Sam and Ben are good friends. They are __1.____(两个都) 26 now. Sam likes sing__2.___ （歌曲）very much, his pet __3.____ （鸟）also likes to listen to him. Ben likes traveling. Last year, he went to many places with Sam. First, they went to Hangzhou, it’s ___4.____（近的） to Wenzhou than to Dongtou. It’s a beautiful and __5.____ （安静的）city. Then they went to Hainan. The air is __6.____ （新鲜的）there. They were excited and ___7._____（笑） all the way. ___8.____，（不过）Ben was unhappy the last night, because of his bad teeth, he couldn’t enjoy the traveling. Sam thinks the traveling is interesting, he still wants to visit Hainan again if he has ___9.____ (足够的)time. So they ___10.___（ 希望） to visit there next year.

根据中文提示完成下列句子。

1．他们正计划在中国参观一些其他的有趣的地方。

They are planning to visit ________ ________ ________ ________ in China.

2．祝你旅途愉快。

Wish you a ________ ________ .

3．他们正在考虑在北京过春节。

They are ________ ________ spending the Spring Festival in Beijing.

4．我将在下周日带我妹妹去长城。

I will ________ my sister ________ the Great Wall next Sunday.

5．他昨天晚上八点钟到达上海。

He ________ ________ Shanghai at 8:00 yesterday evening.

6．北京和上海在许多方面不同。

Beijing is ________ ________ Shanghai in many ways.

7．他直到半夜才上床睡觉。

He ________ go to bed ________ midnight.

8．我希望我将来有一天能出国旅行。

I ________ I will ________ ________ one day.

We will ________ ________ for about three weeks.

2．孔子出生曲阜，这里很有教育意义。

Confucius ________ ________ in Qufu. It’s very ________.

3．我们希望参观这里的名胜古迹。

We hope to visit ________ ________ here.

4．我想出去工作，你可以帮助打扫城市公园。

I want to ________ ________, You could help ________ ________ city parks.

5．我想帮助无家可归的人，你可以在食品救济中心发放食物。

I’d like to help ________ people. You could ________ ________ food ________ a food bank.

One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick. Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor. When he arrived, Simon went straight to the first floor of the building. But he was told that there was no Rick on that floor. Do you know why?

In fact, the British call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor, which Americans would call the second floor.

The story shows that there are a few culture differences between Britain and American, though the British and Americans both speak English.

The British usually hide their feelings. They seldom start a conversation with strangers. For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books. But Americans are quite different. They’re more active and easier to talk with.

The British and Americans may use different terms for many things. The British usually use football ,eraser and mail while Americans prefer to soccer, rubber and post.

1. Simon went to London to         .

   A. spend his holiday     B. visit his friend C. study English

2.Which picture shows us where Rick’s flat was?

3.According to the passage, the British usually spend their time        on the train.

   A. playing cards         B. talking loudly           C. doing some reading

4.What does the underlined word “terms” mean in Chinese in the passage?

   A. 成果                  B.术语                      C. 学期

5.What’s the main idea of the passage?

   A. Different culture between Britain and America.

   B. The British and Americans have the same language.

C. The British and Americans have different words.