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Most American families like to have a vacation in summer. Summer is a good season for vacation. It is
often hot during the months of July and August. Children do not go to school during these two months.
Some people like to stay at home during their vacation. They walk in the garden,visit their friends, read
books or watch TV. Many families take their lunch to a park or somewhere far from the city. They like to
get where there are many trees or a nice lake. If they live near the ocean, they often go to the beach. There
they can fish,swim or enjoy the sun.
Many Americans like to meet people from other countries like Mexico or Canada. Some people have
enough time and money to travel to other countries like Frence, Japan or Argentina. They usually fly to the
countries by plane. The United States is a large county. Many families travel by car or by train to see
interesting places in their country. Some favorite cities to visit are New York, Chicago, Miami, San Francisco
and Los Angeles. These big cities have many famous buildings, theaters, stores and other places of interest
for tourists.
Not everyone likes to go to busy cities. Some families travel to the mountains or to beautiful valleys.
They usually take a camera and return with many nice pictures of the places they visit. It is always fun to
put the pictures in an album (相册) and share them with friends.
1. From the passage we know that children don't go to school during________.
A. the months of July and August
B. the months of June and July
C. the month of August and September
D. the month of July
2. Argentina is a ________.
A. city
B. village
C. country
D. town
3. Not everyone likes to go to busy cities. This sentence tells us that ________.
A. no one likes to go to busy cities
B. Everybody likes to go to busy cities
C. many people like to go to busy cities but not all like to go to
D. the United States is a large country indeed.
4. The underlined word "tourist" means "________".
A. 建筑师
B. 旅游者
C. 诗人
D. 商人
5. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. All the Americans like to meet people from other countries.
B. Americans like to travel to some mountains and valleys.
C. Americans really like to travel during their vacation.
D. If the people live near the ocean.they like to stay at home.
