Today Chinese people can enjoy longer holidays, such as the three “God Week Holidays”: May Day, the Spring Festival and National Day. They have more time  1  .Rising incomes (收入) also make   2  possible for ordinary Chinese people to travel abroad(國(guó)外).

Zhang Haitao. a middle school student in Shanghai will go to Japan with his parents  3  the Spring Festival . “Overseas touring has always been a dream of  4  ,” Zhang Haitao said.

“ 5 will you go to Japan ,by air or by ship ?” I asked him.

“by ship, Traveling by ship is more   6  than a rushed trip by air .

“but a plane is much   7  than a ship .”

“Yes ,but you can’t see much during the   8  , while a sea trip will make you happier ,because you can see waves ,island and even big fish.”

“Will you travel at your own expense (費(fèi)用)?”

“Certainly,  9  my father ‘s job is to recycle rubbish ,I’m very proud of him .He has saved   10  money in the last three years, What’s more ,he has made a contribution by protecting our environment.”

1 A travel               B travels                  C to travel                   D traveled

2 A them            B it                     C this                      D that

3 A during          B from                  C at                       D to

4 A my            B I                      C me                      D mine

5 A How           B What                   C When                   D Where

6 A dangerous      B enjoyable               C difficult                  D frustrating

7 A fast           B. faster                  C fastest                    D slower

8 A night           B day                    C holidays                 D light

9 A Because         B Although               C But                     D So

10 A a little          B many                     C  lots of                 D a few