With July comes the exam. When the exams finish, the summer vacation begins. Boys and girls have
two months to rest. The summer vacation is the best part of the year for most children. The weather is
usually good. They can swim, go to summer camp or visit other places with their parents.
     Of course, the beaches are good places to relax. Some children are lucky to live near the sea. They
can enjoy the sea at anytime. But for the children who live far from the sea, they go to the beaches for
one or two weeks with their parents.
     Why do children like spending their summer vacation on the beaches? It is because they like the sand,
the sun, the cool wind and the salt water. There are lots of new things to see, nice things to eat, and
exciting things to do.

1. School children usually have examinations _____.        

A. in July                   
B. before July          
C. after July                 
D. by July

2. How long is the summer vacation?          

A. Two weeks.          
B. Two months.          
C. Three months.          
D. One or two weeks.

3. Why do children like summer vacation?         

A. Because the weather is good.           
B. Because it is long.           
C. Because they have lots of activities and the weather is good.           
D. Because they can go to the beaches.

4. Children who live near the beaches can enjoy the sea _____.         

A. at anytime they want         
B. for one or two weeks          
C. two months          
D. one month

5. Which of the following is NOT true?         

A. Children like going to the beaches only because they can see lots of new things.          
B. Most parents can take their children to the beaches and they can enjoy the sea at any  time.          
C. Children like summer vacation best.          
D. Children can swim and enjoy the sand, wind, and water on the beaches.

     Nick is a 14-year-old school boy.  His life is full of exams and studies on weekdays. He has little free
time.  He thinks playing computer games is the best way to make him relax. When he has free time, he
sits in front of the computer. Just like that way, he neither eats nor drinks for several hours.
      Last weekend, he played games on the computer again. He was too excited and didn't want to move.
He didn't have anything for six hours. When he had to go to the bathroom, he found he could not move.
He was taken to the hospital. The doctor told him he should do some more different kinds of activities.
In other words, he needs more exercise and outdoor activities to make him have a healthy body.
     After coming back from the hospital, Nick follows the doctor's advice. He often plays soccer with his
friends. Sometimes he still plays computer games on weekends, but he never does it for long. Now, he
lives a happy and healthy life.

1. How old is Nick?         

A. 13.      
B. 14.      
C. 15.      
D. 16.

2. Nick likes ____ in his free time.        

A. riding a bike         
B. playing the guitar         
C. playing computer games         
D. having a school trip

3. Who took Nick to the hospital?       

A. His dad.           
B. His mom.         
C. His neighbor.    
D. We are not sure.

4. Why was Nick taken to the hospital?         

A. Because he was too excited.         
B. Because he had a cold in the morning.         
C. Because he was too nervous of his studies.         
D. Because he couldn't move after playing computer games so long.

5. Nick should ____ to follow the doctor's advice.         

A. go to a movie    
B. listen to music         
C. take more exercise
D. play computer games

                                                            Tom's weekend  
     Are you often free on weekends? Tom had a busy weekend last week. (A) On Saturday morning,
he went to visit his grandmother with his parents.    
     His grandmother lives in a beautiful village (村庄).  Tom went to the mountains with his cousin. After
dinner, he went shopping at Huangcheng Supermarket. In the evening, he saw an interesting comedy.
Xiao Shenyang is in the comedy. On Sunday morning, Tom wanted to play soccer, but (B) it was rained
very hard, so he had to stay at home. He wanted to play the guitar, but he couldn't find his guitar. So he
did some reading and watched TV. In the afternoon, (C) 他帮助妈妈做家务，然后和爸爸下棋。
In the evening, he studied for the coming math test, (D) then it was time to go to bed.

1. 对划线部分(A)处的黑体部分提问。
    On Saturday morning, ________ _______ he _______ with his parents?
2.   划线部分(B)处有错误，请改成正确的句子。
    _______________________________________________
3. 将(C)处译成英语。
    _______________________________________________
4. 将(D)处译成汉语。
    _______________________________________________
5. What did Tom do on Sunday morning?
   _______________________________________________

     Li Ming went to Shanghai for her vacation. The first day the weather was terrible! It was cloudy
and raining. Li Ming took a bus to the museum. The museum was crowded but very interesting. It was
hot and sunny the next day. Li Ming went to the beach. She played soccer and went skateboarding. It
was great! The last day she visited her aunt and uncle. It was boring, but at night they went to the movies. They saw a very funny comedy.

(     )1. The weather was  humid (潮湿的) on the first day.
(     )2. There were many people in the museum.              
(     )3. Li Ming played sports on the beach the next day.  
(     )4. Li Ming enjoyed the day with her aunt and uncle.  
(     )5. The movie was kind of sad.                        

     I have a good friend.  Her name is May. She is thirteen. And her father and mother both teach
English in a middle school in China now. They all love China very much.
    May is a clever and beautiful girl. She is tall. She has short curly yellow hair. Her mouth is small. Her
eyes are big. She has a round face. She looks like her mother a lot and her mother is Chinese.
    May's favorite color is green. Her favorite sport Is volleyball. She likes watching TV. She's always
happy and I like her very much.

1. How old is May?
    _______________________________________
2. What do May's parents do?
    _______________________________________
3. What color is May's hair?
    _______________________________________
4. Who does May look like?
    _______________________________________
5. What is May's favorite sport?
    _______________________________________

     Linda was born (出生) in Paris. It was her 1______ (14) birthday. She 2______ (invite) her friends 
to her party a few days ago. Her parents  3______ (be) busy yesterday.     
     They were ready for the party. They  4______  (buy) some fish, chicken, beef, vegetables, drinks 
and fruits. Everything was ready. They  5______ (put) all the food and drinks on the table. And there 
was a nice birthday cake on the table, too.     
     It was ten to eight and the party began. The girl stood by the window and  6______ (look) out. She  
 7______ (see) her friends  8______ (jump). She ran to meet  9______ (they) at the door. Her parents
 could  10______  (hear) the children say "Happy birthday to you!" outside.

     Many people do not like to stay at home on holidays. They want to go out to see something
different or do something exciting. So people from the country go to the city and people from the city
go to the country for holidays. During the holidays, trains, buses and planes are all very busy. It is very
hard to buy train tickets or air tickets. Many people take cars or buses for travelling.    
     Last May Day my family went to the country by car for our holidays. There was too much traffic
on the road, so we had to move very slowly. It took us about an hour to get out of the town. After some
time, we came to a farm. It was clean and beautiful. The animals were very cute, and we thought it was
a nice place for a picnic, so we stopped and took the food, fruit and drinks out of the car. We sat down
under a big green tree and began to eat. Suddenly (突然)a strong wind blew and soon it started to rain.
We had to run back to our car and had our picnic in the car. Then we drove back home. We had a trip
like this. How bad it was.

1. Many people don't like to stay at home on holidays because ____.        

A. they have much money        
B. the weather is very cool        
C. they want to see something new        
D. they don't want to see different people

2. The family went to ____ for holidays last May Day.        

A. a beach park               
B. the country        
C. the city                      
D. a village

3. Last May Day the family trip was ____.        

A. interesting    
B. relaxing        
C. awful    
D. exciting

4. It's hard to buy train tickets or air tickets because ____.        

A. there are only few tickets        
B. many people want to go by train or plane        
C. it's cheap to take a train or plane        
D. it's fun to take a train or plane

5. The underlined word "blew" means ____.        

A. 蓝色    
B. 刮风        
C. 吹气   
D. 卷起

     How did I spend my summer holiday? I went to v_____ my grandparents and spent my holidays
 there. The weather there w_____hot and rainy. B_____ we had many activities during the holiday.     
     I g_____  up at 6: 30, then took a w_____ in the park. After breakfast, I read English and  Chinese, 
and then did math homework, then I spent the afternoon outside.  I w_____ swimming or went fishing 
with my father. There was a big house n_____  the river. S_____ we went there, ate in the house and 
listened t_____   music. We w_____ very happy.