“Homestay is a form of study abroad program. It allows the visitor to rent a room from a local(当地的) family to better understand the local lifestyle. It also helps to improve the visitor’s language ability,” said a teacher during a school meeting last term.” Students who wish to learn more about foreign cultures or to get foreign experience should join this kind of holiday. I am sure you won’t be disappointed(失望的).”
After this special meeting, I always thought about this kind of holiday. Last month, I had a chance at last to go on such a holiday with some of my schoolmates and we went to London, a place where I had wanted to go since years ago.
As we were still young, we had a group leader who planned things for us and looked after us. After we got to London, we went to stay with different families. I was lucky that my host family(寄宿家庭) was a white couple who had a daughter about my age. They treated me as a daughter of their family during my stay there. They were interested in me and I learnt a lot of things from them, too.
The holiday was filled with activities every day. After breakfast, a local teacher would come to take us in his car. Then we would have classes or go on a sight-seeing trip to different places of interest like the Big Ben, the London Bridge, and the Buckingham Palace. We would go back to our own homes after the activities.
The holiday was a valuable experience for me. I enjoyed every minute of it. Yet, time really flew fast. Three weeks later, we had to leave “home” for Hong Kong.
【小题1】In the “homestay” program, a visitor can _____.

Here is a 2-way student exchange. Fred, 19 , spent last year in Germany with George’s family. In turn, George’s son Mike spent a year in Fred’s home in America.
Fred knew little German when he arrived. But after 2 months of studying, the language became easy for him. School was very different from what he had looked forward to and it was much harder. Students stood up politely when the teacher came into the room. They took 14 subjects while American students usually took 6 in the US.
Family life, too, was different. The father’s word was the law(法律) . All the children had to do their activities with their family. Fred also missed having a car. In Germany, you should walk to go out to have a good time.
At the same time, in America, Mike was forming his own ideas. He says,’ American schools are too easy for our level but I have to say that I like it a lot in Germany , we do nothing except study. Here we take part in many other activities.

This is a photo of Mr. King’s family. Mr. and Mrs. King have got three children. They　  in England. Mrs. King is    English teacher. Mr. King is a math teacher. 　  daughter is eleven and　  is a student. Her name is Kate King. Kate is her　   name. She is　    Class Four Grade Seven in No. 1 Middle School. There are thirty students in her class. Her favourite season is summer, because it’s　   and she can swim. Tom and David are Kate’s brothers. They are nine years old. They are      , too. They go to school in the morning. Tom and David like playing 　  and they play it every day. Their favourite drink is 　  . They love their sister very much.

1.A. are                           B. is                             C. am                       D. /

2.A. a                               B. an                           C. the                                D. /

3.A. Your                         B. Its                            C. Their                    D. Our

4.A. he                                 B. his                            C. she                                  D. her

5.A. first                          B.       last                      C. family               D. middle

6.A. in                                   B. for                            C. on                                    D. with

7.A. warm              B.       hot                  C.     cool                         D. cold

8.A. friends                          B. sisters                 C. students                           D. women

9.A. school                           B. teachers        C. Chinese              D. football

10.A. milk                    B. ice cream       C.       meat                  D. carrots