—Why were you late for school yesterday?

—Because it rained really ________．

A. hard B. hardly C. heavy D. big

—When did your uncle ________ in Shanghai?

—The day before yesterday.

A. arrive B. get

C. reach D. arrived

There were quite ________ baby pigs on the farm and they were very cute.

A. little B. a little

C. a few D. few

—Hi, Diana, how was your summer holiday?

—________！ I enjoyed myself in the sea very much.

A. Good idea B. Wait a minute

C. That's too bad D. Pretty good

They ________ a good time because it rained heavily.

A. didn't have B. have

C. had D. don't have

Hurry up. It seems ________ soon.

A. rains B. rain

C. raining D. to rain

We had great fun ________ in the water.

A. play B. swimming

C. sang D. swam

The boy missed his bus ________ playing games with his friends.

A. because B. because of

C. so D. if

Hi, my name is Jeff. Last summer I had a ______ vacation. I went across the USA ______ my parents by car. We drove six to eight ______ a day. In big cities, we stayed in big hotels. The food ______ usually delicious. Most of the hotels had swimming pools and game rooms. I played there happily. But there were ______ people in the hotels, so we often had to sleep in one room. And it was expensive, ______．Sometimes, we ______ in a small cabin(小木屋) in the mountains. I really loved it. The cabin was clean ______ quiet. We had two rooms, so I could get up late in the morning. But I always got up early ______ we wanted to go swimming. There was a beautiful lake ______ the cabin. We also went fishing and cooked food outside.

1.A. great B. well C. really D. lazy

2.A. by B. with C. of D. from

3.A. years B. months C. hours D. weeks

4.A. were B. are C. is D. was

5.A. lots of B. kind of C. a little D. much

6.A. so B. too C. also D. then

7.A. worked B. studied C. stayed D. cleaned

8.A. but B. or C. not D. and

9.A. so B. because C. after D. before

10.A. near B. on C. in D. under

Dear Paul，

I can't believe my trip is over. I arrived in China just two weeks ago! I was with a group from Country Museum. We went to the Palace Museum and the Great Wall. They were cool and I learned a lot. I'm tired. But I loved every minute of my trip.

Best wishes!

Joe

Dear Luis，

My Australian vacation is just over, and I'm very relaxed! I spent my whole vacation in Kauai.

Every day for a week I played beach volleyball, lay on the beach and ate different kinds of food.

I also went swimming. I feel great.

Sue

Dear Michael，

Alaska is fantastic! I was just on a trip in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge(北極國(guó)家野生生物保護(hù)區(qū)). There were six people on the trip. We hiked(徒步旅行) for ten days. Then we took little boats to the Arctic Ocean. I saw a lot of wildlife. Now I'm going to another place.

See you in three weeks!

Kevin

1.Where was Joe on her vacation?

A. In Alaska. B. In Kauai.

C. In Beijing. D. We don't know.

2.Did Joe enjoy her vacation?

A. Yes, she did. B. No, she didn't.

C. Yes, he did. D. We don't know.

3.Sue was in Kauai for ________．

A. a day B. two days

C. three weeks D. a week

4.What didn't Sue do in Kauai?

A. Saw Wildlife.

B. Ate different kinds of food.

C. Went swimming.

D. Played beach volleyball.

5.A group of ________ people took a trip in the Arcitic National Woldlife Refuge.

A. six B. five

C. seven D. a lot of