Question

   “Homestay is a form of studyabroad program. It allows the visitor to stay with a local family to better understand the local lifestyle. It also helps to improve the visitor’s language ability. If you wish to learn more about foreign cultures or get foreign experience,you should join this kind of holiday. 1 ，” said a teacher during a school meeting last term.

    After this meeting, 2 .At last,I had such a chance to go on such a holiday with some of my schoolmates last month. We went to London,a place where I had wanted to go since years ago.

    After we got to London,we went to stay with different families. I was lucky that my host family (寄宿家庭) was a white couple who had a daughter about my age. 3 . They were interested in me and I learnt a lot of things from them,too.

    4   .After breakfast,a local teacher would come to take us in his car. Then we would have classes or go on a sightseeing trip to different places of interest like Big Ben,London Bridge,and Buckingham Palace. We would go back to our own homes after the activities.

    The holiday was a valuable experience for me. 1 enjoyed every minute of it. 5 .Three weeks later,we had to leave“home” for Hong Kong.

   A. Yes,time really flew fast

   B. I am sure you won’t be disappointed

   C. I always thought about this kind of holiday

   D. It took me 8 hours to fly to London

   E. They treated me as a daughter of their family

   F. The holiday was filled with activities every day

1.       2.       3.       4.       5.      

Answer 1

1. B  由上文的“你应该参加这类假期”可推测，下文应预测假期不会让人失望。

2. C  由下文的“最终，‘我’有了一次机会……”可知，“我”一直在盼望着这类假期。

3. E  由上文的“他们有一个和‘我’同龄的女儿”可推测，他们把“我”也当作自己的女儿一样看待。

4. F  由下文的一些活动可推测，每天都有一些活动。

5. A  由下改的“三个星期后，我们不得不离开……”可推测，这里指时间过得真快。