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Life is like the four seasons. Now I am very old, but when I was young, it was the spring of my life. After I was born, I played a lot, and then I started school. I learned many new things. Like a flower, I grew bigger every day. There were happy days and sorrowful days: some days the sun shone, and some days it didn’t.
In my twenties, I had a good job. I was strong and happy. Then I married and had a child. In those days, I didn’t have much time to think. Every day I was busy and worked very hard. And so, I started to get some white hairs. The summer of my life passed quickly.
Then the days got shorter. Leaves fell from the trees. My child was a university student, and then an engineer. My home was much quieter. I started walking more slowly. One day I stopped working. I had more time. I understood this was my autumn, a beautiful time when the trees change color and give us delicious fruits.
But the days kept getting shorter and colder. Winter has come. I am older and weaker. I know I do not have many days left, but I will enjoy them to the end.
【小题1】The writer started walking more slowly in the _______ of his life.

China is a big country. The weather in the north is quite different from ___1____ in the south. My hometown is Changchun. It’s a beautiful city in the ____2____ of China. In the city, the spring is warm, the summer is ___3____, the autumn is cool and the winter is ____4____. In the winter, people can ____5____ snowmen and play ____6____ snowballs. People can also go ____7____ and skiing. They usually spend a(n) ____8_____ winter. Now many people in the south and even some ____9____ come to the north of China to see the ___10_____ in the winter.

Having a few days off always sounds so great. Everyone needs a 　41 . And so does US

President.

　 US President Barack Obama went on holiday with his family in 　42 in 2011. Where did

they go and did the first family enjoy 　43 ? Now, Obama is trying to 　44 his experience

(经历) with us. Let’s listen to him.

　 “We travelled to Honolulu, Hawaii, in December 2011 for 　45 . Of course we went there

by air. We spent 17 days there. Hawaii is my hometown. We had a wonderful time there. This

was one of the 　46 vacations in my life.

　 My wife Michelle and I visited US Marines (海军) and their families in Hawaii on

Christmas Day. I 　47 held the eight-month-old baby of a captain in my arms.

　 I also spent part of Christmas Eve playing golf with my old friends from Hawaii and some

White House staff.

　 I went to Hanauma Bay Nature Park with my 　48 daughters. That’s our favourite place.

We dived there, 　49 set four sea turtles free.

　 We all had a good time. And both my daughters said that they wanted to go there for a 　50

time later.”

41. A. friend　　　　 B. weekend　　　　　 C. job　　　　　　　　　 D. vacation

42. A. winter　　　　 B. autumn　　　　　　 C. summer　　　　　 D. spring

43. A. himself　　　 B. themselves　　　　 C. ourselves　　　　　 D. yourselves

44. A. tell　　　　　　　 B. show　　　　　　　 C. share　　　　　　　 D. solve

45. A. Easter　　　　 B. Christmas　　　　 C. Halloween　　　　 D. Thanksgiving Day　　

46. A. sweetest　　 B. worst　　　　 　　　 C. saddest　　　　　　 D. cheapest

47. A. too　　　　　　　　　　 B. still　　　　　　　　　 C. even　　　　　　　　 D. as well

48. A. one　　　　　　 B. two　　　　　　　　　 C. three　　　　　　　　 D. four

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

50. A. fourth　　　　 B. third　　　　　　　　 C. second　　　　　　　　　　 D. first

　 Having a few days off always sounds so great. Everyone needs a 　41 . And so does US President.

　 US President Barack Obama went on holiday with his family in 　42 in 2011. Where did they go and did the first family enjoy 　43 ? Now, Obama is trying to 　44 his experience(经历) with us. Let’s listen to him.

　 “We travelled to Honolulu, Hawaii, in December 2011 for 　45 . Of course we went there by air. We spent 17 days there. Hawaii is my hometown. We had a wonderful time there. This was one of the 　46 vacations in my life.

　 My wife Michelle and I visited US Marines (海军) and their families in Hawaii on Christmas Day. I 　47 held the eight-month-old baby of a captain in my arms.

　 I also spent part of Christmas Eve playing golf with my old friends from Hawaii and some white house staff.

　 I went to Hanauma Bay Nature Park with my 　48 daughters. That’s our favourite place.

We dived there, 　49 set four sea turtles free.

　 We all had a good time. And both my daughters said that they wanted to go there for a 50 time later.”

41. A. friend　　　　 B. weekend　　　　　 C. job　　　　　　　　　 D. vacation

42. A. winter　　　　 B. autumn　　　　　　 C. summer　　　　　 D. spring

43. A. himself　　　 B. themselves　　　　 C. ourselves　　　　　 D. yourselves

44. A. tell　　　　　　　 B. show　　　　　　　 C. share　　　　　　　 D. solve

45. A. Easter　　　　 B. Christmas　　　　 C. Halloween　　　　 D. Thanksgiving Day　　

46. A. sweetest　　 B. worst　　　　 　　　 C. saddest　　　　　　 D. cheapest

47. A. too　　　　　　　　　　 B. still　　　　　　　　　 C. even　　　　　　　　 D. as well

48. A. one　　　　　　 B. two　　　　　　　　　 C. three　　　　　　　　 D. four

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

50. A. fourth　　　　 B. third　　　　　　　　 C. second　　　　　　　　　　 D. first