Mr and Mrs Harris had always spent their summer holidays in a small hotel at the seaside near their hometown. One year, however (然而), Mr Harris made a lot of 36 in his business, 37 they decided to go to a foreign country and stay at a really good 38 . They flew to Rome, and 39 at a 5- star hotel late in the evening. They thought that they would have to go to bed hungry, because in that 40 hotel they had been used to stay in the past, no meals were served(供应) 41 seven in the evening. They were 42 to be told that the hotel served dinner until ten.

"Then what are the times 43 meals?" asked Mrs Harris.

"Well, madam, we serve breakfast from seven to eleven, lunch from twelve to three, 44 from four to five, and dinner from six to ten."

But that hardly 45 any time for us to see the city! "said Mrs Harris.

36.A. mistakes 　　B. time 　　C. friends 　　D. money

37.A. but 　　　　　B. so 　　　C. though 　　D. yet

38. A. hotel 　　　B. place 　　C. city 　　　D. restaurant

39. A. stayed 　　　B. got 　　　C. arrived 　　D. reached

40.A. small 　　　　B. big 　　　C. foreign 　　D. good

41.A. on 　　　　　B. after 　　C. during 　　D. until

42. A. tired 　　　B. interested C. surprised D. worried

43.A. with 　　　　B. on 　　　　C. at　 　　　D. of

44.A. drink 　　　B. tea 　　　C. beer 　　　D. food

45.A. takes 　　　B. does 　　　C. has 　　　　D. leaves

Each year, thousands of Chinese middle school students go to study in foreign countries such as the US, the UK, Australia and Japan.

“Chinese children hope very much to go abroad to get a 　46 　view of the world,” said Chen Yi, a Chinese writer who has lived in the US for 16 years. In a talk Chen told more than 300 parents and their children that 　47 　in foreign countries can be hard for young people. “ They have to 　48 　a culture shock and language problems.”

However, these are not always the most difficult things. To most 　49　 ,　 looking after themselves when studying alone in a foreign country is a big 　50 　.

Zhang Jia, a 16-year-old student 　51 　the high school in Melbourne, Australia, last October. To his surprise, his teachers there hardly 　52 　students to study. And usually there wasn’t homework.

“ 53 　these education systems, we have more 　54 　time and more space for thinking,” said Zhang. “ But if you don’t know how to 　55 　your time and money, you will not have 　56 .” Some of his friends spent their whole year’s 　57 in the first two months of the term, and they didn’t pass their exams.

“Studying abroad at a young age can help students learn foreign languages 　58 　and broaden their minds, 　59 　students and parents should know about the challenges,” Chen said. “If you want to study abroad, try to talk to someone with 　60 　in foreign countries. Make sure that you are ready for it.”

46.(　 ) A. bigger　　　　 B. wider　　　　 C. higher　　　　 D. longer

47.(　 ) A. study　　　　　 B. work　　　　 C. travel　　　　 D. life

48.(　 ) A. know　　　　　 B. meet　　　　 C. face　　　　　 D. feel

49.(　 ) A. children　　　 B. parents　　　 C. teachers　　　 D. Chinese

50.(　 ) A. difficulty　 B. challenge(挑战)　 C. difference　 D. change

51.(　 ) A. joined　　　　 B. studied　　　 C. passed　　　　 D. chose

52.(　 ) A. helped　　　　 B. pushed　　　 C. encouraged　　 D. taught

53.(　 ) A. With　　　　　 B. Under　　　　 C. By　　　　　 D. Through

54.(　 ) A. busy　　　　　 B. safe　　　　 C. boring　　　　 D. free

55.(　 ) A. spend　　　　　 B. plan　　　　 C. use　　　　　 D. take

56.(　 ) A. an easy time B. an interesting job C. an exciting day D. a usual life

57.(　 ) A. time　　　　　 B. study　　　　 C. money　　　 D. holiday

58.(　 ) A. happily　　　　 B. quickly　　　 C. carefully　　 D. exactly

59.(　 ) A. so　　　　　　 B. or　　　　　 C. and　　　　　 D. but

60.(　 ) A. confidence　　　 B. knowledge　　 C. information　 D. experience

35.(　　 ) – Are you studying art now during your spare time.

　 -- No, I’m not. I’ve stopped _______ Chinese medicine instead.

　 A. to learn　　　 B. learning　　　　　 C. to drop　　　　 D. to give up

34.(　　 ) Could you tell me _______?

A. who he is laughing　　　　　　　　　 B. how much it costs to fly to Hainan

C. why is he crying so sadly　　　　　 D. whether has he arrived.

33.(　　 ) – Do you know Jack well?　

-- Certainly. We ___ friends for the past ten years.

A. were　　　　　 B. have been　　　　 　　C. have become　　　　 D. have made

32.(　　 ) -- I’ve got a piece of good news. Our basketball team won the game.

　 　　-- Really?　 ___________.

A. Well done　　 B. With pleasure　　 C. That’s all right　 D. What a pity

31.(　　 ) – Would you like _______?　 -- Thank you, but I’m not thirsty.

A. some sandwiches　　　　　　　　　　 B. some moon cakes　　　　

C. some bread　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. some orange

30.(　　 ) – Does the child need any help?　　

-- No, he is old enough to ______ himself.

A. put on　　　　　 B. wear　　　　　　 C. dress　　　　　 D. take care

29.(　　 ) Would you please go and ask the waiter how much the meal _______?

A. costs　　　　　　 B. spends　　　　　 C. pays　　　　　 D. takes