Many people like to travel during their vacations(假期). Some people travel in tour groups because they think it is safe and cheap. A tour guide takes care of the group and makes sure the group can see a lot of interesting and beautiful sights. Other people like traveling alone or with friends. If you travel by yourself, you are free to see what you want to see.

People travel for many reasons. Some people travel to learn more about other countries’ people, culture, food and languages. Some people travel for adventure(冒险). They want to do some different things, such as skiing, bungee jumping(蹦极跳) and mountain climbing. Other people like to shop when they travel. They look for new things or cheap ones.

There are different ways to travel. Some people take trains, boats or buses, some fly, and others drive cars. Some people like to travel slowly and spend a long time in each place, while others like to take quick tours and visit more places in a short time.

1.What does “sights” mean in Chinese in the first paragraph?

A. 视力 B. 看见 C. 风景 D. 情景

2.Why do some people like traveling alone ?

A.Because they want to see interesting sights.

B.Because they have different ways to travel.

C.Because they are free to see what they want to see.

D.Because they want to learn more about people from other countries.

3.According to the passage, people travel for_______.

A. adventure B. learning more about another country

C. Shopping D. all of the above

4.Some people take quick tours because_______.

A. they travel by car.

B. they like to visit many places in a short time

C. they have much time for travelling

D. they want to spend a long time in each place.

5.If a person travels for adventure, he may choose ______ to get a different experience.

A. eating B. shopping

C. bungee jumping D. sleeping

Gladys Holm was a secretary . She worked in an office all her life. Gladys made about $15,000 a year. She died when she was 86 years old. And she left a big surprise—$18 million! She gave the money to a children’s hospital.

Gladys Holm never got married or had any children. But she always liked children, and she wanted to help them. When her friend’s daughter was ill in hospital, Gladys brought her a toy bear. After that, she visited the hospital many times. Every time she visited, she brought toy bears for those children. After that, people started to call Gladys the “Toy Bear Lady”.

Gladys always gave toys and other presents to her friends but no one knew she had a lot of money. She lived in a small house outside Chicago. Everyone was very surprised when they learned that she was a millionaire. One of her friends said, “She always gave us nice presents and things, but we didn’t know she was rich.”

How did Gladys get so much money? She asked her boss how to make more money, and she listened to what he said. She bought the stocks (股票) that he told her to buy, and she got very rich. Before she died, she talked to her friends about “giving something to the children’s hospital”. No one knew that the “something” was $18 million!

1.Gladys Holm often visited the hospital and gave children toy bears because______.

A. she had too much money

B. she had a lot of toy bears

C. she liked children very much

D. she had never got married and had no children

2.People started to call Gladys the “Toy Bear Lady”_______.

A. after she died

B. after she visited the children in hospital many times

C. before her friend’s daughter was ill

B. before she worked with his boss

3.Everyone was surprised that________.

A. Gladys lived such a long life

B. Gladys had so much money

C. Gladys lived in a small house outside Chicago

D. Gladys always gave her friends nice presents

4. ________, so she got rich.

A. Gladys made $15,000 a year as a secretary

B. Gladys did another job in the hospital

C. Gladys got the money from the boss

D. Gladys did what the boss told her to do

5.When Gladys Holm became a millionaire,________.

A. she spent most of the money on nice presents and things

B. she stopped working

C. she still lived in the same way

D. she could hardly wait to tell her friends and family

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