were going with the holiday.