Saturday，March 24th

We have arrived in the hot, wet city of Bangkok. This is our first trip to Thailand(泰国). All the different smells make us want to try the food. We are going to eat something special for dinner tonight. The hotel we are staying in is cheap, and very clean. We plan to stay here for a few days, visit some places in the city, and then travel to Chiang Mai in the North.

Tuesday, March 27th

Bangkok is wonderful and surprising! The places are interesting. We visited the famous market which was on water, and saw a lot of fruits and vegetables. Everything is so colorful, and we have taken hundreds of photos already! Later today we will leave for Chiang Mai. We will take the train north, stay in Chiang Mai for two days, and then catch a bus to Chiang Rai.

Friday，March 30th

Our trip to Chiang Rai was long and boring. We visited a small village in the mountains. The village people here love the quiet life -- no computers or phones. They are the kindest people I have ever met. They always smile and say “hello”. Kathy and I can only speak a few words of Thai, so smiling is the best way to show our kindness. I feel good here and hope to be able to come back next year.

1.The diaries above show the writer’s _________days in Thailand.

A. 3             B. 15             C. 7             D. 30

2.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Chiang Mai is a beautiful city in the south of Thailand.

B. Chiang Rai is a boring city in the mountains.

C. The writer left Chiang Mai for Chiang Rai by bus.

D. The writer is traveling alone in Thailand.

3. The best title of this article is_________.

A. My First Travel                  B. The Outside World

C. A Country on the Train            D. Traveling in Thailand

完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Dear Kitty,

I am sorry that I did not write to you earlier because I have been very    1  . I was helping with a charity show to raise money    2   Project Green Hope. A lot of work needed to be finished, so I did not have much free time.

I felt very happy when I was chosen to be the host. It was exciting,    3   I was also very nervous. I knew that lots of people would watch the show and that many famous pop   4   would come, too. We started working on the show half a year ago so that we could do everything on time. My job was to introduce each star and I also had many other duties. We practiced a lot before the show. I had to remember to    5  the right camera at the right time.   6  , I thought I would never be able to remember all the words. Slowly, everything became    7  .

The big day came very quickly, and I was so excited. Twenty minutes before the big event, we opened the doors and many people came into the theatre to watch the show. The fans of the pop stars were making a noise, so I had to speak    8  .

Everything seemed to happen so fast. A lot of    9 has been given to Project Green Hope. I hope more events like this will be organized to raise money for charity and I think more people should be   10  to take part in them.

See you soon.

Best wishes!

Ricky

1.                A．busy           B．free           C．nervous  D．excited

2.                A．except         B．for            C．from D．towards

3.                A．so             B．or             C．and  D．but

4.                A．stars           B．doctors         C．teachers  D．students

5.                A．look at         B．look for         C．look through   D．look after

6.                A．After all        B．At first          C．At last    D．For example

7.                A．harder         B．easier          C．more tiring    D．more boring

8.                A．loudly          B．quickly         C．quietly   D．happily

9.                A．food           B．paper          C．money   D．medicine

10.               A．found          B．invited         C．caught    D．carried

When Sandy was a little girl, she liked keeping pets. She had many books about animals and many pictures of animals on the walls of her bedroom. She often said that she would work in a  41  when she grew up.
Most of Sandy’s pets were quiet small—parrots, cats, dogs and so on. But one day she met something quite  42 .
That afternoon, Sandy’s mother was surprised to see a big animal with long hair in the kitchen. He  43  a T-shirt and was sitting on the chair, trying to put on a pair of glasses and making faces at her. In front of him, on the table, were a basket of fruits and a glass of water. “Sandy, where are you?” the mother shouted. Then suddenly she remembered that a few days before a young gorilla (大猩猩) called Jim had run away from the zoo.
“I found him in the city square,” Sandy said. “He seemed so  44 . I talked to him. We became friends at once and he followed me home.”
“Well, you know you  45  keep him,” her mother said. “You must send him back to the zoo. You’d better phone the police.”
Soon a  46  came and also a truck from the zoo.  47  was angry with Sandy when she told her story. The policeman knew Sandy loved animals. And the zookeeper said, “Thank you for your kindness. I can see Jim likes you,  48  we need to take him back.” Sandy agreed. She hugged Jim and said that she would go and see him  49 .
These days Sandy has stopped collecting  50 , but you can still find her with her friend Jim at the zoo on Saturdays and Sundays.

1.The diaries are about the writer’s ____ days in Thailand.

A. 3     B. 7    C. 15    D. 30

2.It seems that visitors _____ in Bangkok.

A. often feel hungry       B. can always find cheap things   

C. can’t take any photos   D. can enjoy themselves

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Chiang Mai is a beautiful city in the south of Thailand.

B. The writer left Chiang Mai for Chiang Rai by bus.

C. Chiang Rai is a boring city in the mountains.

D. The writer is travelling alone(独自) in Thailand.

4.The people in the village _____.

A. are friendly to others       B. like to speak English  

C. are very weak             D. hope to live in the cities.

5.What is the best title for the whole diary?

A. My First Travel B. The Outside World

C. Travelling in Thailand  D. A Country on the train