The exam will soon be finished and the summer holidays are coming. Boys and girls will have two months' holidays.

　　　 The summer holidays are the best part of the year for most children. The weather is usually good. You can spend most of your time playing if you live in the coun?try, out ill the woods and fields.The best place for a summer holiday ,however, is the seaside. Some children are lucky enough to live near the sea. but for the other; who do not, a week or two at one of the big beaches or something that they will talk about for the whole of the following year.

In England, it is not only the rich who ran take their children to the seaside; if a factory worker or a bus driver.，a street cleaner or a waiter wants to take his wife and chil?dren to Southland, or Other places. He is usually quite able to do so.

Now. what is it that children like so much about the seaside? I think it is the sand, sea and the sun more than any other things. Of course. there are lots of new things to see. nice things to eat. and exciting things to do, but it is the feeling of sand under one's feet, of salt water on one's skin. and of the warm sun on one's back that make the seaside what it is.

Fill in the blank with the suitable words according to the passage.

1. The favorite time of the year for children is [1]_________ [2]__________.

2. The [3]________ in summer is [4]_________ in the passage.

3. The writer thinks the children [5]_________ the [6]_________ are lucky.

4. The writer hints (暗示 ) that not only the [7]__________ but also the [8]_______ can go to the seaside.

5. The main thing that makes children like the seaside is the feeling of [9]________, salt water and [10]___________.

If you visit Twinsburg.0hio.in August, you will  think that you are seeing double. This is where the Twins Day Festival takes place. It is the biggest gathering of twins  in the world. Every year, about 2500 to 3000 sets of identical (完全相同 ) twins come to the festival. There are too little babies, children, teenagers (青少年 ). There are even twins who are over 90 years old.                            

The Twins Day Festival is like one big party. People  meet old friends and make new friends. There are competitions to see which twills look the most alike and which twins look the least alike. People eat hot dogs. play games. and take pictures together.

Some twins go to the festival hoping to find love.   VI Finding someone to love is difficult for twins, because twins are very close. "Being a twin is very special,  one  twin said. "it s hard for a non-twin to understand this special relationship. " Non—twins who marry twins often feel lonely and left out. Many twins and non—twins who marry get divorced (离婚). Many twins never marry because they are so happy with their twins.

At the Twins Day Festival .some twins are lucky and find love. Doug and Phil Malm met their wives Jill and Jena, at the festival. Doug explains how it happened. "We first met Jena and Jill on Friday night. Then we met them again several times on the weekend .”The two sets of twins fell in love ,and Doug and Phil asked Jill and Jena to marry them . Doug and Phil thought they asked, “Will you marry me ?”    What they really said was, “Will you marry us?”

Answer the following questions according to the passage.

1.what are the ages of the people who go to the festival?

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2.Name three things people do at the festival.

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3.Why is finding love difficult for twins?

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4.What often happens when twins marry non-twins

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5. What did Doug and Phil  ask Jill and Jena?

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Tina was born in 1939 in Tennessee. She went to high school in 1955, met Turner and joined his group .Five years later, they had their first hit record(一举成名的唱片),"A Fool in Love". In the 1960s and 1970s Tina and Turner had more hit records. But, Tina was not very happy. Her husband. Turner, cook control of her life and was often violent (暴力的) to her. In 1975. with only 36 cents in her pocket, she decided to leave him. It was the lowest point of her life.   For the next few years, she  worked on the own in small clubs, sometimes seven days a week. She also became a Buddhist (佛教徒). In 1984 she  made a solo (独唱 ) record. "Private Dancer" .and it was a    great success, winning three Grammy awards . Suddenly, Tina was more successful than ever. In recent years she has toured the world, made more successful albums  been in films and even written her autobiography ( 自传). I. Tina. She is certainly a rock legend (传奇式人物).

Judge the following sentences true  or false according to the passage.                                                       

(  )1. Tina went to high school when she  was fifteen,      

(  )2. Turner and Tina had their first hit record in 1960.   

(  )3. Turner and Tina didn't have .1 good personal relationship.

(  )4. After she left Turner. Tina joined another group, 

(  )5. Tina had more success when she was with Turner.  

Drivers Wanted

1. Clean driving license.

2. Must he of smart (帅气) appearance.

3. Aged over 25.

4. Apply to(申请):Capes taxi.17 Palace. Roston.

Choose the heat answer.

(　 ) 1. If you are 26 years old and want to be a teacher, you should apply to ____.

A. Capes Taxi. 17 Palace Road . Roston

B Recruitment Office, Southern Airlines. Healthrow Airport West.HR 37KK

C. The Director of studies 279 Canal Street, Roston

D. any of the three

( )2.what prevents(阻碍)Jack, an experienced taxi driver, working for Capes Taxis?

A. Fond of beer and wine.

B. Punished for speeding and wrong parking

C. Unable to speak a foreign language

D. Not having college education.

( )3. Ben ,aged 22, fond of swimming and driving ,has just graduated from teacher’s a college. Which job might be given to him.

　 A. Driving for capes Taxis.

　 B. Working for Southern Airlines.

　 C. Teaching.

　 D. None of the three

( )4. What prevents Mary ,aged 25, becoming an air hostess ?

　 A. She once broke a traffic law and was fined(罚款)

　 B. she can only speak English

　 C. she swims well

　 D. she doesn’t feel like flying aboard.

( )5. which of the following is not mentioned in these advertisements?

　 A. Marriage B. Male or female C. Education D. working experience

用适当的句子，补全对话(10分)            [D: doctor    W: woman]

　　D: Good morning. What’s your trouble?

　　W: I don’t feel very well.

　　D:1　__________________　?

　　W: Yes, I have. My temperature is a little higher.

　　D: Open your mouth and say“Ah”.

　　W: Aahh.

　　D:2　__________________　?

　　W: Ever since last night.

　　D: Did you sleep well?

　　W: No. I was very tired last night.

　　D: Oh, I see. 3　___________________　?

　　W: Can you tell me how I got a cold?

　　D: Maybe you overworked(使过度疲劳)yourself.

　　W:I think so. I have too much work to do every day. Do I have to stay at home?

　　D: Yes.  You’d better stay at home for two or three days.

　　W:4　_________________  ?

　　D: No. I don’t think it is too serious. But you really need a good rest and take this medicine.

　　W:5　____________________　?

　　D: Three times a day.

　　W: OK. Thank you.

从A---G中选出恰当的选项：

Jim: Jack 1______

Jack: Sure, go ahead.

Jim: I want to have a look at what’s on this weekend. Let me see now.

Jack: 2______

Jim: The Red Roses are giving a performance at the People’s Theatre. 3______

Jack: They are pop group. They are said to be very good. 4______

Jim: 7 p.m. 5______

Jack: Yes, I’ll be free then. I’ll meet you at the theatre at 6:30.

Jim: Good! See you then. Bye.

Lifts are very useful. Why? Think about a ___31___ building. You work ___32___ the thirtieth floor. Maybe you can walk up all the stairs ___33__. But can you climb thirty __34___ to your office every day?  Of course not.

In an old lift, a worker is needed. He or she operates it ___35___. In a modern lift, there is no __36___. People can operate it ___37___.

Do you know ___38___ to use a lift? OK, let me tell you. ___39___, you want to go to the twelfth floor from the ground floor. First, you must press the button ▲, then the door opens. After that, you can __40___ the lift. Third, you press the  >< , and the ___41___ closes. Fourth, you press the number 12, then the lift takes you up to the ___42___ floor. When the door opens again, you can get out of the lift. If you want to ___43___ down to the first floor, you must press the ▼ , then do the __44____. It will take you down there. It is very easy and __45___. Now can you use it?

31. A. small                      B. tall                     C. long                   D. nice

32. A. for                         B. to                       C. of                     D. on

33. A. one time                 B. much time          C. all the time          D. on time

34. A. building                  B. metres               C. steps                 D. floors

35. A. in and out               B. up and down       C. on and off          D. here and there

36. A. worker                 B. student              C. teacher               D. farmer

37. A. himself                   B. herself                C. themselves          D. ourselves

38. A. how                      B. what                  C. where                D. when

39. A. In the end               B. By the way         C. For example        D. As usual

40. A. get into                  B. get up                 C. get out of           D. get off

41. A. window                 B. door                   C. gate                   D. box

42. A. twelve                    B. twenty                C. twelfth                D. twentieth

43. A. run                       B. take                   C. walk                  D. go

44. A. first                       B. different             C. next                   D. same

45. A. slow                     B. hard                  C. fast                   D. free

 Do you know what ______?

A. his favourite song is       B. is his favourite song

C. his favourite song         D. his most favourite song is

 I hate people ______ talk much but do little.

A. who       B. that      C. which        D. whose

 My money is not the only thing ______ is missing.

A. which      B. that      C. who         D. whose