Dear Linda,

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As I told you yesterday, I am in Rome today. Tomorrow we are getting the train down

to the south of the country and then a ship across to Greece.

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We started in England and we spent two days in London and another day in Canterbury.We visited a lot of places and enjoyed its history.And the only bad thing was the weather-it rained the whole time we were there. Can you believe it?

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Well, I have to say I prefer the American Disneyland. But we we met some nice people from Canada and spent two great days with them.One of them,Clive,is going to your university next year.What a coincidence!

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After that. We went south into Switzerland. It was very expensive and we couldn’t stay as long as we wanted ,so that’s why we’re in Italy now!

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See you soon.

Mike

根据材料内容,从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选择,使文章意思通畅、内存完整。

A. OK. That’s enough from me for now. I want to post this letter now so you can get it by the

weekend.

B. I cant wait to arrive in Athens to see all that history. Let me tell you something about

where we have visited so far. I know you want to come here on vacation too one day!

C.Clive and his wife left us once we got to Germany by train. They went up into Denmark

but we continued to Munich. Wow what a great city! I bought you a surprise gift there. I hope you like it.

D. At least when we got to Paris, the sun was shining! We only stayed for one afternoon in

the French capital because my friends really wanted to visit Euro Disney which is to the east of Paris.

E. How are things with you? It was great talking to you yesterday by phone.

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2.________

3.________

4.________

5.________

February 14th, Valentine’s Day(情人节), is a complicated but interesting day. First of all, Valentine’s Day is not a holiday from work. No one gets a day off. In many countries it is observed by sending cards to your friends and candy or flowers to your husband or wife if you’re married, or to your boyfriend or girlfriend if you’re not married. In Japan, some girls even give their fathers chocolates.

Why is this holiday for people in love called Valentine’s Day?

One explanation comes from a Christian man whose name was something like “Valentine”. He lived at a time when the Roman Emperor refused to allow any Roman soldiers to get married for any reason. Many couples came to Valentine to be married. So he would secretly marry them in a Christian ceremony. He was discovered and put in prison by the Emperor. One tradition says that he wrote notes to his friends by marking on leaves and then throwing them out of the window of his prison. The leaves were shaped like a heart. Valentine was killed on February 14th and Valentine’s Day recalls his tragic death.

On Valentine’s Day, American elementary school children make or buy Valentine cards, write the name of a classmate on them, and take them to school and put them in a special Valentine’s Day box. And then on that day the box is opened, the cards are taken out and given out.

1.Which of the following is true about Valentine’s Day?

A. It is observed by sending flowers to one’s husband or wife.

B. Children in Japan give their fathers chocolates.

C. It is a legal holiday in many countries.

D. People send candy to each other.

2.The man called Valentine was put in prison because ________.

A. He secretly got married in a Christian ceremony

B. He helped people get married when love was not allowed

C. He helped Roman soldiers get married

D. He wanted to kill the Roman Emperor

3.So he would secretly marry them in a Christian ceremony. “marry” is closest in meaning to ________.

A. Which priest is going to marry them? B. She has married off all her daughters.

C. I’m glad Hubert married a girl of spirit. D. At present she doesn’t intend to marry.

4.People celebrate Valentine’s Day _________.

A. to take a day off B. in memory of Valentine

C. to show their love D. both B and C

5.American school children don’t _______ on Valentine’s Day.

A. buy Valentine cards B. make cards for their teachers

C. give each other Valentine cards D. put their cards in a Valentine’s Day box

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