Bill and Cathy wanted to go on a holiday. They chose a place called Maldives (马尔代夫). And they decided to ________ there for two weeks in spring, because they heard that the weather there was perfect at that time. They worked very hard for several ________. Finally, they made enough money for their dream ________. But their trip was more like a nightmare (噩梦)!

The problem ________ when the flight was put off because of bad weather. They couldn’t leave ________ night. They finally got on the plane twelve hours later! But they ________ fly to Maldives because there was a storm. They had to fly to the capital city ________. There they stayed in a small hotel ________ the airport.

The hotel was next to the sea, but the sea was ________ dirty that they couldn’t swim in it. And the hotel swimming pool was full of leaves! The food was awful, ________. For breakfast there was ________ bread and milk! The worst part was that when the storm came, they felt really ________. Because of the bad weather, they had to stay for ________ night in the small hotel. And they had ________ to do. It was so boring. Finally, they ________ in Maldives three days later. And someone told them the weather there had been wonderful all the time!

It’s Sunday today. Mrs. Jackson was cleaning the rooms when her husband came in. “Go and cook lunch, dear,” said the man. The woman had a look at the clock on the wall and said, “It’s only a quarter to ten. We never have lunch before eleven.”

Mr. Jackson said, “There’s a big football game on TV at half past eleven.” After lunch, Mr. Jackson was sitting on the sofa. The game was nice and he hoped his team would get the gold medal. His five-year-old daughter Emma came in and put her hand on his face. “Oh, how cold your hands are!” the man said, watching the game. “Go and ask your mummy to warm them.” “Why are they so cold, Daddy?” the girl asked. “Because it’s winter now,” he said. “Why is it cold in winter then?” the girl asked. “I never asked so many questions when I was small!” he answered. “That’s just why you can’t answer it,” said the girl.