HOLIDAY HOMES IN MALLORCA　　

Holiday houses in Mallorca sailing and fishing port—quiet even in summer season. Beautifully situated houses with sights of sea and mountains, yet near to shops and restaurants. Cars and bicycles for hire. Sailing and sports clubs nearby.

ITALY IN COMFORT　　

Luxury coach(carriage) trips of Italy, out of normal holiday season. 21days to visit five Italian cities starting from London 1st May, 1st September. The trips are guided by profess or Martin Davis, head of Italian Studies, London University. See the arts and culture of historic Italy.

KIBBUTZ HOLIDAYS IN ISRAEL(以色列)　　

Working holidays on a kibbutz (co-operative farm) in Israel. All nationalities welcome for one to three months, if prepared to work morning with kibbutz members. Accommodation, food and trips to historic sights all provided free—you pay only for the special low- cost return flight.

TWO WEEKS ON A CARIBBEAN ISLAND　　

Two- week holidays in the Hotel Splendid, on a lovely beach with golden sands and deep-blue sea. Tennis, golf, sailing and all water sports, trips around the island arranged. Near to town of Castries with lively evening entertainment—dancing.　　

1st November—31st March = ￡720 per person　　

1st April—30th October = ￡850 per person　　

Jack and his wife Mary, who have recently retired, want to see places of cultural and historic interest abroad, but Mary hates flying.　　

Peter and Maria, university students, want to travel as far as possible on little money, and would like to get to know a country by working there for three months with other young people.

Michael, a young computer programmer, has been working hard and needs a holiday to relax in winter. He would like to go somewhere warmer and sunny, where he can swim in the sea, and he enjoys sports and dancing.　　

Harry and Kate, both teachers, and their two sons, have to take their holiday during the school summer holidays. There must be plenty for the boys to do, although Harry and Kate just want to have beautiful scenery, good food and wine and peace.

1. Michael would most probably go to ________ for his holiday.　　

A. Italy　　     B. Israel　　   C. Mallorca　   D. a Caribbean island

2.The most suitable place where Peter and Maria can enjoy their holiday would be________.

A. an Italian city　　　　　　　　　        B. a kibbutz in Israel

C. a Caribbean island　　　　　　　         D. the port in Mallorca

3. The best holiday for Jack and Mary would be________.

A. the 21- day coach trip of Italy

B. the 2-week stay in the Hotel Splendid

C. the 14-day trip around a Caribbean island

D. the working holidays for 1-3 months on a kibbutz in Israel

4. Harry and Kate and their sons would like________.

A. a holiday working on a kibbutz in Israel

B. a holiday visiting cities by coach in Italy

C. a holiday house in the fishing port in Mallorca

D. a holiday hotel on a lovely beach on a Caribbean Island

5. You can find this passage most probably in ________.

A. a school library　　B. a tourist agency   C. the post office　 D. the museum

 

HOLIDAY HOMES IN MALLORCA

　　Holiday houses in Mallorca sailing and fishing port - quiet even in summer season. Beautifully situated houses with sights of sea and mountains, yet near to shops and restaurants. Cars and bicycles for hire. Sailing and sports clubs nearby.

ITALY IN COMFORT

　　Luxury coach（ - carriage） trips of Italy, out of normal holiday season. 21days to visit five Italian cities starting from London 1 st May, 1 st September . The trips are guided by profess or Martin Davis. Head of Italian Studies, London University . See the arts and culture of historic Italy.

KIBBUTZ HOLIDAYS IN ISRAEL（以色列）

　　Working holidays on a kibbutz（ co -operative farm） in Israel. All nationalities welcome for one to three months, if prepared to work morning with kibbutz members. Accommodation （住宿）, food and trips to historic sights all provided free - you pay only for the special low- cost return flight.

TWO WEEKS ON A CARIBBEAN ISLAND

　　Two- week holidays in the Hotel Splendid , on a lovely beach with golden sands and deep- blue sea. Tennis, golf, sailing and all water sports, trips around the island arranged. Near to town of Castries with lively evening entertainment - dancing.

　　1 st November - 31 st March = ￡ 720 per person

　　1 st April - 30th October = ￡ 850 per person

　　Jack and his wife Mary, who have recently retired, want to see places of cultural and historic interest abroad, but Mary hates flying.

　　Peter and Maria, university students, want to travel as far as possible on little money, and would like to get to know a country by working there for three months with other young people.

　　Michael, a young computer programmer, has been working hard and needs a holiday to relax in winter. He would like to go somewhere warmer and sunny, where he can swim in the sea, and he enjoys sports and dancing.

　　Herry and Kate, both teachers, and their two sons, have to take their holiday during the school summer holidays. There must be plenty for the boys to do, although Harry and Kate just want to have beautiful scenery, good food and wine- and peace.

Michael would most probably go to ________ for his holiday.

　　A. Italy　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Israel

　　C. Mallorca　　　　　　　　　　 D. a Caribbean island

The most suitable place where Peter and Maria can enjoy their holiday would be________

　　A. an Italian city　　　　　　　　　B. a kibbutz in Israel

　　C. a Caribbean island　　　　　　　D. the port in Mallorca

The best holiday for Jack and Mary would be________.

　　A. the 21 - day coach trip of Italy

　　B. the 2 -week stay in the Hotel Splendid

　　C. the 14 -day trip around a Caribbean island

　　D. the working holidays for 1 -3 months on a kibbutz in Israel

Harry and Kate and their sons would like________.

　　A. a holiday working on a kibbutz in Israel

　　B. a holiday visiting cities by coach in Italy

　　C. a holiday house in the fishing port in Mallorca

　　D. a holiday hotel on a lovely beach on a Carribean Island

Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with (满意) him.
　　One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future (未来). They talked for a long time.
　　"Have a look at your watch, please," said the girl. "What time is it now?"
　　"Sorry, something is wrong with my watch," said Jack. "Where's yours?"
　　"I left it at home."
　　Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, "Bang! Bang! Bang!"
　　The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, "It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?"
【小题1】Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.

A．sixteen

B．eighteen

C．twenty

D．fifteen

【小题2】The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.

A．he's her grandson	B．he's clever
C．he can keep quiet	D．he gets home on time

【小题3】From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.

A．classmate

B．colleague (同事)

C．aunt

D．wife

【小题4】The word "stamp" in the story means ______ in Chinese.

A．盖印

B．跺

C．贴邮票

D．承认

【小题5】Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.

A．to wake his grandma up

B．to make his grandma angry

C．that his grandma was going to tell him the time

D．that his grandma was going to buy him a watch

He also started “24 club”， where you would sit in a circle and drink twenty four tall bottles of beer, one after another, until they were gone. I knew there was no future in any of it and that eventually he would self?destruct if he continued using this drug. However, he had been my best friend since grade school, and I didn't have a lot of other close friends. I didn't want to be a loner, but I also didn't want to end up where I thought Jack was going.

I remember finally deciding sadly that it was just too risky to hang out with him any more. And so during my senior year I had to start over making friends. At first I felt awkward, didn't fit in, and felt dumb being alone. But after a few months I made friends with guys who had similar values and also a lot of fun.

My old friend Jack turned into a druggie (瘾君子), barely graduated, and eventually drowned in a swimming pool while intoxicated (喝醉的). It was sad, but I was grateful I had the courage to stick with the_right_decision and long?term thinking at a key time in my life.

If you're having trouble making good friends, remember that your friends don't always have to be your age. I once spoke to a guy who seemed to have a grandpa who listened to him and was a great friend. This seemed to fill the friendship blank he had in his life. All in all, just be wise when choosing friends, because much of your future relies on who you hang out with.

 

1．What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．Making friends with whoever will accept us.

B．Having no friends for a time is better than having the wrong friends.

C．Making as many friends as possible.

D．Not making friends with those who take drug.

2．The reason why the author decided to break up with Jack is that ________.

A．any kid who takes drug will drown eventually

B．a kid's future may depend on who he makes friends with

C．anyone's future relies on who he hangs out with

D．making friends with those who have similar values though you're not accepted

3．What does the underlined part “the right decision” refer to?

①He broke up with the friend who took drug.

②He made new friends with those who had similar values.

③He persuaded Jack to give up taking drug.

④He had trouble in making friends.

A．①②　 B．③④　　　 C．①③　　 D．②④