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　　“Homestay is a form of study abroad program．It allows the visitor to rent a room from a local(当地的)family to better understand the local lifestyle．It also helps to improve the visitor's language ability,” said a teacher during a school meeting last term．” Students who wish to learn more about foreign cultures or to get foreign experience should join this kind of holiday．I am sure you won't be disappointed(失望的)．”

　　After this special meeting, I always thought about this kind of holiday．Last month, I had a chance at last to go on such a holiday with some of my schoolmates and we went to London, a place where I had wanted to go since years ago．

　　As we were still young, we had a group leader who planned things for us and looked after us．After we got to London, we went to stay with different families．I was lucky that my host family(寄宿家庭)was a white couple who had a daughter about my age．They treated me as a daughter of their family during my stay there．They were interested in me and I learnt a lot of things from them, too．

　　The holiday was filled with activities every day．After breakfast, a local teacher would come to take us in his car．Then we would have classes or go on a sight-seeing trip to different places of interest like the Big Ben, the London Bridge, and the Buckingham Palace．We would go back to our own homes after the activities．

　　The holiday was a valuable experience for me．I enjoyed every minute of it．Yet, time really flew fast．Three weeks later, we had to leave “home” for Hong Kong．

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阅读理解。

　　Many teenagers(青少年)feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends．They believe that their family members(家庭成员), and in particular(尤其是)their parents, don’t know them as well as their friends do．In large families, it is quite common(普通的)for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for advice(意见)．

　　It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a circle of friends．Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone．This communication(交际)is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss(讨论)things too difficult to say to their family members．

　　However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them．Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends．The question of“choice”is an interesting one．Have you ever thought of the following questions?

　　Who choose your friends?

　　Do you choose your friends or do your friends choose you?

　　Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like?

　　Your answers are welcome．

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