Mike and Dick work in the same office. They don't like the cold weather. And one day they decided to take their holiday in Australia. Their plane arrived in Sydney at nine in the morning. They had a good rest in a hotel(旅馆). The next morning they rented(租) a car in the city and began their travel. A few hours later the sun was shining in the sky and there were no shade trees (遮荫树) beside the road. It was so hot that they could hardly go on driving. They had to stop to look around. Mike found a river was about half a kilometre away from them. They were both very happy and drove the car quickly. Soon they got to the river. Before they jumped into the water, Dick saw a boy playing under a big tree. He asked, “Are there any sharks (鲨) in the river, boy?” “No, there aren't,” answered the boy. So they began to swim in the river. After a while, Dick felt something hit against his leg. He told Mike about it. They were afraid and stopped swimming. Dick asked loudly, “Is it true that there aren't any sharks in the river?” “Yes, sir,” said the boy. “There're a lot of crocodiles(鳄鱼) in the water. All the sharks have swum away!”

1．The story happened when it was ________ in the two men's country.

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2．Mike and Dick went to Australia ________.

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3．The two young men went to Australia to ________.

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4．Mike and Dick couldn't drive any longer because ________.

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A．the sun was shining in the sky

B．there were no shade trees beside the road

C．the weather was very hot

D．they were too tired

5．Dick became afraid because ________.

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A．he saw a shark in the water

B．he thought it might be a shark that hit against this leg

C．he saw the boy laughing at the munder the big tree

D．he had been told there were some sharks in the river

6．Having heard the boy, the two young men began to ________.

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A．catch the crocodiles in the water

B．look for the crocodiles there

C．to beat the Australian boy

D．come out of the river at once

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　　One cold day in the middle of the winter, Mr. and Mrs. Ross decided to fly to Florida for a holiday. This was the first time for them to spend their holiday in the south, so they were very excited and busy preparing for the trip.

　　Mr. and Mrs. Ross packed their summer clothes very carefully the night before they left and the next morning they got up early and drove to the airport.

　　While they were at the check-in counter, Mr. Ross began to question his wife about the things she had packed.

　　“Did you remember my red bathing suit?” he asked.

　　“Of course,” she answered.

　　“You didn't forget our tennis shoes, did you?” he asked.

　　“Of course not,” she answered.

　　Suddenly there was a long silence. “John, what's wrong?” said Mrs. Ross. “You look worried. ”

　　“But I think you didn't bring the piano,” he replied.

　　“The piano?” she said. “Why should I bring the piano”

　　“Because,” he said sadly. “I left our plane tickets on top of it. ”

1．Mr. and Mrs. Ross were planning to travel ________.

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2．They were going to Florida ________.

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3．Mrs. Ross packed their things ________.

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A． two days before they left

B． before they drove to the airport

C． early in the morning before they left

D． the night before they left

4．Which of the following things didn't Mr. Ross ask his wife about?

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5．Mr. Ross was worried because ________ .

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A． he was afraid to fly

B． he had left their plane tickets at home

C． his wife forgot to bring the piano

D． he forgot where their tickets were

I am taking my family to other countries to have a trip．My wife，our son，Jack，and I are all going along．My elder brother has decided to go to US．My father is so old that he has to stay at home and take care of the house．

    We're going to take a train to New York and then take a plane to Europe．When we arrive in Europe，we're going to several countries for sightseeing．We'll go to places either by train or by bus．Then we're going to fly home。

    It takes us a long time to decide where to go, but I think we have planned a very interesting trip．We will go to England，France and Italy．My wife is very interested in going to France because she is a teacher of French．My brother，who speaks Italian very well，is looking forward to visiting Italy．

    We also talk about how to go to Europe．At last we decide to fly because it will be faster and will save more time．But my brother likes to take a boat trip and Jack enjoys that，too．

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1．                people will go abroad to travel according to the passage．

A．Four                    B．Five                     C．Six                        D．Three

2．They are going to America                    ．

A．by plane               B．by boat                C．by train                  D．by car

3．They will go to               in Europe．

    A．America                                                  B．England，France and Italy

    C．America，England，France and Italy           D．America，Italy and France

4．                would like to visit Italy．

    A．The author's（作者的）wife                    B．The author’s brother

    C．The author's son                                        D．The author’s husband

5．The word“sightseeing”means                   in the passage．

    A．视力                   B．观光                    C．购物                   D．眼光