The summer vacation is a time to enjoy a change from the school year.It’s a good chance to work on different activities that you don’t have much time to do during the rest of the year.

We asked about 2,000 people what they would do during the summer vacation.Most of the survey-takers agreed that the summer vacation was a break from homework and they could relax.

Alexis said,“At school,I’m really tired,so during the summer vacation I can read books and do many outdoor activities.”

Amy is in high school.After school,she sometimes works in a cafe.She told us,“It’s a chance to relax after a hard school year—sleep more,and visit my friends more.”

We also asked them if they would be too busy or kind of bored.About half (52%) of the survey-takers said they would be busy during the summer vacation but still have time to relax.And that is exactly how it should be.

But not everyone said their summer vacation would be the right balance(平衡) between being busy and relaxing.Many thought that they would be too bored.

How bored or busy people feel during the summer vacation depends on how old they are.Survey-takers in their early teens were more likely (可能的) to be bored.Among them,40% said they would be bored and only 10% thought they would be too busy.

1.What does the underlined word “survey-takers” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. 进行调查的人 B. 接受调查的人

C. 写调查报告的人 D. 看调查报告的人

2.What does Amy want to do during the summer vacation?

A. To do a part-time job.

B. To do some outdoor activities.

C. To help her parents do housework.

D. To sleep more and visit friends more.

3.The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 5 refers to .

A. feeling bored

B. being very busy

C. spending all the time enjoying oneself

D. having time to relax though being busy

4.How bored or busy people feel during the summer vacation depends on .

A. their age

B. their parents

C. where they live

D. what they are

5.According to the passage,those who took part in the survey are most probably .

A. scientists B. doctors

C. students D. teachers

An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his flowers all the time,watering and fertilizing them.

One day a young man went by the garden. He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be if he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was _____. He was very surprised about this and asked, "You can't see these flowers. Why are you busy taking care of them every day?"

The old man smiled and said, "I can tell you four _____. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, _____ I can't see these flowers, I can touch them. Thirdly, I can _____ the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that's _____."

"Me? But you don't know me," said the young man.

"Yeah,it's true that I don't know you. But I know that flowers are angels(天使)that everybody _____. We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us."

The blind man's work opened our eyes and _____ our hearts,which also made his life _____. It is just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn't _____ his wonderful music, but his music has ______ millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn't it one kind of happiness?

1.A. blind B. famous C. smart D. friendly

2.A. stories B. reasons C. excuses D. conclusions

3.A. although B. since C. because D. until

4.A. taste B. smell C. sound D. look

5.A. me B. you C. my mother D. my son

6.A. greets B. wonders C. meets D. knows

7.A. broke B. hurt C. pleased D. treated

8.A. emptier B. busier C. luckier D. happier

9.A. write B. hear C. play D. believe

10.A. changed B. affected C. discovered D. encouraged

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