My work keeps me in Hong Kong most of the year，but I try to get away for a month in summer，usually in July．Now as you probably know，that’s the main　1　season in Europe．The favorite places for vacations and the famous cities are usually very　2　． But I’m not seeking(寻求) the sun—I can get lots of 　3　in Hong Kong—and I’m certainly not seeking the crowds！So　4　I go on vacation，I buy a Train Pass(a kind of train ticket) that allows me first-class travel on most of the railways of Western Europe．First-class compartments(车厢) are　5　crowded and they are very comfortable．If you’re going on　6　trip, you can take a sleeping train for an extra charge．There are usually dining cars(餐车) in the train．

I find that train travel is restful and　7　．There’s always　8　to see．I particularly(特别地) enjoy　9　through Switzerland and Italy．You can get a very good　10　of what a country is like from a train because you don’t go too fast and you stop quite often．Also train travel is very safe，and I am never sick on a train　11　I am on a ship. Then there are always people to　12　to if you feel like a chat.

The reason that I seldom(很少) travel by plane is quite　13　: because train stations are usually built in the centre．I don’t have to　14　transport(运输工具), transport can be a problem when arriving by　15　．

1.                A．vacation        B．visiting         C．cloudy   D．windy

2.                A．quiet          B．useful          C．exciting   D．crowded

3.                A．pleasure        B．daylight         C．sunshine  D．money

4.                A．when          B．where          C．what D．which

5.                A．always         B．hardly          C．certainly  D．nearly

6.                A．summer        B．overnight       C．day-time  D．vacation

7.                A．cheap          B．expensive       C．interesting D．lonely

8.                A．something      B．nothing         C．anything  D．everything

9.                A．running        B．walking         C．driving   D．travelling

10.               A．view           B．idea           C．seat  D．trip

11.               A．rather than      B．or             C．as    D．even though

12.               A．talk            B．speak          C．tell   D．say

13.               A．easy           B．wrong          C．right  D．simple

14.               A．find out        B．worry about     C．wait for   D．take away

15.               A．ship           B．train           C．air   D．car

Today, for example, I had an interesting experience (经历). At 11 o'clock this morning, I got a call from a man. I don't know who he was. He was in trouble and I could tell that he was worried about something. He gave me address and asked me to send an ambulance (救护车) right away. I asked him if somebody was hurt, but he didn't answer my question. He told me he needed a doctor at once, so I said I'd call an ambulance for him but I still wanted to know what was wrong. Then he said, "Our keys are gone!" I didn't understand that! Why would he need an ambulance just because he couldn't find his keys? Then I found out what the trouble was. The man and his wife left the car keys on a coffee table, and later they couldn't find them. Their little boy Johnny was playing in the room, and they thought he swallowed(吞下) them.

But before I could help him, he told me he wouldn't need an ambulance anymore. His wife found the keys in her bag. They were there all the time.

1 Betty Sanders works________.(　)

A. in a factory　　　　　　　　　　    B. in a shop

C. in a company　　　　　　　　　　    D. in a hospital

2 She works________.(　)

A. forty hours a week　　　　　　　　　　    B. from 9A. m. to 4 p. m.

C. from Monday to Saturday　　　　　　　　　　    D. seven days a week

3 The man called Betty because________.(　)

A. he thought Betty was a doctor　　　　　　　　　　    B. he had lost his keys

C. he wanted to take an ambulance　　　　　　　　　　    D. his son was ill

4 In fact(事实上) , his keys________.(　)

A. were swallowed by his little son　　　　　　　　　　    B. were on a coffee table

C. were left in the car　　　　　　  　　 D. were put in his wife's bag

5 From the passage we can see ________ .(　)

A. Betty Sanders likes her work

B. Betty's job is to place long-distance

C. the man's little boy likes playing with keys

D. doctors can help people find keys

Today，for example，I had an interesting experience（经历）.At 11 o’clock this morning，I got a call from a man. I don’t know who he was. He was in trouble and I could tell that he was worried about something. He gave me address and asked me to send an ambulance（救护车）right away. I asked him if somebody was hurt，but he didn’t answer my question. He told me he needed a doctor at once，so I said I’d call an ambulance for him but I still wanted to know what was wrong. Then he said，“Our keys are gone!” I didn’t understand that! Why would he need an ambulance just because he couldn’t find his keys? Then I found out what the trouble was. The man and his wife left the car keys on a coffee table，and later they couldn’t find them. Their little boy Johnny was playing in the room，and they thought he swallowed（吞下）them.

But before I could help him，he told me he wouldn’t need an ambulance anymore. His wife found the keys in her bag. They were there all the time.

1.Betty Sanders works________.

A. in a factory　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. in a shop

C. in a company　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. in a hospital

2.She works________.

A. forty hours a week　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

C. from Monday to Saturday　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. seven days a week

3.The man called Betty because________.

A. he thought Betty was a doctor　　　　　　 B. he had lost his keys

C. he wanted to take an ambulance　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. his son was ill

4.In fact（事实上），his keys________.

A. were swallowed by his little son　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. were on a coffee table

C. were left in the car　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. were put in his wife’s bag

5.From the passage we can see________.

A. Betty Sanders likes her work

B .Betty’s job is to place long-distance

C. the man’s little boy likes playing with keys

D. doctors can help people find keys

When something goes wrong，it can be very satisfying to say，“Well, it’s so-and-so’s mistake.”or “I know I’m late，but it’s not my mistake；the car broke down.”It is probably not your mistake，but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation，you are a loser You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation. This is the winner’s key to success.
　Winners are good at dealing with problems. For example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you need to have your car checked more regularly. Or, you might start to carry the useful phone numbers with you, so you could call for help when in need. For another example, if your colleague(同事) causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or don’t depend on the person. You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague fails to do his job well.
　　This is what being a winner is all about-creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don’t have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. So, stop focusing on “whose mistake it is.” Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stop on for success.
【小题1】According to the passage, winners___________ .
A. have responsible and able colleagues
B. meet with fewer difficulties in their lives
C deal with problems instead of blaming others.
D. blame themselves instead of others
【小题2】The underlined word remedy in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to__________ .