My parents have always loved everything about India, so a year ago we went on holiday there. It’s a wonderful    15  with beautiful scenes and interesting people . However, I didn’t enjoy Indian  16  very much.

On the second day we planned to see an old palace. At the  17  they said. “If you go by train, it’ll take you only two hours to get there.” However, the hot   18  took over four hours. I was very  19  when we got there , so we had some rice and vegetables with bread in a small restaurant. We were  20  to find it was quite nice. I wasn’t full up though and I saw a man nearby eating some little meatballs.

I said to my dad, “I’ve been eating rice all week. Can I have some meatballs please?”

Well, they looked delicious so I ate the first one very  21  . I was just putting the second one in my mouth when I felt myself  22 —my mouth was on fire! I started to cough（咳嗽）and there were tears (淚水)in my eyes. I couldn’t  23  how spicy (辛辣的) it was!

I drank about ten glasses of water but the worst thing was everyone was laughing at me. You couldn’t make me eat another Indian meatball for all the   24   in the world!

1.                A．town           B．city            C．country   D．restaurant

2.                A．food           B．scenes         C．people   D．costumes

3.                A．palace         B．hotel           C．a(chǎn)irport   D．entrance

4.                A．sail            B．walk           C．drive D．ride

5.                A．hungry         B．curious         C．cheerful  D．nervous

6.                A．shocked        B．surprised       C．bored    D．tired

7.                A．quietly         B．easily          C．quickly   D．gently

8.                A．burning        B．watering        C．crying    D．smiling

9.                A．feel           B．believe         C．think D．know

10.               A．diet           B．luck           C．time  D．money

My parents have always loved everything about India, so a year ago we went on holiday there. It’s a wonderful    15  with beautiful scenes and interesting people . However, I didn’t enjoy Indian  16  very much.
On the second day we planned to see an old palace. At the  17  they said. “If you go by train, it’ll take you only two hours to get there.” However, the hot   18  took over four hours. I was very  19  when we got there , so we had some rice and vegetables with bread in a small restaurant. We were  20  to find it was quite nice. I wasn’t full up though and I saw a man nearby eating some little meatballs.
I said to my dad, “I’ve been eating rice all week. Can I have some meatballs please?”
Well, they looked delicious so I ate the first one very  21  . I was just putting the second one in my mouth when I felt myself  22 —my mouth was on fire! I started to cough（咳嗽）and there were tears (淚水)in my eyes. I couldn’t  23  how spicy (辛辣的) it was!
I drank about ten glasses of water but the worst thing was everyone was laughing at me. You couldn’t make me eat another Indian meatball for all the   24   in the world!

I have known Ting for a long time. She was a friend of mine in high school. Ting used to see me as her best friend in my class because, as she said , it was easy to be friends with me . Therefore ,when we had time in school,she often came to me and we would talk about many things. Though I didn’t have special feelings about this friend, I was fine with this because I didn’t see the reason why I should say “no” to a friend I didn’t hate.

But there was a while when she came to me, and usually said nothing meaningful. I started to feel tired and then tried not to meet her. After that she never came to me. Though guilty, I started to feel free about my life and never thought of anything about her feeling.

After a month or two, I heard from other friends that Ting’s father had passed away six months before. I was so shocked! Then I suddenly realized why Ting had often come to me but said nothing special. She needed my company (陪伴). I felt so bad about myself that I went to find her the next day. But I only found that she had moved away to another place.

At that time, I found myself so selfish that I only thought of myself but didn’t even try to ask a friend what happened in her life.

1.“I was fine with this because ….” What does “this” mean here?

A. Ting’s coming to the writer.???????? ????????????? B. The things Ting said.

C. The writer’s own feeling.??????????? ????????????? D. Ting is easy to be with.

2.What did the writer think of Ting in the beginning?

A. The writer didn’t like Ting.

B. The writer felt bored with Ting.

C. Ting was considered the best friend.

D. The writer had no special feelings about Ting.

3.What is the story about?

A. About happiness.???????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. About friends.

C. About the meaning of life.????????????? ????????????? ??? ????????????? D. About how to be with friends.

4.Which is NOT true according to the passage????????

A. Ting is not the writer’s best friend.

B. Ting told the writer that her father died.

C. The writer didn’t care enough about her friend.

D. The writer is sorry for what she has done to her friend.

1.The other day , I met an old friend of mine on my way home.

2.I enjoy living in the countryside，but I can’t go shopping in big stores if I don’t

travel for a long time．

3.—I like to eat fish and chips in the open air．What about you?

—Me, too．

4.—Li Na won the tennis championship in the French Open on June 4, 2011.

—We take pride in her. She is the first Asian professional tennis player to win it.

5.—Could you please wash the dishes?

— OK. I’ll do them in a minute.

My parents have always loved everything ab out India, so a year ago we went on holiday there. It’s a wonderful 　 15 with beautiful scenes and interesting people . However, I didn’t enjoy Indian 16 very much.

On the second day we planned to see an old palace. At the 17 they said. “If you go by train, it’ll take you only two hours to get there.” However, the hot 　18 took over four hours. I was very 19 when we got there , so we had some rice and vegetables with bread in a small restaurant. We were 20 to find it was quite nice. I wasn’t full up though and I saw a man nearby eating some little meatballs.

I said to my dad, “I’ve been eating rice all week. Can I have some meatballs please?”

Well, they looked delicious so I ate the first one very 21 . I was just putting the second one in my mouth when I felt myself 22 —my mouth was on fire! I started to cough（咳嗽）and there were tears (淚水)in my eyes. I couldn’t 23 how spicy (辛辣的) it was!

I drank about ten glasses of water but the worst thing was everyone was laughing at me. You couldn’t make me eat another Indian meatball for all the 　24　 in the world!

15.A. town　　　　　 B. city　　　　　 C. country　　　　　　 D. restaurant

16.A. food　　　　　　 B. scenes　　　 C. people　　　　　　　 D. costumes

17.A. palace　　　　　 B. hotel　　　　 C. airport　　　　　　　 D. entrance

18 .A. sail　　　　　　 B. walk　　　　 C. drive　　　　　　　　 D. ride

19. A. hungry　　　 B. curious　　　 C. cheerful　　　　　 D. nervous

20.A.shocked　　　　 B. surprised　 C. bored　　　　　　　 D. tired

21.A. quietly　　　　 B. easily　　　　 C. quickly　　　　　　 D. gently

22.A. burning　　　　 B. watering　　 C. crying　　　　　　　 D. smiling

23.A. feel　　　　　　　　　　 B. believe C. think　　　　　　　　 D. know

24. A. diet　　　　　　 B. luck　　　　　 C. time　　　　　　　　 D. money