The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the ___16___ person.
When I first knew Bill, back in college he was one of the most carefree(无忧无虑) people I had ever ___17___. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and ___18___ was never dull(枯燥的) when he was ___19___. With him there was one wild adventure (探险) after another. Sometimes I wonder how we ___20___ to study for our exams.
Last week I was in Huston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. At first I wasn’t ___21___ sure it was him. Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He talked most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the ___22___ thing Bill cared about was possessions(财物). Now they seemed to be his main ___23____.
I suppose it’ s ____24____ to expect people to remain the same, especially when I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new one. Maybe he ___25____ the same way about me.

Every year the Greens go to the beach for a week’s vacation. There are many interesting things to do at the beach.

The children play games on the sand. Sometimes they build sandcastles (沙堆小城堡). There are saltwater (咸水的) swimming pools. The children can swim safely in these pools and the water is always clean.

There is an esplanade (海滨大道). This is a long road by the beach. There are many cafes (咖啡厅) and restaurants on the esplanade. There is also a park beside (在……旁边) the beach. This is a place that many people like to go to.

The Greens always stay at the same hotel. They usually have the same rooms. These rooms are at the front of the hotel. There is a good view of the sea from their windows. The children are a little sad when the vacation is over because they don’t want to leave.

1.How often do the Greens go to the beach?

2.Which place do many people like to go to?

3.What’s the meaning of the underlined word?

4.Why are the children a little sad when the vacation is over?

5.According to the story, which of the following is TRUE?

Many young people want to be pop stars. Pop stars are rich. Many people think they are leading a happy and easy life. In fact, they had very hard lives. They spend much of their time on travel. Sometimes the travel is interesting, but in most time it is boring to pop stars. The following chart is a day’s life of a pop star.

–How far is it from the railway station to the hotel?
--It’s about ______ walk.
A. ten minute’s       B. ten-minutes       C. ten minutes’

It was very late at night when Sam got off the train . He was tired and wanted to find a hotel to have a rest. He looked around and saw a hotel not far away. There were three floors in it. Then Sam went in.

“How much do I need to pay for a single(单人的) room a night?” Sam asked.

“Well , sir,”said the girl, “a single room on the first floor is fifty dollars a night.”

“What about the one on the second floor?” asked Sam.

“Forty dollars.”

“Then how about the one on the third floor?”

“Thirty dollars.”

Sam picked up his suitcase(手提箱) and wanted to go out.

“Don’t you think our price is reasonable?” The girl said.

“Yes,” said Sam. “Your price is of course reasonable, but I’m sure your hotel is not high enough.”

1.Sam wanted to find a hotel after_______.

A．working a whole day                     B．getting off the train

C．getting out of his car                     D．walking a whole day

2.How many floors were there in the hotel?

A．One             B．Two              C．Three            D．Four

3.Sam needed to pay_____for a single room on the second floor.

A．$50              B．$40              C．$30              D．$20

4.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “reasonable”?

A．理智的           B．昂贵的           C．奇怪的           D．合理的

5.Why didn’t Sam stay in the hotel?

A．Because the hotel was full(满的)

B．Because the hotel wasn’t clean.

C．Because the hotel wasn’t nice enough.

D．Because Sam thought the price was high.