We have a two-day holiday every week. We don’t have any lessons on Saturdays or Sundays, so every weekend I have a good time.

On weekends, I like taking a trip. I sometimes go to the country with my classmates by bus to breathe(呼吸)the fresh air, watch the green hills and the blue sea, and walk in the beauty of the countryside. Sometimes I go for a picnic in the open air with my friends by bike. There we draw many pictures and take photos. Sometimes I go to visit a place of interest with my parents by car.

Sometimes on Saturdays, I take a long trip with my parents. We don’t go home at night and make a fire on the hill. We sit around it, singing and dancing happily. If we feel tired, we get together, look at the stars and chat for a long time, and then sleep for a few hours.

My weekends are always full of interest and happiness.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1.Why does the writer have a good time every weekend?

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2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word“beauty”in Chinese?

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3.How does the writer go for a picnic?

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4.If the writer and his parents feel tired, what do they do?

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5.Do you have a two-day holiday every week? If so, what do you often do?

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Some time ago, my wife and I traveled to visit my sister. We had taken more clothes than we needed and struggled onto the rain.
In front of us, in a face-to-face seat, ___16__ six young men in their early 20s. They were strong and ___17__ , and I disliked them immediately. They were laughing loudly, obviously ___18__ themselves and they __19___a foreign language.
As we went quickly __20__ the countryside, I kept an eye on them as they joked around. Sometimes they took a look in our direction. When two of them go out ___21__ ,  relaxed a little. The rest of them ___22__ to laugh and joke in their own language.
When we finally arrived at our ___23__ ,only one of them was left on the train. He was obviously ___24____ too and as I struggled towards him with my heavy luggage(行李), he reached out and asked in English “Want a hand with that, mate?”
He____25___ the heavier bag up the station steps for us. We were pleasantly surprised and very grateful.

I’ll go to visit my aunt in England _____ the summer holidays start..

A．while             B．since.             C．until             D．as soon as