Vacation Packages in Los Angeles

A Disney in Los Angeles Vacation package

Enjoy a fantastic and magical adventure in the Los Angeles area with a Disney Vacation in Los Angeles, which includes four nights of stay and a 1-day Disneyland Park Hopper (通票) with transport which will help you set up a perfect experience to Disney.

Details:

4 Nights stay in your choice of over 85 hotels

Disneyland 1-day Park Hopper with transport

Description:

People of all ages love Disneyland, and you will have the park’s all kinds of rides and attractions. If you would prefer to look for excitement on exciting rides like Space Mountain, you are sure to find something new and exciting at Disneyland!

Experience of the Hollywood Stars Vacation package

With Experience of the Hollywood Stars, you can get a two-night stay at a hotel and the chance to see some of the most popular stars of Los Angeles!

Details:

2 Nights’ stay in your choice of over 85 hotels

Stars’ Homes and Rodeo Drive Shopping Tour

Description:

The package includes the Stars Homes and Rodeo Drive Shopping Tour, so you are sure to have a fantastic time in having a look at the houses of your favorite stars and having a fantastic time in shopping as well.

Places of Interest in Los Angeles Vacation package

The fantastic city of Los Angeles has much to offer, and you can take full advantage of it with the Places of Interest in Los Angeles Vacation, offering three nights of stay at your choice of hotels.

Details:

3 Nights’ stay in your choice of over 85 hotels

Half Day Hollywood and Beverly Hills Tour

Description:

Visit the most beautiful sights in the area and come back to your freshly-made bed for all three nights of your stay. You’ll be able to enjoy every moment of your vacation whether in your room or out on the town.

1. What can you do in the Experience of the Hollywood Stars Vacation package?

A．Enjoy all kinds of rides and shows.

B．Visit the most wonderful sights.

C．Have great fun in shopping.

D．Meet your favourite stars in their homes.

2. Which activity can you enjoy in the Vacation Packages in Los Angeles?

A．Watching Disneyland cartoons.

B．Having dinner with stars.

C．Riding bikes around Los Angeles.

D．Seeing the houses of stars.

3. In which part of newspaper can you read the text?

A．Travelling.	B．Art.
C．Fashion.	D．Sport.

Many young people would like to make a booth (货摊) in the name of entrepreneurship (创业精神) and sell lemon. It might seem like an easy sell—kids offering cool drinks. Some entrepreneurs offer their tips on how to make money from this.

Joe Mansueto, founder of the investment company Morningstar, sold lemonade as a kid. “You should always pay attention to customers,” he said. “When somebody’s walking down the street, get out from behind the booth, greet them, talk to them and just make friends with them to attract more customers.”

However, his two sons decided to sell a different drink. When they were 8 and 10, his boys sold cocoa outside their home. “The great thing about business is that there are really no rules. You can be creative and try something different,” Mansueto said.

But it wasn’t enough for US representative Mike Quigley and his older brother to sell drinks. They sold old books at the booth and would rent them out for customers to read while they enjoyed their drinks.

Adam Ochstein, founder of StratEx Partners, a human resources service company, gave frequent visitors cards which were printed with a lemon. Every five drinks, customers got one card which allowed them to pay less than half of the next drink. However, they didn’t price the drinks. “If you want to give nothing, give nothing. If you want to give $2, give $2. I think we had let the adults give more money than they probably would like to, “Today, he suggests kids use social media for marketing.” He said, “It can tell people where the booth is going to be and what unique specials you’re running.”

4. What is paragraph 2 mainly about?

A．How to set up a big company.

B．How to tell apart rich customers.

C．How to make friends with others.

D．How to attract more customers.

5. How did Mike Quigley make his booth different from the others?

A．By selling cocoa outside their home.

B．By renting used books to the customers.

C．By making friends with his customers.

D．By lending new books to his customers.

6. What advice about the booth does Ochstein give to kids?

A．Giving visitors free drinks.

B．Taking advantage of social media.

C．Giving visitors cards printed with a lemon.

D．Allowing customers to pay less money.

7. What is the text mainly about?

A．Street business.	B．Marketing fashion.
C．Service culture.	D．Social activities.

We all know that nothing lasts forever. It’s changes that have guided the development of our society.

Without change, there is no progress, creativity, or encouragement for improvement. Improvement means moving forward. It means making life better. It doesn’t just happen on a large level, across time and culture. It happens to all of us in our daily life, too. And how we react to change determines our results.

Fearing the unknown can be a main reason in refusing change. When change is invited, even in the best of condition, it can often be worried. You have every reason to think that way about the future, because you might not know where you’ll end up.

But if your mindset (心态) is right, you can trust that your direction is right.

When we learn to manage mindset, paying attention to the positive outcomes, we more often make the most of each change. When we come across common changes and realize if we can reduce some of the fear, we are better equipped to deal with the new situation.

Some changes just prove that your life is moving forward to a new stage—a stage full of new challenges and experiences. Why does change make you frightened? It could be that you haven’t a proper mindset. Here are two tips for managing a proper mindset.

Ask for help.

Examine your family and your friends, and determine who would be the most equipped to help you with your present life changes.

Look for positives.

Don’t fight against changes, but do find healthy ways to deal with these situations. The better you deal with changes, the farther you will leave those around you behind.

8. What can we learn about changes according to the text?

A．It can make our mindset better.

B．It may bring us improvement.

C．It can make us relax.

D．It may make us hopeless.

9. What is the main reason for people to refuse changes?

A．Always forgetting the past.

B．Being satisfied with the present situation.

C．Worrying about the unknown.

D．Having a good mindset.

10. Which of the following is a proper way to face a new situation?

A．Taking some adventures.

B．Moving your life forward.

C．Turning to somebody for help.

D．Focusing on surrounding changes.

11. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．The unknown in the life

B．People’s attitude to the future

C．The importance of being positive

D．Welcome the change

Public Health England (PHE) is targeting pizzas, ready meals, ready meat and takeaways. The government has also required the food industry to start using healthier food and encourage the public to opt for lower calorie foods.

It is all part of an effort to cut calorie (卡路里) intake by 20% by 2024. The target will point to 13 different food groups, which are equal to about a fifth of the calorie taken by children. If action is not taken, PHE said, it would be prepared to ask the government to pass laws.

PHE would be strictly monitoring progress by looking at which products people were buying and would be prepared to punish companies which do not take their duties. The government is also organizing a program encouraging adults to consume (消耗) 400 calories at breakfast and 600 each at lunch and dinner.

At present, adults consume between 200 and 300 calories more than they should each day. PHE chief nutritionist Dr. Alison Tedstone said the 400-600-600 tip would make it easier for “people to make healthier choices” by being able to judge what they should be eating in each sitting.

How many calories should we eat? It is suggested that women eat no more than 2,000 calories a day, while men should limit their intake to 2,500. For children, it depends on age. A four-year-old should consume no more than 1,300, while for teens aged 17 and 18, it is about 3,000, but overweight children are eating up to 500 calories more than that.

Prof Russell Viner, of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, said it was a necessary move. He said, “Over the past 40 years, there had been a slow growth in food sizes, with pizzas and hamburgers simply much bigger than they were in our parents’ time,” The convenience of fast food at pocket money prices and the advertisement of unhealthy food and drinks to children add to the problem.

12. What does the underlined word “opt” in paragraph 1 mean?

A．Sell.	B．Choose.
C．Produce.	D．Bite.

13. What will happen to a company if it encourages high calorie food?

A．It will be punished by law.

B．It will be forced to stop producing foods.

C．It will be punished by Public Health England.

D．It will be asked to produce low calorie food.

14. Which of the following people should take in the most calories?

A．Teens aged 18.	B．Babies.
C．Adult women.	D．Adult men.

15. What can be inferred from the text?

A．The government has passed laws about using healthier food.

B．PHE is concerned about the British health problems.

C．Hamburgers are no bigger than before.

D．Men should eat no more than 2,000 colonies.

The smell of campfires attract many people into the woods and mountains for camping trips. Especially, the start of summer or perhaps fall is the perfect time to take a camp. Here are several reasons you should consider packing up the sleeping bags and heading into the mountains.

You get closer to nature

    16     Campgrounds are about as close as you can get to some of the most beautiful places on the earth.

You get far away from technology

Communicate with nature.     17     So you and your children can leave the cellphones at home. You may get up close with wildflowers and the fresh air.

Food tastes much better in the outdoors

Cooking over an open fire gives meat a special taste which can’t be done well on the stove at home.     18    .

Camping is affordable

When short of cash for a vacation, many families can keep it cheap by heading into the woods for a camping trip. Camping equipment can be bought for very little money.     19    

    20     Most of your friends will wish they had come along with you.

A．Give your friends some advice about camp

B．You may want to enjoy yourself in your house

C．Most campgrounds don’t have Wi-Fi or even a phone signal

D．The biggest cost is usually the gas to get to the campground

E．Post a few photos of your camping trip to mountains when at home

F．While camping, you’re most likely to be in a national park or national forest lands

G．Camping food is some of the best-tasting food and it tastes even better in the fresh air.

I used to travel to make myself relaxed. Two years ago, I was rather busy with my business and under a lot of _______ , so I went to Las Vegas for a holiday. I just wanted to get away and _______ for a while.

When I was on holiday, a(n) _______ suddenly came to me. I had long wished to pay a visit to the Greek island of Santorini. Therefore, the idea of a two-week European _______ alone was born.

I’d driven _______ across the US before, but traveling to other _______ whose languages aren’t the same as mine _______ me. I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to _______ with anyone.

But I soon _______ that if I wanted to follow my dreams, I had to ________ out of my comfort area. If I let ________ take control of me, I’d get nowhere.

As I ________ for more places to visit on my trip, I found Mykonos, Greece, which I ________ just as much as I liked Santorini. When I arrived in ________ , it was like I was in a dream.

What I appreciated best was the bus ride to Venice. As I rode the bus and enjoyed every new thing I saw, I was completely ________ from the pressure of my work. How ________ it was to see people riding their bikes to the ________ they would like to go to!

Some people might say, “It’s not a big ________ ；it’s just Venice. Thousands of people go there every day.” But it was more than that to me. It was about having a ________ and when it was time for it to come true, don’t be afraid to let it ________ .

21.

A．joy

B．pressure

C．loss

D．pain

22.

A．relax

B．sleep

C．work

D．wait

23.

A．invitation

B．incident

C．stranger

D．idea

24.

A．stay

B．research

C．vacation

D．study

25.

A．fast

B．alone

C．entirely

D．together

26.

A．cities

B．parks

C．countries

D．companies

27.

A．attracted

B．frightened

C．surprised

D．interested

28.

A．communicate

B．play

C．agree

D．travel

29.

A．selected

B．responded

C．realized

D．suggested

30.

A．look

B．leave

C．make

D．step

31.

A．fear

B．pride

C．anger

D．courage

32.

A．asked

B．provided

C．searched

D．cared

33.

A．explored

B．visited

C．doubted

D．liked

34.

A．Asia

B．Africa

C．America

D．Europe

35.

A．absent

B．free

C．different

D．tired

36.

A．peaceful

B．generous

C．hard

D．nice

37.

A．castles

B．places

C．situation

D．homeland

38.

A．deal

B．reality

C．order

D．event

39.

A．business

B．future

C．dream

D．journey

40.

A．explore

B．go

C．decrease

D．disappear

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

During the summer vacation, I took part in     41     16th Natural English Contest (竞赛), in which I was listed in the top 10 and     42     (gain) valuable experience.

I never expected     43     (go) that far. And I had never thought about standing that high on the stage.     44     at that moment, I set out for the long ride. All I had to do was try.

Preparing for the contest, practicing a 3-minute speech, and overcoming stage fright (怯场), I spared no effort to take part in the competition.

One of my     45     (teammate), my good friend in my school, gave me lots of encouragement and advice during the contest. Her ideas were new and powerful and she stayed quite calm when she was fighting against her     46     (compete). She was like my coach,     47     showed me how to search for related materials online and how to express my own view     48     (logical).

Thanks     49     the contest and the help of my friend, I now feel relaxed on stage and confident when     50     (talk).

51. 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（/）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Last week, my English teacher let us did some research on “How to study English well”, She asked us to form a small group, that was made up with five students. In my group, there are three girls and two boys. I suggested we each play different role in it. Then I prepared the questions, and the rest of my group collected students’ answer. Because we worked as a team, so the research went very good and ended within two hours. The teacher praised me group, and I learned the important of cooperation（合作）.

52. 假定你是李华。你的交换生朋友Mary在你市举办的青年舞蹈比赛中荣获一等奖。请你用英语给她写封信。内容包括：
1. 表示祝贺；
2. 询问比赛情况；
3. 邀请她周末到你家教你跳舞。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已经为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Mary,
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua