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　．

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

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 main1season in Europe．The favorite places for vacations and the famous cities are usually very2． But I’m not seeking(寻求) the sun—I can get lots of 3in Hong Kong—and I’m certainly not seeking the crowds！So4I 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) are5crowded and they are very comfortable．If you’re going on6trip, 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 and7．There’s always8to see．I particularly(特别地) enjoy9through Switzerland and Italy．You can get a very good10of 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 train11I am on a ship. Then there are always people to12to if you feel like a chat.
The reason that I seldom(很少) travel by plane is quite13: because train stations are usually built in the centre．I don’t have to14transport(运输工具), transport can be a problem when arriving by15．

1. 1.
   1. A.
      vacation
   2. B.
      visiting
   3. C.
      cloudy
   4. D.
      windy
2. 2.
   1. A.
      quiet
   2. B.
      useful
   3. C.
      exciting
   4. D.
      crowded
3. 3.
   1. A.
      pleasure
   2. B.
      daylight
   3. C.
      sunshine
   4. D.
      money
4. 4.
   1. A.
      when
   2. B.
      where
   3. C.
      what
   4. D.
      which
5. 5.
   1. A.
      always
   2. B.
      hardly
   3. C.
      certainly
   4. D.
      nearly
6. 6.
   1. A.
      summer
   2. B.
      overnight
   3. C.
      day-time
   4. D.
      vacation
7. 7.
   1. A.
      cheap
   2. B.
      expensive
   3. C.
      interesting
   4. D.
      lonely
8. 8.
   1. A.
      something
   2. B.
      nothing
   3. C.
      anything
   4. D.
      everything
9. 9.
   1. A.
      running
   2. B.
      walking
   3. C.
      driving
   4. D.
      travelling
10. 10.
    1. A.
       view
    2. B.
       idea
    3. C.
       seat
    4. D.
       trip
11. 11.
    1. A.
       rather than
    2. B.
       or
    3. C.
       as
    4. D.
       even though
12. 12.
    1. A.
       talk
    2. B.
       speak
    3. C.
       tell
    4. D.
       say
13. 13.
    1. A.
       easy
    2. B.
       wrong
    3. C.
       right
    4. D.
       simple
14. 14.
    1. A.
       find out
    2. B.
       worry about
    3. C.
       wait for
    4. D.
       take away
15. 15.
    1. A.
       ship
    2. B.
       train
    3. C.
       air
    4. D.
       car