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

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　．

(翻译句子) 我打算去旅行，要离开几天。

　　I am going on a trip, and I shall _______ ________ a few days．

阅读理解

　　Mary is going to have a party for her brother. She wants Ann to help her at the party. Here is Mary's letter to Ann:

　　Dear Ann,

　　I am going to have a party for my brother at home this Sunday from 7 to 9 in the evening. Would you like to come and help me at the party? I hope you can come.

　　With best wishes,

Mary

　　This is Ann's answer:

　　Dear Mary,

　　Thank you very much for asking me to your party this Sunday. I shall be very happy to come.

　　With best wishes,

Ann

1．The party is for ________.

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2．They're going to have the patty ________.

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3．The party will last ________.

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4．Mary asks Ann to come and ________ at the party.

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5．Which of the following is true?

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A．Ann won't go to the party.

B．Ann will go to the party.

C．Ann doesn't like to go to the party.

D．Ann feels sorry for the party.

Reading Comprehension.

　　Candy has written an e-mail message to her friend Sandy. Read the e-mail message and answer the questions.

　　Dear Sandy,

　　Today is my 12th birthday. I phoned you fifteen minutes ago but nobody answered the phone. I know you check your e-mail every morning so I hope you get this message. I want to invite you to my birthday meal today.

　　I am going shopping with Amy and Clara this morning. Then we will have lunch. Please join us for lunch if you can.

　　My birthday meal will be held at McDonald's in Kowloon Bay at 1 p. m.. We are meeting at the entrance to the restaurant at 12:45. We will wait for you for fifteen minutes before we go inside. I do hope you can come. The birthday meal will be a lot of fun. Let me tell you what will happen.

　　First of all, we will eat some food. We will all share our favourite McDonald's dishes. We will order hamburgers, chicken nuggets and, of course, lots of fries. For dessert we will have hot apple pie and ice-cream sundaes. The food will be delicious!

　　After the meal, we will each get a bag of little presents to take away with us and everyone will sing “Happy Birthday”. I think we will have a good time. McDonald's is my favourite restaurant and I am so happy that my mother has arranged this birthday meal for me.

　　I nearly forgot something. At 2:30 p.m., we are going to watch a film together. The cinema is near the restaurant, so we won't have to walk very far. The film will finish at 4:30 p.m.. Afterwards, we will have something to drink at the fast-food restaurant next to the cinema.

　　I really hope you can join us－it will be a fun afternoon!

Yours,

Candy

1．Why did Candy send Sandy an e-mail message?

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2．Who is Candy going shopping with?

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3．Where will Candy's birthday meal take place?

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4．Will they have any sweet food at the birthday meal?

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5．How will they go to the cinema?

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6．What will they do after they have seen a film?

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