Read the passages and do the following exercises. （阅读并做题）

　　It is a fine day. Mary and Jack are going to the zoo. Now they are sitting on the bus. The bus is coming to the next stop. An old lady is getting on the bus. Mary and Jack both stand up. They say, “Here's a seat for you, Granny. ” “Thank you very much. It's very nice of you. ” says the old lady.

　　Answer the questions according to the passage（根据短文内容，回答问题）

1．What's the weather like?

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2．Where are Mary and Jack going?

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3．Where are they sitting now?

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4．An old lady is getting off the bus, isn't she?

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5．Why do Jack and Mary stand up?

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I am taking my family to other countries to have a trip．My wife，our son，Jack，and I are all going along．My elder brother has decided to go to US．My father is so old that he has to stay at home and take care of the house．

    We're going to take a train to New York and then take a plane to Europe．When we arrive in Europe，we're going to several countries for sightseeing．We'll go to places either by train or by bus．Then we're going to fly home。

    It takes us a long time to decide where to go, but I think we have planned a very interesting trip．We will go to England，France and Italy．My wife is very interested in going to France because she is a teacher of French．My brother，who speaks Italian very well，is looking forward to visiting Italy．

    We also talk about how to go to Europe．At last we decide to fly because it will be faster and will save more time．But my brother likes to take a boat trip and Jack enjoys that，too．

阅读短文，根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1．                people will go abroad to travel according to the passage．

A．Four                    B．Five                     C．Six                        D．Three

2．They are going to America                    ．

A．by plane               B．by boat                C．by train                  D．by car

3．They will go to               in Europe．

    A．America                                                  B．England，France and Italy

    C．America，England，France and Italy           D．America，Italy and France

4．                would like to visit Italy．

    A．The author's（作者的）wife                    B．The author’s brother

    C．The author's son                                        D．The author’s husband

5．The word“sightseeing”means                   in the passage．

    A．视力                   B．观光                    C．购物                   D．眼光

选择方框中所给的句子，补全对话，其中共有两选项多余。

It's Friday today．Jack （J） and Mike （M） are talking about what they are going to do this weekend．

J：What can we do this weekend，Mike? I don't want to do my homework all day．

M：I know，Jack．1 ______

J：No，we can't．My dad has to work at home．2 ______．Tom's going to see The Daughter of the Sea at the cinema．We can go with him．

M：3______

J：Maybe we can do some shopping then．There's a new cartoon shop opening on Saturday．

M：4______

J：On the corner of First Street．

M：How do we get there?

J：Well，shall we go by bike? My little brother is going to visit the museum，we can take him there by hike，and then we can go shopping together．

M：5______