When my wife left this world, I chose to travel in Antigua looking for a peaceful place to rest my old body. Not quite old and weak, I felt I wanted something more than the usual hotel room with 24-hour room service.
I decided this year to try something completely new and booked myself a private holiday home in Antigua. This was the best decision I had ever made, as there was plenty to do, plenty to see and lots of lovely restaurants to visit. There was a private swimming pool, and a cool, wide yard where I ate my breakfast most mornings.
Antigua has to be one of the loveliest places on earth to spend a holiday. The bright blue sea and the endless blue around the beach areas proved to be an excellent place for me to spend the long afternoons.
I had to hurry to do what I wanted to do before the holiday came to an end. I managed to visit the Sugar Mill and Shirley Heights on my last two days and yet found myself wondering whether I could extend for a few more days.
I rented a boat and came home after a day’s sailing, refreshed, looking forward to dinner. Everything is so pleasant on these beautiful islands, swept by the trade winds and warmed by the sun for so many summer months. The food just tasted better to me, perhaps because I was having such a great holiday. There was always someone to have a drink with---- that’s what I liked most.
【小题1】Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned about the private holiday home the writer stayed in?

When my wife left this world, I chose to travel in Antigua looking for a peaceful place to rest my old body. Not quite old and weak, I felt I wanted something more than the usual hotel room with 24-hour room service.

I decided this year to try something completely new and booked myself a private holiday home in Antigua. This was the best decision I had ever made, as there was plenty to do, plenty to see and lots of lovely restaurants to visit. There was a private swimming pool, and a cool, wide yard where I ate my breakfast most mornings.

Antigua has to be one of the loveliest places on earth to spend a holiday. The bright blue sea and the endless blue around the beach areas proved to be an excellent place for me to spend the long afternoons.

I had to hurry to do what I wanted to do before the holiday came to an end. I managed to visit the Sugar Mill and Shirley Heights on my last two days and yet found myself wondering whether I could extend for a few more days.

I rented a boat and came home after a day’s sailing, refreshed, looking forward to dinner. Everything is so pleasant on these beautiful islands, swept by the trade winds and warmed by the sun for so many summer months. The food just tasted better to me, perhaps because I was having such a great holiday. There was always someone to have a drink with---- that’s what I liked most.

1.Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned about the private holiday home the writer stayed in?

A．It had a private swimming pool.

B．There were lots of restaurants near it.

C．The writer often had breakfast in its yard.

D．It supplied delicious seafood to the writer.

2.The word “extend” in Paragraph 4 probably means “______”.

A．make something last longer

B．make you feel happy

C．prevent from entering

D．sell goods to foreign countries

3.The most important reason for the writer to travel in Antigua was ______.

A．there was bright blue sea

B．there was endless blue sky

C．there were lots of lovely restaurants

D．there were many people to drink with

4.The passage is most likely to be taken from a part of ______.

A．a tour guide                           B．a travel diary

C．a student’s report                      D．a health report

When my wife left this world, I chose to travel in Antigua looking for a peaceful place to rest my old body. Not quite old and weak, I felt I wanted something more than the usual hotel room with 24-hour room service.
I decided this year to try something completely new and booked myself a private holiday home in Antigua. This was the best decision I had ever made, as there was plenty to do, plenty to see and lots of lovely restaurants to visit. There was a private swimming pool, and a cool, wide yard where I ate my breakfast most mornings.
Antigua has to be one of the loveliest places on earth to spend a holiday. The bright blue sea and the endless blue around the beach areas proved to be an excellent place for me to spend the long afternoons.
I had to hurry to do what I wanted to do before the holiday came to an end. I managed to visit the Sugar Mill and Shirley Heights on my last two days and yet found myself wondering whether I could extend for a few more days.
I rented a boat and came home after a day’s sailing, refreshed, looking forward to dinner. Everything is so pleasant on these beautiful islands, swept by the trade winds and warmed by the sun for so many summer months. The food just tasted better to me, perhaps because I was having such a great holiday. There was always someone to have a drink with---- that’s what I liked most

1. 1.

   Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned about the private holiday home the writer stayed in?

   1. A.
      It had a private swimming pool
   2. B.
      There were lots of restaurants near it
   3. C.
      The writer often had breakfast in its yard
   4. D.
      It supplied delicious seafood to the writer
2. 2.

   The word “extend” in Paragraph 4 probably means “______”

   1. A.
      make something last longer
   2. B.
      make you feel happy
   3. C.
      prevent from entering
   4. D.
      sell goods to foreign countries
3. 3.

   The most important reason for the writer to travel in Antigua was ______

   1. A.
      there was bright blue sea
   2. B.
      there was endless blue sky
   3. C.
      there were lots of lovely restaurants
   4. D.
      there were many people to drink with
4. 4.

   The passage is most likely to be taken from a part of ______

   1. A.
      a tour guide
   2. B.
      a travel diary
   3. C.
      a student’s report
   4. D.
      a health report

根据短文内容和首字母提示完成所缺单词。

George Ellet had a bright silver dollar for a New-year gift. He thought of all the fine things he might buy with it.

The ground was all covered with snow and e 1.   looked beautiful.

So George p 2.   on his hat, and ran into the street. As he went a  3.   the street, he met some boys throwing snowballs. George soon joined t  4.  . He sent a snowball at James Mason, but it missed him, and broke a window on the o   5.   side of the street. George was so frightened that he ran off as fast as he c   6.  .

S 7.  , George stopped because he was very sorry for what he had done. He said to h 8. , “I ought to go back, and pay for the glass I broke with my s 9..

At last he said, “It was w 10.  to break the window, though I did not mean to do it. I will go and pay for it. If it takes all my money, I will try not to be sorry.”

阅读短文，根据括号中的汉语意思填入单词，使短文意思完整、通顺。每空一词。

I remember when I was young, my parents used to focus on（关注）everything I did. I liked wearing bright red c 1., but they said the colour was too sharp. I loved listening to rock and roll, but they said it was too n 2.. I hated eating vegetables, but they said they were good for my h 3..

Later, I studied at a boy’s school. My parents always asked me to study hard. I felt stressed. Every night, I asked myself, “What’s wrong with me?” My parents always tells me that the things I do are b 4..I gave up many things I liked doing. My life was not as c 5. as my friends’ lives.

I studied psychology（心理学）when I was at university. I got very good marks, b 6. I still did not understand why my parents were so strict.

Then I got married and had two c 7.. I heard myself tell them, “Don’t talk on the phone so much! You should focus on your school work. Use your f 8. time to read…” I began to understand my p 9.. They told me what to do because they cared, just as I told my children what to do because I cared.

Young people, behind all the a 10. your parents give you, what they are really saying is, “We care about you and we love you.”