I live in a big city．It’s noisy and dirty and I always feel very 36 ．At the weekends I like to leave the city and get some 37 air and have a good rest．A few weeks ago I decided to go to see my 38 . I was really looking forward to them．

　 My parents live a long way away．I went to see them with James，a friend of 39 ．And we drove there on Friday night．In the middle of the road it began to rain．The roads became very wet and it was difficult to 40 ．We 41 home just after midnight，feeling very tired．The next morning it was still raining．James took his car to a garage(汽车修理站)which was very good．

In the afternoon the 42 got better．We wanted to go for a drive．My parents 43　 us their car．But their car wasn’t very good．It didn’t 　44 on the way. How 45 we were! We had to ring up the garage． “Oh”，they said，“your car won’t 　46 until tomorrow．”So it wasn’t 47 for us to go for a drive．We had to stay at my parents’ home all day．On Sunday my mother 48 a heavy box on her foot and we had to hire(雇佣)a taxi 49 her to hospital．When James and I drove back home on Sunday afternoon，we got stuck(堵车)in a car accident．Oh，my God! Next time if 1 want a rest，I’11 stay in the 50 .

( 　)36. A. energetic　 　B. surprised　　 C. happy　　 　D. tired

( 　)37. A. cold　　　　 B. cool　　　　 C. dry　　　 　D. fresh

( 　)38. A. comrades　　 B. friend　　　 C. parents　　 D. neighbors

( 　)39. A. I　　　　　 B. me　　　　　 C. mine　　　 D. my

( 　)40. A. ride　　　　 B. drive　　　　 C. walk　　　 D. drove

( 　)41. A.. arrived at　 　 B. arrived in　 　C. arrived　 　D. got to

( 　)42. A. sky　　　　 B. earth　　　　 C. weather　 　D. work

(　 )43. A. 1ent　　　　 B. borrowed　　 C. 1end　　　 D. borrow

( 　 )44. A. move　　　 B. run　　　　　 C. start　　 　 D. work

( 　)45. A. 1uckily　　 B. 1ucky　　　　 C. unlucky　 　D. unluckily

( 　)46. A. be repaired　 B. be repair　 　 C. repaired　 　D. been repaired

( 　)47. A. easy　　　　 B. possible　　 C. necessary　 　D. right

( 　)48. A. put　　　　 B. threw　　　　 C. drop　　　 D. dropped

( 　)49. A. to bring　　 　B. to take　　　 　C. bring　　 　 D. take

( 　)50. A. country　　 B. city　　　　 C. mountain　 D.village

Modern life is 1 without traveling. The 2 way of traveling is by air. With a modern airline you can travel in one day to places. But it 3 a month or more to get to these places a hundred years ago.

Traveling by train is 4 than by air , but it has its advantages(便利). You can see the country you are traveling through. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining cars. They make even the longest journey(旅程) 5 .

Some people 6 travel by sea if it is possible. There are large liners and river boats. You can visit many other countries and different places. Traveling by sea is a very 7 way to 8 a holiday.

Many people like to travel by 9 . You can make your 10 timetable. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day, just 11 you like. You can stop 12 you wish—where there is something interesting to see, at a good restaurant where you can 13 a good meal, or at a hotel to spend the night. That is 14 traveling by car is popular for pleasure trips, while people usually take a train or a plane when they are traveling 15 business.

( ) 1. A. impossible　　　　 B. possible　　　　 C. good　　　　 D. bad

( ) 2. A. fastest　　　　　　 B. faster　　　　　 C. slowest　　　 D. slower

( ) 3. A. spend　　　　　　 B. took　　　　　 C. cost　　 　　　D. worth

( ) 4. A. faster　　　　　　 B. fast　　　　　　 C. slower　　　　 D. slow

( ) 5. A. enjoy　　　　　　 B. harmful　　　　 C. enjoyable　　　 D. tired

( ) 6. A. prefer to　　　　　 B. prefer　　　　　 C. prefers　　　 D. prefers to

( ) 7. A. pleased　　　　　 B. pleasure　　　　 C. pleasant　　　 D. please

( ) 8. A. take　　　　　　 B. spend　　　　　 C. cost　　　　 D. visit

( ) 9. A. jeep　　　　　　 B. truck　　　　　 C. car　　　　　 D. bike

( ) 10. A. owns　　　　　　 B. own’s　　　　　 C. owns’　　　　 D. own

( ) 11. A. to　　　　　　　 B. from　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　 D. with

( ) 12. A. whatever　　　　 B. wherever　　　　 C. however　　 D. whichever

( ) 13. A. enjoy　　　　　　 B. like　　　　　　 C. love　 　　　D. eat

( ) 14. A. what　　　　　　 B. why　　　　　　 C. where　　　　 D. which

( ) 15. A. in　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　 D. on

My parents have always loved everything ab out India, so a year ago we went on holiday there. It’s a wonderful 　 15 with beautiful scenes and interesting people . However, I didn’t enjoy Indian 16 very much.

On the second day we planned to see an old palace. At the 17 they said. “If you go by train, it’ll take you only two hours to get there.” However, the hot 　18 took over four hours. I was very 19 when we got there , so we had some rice and vegetables with bread in a small restaurant. We were 20 to find it was quite nice. I wasn’t full up though and I saw a man nearby eating some little meatballs.

I said to my dad, “I’ve been eating rice all week. Can I have some meatballs please?”

Well, they looked delicious so I ate the first one very 21 . I was just putting the second one in my mouth when I felt myself 22 —my mouth was on fire! I started to cough（咳嗽）and there were tears (泪水)in my eyes. I couldn’t 23 how spicy (辛辣的) it was!

I drank about ten glasses of water but the worst thing was everyone was laughing at me. You couldn’t make me eat another Indian meatball for all the 　24　 in the world!

15.A. town　　　　　 B. city　　　　　 C. country　　　　　　 D. restaurant

16.A. food　　　　　　 B. scenes　　　 C. people　　　　　　　 D. costumes

17.A. palace　　　　　 B. hotel　　　　 C. airport　　　　　　　 D. entrance

18 .A. sail　　　　　　 B. walk　　　　 C. drive　　　　　　　　 D. ride

19. A. hungry　　　 B. curious　　　 C. cheerful　　　　　 D. nervous

20.A.shocked　　　　 B. surprised　 C. bored　　　　　　　 D. tired

21.A. quietly　　　　 B. easily　　　　 C. quickly　　　　　　 D. gently

22.A. burning　　　　 B. watering　　 C. crying　　　　　　　 D. smiling

23.A. feel　　　　　　　　　　 B. believe C. think　　　　　　　　 D. know

24. A. diet　　　　　　 B. luck　　　　　 C. time　　　　　　　　 D. money