My work keeps me in Hong Kong most of the year，but I try to get away for a month in summer，usually in July．Now as you probably know，that’s the main　1　season in Europe．The favorite places for vacations and the famous cities are usually very　2　． But I’m not seeking(寻求) the sun—I can get lots of 　3　in Hong Kong—and I’m certainly not seeking the crowds！So　4　I go on vacation，I buy a Train Pass(a kind of train ticket) that allows me first-class travel on most of the railways of Western Europe．First-class compartments(车厢) are　5　crowded and they are very comfortable．If you’re going on　6　trip, you can take a sleeping train for an extra charge．There are usually dining cars(餐车) in the train．
I find that train travel is restful and　7　．There’s always　8　to see．I particularly(特别地) enjoy　9　through Switzerland and Italy．You can get a very good　10　of what a country is like from a train because you don’t go too fast and you stop quite often．Also train travel is very safe，and I am never sick on a train　11　I am on a ship. Then there are always people to　12　to if you feel like a chat.
The reason that I seldom(很少) travel by plane is quite　13　: because train stations are usually built in the centre．I don’t have to　14　transport(运输工具), transport can be a problem when arriving by　15　．

My work keeps me in Hong Kong most of the year，but I try to get away for a month in summer，usually in July．Now as you probably know，that’s the main　1　season in Europe．The favorite places for vacations and the famous cities are usually very　2　． But I’m not seeking(寻求) the sun—I can get lots of 　3　in Hong Kong—and I’m certainly not seeking the crowds！So　4　I go on vacation，I buy a Train Pass(a kind of train ticket) that allows me first-class travel on most of the railways of Western Europe．First-class compartments(车厢) are　5　crowded and they are very comfortable．If you’re going on　6　trip, you can take a sleeping train for an extra charge．There are usually dining cars(餐车) in the train．

I find that train travel is restful and　7　．There’s always　8　to see．I particularly(特别地) enjoy　9　through Switzerland and Italy．You can get a very good　10　of what a country is like from a train because you don’t go too fast and you stop quite often．Also train travel is very safe，and I am never sick on a train　11　I am on a ship. Then there are always people to　12　to if you feel like a chat.

The reason that I seldom(很少) travel by plane is quite　13　: because train stations are usually built in the centre．I don’t have to　14　transport(运输工具), transport can be a problem when arriving by　15　．

1.                A．vacation        B．visiting         C．cloudy   D．windy

2.                A．quiet          B．useful          C．exciting   D．crowded

3.                A．pleasure        B．daylight         C．sunshine  D．money

4.                A．when          B．where          C．what D．which

5.                A．always         B．hardly          C．certainly  D．nearly

6.                A．summer        B．overnight       C．day-time  D．vacation

7.                A．cheap          B．expensive       C．interesting D．lonely

8.                A．something      B．nothing         C．anything  D．everything

9.                A．running        B．walking         C．driving   D．travelling

10.               A．view           B．idea           C．seat  D．trip

11.               A．rather than      B．or             C．as    D．even though

12.               A．talk            B．speak          C．tell   D．say

13.               A．easy           B．wrong          C．right  D．simple

14.               A．find out        B．worry about     C．wait for   D．take away

15.               A．ship           B．train           C．air   D．car

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“Jane, please let me borrow a dollar,” Jenny asked as they stood in the school lunch line. “I have none in my jacket, but I don't want to 1 and lose my place.” “OK” agreed Jane.

Jane waited all day for Jenny to 2 back the dollar she borrowed, but Jenny always seemed to be 3 . “She's just forgotten,” thought Jane, “I don't 4 to make her angry.” Still, her money didn't go 5 . Some classmates, like Jenny, were 6 five dollars a week.

Weeks went by. At last Jane got up enough courage to tell her about the 7 .

“Oh Jane, I 8 !” Jenny said, “I'll bring the dollar tomorrow.”

The next day Jenny seemed to have forgotten again. During the noon hour Jane saw her 9 sweets for Mary and Ann. Jenny saw Jane looking at her. 10 she said something in a low voice to the other two girls. Jane felt 11 and asked her teacher if she could go back to the 12 .

In the classroom, Jane saw two new pencils in Jenny's desk. An 13 came to her.

Jenny's not 14 lately, and anyway, she really owes me. Besides, she has 15 money to buy more. A dollar doesn't mean anything to her, but it means a lot to me.

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　　The angry woman stood on the station platform (站台). “The railway should 1 me 12 pounds,” she said to Harry Jenks, the man in the booking office(订票处). “My 2 was for May 22nd, and that night there was no 3 from Jersey (British island in the English Channel 英吉利海峡). My daughter and I had to 4 in a hotel. It cost me 12 pounds.”

　　Harry was 5 . He remembered selling the woman a 6 ticket. “Please come into the office, madam,” he said 7 . “I'll just check(检查) the Jersey 8 for May 22nd.”

　　The woman and her little girl 9 him inside. She was quite right, as Harry soon found out. There was no ship 10 on May 22nd. How had he made such a 11 mistake? As he didn't know what to do, he 12 at the child. “You look sunburnt,” he said to her. “Did you have a 13 holiday in Jersey?”

　　“Yes,” she answered gladly, “the beach(海滩) was 14 . And I can swim too!”

　　“That's fine,” said Harry. “My little girl can't swim a bit yet. Of course, she's only three.”

　　“I'm four,” the child said 15 . “I'll soon be four and a half.”

　　Harry turned to the mother. “I 16 your ticket, madam,” he said. “But you didn't get one for your daughter, did you?”

　　“Er, well…” The woman looked at the child. “I 17 she hasn't started school yet. She's only four.”

　　“A four-year-old child must have a ticket, madam. A child's return ticket to Jersey costs… let me see… 13. 50 pounds. So if you want the railway to pay 12 pounds for your 18 , you will have to pay the railway 13. 50 pounds 19 ．The law (制度) is the law, but the fault(过错) was mine.”

　　The woman stood up, took the child's hand and 20 the office.

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