补全对话 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

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M：Excuse me. Can you give me some information about active holidays?

W: ___1_____ Would you please tell exactly what you mean?

M: OK. When I go on holidays, I’d like to take exercise. _2_____ What I mean is that I’m the sort of man who enjoys swimming, skiing and those sorts of things.

W: __3____ Um…. active holidays, let me see. What about diving, sir? We can offer you two weeks off the coast: one week diving and one week fishing with the local fishermen. But you only need to pay $800 for it. __4____

M: Fishing? Is there any chance of getting in a bit of sailing?

W: 5____ They are mostly organized by the sailing school. But rowing, yes. Are you interested in rowing, sir?

M: Well, I did a lot of rowing when I was at university.

I hate sitting around and doing nothing.

No problem.

Active holidays, sir?

It’s a very good bargain.

It’s a bit difficult.

I’m sorry we don’t do many sailing holidays, sir.

Oh, sir, sounds very interesting.

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Country music is very old. It came from the United States, Canada, Ireland and Great Britain.     .

In the west of America, cowboys had to take care of the cattle. They had to watch them all day and all night because the cattle were nervous and sometimes ran away.   __     When they were alone in the desert with the cattle, they drank strong coffee to keep awake at night. They sang about the stars and the moon, about their family and their friends.    _    They would not run away if cowboys sang beautiful and peaceful songs.

In the south of America, many people came from Ireland, Scotland and England. Other people came from France and Canada. They enjoyed their own kind of music.   _      They also added instruments from their homes, like bottles and plates. When they visited their friends and families on holidays, they usually sang and played country music.

            It takes about love, jobs, home and money. It talked about friends and enemies, trucks and highways, farms and crops. People in many parts of the world like country music because everyone knows something about these ideas. Also, many country music fans wear Western clothes and dance together to country music.

Cowboys’ life was lonely and dangerous.

It is a mixture of music from all of these places.

Country music gained popularity in the 1940s.

Country music describes life clearly.

Country music has produced two top artists.

The cattle listened to the cowboys and went to sleep.

They used guitars, violins and other musical instruments.

Tourism wasn’t as important as it is today. In the past, only people with a good deal of money could travel on holidays to other countries. More people travel today than in the past because there is a growing middle class in many parts of the world; that is to say, people now have more money for travel. Special plane fares for tourists make travel less expensive and more attractive than ever before. One person doesn’t travel for the same reason as another. But most people enjoy seeing countries that are different from their own. They also like to meet new people and to taste new food.
Tourism causes many changes in a country and in people’s lives. People build new hotels and restaurants and train native men and women as guides to show visitors around interesting places. There’re new nightclubs and other amusements. International tourism is clearly a big business.
【小题1】In the old days _________ could travel to other countries.

1. Travel by air to other countries is much cheaper today.
2. More guides are being trained to show beautiful spots.
3. Modern telegraph lines make travel less expensive.
4. New hotels and restaurants have been built.

DEARAUNTYf

My husband’s niece is 13 and what I would call “a handful”. She wants to stay with us for while, and her mother and grandmother have told me what a great influence I would be on her. Her visit ，no doubt, would bring about a long list of demands’ and she’d want to bring a friend too. I don t feel comfortable hosting her, but I don 3r know how to tell my husband’s family members without hurting their feelings.

-Reluctant Aunt

Dear Reluctant,

Let’s get you out of this mess. Your husband’s family is making a request that borders on a demand and sugarcoating it with self-serving flattery (恭维）• Put your foot down, and tell the truth. Say you don’t feel equipped or comfortable hosting the little darling, and regretfully decline (拒绝).Under no circumstances should you take part in any discussion that attempts to change your mind through flattery.

DEAR AUNTY

  have two stepdaughters, 21 and 24. On holidays, the older one always buys me gift but adds her sister’s name on the card. I feel insincere thanking the younger daughter -Vd rather get no gift than be a part of this pretence. Is it tacky (俗气)to ask the 24-year-old to stop giving her sister credit while it isn t deserved? Will the younger one ever learn to be thoughtful?

-Mindful Mum

Dear Mindful,

Lighten up! Your older stepdaughter is a considerate and generous sister who covers for and protects her younger sister. Good for her! The girls’ relationship is between them. As for your role, you can’t punish anyone into being thoughtful. You can, however, model thoughtful behavior. Spend some time with her, and get to know her better.

1.The underlined word “a handful” would probably mean a person who______

A.is difficult to deal with    B.enjoys making friends

C.is easy to get along with D.gets easily influenced

2.AUNTY suggested that Reluctant Aunt______

A.kindly host the guest

B.discuss with her husband

C.politely turn down the request

D.try to meet all the demands

3.Which of the following is TRUE about the second case?

A.Mindful Mum is very proud of her two step daughters.

B.The two stepdaughters always buy Mindful Mum gifts.

C.AUNTY thinks the older sister should be punished.

D.The older stepdaughter cares for her sister.

4.In which section does the passage most probably appear in a magazine?

A.Entertainment.       B. Advice. C. Health.  D. Food &Recipes.

I spent my last Christmas Day working the whole day!

Due to the nature of my job, I had to go back to my __41___ and spent my whole Christmas Day there. Of course, It __42___ no good! Surely you will get ___43__ when almost all of your friends are either resting at home, watching TV, listening to music, __44___ watching movies in the cinema, and you are the only one that is not __45___. The feeling is really bad. And I really did not feel like __46___ and going to work in the morning. But I __47___ went to work. I am a responsible guy. Since the arrangement was like that, I __48___.

Of course, there is something __49___ about working on Christmas Day and most public __50___. First of all, since I had no plan to go out, or do any __51___ activities on that day, I most likely would __52___ the day at home playing computer games, so why not go to work and ___53__ some extra money? It makes sense to me. Besides, it is a holiday for __54___ the whole world. It __55___ most of my company’s offices in other __56___ would probably not be working, __57___ those in China, Japan and Thailand as Christmas is not a holiday for people there. Less users, less problems, meaning? Less __58___ for us to do. And the best part is, the office is ours! I can __59___ my laptop to the office, watch movies, play games, and at the same time, get my extra __60___! Well, what do you think of working on holidays?