time staying at home, watching TV, listening to the radio and playing with my dog. Sometimes, I went to visit my relatives (亲戚).

Gina, New York

I went to the countryside with my family and stayed there for about two weeks. The air there was clean. Every day, we fed the chickens, milked the cows, played with the dogs and went fishing. We were very happy.

Alice, London

My summer vacation was great. I went to Switzerland (瑞士) with my friends and stayed there for a week. It wasn't very hot there. We went to climb the Alps. We also saw some beautiful lakes, went boating and took many photos.

( )56. Zhang Peng did NOT __________ in his summer vacation.

　　A. listen to the radio B. go fishing

　　C. play with his dog D. watch TV

( )57. Where did Gina spend the summer vacation?

　　A. At home. B. In London.

　　C. In the countryside. D. In Switzerland.

( )58. Alice went to Switzerland with ________.

　　A. her friends B. her family C. her relatives D. her classmates

( )59. What can we learn from the passage?

　　A. Alice is from New York. B. Zhang Peng didn't enjoy his vacation.

　　C. It was not very hot in the countryside. D. Gina went boating in her vacation.

( )60. What is the passage mainly about?

　　A. Activities you can do on a farm. B. Trips to different countries.

　　C. Interesting summer vacations. D. Three people's summer vacations.

　　B

I felt tired last week, so I decided to take a trip to Yuntaishan, Henan. Last Friday, I took the train K507 to Xinxiang with my classmate, Li Yang. It was about 55 kilometers away from Yuntaishan. The train left Beijing at 9:35 p.m. There were many people on the train. Most people on the train slept at night, but we talked happily. The train arrived in Xinxiang at 4:21 a.m. the next day. At the train station, we waited about half an hour for the bus to Yuntaishan. When we got off the bus, we found a restaurant and had a good breakfast. Then we walked into Yuntaishan. We visited Tanpuxia, Quanpuxia and Mihougu in the morning. In the afternoon, we visited Hongshixia. Everything there was interesting. But we took few photos because of the rain. The next day, it was sunny. We went to Longmenshiku and Shaolin Temple (寺). They were wonderful. At Shaolin Temple, I bought something for myself, and Li Yang bought a gift for his brother. We really enjoyed this trip.