4 . Saturday, 22 April, 2017
We are currently on a camp site near Calais, on our way to the UK, and it is pouring with rain. As if gods want to prepare us for the UK at all costs. As if we don't know what rain is... Our ferry to the green isles will leave tomorrow at 10：30 and despite the rain, I am really looking forward to it.
It has taken us a while to get here, as we already left EI Chorro on 4 April. After rushing through Spain in two days, however, we came to an inevitable slow－down when we entered France. Inevitable, as France has simply too much to offer for us, so as soon as we crossed the Pyrenees, our driving sequence became something like driving a few kilometres, visiting a castle, driving a few kilometres, taking pictures of a nice church, driving a few kilometres, having a quick peek at a flea market, driving a few kilometres, visiting a museum etc. When we entered Brittany the real sightseeing started, in Vannes, in Lorient, in Brest and then on to Normandy: Le Mont St Michel, Bayeux and finally, finally the D－Day beaches. I always wanted to visit these, for obvious reasons I would say, but my father, realistic as he was, calculated the chances that it would rain a considerable amount of days of a three－week holiday and always decided against it. But a few days ago I finally stepped onto Gold Beach (where the Brits landed) and I was greeted by the Norman sun. A beautiful day.
1. According to the passage, the Pyrenees must be a place in ________.
| A．Spain | B．France |
| C．Netherland | D．UK |
2. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
| A．They spent 2 days in Spain travelling. |
| B．The writer thought France has a lot of places to visit. |
| C．The writer thought the real sightseeing was in EI Chorro and Brest. |
| D．The writer's father was a realistic person. |
3. The passage probably comes from ________.
| A．a travel journal | B．a science fiction |
| C．a news report | D．a film review |
