________in the heart of Toronto is the Canadian National Tower , which is often called the CN Tower for short.

A long weekend is a great opportunity to do something a little different. Many people use a long weekend for a getaway, a short trip to leave the stress of their everyday lives behind and explore, learn, or relax.

Hotel Romance

    Many hotels and resorts feature something special to start the getaway, such as champagne, flowers, or a fruit basket in the room on arrival. Getaway packages usually include a room with something special, a heart shaped bed, for example. Additional benefits could be room service meals or other private dining, plus tickets or discounts for local attractions.

Visit a Spa

    Spa getaways can take place at a location that focuses only on spa services or at a hotel that offers a spa as one of its features. Some spas emphasize treatments fit for their geographic area or a local attraction. A spa in a grape growing region might provide grape juice masks, or a hotel near a hot spring could offer mineral baths. Most spas offer a range of massage, health and beauty treatments, so a spa getaway can be relaxing with other benefits.

Learn a Skill

    A long weekend may not be enough time to become an expert at something new, but it provides a way for people to begin their explorations. Some organizations offer intensive courses that last two or three days. People with special interests can get away from their routines while learning such things as how to make beer, speak a new language, or take better photos.

Help Others

    Some organizations cooperate with businesses to have accommodations (住宿) and activities for short-term volunteers. Most volunteer vacations involve ecology friendly or charity activities. A volunteer getaway is a way to relieve stress and help others at the same time.

Stay in a National Park

    For those who want to relax in a rural environment, a national park fits the bill. Most national parks provide camping areas for tents and trailers. Several have cabins (小屋) within the parks available to rent. A getaway to a national park provides privacy, stress relief, and the time to get to know some important natural resources.

The underlined word getaway in this passage most probably means       .

    A. exploration        B. location        C. vacation        D. activity

It can be learned from the text that        .

    A. spas are offered in the tourist attractions all over the country

    B. intensive courses of some organizations help people get away from home

    C. helping others at weekend makes people feel free and relaxed

    D. people may get close to nature in a national park

Which of the following can be rented in a national park?

    A. Cabins.          B. Trailers.      C. Camping area.   D. Privacy.

The best title of the passage can be          .

    A. Away from Our Busy Work        B. Good Ways to Relieve Stress

    C. Enjoy Life and Help Others        D. Long Weekend Getaway Ideas

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。

The man sitting opposite Robert was the Financial Controller. Everybody called him “the FC” for short. He made all the decisions about money. Robert needed some more. That was why he had to see him. The two men did not get on very well. In fact, they had always disliked each other.
“Your request is out of the question,” the FC said. Robert had difficulty in controlling himself, but he managed somehow. He explained that he wanted the money in order to make more programmes.
“And why do you want to do that?” the FC asked sharply. Again, Robert almost lost his temper. “Because more and more people are listening to my department’s programmes. There’s great demand for them,” he answered.
The FC did not seem to believe him. But Robert had a report on the numbers of listeners to all EBC programmes. The FC became less confident. Robert threw the report down on the table and told him to read it.
The FC looked at it in silence. The figures (数字) proved that he had been wrong, but he did not want to admit it. “Well,” he finally said, “I may have made a small mistake.” Robert noticed the word “may.” He got up to leave. But he had the feeling that he would get the money after all.
【小题1】In the story the Financial Controller was a person who was in charge of

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从26－45各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
People from Great Britain brought the English language to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. And in the  36  300 years, there were  37  many changes in  38  places that now people can  39  tell an English person  40  an American in the way he or she talks.
Many old words  41  in England but were kept in America. For example, 300 years ago people in Great Britain got their water from something they called either a
“faucet”, a “spigot”, or a “tap”. All these words are  42  heard in different parts of America, but only “tap” is still common in  43 . Americans often made up new words or changed old  44 . “Corn” is one kind of plant in America and  45  in England.
Also, over the last three centuries the English language  46  thousands of new words for things that weren’t known  47 . And often, American and English people used two  48  names for them. A tin can (洋铁罐头) is called “tin” for short in England, but a “can” in America. The word “radio” is  49  all over the world, including America. But many English people call it a “wireless”. And almost anything having something to do  50  cars, railroads, etc.  51  different names in British and American English．
But now American and British English may be growing closer together. One  52  is the large amount (数量) of American speech that British people hear daily in movies, on television, or  53  travelers.  54  this, Americans seem to be influencing (影响) the British more and more. So some day, English may even be  55  on both sides of the Atlantic (大西洋).  
36．A. following     B. recent       C. oldest        D. last
37．A. such              B. too                C. so                 D. great
38．A. either            B. both               C. neither          D. two
39．A. hardly            B. difficulty        C. clearly          D. easily
40．A. with              B. from                C. to               D. and
41．A. disappeared   B. were disappeared   C. spoke   D. were spoken
42．A. not                B. hardly              C. yet             D. still
43．A. America         B. the two countries   C. England     D. British
44．A. word              B. forms              C. ones             D. ways
45．A. another           B. also planted     C. a plant        D. a kind of food
46．A. added          B. has added            C. discovered     D. has discovered
47．A. anywhere    B. in some countries  C. before     D. for centuries
48．A. new              B. short                 C. different      D. surprising
49．A. produced       B. made                 C. developed      D. used
50．A. to                B. away                 C. with             D. from
51．A. has              B. have                 C. has given       D. was given
52．A. thing           B. cause                C. reason           D. expression
53．A. from            B. through             C. on                D. by
54．A. For              B. Because             C. Besides         D. Because of
55．A. different         B. more different   C. the same         D. more useful