[单项选择]The friends had spent their holiday （）
A. on a boat
B. in a tent
C. on a farm
D. with an aunt

[单项选择]The friends had spent their holiday （）.
A. on a boat
B. in a tent
C. on a farm
D. with an aunt

[单项选择]Only her friends knew she had a(n) fatal illness, and her family was not informed.
A. strange
B. deadly
C. serious
D. benign

[单项选择]Their holiday had lasted （）
A. more than two weeks
B. just two weeks
C. less than two weeks
D. a week or two

[单项选择]The two friends who had not met for a long time were so ______ in conversation as to be unconscious of the lapse of time.

[单项选择]Generally speaking, they had a wonderful holiday at the seaside, but the last three days were ___________ by the unexpected storm.


A. destroyed
B. wasted
C. damaged
D. spoiled

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Passage Four
Mr. And Mrs. Smith had always spent their summer holidays in New Jersey in the past, staying in a small inn at the foot of a hill. One year, however, Mr. Smith made a lot of money in his business, so they decided to go to London and stay at a really good hotel while they went touring around that famous city.
They flew to London and arrived at their hotel late one evening. They expected that they would have to go to bed hungry, because in that small inn in New Jersey no meals were served after seven. They were therefore surprised when the man who received them in the hall asked whether they would ask dinner there that night.
"Are you still serving dinner" asked Mr. Smith.
"Yes, certainly, sir," answered the man. "We serve it until half past nine."
"What are the times of meals then" asked Mr. Smith.
"Well, Sir," answered the man, "We serve breakfast from seven
A. no meals were served after seven
B. dinner was still being served
C. their plane had arrived too late
D. they had to go bed hungry