The exam comes in July. When the exam finishes, the summer vacation begins. Boys and girls have two months to rest. The summer vacations are the best part of a year for most children. The weather is usually good. They can swim, go to summer camp or visit other places with their parents.

We all know that the beaches are good places to relax. Some children are lucky to live near the sea. They can enjoy the sea at any time. But for the children who live far from the sea, they go to the beaches for only one or two weeks with their parents.

Why do children like spending their summer vacation on the beaches? It is because they like the sand, the sun, the cool wind and the salt water. There are a lot of new things to see, nice things to eat and exciting things to do.

24. School children usually have exams ______.

A. in July B. before July

C. after July D. by July

25.How long is the summer vacation?

A. Two weeks. B. Two months.

C. Three months. D. One or two weeks.

26. Why do the school children like summer vocation?

A. Because the weather is good.

B. Because it is long.

C. Because they have lots of activities and the weather is good.

D. Because they can go to the beaches.

27. Children who live near the sea can enjoy the Sea _______.

A. any time they want B. for one or two weeks

C. two months D. one month

28.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Children like going to the beaches only because they can see lots of new things.

B. Most parents can take their children to the beaches and they can enjoy the sea at any time.

C. Parents like the summer vacation best.

D. Children can swim and enjoy the sand, wind and water on the beaches.

Everyone likes talking about weather. When people meet, they usually say something like "Isn't it a nice day? " or "Do you think it will rain? "

Different people often want different weather. When a farmer needs water, he hopes it will rain. When people want to take a trip, they hope it will be sunny soon.

　How will be the weather? Many people think they can tell (判断) it. But they often have different ideas. Some may say, "It's cloudy in the east. It will rain tomorrow. " But others may say, "No, it will be sunny tomorrow. " So people like the weather report. It sometimes makes mistakes Still, it can tell many things about the weather.

29. When people meet, they usually say something about .

A. their clothes B. food

C. their work D. weather

30.The main idea of Paragraph 2 is that .

A. different people often want different weather

B. farmers always want rain

C. sunny weather is good for a trip