When I was a boy, every holiday I had seemed wonderful. My 36 took me by train or by car to a hotel by the 37 . All day I 38 on the sands（沙滩） with strange 39 children. We made houses and gardens, and 40 the tide（潮汐） destroy them. When the tide went out, we 41 over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
In those days the 42 seemed to shine always brightly 43 the water was always warm. Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country, 44 ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were 45 in one’s pockets or good places where we could 46 ice creams. Each day was very happy.
Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good 47 is much the same as it was. I 48 like the sun and warm sand and the sound of 49 beating the rocks. I no longer wish to 50 any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. 51 , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I 52 what my ideal (理想的) holiday will be like when I am 53 . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about 54 who make houses and gardens with sands, 55 watch the incoming tide…
1.
A. teacher B. parents C. nurse D. younger sister
2.
A. sea B. lake C. mountain D. river
3.
A. played B. slept C. sat D. stood
4.
A. moving B. excited C. angry D. nervous
5.
A. made B. brought C. watched D. heard
6.
A. rolled B. looked C. turned D. climbed
7.
A. light B. sun C. moon D. lamp
8.
A. and B. yet C. but D. or
9.
A. exploring B. examining C. repairing D. measuring
10.
A. sweets B. sand C. ice-creams D. money
11.
A. make B. sell C. buy D. offer
12.
A. house B. holiday C. garden D. tide
13.
A. hardly B. almost C. still D. perhaps
14.
A. waves B. wind C. hands D. feet
15.
A. destroy B. fix C. use D. build
16.
A. But B. However C. Otherwise D. Besides
17.
A. wonder B. feel C. understand D. believe
18.
A. strong B. weak C. young D. old
19.
A. children B. boys C. girls D. grown-ups
20.
A. that B. which C. whom D. who
Every means ______ tried but without much result.
A. has been B. have been C. are D. is
______ is to attend our evening.
A. both the singer and the dancer B. Either the singer or dancers
C. The singer or dancers D. The singer and dancer
If you keep __________ English, you can learn English well.
A. practising speak B. practising speaking
C. practising to speak D. to practise spoken
__________ the assignment made his father lose his temper.
A. The boy’s not having done B. The boy not having done
C. The boy’s having not done D. The boy having not done
With the improvement of people’s living conditions, most mothers _______ in hospitals.
A. have delivered their babies B. have born their babies
C. have their babies born D. have their babies delivered
