1 . The most unforgettable thing during my long summer holiday last year, of course was my trip _______ England. This was my first time to go abroad, so it really made me _______.

There were quite a lot of interesting places in England, _______ Oxford. When we walked around Oxford, we saw quite a lot of ancient buildings on _______ sides of the streets. One of the most famous tourist _______ in Oxford is Christ Church, it’s _______ one of the Oxford University’s 39 colleges. There is a huge hall in Christ Church, _______ was used as the dining hall at Hogwarts in the Harry Potter _______. I felt really excited when I heard this.

_______ place that impressed me __________ during my trip was a place called StratforduponAvon. It was a small town. Maybe you haven’t __________ it, but I’m sure you have heard about William Shakespeare—it’s the great man’s __________. In StratforduponAvon, I could __________ Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Shakespeare Countryside Museum, the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, and a lot of places that are connected with __________.

I went to Shakespeare’s Birthplace. It was the house __________ Shakespeare was born and __________ his early years. __________ sitting room, hallway (走廊), bedrooms, and kitchen were furnished (布置) in 16th century __________. I also went to see the Shakespeare Exhibition. It illustrated (以图解说明) Shakespeare’s life and career in both Strarford and London.

I really enjoyed this nice trip to England,   __________ I learnt a lot. I’m very happy that I could visit such an interesting __________. I want to go there again in the future.

1.

A．at

B．for

C．from

D．to

2.

A．excited

B．appointed

C．stubborn

D．determined

3.

A．for example

B．such as

C．as such

D．for instance

4.

A．both

B．either

C．neither

D．each

5.

A．views

B．scenes

C．sites

D．interests

6.

A．also

B．too

C．still

D．yet

7.

A．that

B．which

C．who

D．where

8.

A．novels

B．records

C．films

D．songs

9.

A．Other

B．Every

C．Each

D．Another

10.

A．deep

B．deeply

C．high

D．highly

11.

A．thought about

B．heard about

C．listened to

D．dreamed about

12.

A．hometown

B．office

C．play

D．theatre

13.

A．speak

B．say

C．talk

D．see

14.

A．Shakespeare

B．Oxford

C．England

D．Harry Potter

15.

A．who

B．that

C．when

D．where

16.

A．paid

B．spent

C．cost

D．took

17.

A．It’s

B．Its

C．It had

D．It was

18.

A．style

B．site

C．shape

D．shade

19.

A．for which

B．which

C．from which

D．in which

20.

A．place

B．town

C．country

D．summer

2 . When travelling around the world, I came across a beautiful town called Trancoso in Brazil. The people in the town were friendly and warm. What I ________ liked was that everyone gives the ________ acknowledgement（打招呼）when seeing each other ________ a wave or a stare. So as I was walking down the streets, people gave me the thumbs up. This ________ my day.

When I was lying on the beach, a man walked up to me to sell me some hats. I loved the hats but didn't have any money ________ me. He saw that I was ________ the hats, so he gave me the hat and said he would see me again to get the money and that there was no ________. This was such a(n) ________ way to sell something. Of course I accepted the ________ and still take the hat with me wherever I go because the hat makes me remember how ________ people could be.

Later on that day another man came over to me and asked ________ I wanted to eat in his restaurant. I accepted his offer ________ and followed him. It was the perfect restaurant for the town, ________ ten tables. The dishes were delicious and he paid ________ to each dish's taste and colour. When it was time to ________ he only took cash and I only had a card. With the ________ ATM about seven miles away, I didn't know what to do. He ________ to me and said, "Just pay before you leave town." This was the second time in one day that I had been given something without immediate pay. How surprising it was!

What I ________ from these experiences is that there are people out in the world ________ main focus（关注点）isn't money but making other people happy with their ________.

1.

A．usually

B．secretly

C．really

D．certainly

2.

A．nod

B．thumbs up

C．smile

D．handshake

3.

A．instead of

B．more than

C．because of

D．such as

4.

A．started

B．sang

C．made

D．took

5.

A．of

B．for

C．in

D．on

6.

A．ready for

B．interested in

C．concerned about

D．careful with

7.

A．doubt

B．question

C．discussion

D．rush

8.

A．useful

B．normal

C．easy

D．difficult

9.

A．choice

B．plan

C．help

D．offer

10.

A．nice

B．rich

C．mean

D．strange

11.

A．if

B．when

C．what

D．how

12.

A．carefully

B．calmly

C．happily

D．patiently

13.

A．booking

B．seating

C．resting

D．placing

14.

A．time

B．money

C．care

D．attention

15.

A．pay

B．order

C．leave

D．count

16.

A．quickest

B．best

C．nearest

D．farthest

17.

A．smiled

B．shouted

C．waved

D．pointed

18.

A．remembered

B．learned

C．realized

D．guessed

19.

A．where

B．whose

C．who

D．that

20.

A．energy

B．confidence

C．support

D．generosity

3 . Few Americans stay in one place for a lifetime. We______from the city to the suburbs，from high school to college in a different state, from a job in one region to a better job______, from the home where we______our children to the home where we plan to live in______. With each move we are______making new friends, who become part of our new life.

For many of us the summer is a special time for forming new______. Today, millions of Americans go on vacation______, and they go not only to see new sights but also — in those places where they do not feel too______— with the hope of meeting new people. No one really______a vacation trip to produce a close friend, but the beginning of a friendship is possible. Surely in every country people______friendship？

The word “friend” to American people can be______to a wide range of relationships — to someone one has known for a few weeks in a new place, to a close business companion, to a childhood playmate, to a man or woman, to a______colleague. There are real______among these relations for Americans — a friendship may be______, casual, situational or deep and lasting. But to a European, who sees only our surface behavior, the differences are not clear.

As Europeans see it, all kinds of “friends” flow______of Americans' homes with little ceremony. They may be parents of the children's friends, house guests of neighbors, members of a committee, business associates from another town or even another country.______as a guest into an American home, the European visitor finds no______differences. The atmosphere is______. Most people, old and young, are called______first names. Americans’ characteristic openness to different styles of relationship makes it possible for us to find new friends abroad with whom we feel______.

1.

A．drive

B．commute

C．move

D．settle

2.

A．abroad

B．elsewhere

C．somewhere

D．nowhere

3.

A．deliver

B．protect

C．educate

D．raise

4.

A．retirement

B．death

C．illness

D．sadness

5.

A．mostly

B．mainly

C．rarely

D．forever

6.

A．championships

B．friendships

C．hardships

D．leaderships

7.

A．along

B．freely

C．together

D．abroad

8.

A．alone

B．strange

C．scared

D．remote

9.

A．allows

B．desires

C．expects

D．imagines

10.

A．form

B．develop

C．ignore

D．value

11.

A．used

B．applied

C．stuck

D．dedicated

12.

A．kind

B．generous

C．trusted

D．helpful

13.

A．differences

B．varieties

C．distinctions

D．diversities

14.

A．informal

B．reliable

C．shallow

D．fragile

15.

A．in and out

B．on and on

C．by and by

D．up and down

16.

A．Moving

B．Flowing

C．Going

D．Coming

17.

A．obvious

B．heavy

C．apparent

D．strong

18.

A．weird

B．stressed

C．relaxed

D．strange

19.

A．with

B．on

C．for

D．by

20.

A．at best

B．at home

C．at heart

D．at hand

4 . 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 ________ .

1.

A．joy

B．pressure

C．loss

D．pain

2.

A．relax

B．sleep

C．work

D．wait

3.

A．invitation

B．incident

C．stranger

D．idea

4.

A．stay

B．research

C．vacation

D．study

5.

A．fast

B．alone

C．entirely

D．together

6.

A．cities

B．parks

C．countries

D．companies

7.

A．attracted

B．frightened

C．surprised

D．interested

8.

A．communicate

B．play

C．agree

D．travel

9.

A．selected

B．responded

C．realized

D．suggested

10.

A．look

B．leave

C．make

D．step

11.

A．fear

B．pride

C．anger

D．courage

12.

A．asked

B．provided

C．searched

D．cared

13.

A．explored

B．visited

C．doubted

D．liked

14.

A．Asia

B．Africa

C．America

D．Europe

15.

A．absent

B．free

C．different

D．tired

16.

A．peaceful

B．generous

C．hard

D．nice

17.

A．castles

B．places

C．situation

D．homeland

18.

A．deal

B．reality

C．order

D．event

19.

A．business

B．future

C．dream

D．journey

20.

A．explore

B．go

C．decrease

D．disappear

5 . When I was in my twenties, I travelled alone through the UK. In order to _______locations that the public transportation couldn’t get to, I bought a(n) _______car, drove in around for three months and sold it before I returned to Australia. The car cost most of my money, so I lived mainly on _______during that trip, it being cheap and filling In Ireland, my _______was stolen, and it was impossible to get another. So for the rest of the trip I _______out in my car, being too poor to afford bed and breakfast.

One morning, I _______in my old Skoda under a twisted tree on a remote lane in the Irish countryside, with no more than a _______house in sight. I had a terrible desire for a _______cup of tea and some hot water to make porridge with _______I would not have to eat the cold leftovers from the previous day.

My thermos (暖瓶) had gone cold overnight sol knocked on the door of the house. A woman opened it. Hot water? She ________let me get away with just that!I was invited indoors, seated at the breakfast table with the ________and given a delicious breakfast, as much as I could eat. I was ________to eat something more than porridge! I ________being friends with the whole family.

That was only one of many acts of ________strangers showed me when I was traveling alone in foreign regions. One London businessman rushing to work, seeing me ________offered to pull my ridiculously heavy suitcase ________several flights of stairs in the underground. After he’d done so, with a smile and a wave, he ________into the crowd.

Kindness gets ________. The other day, I was able to point out a rare parking spot to a young man who had been driving around the railway car park, looking ________desperate. His grateful smile was all the ________I needed as I dashed off to catch my train.

1.

A．search

B．reach

C．choose

D．arrive

2.

A．modern

B．intelligent

C．ancient

D．special

3.

A．porridge

B．bread

C．rice

D．vegetable

4.

A．car

B．mobile

C．luggage

D．wallet

5.

A．camped

B．worked

C．watched

D．looked

6.

A．appeared

B．slept

C．awoke

D．explored

7.

A．deserted

B．single

C．simple

D．shabby

8.

A．typical

B．clean

C．necessary

D．steaming

9.

A．now that

B．even if

C．so that

D．in case

10.

A．wouldn’t

B．shouldn’t

C．needn’t

D．couldn’t

11.

A．couple

B．family

C．woman

D．adult

12.

A．amazed

B．frustrated

C．ashamed

D．delighted

13.

A．ended up

B．gave up

C．kept up

D．turned up

14.

A．sadness

B．kindness

C．happiness

D．forgiveness

15.

A．working

B．travelling

C．struggling

D．crying

16.

A．around

B．forward

C．away

D．up

17.

A．faded away

B．threw away

C．put away

D．tear away

18.

A．turned down

B．handed out

C．passed on

D．started with

19.

A．immediately

B．increasingly

C．constantly

D．directly

20.

A．award

B．memory

C．intention

D．reward

6 . Recently a Russian friend came to visit me. It was one of her lifelong dreams to visit London. She ______ at lunchtime and we ______ a tiring afternoon going round the Tower of London. ______, by 5 o'clock I couldn’t help ______ that she didn’t seem as enthusiastic as she had been ______. I asked if ______ was wrong and she said, “This is all very interesting but where is the ______ and where are the men in bowler hats (圆顶礼帽)? Why did everyone _____ to get on the bus at the bus stop instead of making a queue? It’s very ______ from the books I’ve read about England.”
Her______ made me think. It’s true that people don’t ______ much any more: nowadays you often find that everyone just jumps on the bus. Or maybe this is only in London. Also the idea of a man standing up and offering his______ to a woman on a train or bus is ______ these days, although my father still does it!
Speaking of the______: well, we all know that a hundred years ago there used to be fog all year round in London, but we______ have much fog; nowadays we have pollution from all the cars! Over the last few years in_____ London had been one of the hottest places in Europe, although we still get more than enough rain in the season.
What about the city men in their working “uniform”? Well, you can still see some city gentlemen in their smart ______ , but men hardly ever_____ bowler hats. A few things don’t ______, though. If you try to______ a conversation with an English person on the underground in London, she or he will probably look at you as if you were mad!1.

A．left

B．went

C．arrived

D．returned

2.

A．lost

B．spent

C．took

D．wasted

3.

A．However

B．But

C．So

D．And

4.

A．looking

B．understanding

C．watching

D．noticing

5.

A．earlier

B．later

C．recently

D．usual

6.

A．all

B．everything

C．nothing

D．something

7.

A．ticket

B．picture

C．fog

D．uniform

8.

A．wait

B．pull

C．back

D．push

9.

A．different

B．similar

C．familiar

D．strange

10.

A．notes

B．records

C．comments

D．lists

11.

A．stop

B．queue

C．stand

D．wait

12.

A．drink

B．book

C．seat

D．bag

13.

A．unusual

B．polite

C．different

D．common

14.

A．air

B．weather

C．pollution

D．season

15.

A．sooner or later

B．no more

C．no sooner

D．no longer

16.

A．autumn

B．spring

C．summer

D．winter

17.

A．dress

B．suits

C．jackets

D．shirts

18.

A．wear

B．mend

C．prepare

D．buy

19.

A．remain

B．continue

C．turn

D．change

20.

A．finish

B．start

C．stop

D．break

7 . My first visit to London was one and a half years ago. It was a wonderful _______
I stayed in the city for three weeks, and it _______ a good impression on me.
I visited the Tower Bridge and the famous Big Ben clock, _______ I dreamed of seeing in the past. And I went on a tourist _______ on the River Thames and saw two coasts.
I _______ to the Tower of London, and I want to say that it is a very interesting _______ Place. I found out that a long time ago, it was a prison. Later it _______ a castle for the royal family. Or maybe it is not; I’m not _______ But later they left this place and lived in Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace.
In London, you can also _______ nature. There are many ________ such as Regent’s Park, Hyde Park, Green Park, St. James Park, and Holland Park. These parks are wonderful green, ________ places where you can ________ and escape the noise of the city.
Trafalgar Square is a popular ________ for students and other young people. You will find lots of ________ there. If you have time, you can feed them and they will be very________ You can buy special food for them, but be ________! Tons of birds are going to ________ you if you feed them.
The museums in London also impressed me ________ I found them interesting because you can ________ about the history of England. I had a wonderful time in London. I really liked it ________ it is a city that is rich in history.
1.

A．story

B．trip

C．experiment

D．scene

2.

A．paid

B．took

C．did

D．made

3.

A．which

B．what

C．that

D．where

4.

A．bus

B．train

C．Boat

D．tower

5.

A．went

B．visited

C．flew

D．saw

6.

A．modern

B．useful

C．historical

D．honorable

7.

A．became

B．built

C．remained

D．chose

8.

A．content

B．doubtful

C．discouraged

D．sure

9.

A．create

B．enjoy

C．lose

D．research

10.

A．museums

B．cinemas

C．zoos

D．parks

11.

A．beautiful

B．free

C．quiet

D．noisy

12.

A．relax

B．read

C．play

D．sleep

13.

A．place

B．hall

C．theatre

D．playground

14.

A．dogs

B．pigeons

C．tigers

D．cats

15.

A．hungry

B．different

C．anxiou

D．happy

16.

A．brave

B．patient

C．angry

D．careful

17.

A．eat

B．leave

C．surround

D．follow

18.

A．deeply

B．seriously

C．highly

D．widely

19.

A．think

B．learn

C．talk

D．teach

20.

A．because

B．when

C．so

D．though