One great need in the lives of most people is change and variety（多樣化），so holidays play an important part in our lives．We work hard during the year，so we feel tired and stressed（有力的）at times．We need holidays to relax，even if they only last for a few days This is especially true for women who，if they could get away from their husbands，children and family for even one week in the year，would feel much happier．

Holidays have many good results．Firstly，they can improve the economy（經(jīng)濟(jì)）．If there were no holidays，people would have little time to spend the money they earn．Secondly，holidays allow people to relax after working hard throughout the year．During and after the holidays，people feel more relaxed and energetic；they then bring this energy to work when they continue working．Lastly，holidays help people learn how to enjoy life．Most people improve their relationships with their other family members during holidays．

However，holidays also have bad aspects（方面）For example，many people said that they couldn’t enjoy shopping or travelling because there were so many people shopping and travelling，too．Anyway，most people realize that they need holidays．I can’t imagine what people’s lives would be like if there were no holidays．

1．People need holidays because ________．

A．they need to spend money

B．they need to rest after the hard work

C．they want to make more friends

D．they want to run away from the real life

2．Holidays are important，especially for ________ according to the passage．

A．parents                   B．children                  C．women                  D．men

3．How many advantages do holidays have according to the passage?

A．Two．                   B．Three．                  C．Four．                   D．Five．

4．Which of the following is NOT true?

A．People can feel more relaxed after holidays．

B．People will know how to enjoy life during holidays．

C．The disadvantages of holidays are more than their advantages．

D．People can have more energy to work after holidays．

5．What’s the writer’s attitude（態(tài)度）to holidays?

A．There shouldn’t be more holidays．

B．Holidays can bring some problems to us．

C．Holidays are necessary．

D．Holidays are not so important as money．

Great changes have taken place in people's lives in the past 20 years．In many ways，people live better than before，as we can see from the following points．

In the past，every family had several children．They lived a hard life．Many of the children couldn't get a good education．But recently，people have been changing their ideas．Now，families have fewer，but healthier children．Many of the children can go to college．

People used to keep in touch with relatives of friends mainly by sending letters．Now people can talk to others on the telephone or Internet an home．Also，people used to listen to the radio for news and other information．But now they can get the information in many ways，such as TV，Internet and so on．

Transportation（交通）has also changed．People used to walk to work and children used to go to school oil foot or by bike．It often took a lot of time．Today some families are rich enough to send their children to school in their own cars．The traffic is very convenient．People can save a lot of time for doing other useful things．

Lastly，big families used to have small rooms．The whole family had to live in a small apartment．These days，more and more buildings have been built，so more and more people have moved into big and bright apartments with several rooms．

In all，I think people's lives are becoming better and better．

1．How many points were mentioned?

A．Two                    B．Three                         C．Four                      D．Five

2．In the past，why couldn't many children get a good education?

A．Because of their hard lives

B．Because their parents didn't let them go to school．

C．Because they didn't want to go to school．

D．Because they had new thoughts．

3．Today people can talk to others _________．

A．by telephone                                            B．on the Internet

C．only by sending letters                                 D．Both A and B

4．According to the fourth paragraph we know that _________．

A．children go to school only by bus                 B．children go to school only by bike

C．children go to school only on foot                D．the traffic is very convenient

5．According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE?

A．After a family plan was carried out，every family still had several children

B．Most families have their own cars

C．More and more buildings age being built

D．There are no buses between cities and counties

Mr. and Mrs. White had two sons and three daughters. One Sunday, Mrs. White said to her husband. The children don' t have any lessons today, and you're free too. There's a new funfair（游樂(lè)場(chǎng)） in the park. Let's all go there to play.

Her husband said, "I want to finish some work today." "Oh, I forget it. Go there and make our children happy. That's the most important work." Mrs. White said.

So Mr. and Mrs. White took their children to the funfair. Mr. White was forty-five years old but he enjoyed the funfair more than his children. He hurried from one thing to another, and ate lots of sweets. One of the children said to her mother, "Dad is just like a small child, isn't he, Mom?" Mrs. White didn't want to follow her husband around any more at that time and answered, "He is even worse than a small child, Mary, because he might spend（花費(fèi)）more money than a small child."

1. There were children in the White family.

A. two B. three C. four D. five

2. One Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. White wanted to go to with their children.

A. school B. work C. a funfair D. a shop

3.Mr. White liked the place so much that he .

A. bought lots of sweets

B. followed his wife all the time

C. hurried from one thing to another

D. asked a lot of questions

4.From the story we know Mrs. White when Mary asked her the question.

A. was still excited to play

B. was a little angry with Mr. White

C. looked for Mr. White everywhere

D. ate a lot of sweets

5. Of all his family members, enjoyed playing there most that Sunday.

A. Mr. White B. Mrs. White C. Mary D. the boys