For a long time, Bill had wanted to go with his father on one of his __3.A__ ．But his father didn't take Bill along with him __4.C__ he was fifteen.

　　He and Bill drove to the farm which __5.D__ to his uncle in the afternoon．They __6.B__ the night there, so that they could __7.A__ out early the next morning．Uncle Steve and his son Larry, who was sixteen, were going to go out with them.

　　It was still dark when Bill heard the alarm __8.D__ the next morning．He wondered why it was running so early．He couldn't remember __9.A__ he was．He turned over __10.B__ and looked at the clock．It was 5 o'clock．Then he __11.D__ that he was at the __12.C__ and that he was going out to take pictures with his father．He jumped out of bed and got __13.A__ quickly.

　　He ran downstairs．The others were already in the __14.B__ ．Uncle Steve was cooking bacon and eggs．There was a pot of coffee on the stove．It __15.D__ good.

　　They ate breakfast quickly．They didn't talk __16.C__ , because they didn't want to __17.A__ up the other people in the house．They filled a thermos bottle __18.B__ hot coffee and took some sandwiches __19.A__ Aunt Grace, Uncle Steve's wife, had made for them．They gathered their camera __20.D__ and started out.

　　文章大意：文章叙述了Bill和爸爸到叔叔的农场中拍照片的准备过程。

　　1．A．busy B．spare

　　C．enough D．limited

　　解析：形容词辨析。A．忙碌的；B．空闲的；C．足够的；D．有限的。他在空闲时间经常外出。

　　2．A．foods B．drawings

　　C．paintings D．pictures

　　解析：考查名词辨析和上下文串联。A．食物；B．画；C．画； D．照片。根据下文12空后的take pictures说明Bill爸爸经常出去拍照片。

3．A．trips B．buses