A. grow B. try C. pick D. blow

三、完形填空 (每小题1分，共10分)

阅读下面短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Dad wanted to take us for a trip. We 46 to go to Greece (希腊). It is 7,980 kilometers from India to Greece. The thought of traveling so far for the first time 47 my sister and me excited.

It took 48 about ten hours to get to Athens (雅典). We felt a little tired. After 49 for some time, my sister and I went out for the evening sightseeing tour (观光旅游). My parents didn't seem to like it, 50 they stayed at the hotel.

On the first day, we went to the Acropolis hill, the symbol 51 the city Athens. We started to climb it at 9:00 a.m. At 10:30 a.m., we got to the 52 . The view (风景) from the Acropolis was 53 . We took some photos. For dinner, we had a special kind of dumplings. The 54 day was sunny and hot. We went to the beach. We 55 the sunshine and swam in the sea. On the third day, we went to visit a museum.

We had a great time in Greece.

( )46. A. wondered B. decided C. described D. worried

( )47. A. made B. stopped C. waited D. turned

( )48. A. him B. her C. them D. us

( )49. A. washing B. drinking C. relaxing D. feeding

( )50. A. because B. but C. so D. if

( )51. A. of B. with C. as D. from

( )52. A. farm B. top C. building D. moon

( )53. A. bad B. straight C. boring D. wonderful

( )54. A. fourth B. third C. second D. first

( )55. A. enjoyed B. spent C. tried D. showed

四、阅读理解(一) (每小题2分，共30分)

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　A

Zhang Peng, Beijing

I found the summer vacation was not interesting. It was very hot, so I had to spend most of the