“Homestay is a form of study abroad program. It allows
the visitor to rent a room from a local(当地的) family to
better understand the local lifestyle. It also helps to improve the visitor’s
language ability,” said a teacher during a school meeting last term.” Students
who wish to learn more about foreign cultures or to get foreign experience
should join this kind of holiday. I am sure you won’t be disappointed(失望的).”
After this special meeting, I always thought about
this kind of holiday. Last month, I had a chance at last to go on such a
holiday with some of my schoolmates and we went to London, a place where I had
wanted to go since years ago.
As we were still young, we had a group leader who
planned things for us and looked after us. After we got to London, we went to
stay with different families. I was lucky that my host family(寄宿家庭) was a white couple who had a daughter about my age.
They treated me as a daughter of their family during my stay there. They were
interested in me and I learnt a lot of things from them, too.
The holiday was filled with activities every day.
After breakfast, a local teacher would come to take us in his car. Then we
would have classes or go on a sight-seeing trip to different places of interest
like the Big Ben, the London Bridge, and the Buckingham Palace. We would go
back to our own homes after the activities.
The holiday was a valuable experience for me. I
enjoyed every minute of it. Yet, time really flew fast. Three weeks later, we
had to leave “home” for Hong Kong.
1.In the “homestay” program, a visitor can _____.
A.learn more
about holidays B.understand
his culture better
C.improve the
language ability D.take part in
foreign meetings
2.The writer had wanted to visit London since _______.
A.last month B.years ago
C.the special
meeting D.her stay
abroad
3.The group leader should ______.
A.make plans
for the family B.take care of
the students
C.stay with different
families D.rent rooms to
the students
4.The writer’s host family ______.
A.was very kind
to her B.went
sight-seeing with her
C.had two white
daughters D.was
interested in her activities
5.From the passage, we know that the writer ______ in
London.
A.wished to
stay a little longer
B.spent three
weeks in her home
C.had classes
in mnay interesting places
D.helped the
teacher take the students in a car