There were smiling children all the way. Clearly they knew at what time the train passed their homes and they made it their business to stand along the railway, wave to complete strangers and cheer them up as they rushed towards Penang. Often whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those on the trains were their favorite relatives. This is the simple village people of Malaysia. I was moved.

I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time I was on a train. I did not particularly relish the long train journey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread. I looked about the train. There was not one familiar face. I sighed and sat down to read my Economics.

It was not long before the train was across the Causeway and in Malaysia. Johore Baru was just another city like Singapore, so I was tired of looking at the crowds of people as they hurried past. As we went beyond the city, I watched the straight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green. Then the first village came into sight. Immediately I came alive; I decided to wave back.

From then on my journey became interesting. I threw my magazines into the waste basket and decided to join in Malaysian life. Then everything came alive. The mountains seemed to speak to me. Even the trees were smiling. I stared at everything as if I was looking at it for the first time.

The day passed fast and I even forgot to have my lunch until I felt hungry. I looked at my watch and was surprised that it was 3:00 pm. Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth. I looked at the people all around me. They all looked beautiful. When my uncle arrived with a smile, I threw my arms around him to give him a warm hug (拥抱). I had never done this before. He seemed surprised and then his weather-beaten face warmed up with a huge smile. We walked arm in arm to his car.

I looked forward to the return journey.

1. The author expected the train trip to be________ .

2. What did the author remember most fondly of her train trip?

3. Which of the following words can best take the place of the word "relish" in the second paragraph?

4. Where was the writer going?

5. What can we learn from the story?

The train ________ arrive at 11:30, but it was an hour late.

1. A.
   was about to
2. B.
   was likely to
3. C.
   was supposed to
4. D.
   is due to

_____ we got to the station, the train had left already.

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Two girls were on a trip to Canada to visit their cousins. They decided

to take the train west to east across Canada _____ than fly all the way.   

1._____________

They learned from their friend that they would see some great s_____           

2._____________

when going _____(朝东). First in Vancouver, they felt the weather and the  

3.____________

beauty of the city which is _____ (环抱) by mountains and the Pacific Ocean.   

4.____________

There’re also extremely tall trees in the forests north of Vancouver, some m___

5._____________

over 90 meters. Their next stop was Calgary that is famous ____ its Stampede   

6._____________

where the cowboys from all over the world _____ (比赛) to win prizes. Most

7._____________

of them have a _____ for riding wild horses. After two days’ travel, they      

8.____________

realized that Canada is quite empty with a population of s_______ over 30      

9.____________

million. And they better understand why Canada has more _____ water (淡水) 

10.___________

than any other country in the world.