Last year I went to Australia to study and travel. I stayed in Sydney for two months. I visited places of   1   in the morning and took English lessons in the afternoon. A friend and I stayed with a family from Sydney. The homestay(寄宿家庭) parents and brothers were very    2   to us. We talked about a lot of things with each other in English.

My spoken English improved    3    in Australia. I used to speak very little English in China. But in Australia, I had to use it very often. I was soon able to    4    my teachers and homestay family freely.

To me, the best place in Australia is the Sydney Opera House. You can look at it from different sides. I think it is one of the most wonderful buildings in the world. I cannot sing very well,  5    when I was inside, I really wanted to sing.

Time    6    fast when I was in Sydney. Soon came Christmas, then the New Year. I had never spent the New Year    7    my family. But this year, I was so far away from them. I felt      8    sad. I missed them so much, and l knew they missed me so much    9    . In the evening, I phoned my family. When I heard their    10   , I began to cry. My homestay mother held me in her arms and comforted me. What a kind foreign mother I had!

1. A. fun                 B. visit                C. interest              D. use

2. A. friendly          B. nervous             C. happy              D. serious

3. A. strongly             B. greatly              C. hardly               D. widely

4. A. quarrel with        B. fight against           C. talk with             D. complain about

5. A. unless           B. but                 C. so                 D. though

6. A. ran                B. jumped             C. flew                D. walked

7. A. with                B. without              C. has                D. for

8. A. few                B. a few               C. little                 D. a little

9. A. either              B. also                C. as well              D. nor

10. A. faces             B. pictures             C. voices              D. smiles

During the last winter holiday, I went to China with my parents. The five-day trip left me with a deep impression.

As the capital of China, Beijing is a very beautiful city with fresh air and clean streets which make the travelers feel very pleased. To my surprise, many people there were learning English. Later I was told that they did so because Beijing would hold the 29th Olympic Games and they wanted most foreigners to understand them. They strictly kept the traffic rules. When there was a red light, no one was seen crossing the street.

Of all the places I visited, I liked the Summer Palace best. To our surprise, although it was winter when we were there, we still saw green trees and many fresh flowers. The whole park was very beautiful. We visited a very modern football field. We were told the buildings where the Olympic Games would be held were even better than that. I also enjoyed skiing in Xiangshan. Skiing is an interesting and exciting sport liked by many people.

In my eyes, China is a nice place and Chinese people are very kind. In Beijing Station, there were so many people, and most of them were going home to spend the Spring Festival—the most important Chinese festival, with their families. Passengers helped each other carry luggage（行李）, and they were very kind to foreigners. We were given a card by the hotel we stayed at, on which was the address of the hotel. With the card we never got lost in the city.

The five days passed quickly, but the trip left me a lot of sweet memories.

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1.From the passage, we know the Summer Palace ______.

A. has flowers only in summer

B. is worth visiting all the year round

C. is a place where people visit only in summer

D. is a place where many people ski in winter

2.The writer enjoyed ______ in Xiangshan.

A. skating????????????? B. swimming????????????? C. skiing????????????? D. board-skating

3.The five-day trip of Beijing was ______.

A. during New Year’s Day????????????? B. after the Spring Festival

C. on the Mid-Autumn Day????????????? D. before the Spring Festival

4.The foreigners were given a card each by the hotel ______.

A. so that they could easily find their hotel

B. in order to go shopping

C. so they could get something freely from the hotel

D. as the New Year’s gift

5.In the writer’s eyes, Chinese people ______.

A. are kind????????????? ????????????? B. are helpful

C. strictly kept the traffic rules????????????? ????????????? D. all of the above

During the last winter holiday, I went to China with my parents. The five-day trip left me with a deep impression.
As the capital of China, Beijing is a very beautiful city with fresh air and clean streets which make the travelers feel very pleased. To my surprise, many people there were learning English. Later I was told that they did so because Beijing would hold the 29th Olympic Games and they wanted most foreigners to understand them. They strictly kept the traffic rules. When there was a red light, no one was seen crossing the street.
Of all the places I visited, I liked the Summer Palace best. To our surprise, although it was winter when we were there, we still saw green trees and many fresh flowers. The whole park was very beautiful. We visited a very modern football field. We were told the buildings where the Olympic Games would be held were even better than that. I also enjoyed skiing in Xiangshan. Skiing is an interesting and exciting sport liked by many people.
In my eyes, China is a nice place and Chinese people are very kind. In Beijing Station, there were so many people, and most of them were going home to spend the Spring Festival—the most important Chinese festival, with their families. Passengers helped each other carry luggage（行李）, and they were very kind to foreigners. We were given a card by the hotel we stayed at, on which was the address of the hotel. With the card we never got lost in the city.
The five days passed quickly, but the trip left me a lot of sweet memories.
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【小题1】From the passage, we know the Summer Palace ______.