2. A. but 　　　　　　　　　　 B. and 　　　　　 C. because 　　 　　　 D. for

1. A. factories　　　　 B. families　　　 C. schools　　　 　 D. farms

15.　 A。

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It is common in English to ask people about their holidays. In the

West, many 　1　 　go away on holiday during the summer months, 　2　 　so it is very usual to 　3　 　about this. If the holiday has not 　4　 　taken place, then their holiday plans 　5　 　be talked about. And if it is already over, then where 　6　 　went, whether they 　7　 　it and so on can be discussed. Similar questions are asked 　8　 　some public holidays.

　 　9　 　living and working in China often 　10　 　opportunities for travel, either at weekends or during 　11　 　holidays, so such kind of 　12　 　lead to fruitful discussions. They may be 　13　 　to know if they have chosen the 　14　 　places, especially those a little less 　15　 　ones.

14.　 A。由just then 可知这里应用一般过去时。

13.　 D。catch sb by the arm表示“抓住某人的胳膊”。

12.　 C。那个小偷还在，故选still。

11.　 B。 home如果前面不加冠词或物主代词，它则是副词，不能加to。反之则是名词，必须加to。故选to their home。

10.　 B。talk to sb表示“和某人交谈”。而speak to sb, say to sb均表示“对某人讲”。

9.　　　 B。a friend of one’s 表示“某人的一个朋友”。

8.　　　 C。frightened 表示人内心的恐慌和害怕，而frightening则表示某物或某事令人害怕。