写作技能。翻译句子，根据所给汉语，完成下列英语句子，每空一词。

让我们去远足而不是呆在家里。

Let ' s go hiking ________　________ staying at home, shall we?

阅读与回答问题

　　The clock struck(敲)eight, but I was still on the bed．I could hear it was blowing strongly．“It must be windy outside,”I thought．

　　I came to the small town a week ago．I sold some clothes to a shop．Christmas was coming and I hoped to buy some presents for my family and friends．So I tried to meet the manager and ask him to pay for(付款)them．I was out of luck(运气不好)．He went to London and I had to wait for him here．There was no theatre here but a cinema．The films were all too old．I preferred staying in the small hotel to sitting in the cold cinema(我宁愿待在小旅馆里，也不愿坐在冰冷的电影院里)．

　　Half an hour later, I felt hungry．I had to get up．It was white everywhere and some children were skiing down the hill．On my way to the small restaurant, I saw a boy fall on to a rock(岩石)．I ran to him quickly and carried him to a hospital．Soon his parents came here．Now I knew the boy was just the manager's son．He thanked me very much and gave me the money after we had a dinner．

1．What was the weather like today?

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2．Why did the writer(作者)come to the town?

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3．Why did the writer prefer staying in the hotel to seeing a film in a cinema?

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4．When did the writer get up?

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5．Why did the manager thank the writer?

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