D. personally
4. I really think driving from city to city with friends would _______ great fun.
A. do B. have C. make D. be
5. Saint Nicholas took three small bags of gold from his pouch and threw them _______ down the
chimney.
A. one in one
B. one after one
C. one by one
D. one before one
6. What do you think about a trip to a hunting cabin ____________?
A. in the mountains
B. in the mountain
C. on the mountains
D. under the mountain
7. On Halloween we let our imagination run _______________.
A. wild B. wildly
C. for wild
D. with wildness
8. The nobleman's wife had died of an illness, leaving him and his three daughters ________ despair.
A. in B. into C. with D. on
9. Halloween is the one night of the year _________ people think they may confront monsters and
ghosts.
A. which B. where C. when D. what
10. ___________, they do not compare with my favorite Halloween.
A. Great as those holidays are
B. Great those holidays are
C. Although great are those holidays
D. Though those holidays great,
11. Some planning can prevent a holiday _________ becoming a disaster.
A. to
B. from C. for D. on
12. Many factors led to the holiday blues. ________, there are the financial burdens.
A. To begin
B. To begin from
C. To begin with
D. Beginning
13. Some people look forward to __________ themselves with turkey on Thanksgiving.
A. stuffing B. stuff C. staffing D. staff
14. Nothing is perfectly safe, but the __________ record of the rides is pretty good.
A. safe B. safety C. saving D. save
15. I like to go _____ I have never been to before.
A. place
B. location C. where D. when
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Questioin 1
M: Look at those beautiful stamps. You are used to buying stamps of other countries
when you travel, aren't you? W: Not exactly. A friend of mine loves travel, and he helps me with collecting stamps of
other countries. Q: What do we learn about the woman? Questioin 2
W: Tim, this photo is taken in France, right?
M: No, I've been to most of the European countries like Germany, Spain, and England.
France is the next place to go. Q: Where does the man plan to go to? Questioin 3
W: I heard that you're flying to Hong Kong to spend the summer vacation.
M: I planned to, but since I spent most of my savings repairing my computer, I have to stay at home rather than travel in a big city. Q: What is the man's plan for the summer vacation? Questioin 4
W: You're going to New York all by yourself?
M: Well, at first I planned to go with some close friends, but they're busy writing papers
then. Then I wanted to join a tour there, but unfortunately they're all full. So at last I have to have my elder sister as company. Q: Who is going to New York with the man? Questioin 5
M: I have a thousand Yuan saved up now and have no idea where to go this May
holiday? W: That's a lot of money. If you plan carefully, you can visit quite a few places. Now that
you've visited some large cites like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, how about a trip to some smaller cities, like Hangzhou and Suzhou? Q: Which place does the woman suggest the man go to?
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