I' m taking my family to other countries to have a trip.  My wife and I and our two children are all
going along. My elder brother will go with us, too. He never been overseas (从未出过国) and he is
even more excited than the children.  My father is so old that he'd like to stay at home and take care
of the house.
       We're going by train to New York, and then take a ship to Europe(欧洲)．When we arnve in
Europe,we're going to some countries for sightseeing(观光).We'll go to places either by train or by bus.
We' re going to fly home.
       It took us a long time to decide where to go, but I think we'Il have a very interesting trip.  We'll go
to England, France and Italy. My wife is very interested in going to France because she is a teacher of
French.And my brother,who speaks very good Italian,is looking forward to the trip to Italy.
       We also talked about how we would go to Europe. At first we wanted to fly because it would be
faster andwould save(节省)more time, But my brother likes to take a boat trip and the children like that,
too.

1. My brother is very excited because________

A. he has many friends in other countries
B. he has never traveled by plane
C. he wants to buy some books in Italy    
D. he has never been overseas

2. We're coming back home by          ____.  

A. sea    
B. air    
C. bus    
D. train

3. In Europe we will          ____.

A. go sightseeing at tlle seaside    
B. to go different countries by ship
C. buy a lot of presents    
D. go from place to place by train or by bus

4. My wife works in a           ____  

A. hospital    
B. factory    
C. shop    
D. school

5. My brotIler and my children would like to        ____.

A. do some shopping in Europe    
B. study the Italian language in Italy
C. enjoy a trip by ship    
D. I earn.rench in France