Passage 1

　　Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed travelingin his holidays.

　　He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper.

　　“Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food. Fresh air. Horse

　　riding. Walking. Fishing. Cheap and interesting.”

　　“This sounds a good idea,” he thought. “I’ll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think

　　I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They’ll make a change from sitting by the

　　seaside and swimming.”

　　He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July

　　there. Then on the first of July, he left for West Hill Farm.

　　But four days later, he returned home.

　　“What was wrong with West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didn’t you

　　enjoy country life?”

　　“Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”

　　“Oh. What?”

　　“Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton

　　for dinner.”

　　“What's wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”

　　“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”

　　“Lucky you!”

　　“You don't understand,” Henry said. “On the third day a pig died and we had roast

　　pork for dinner.”

　　“A different meat every day,” Ed said loudly, “ and you are complaining!”

　　“Let me finish,” Henry said. “On the fourth day the farmer died, and I didn't dare

　　(敢)stay for dinner!”

　　1.Which is the best title for the passage?

　　A. What a beautiful farm! B. Have a good time. C.A short holiday D. Henry and the farmer.

　　【答案與解析】假日里，亨利喜歡到海邊去旅游。有一次，他想去西山農(nóng)場享受一下田園風光，并計劃在那兒度過一個月的時間�？墒橇钊梭@奇的是，才去四天之后他就回來了。當朋友問起其中的緣由時，亨利說道：第一天，農(nóng)場里死了一只羊，晚餐時美美地吃了一頓烤羊肉;第二天農(nóng)場死了一頭牛，又吃了一頓燒牛肉;第三天農(nóng)場死了一頭豬，結果又吃了一頓烤豬肉�？墒牵�到了第四天，農(nóng)場主死了，我不敢再留下來吃飯了。

　　1. C。本來打算要在鄉(xiāng)村農(nóng)場過一個暑假，結果四天之后就回來了。這能不是個短暫的假期嗎?用此作標題既切合題意，又具有幽默的味道。