Camping is one of the most popular forms of outdoor activities. Now, most people pressure and like going outdoors to relax. Other activities like hunting and fishing, are often camping trips.

It $ also a good idea to spend time camping with your family during a holiday. That will help you create some of the best memories with the family. Here arc some things you have to consider while planning your camping trip.

The first thing that you need to think about is deciding the camping destination. For most people who like camping, the best place to choose is the spot that they haven't visited before. As soon as you get to your destination, there will be a lot you will have to do. such as putting up your tent. Of course, food is another necessary factor to be considered. You'd better carry some convenient food like biscuits, nuts and boiled eggs.

When all the things arc done, fun activities should be planned. It's a good chance for you to spend time with your family. Lots of open space is perfect when you want to do something as simple as letting your kids ride their bicycles. If your kids arc old enough, activities like fishing and horse-riding are also good to choose. These arc a few ideas about having fun camping. Once you get ready for it, you don't need to worry about anything. Go ahead and be a happy camper.

21. What do people go camping for according to the passage?

A. For relaxing     B. For traveling    C. For learning    D. For fishing

22. Which place is the best place lo camp according to the writer?

A. Place where the weather is warm.      B. Place where the things are cheap.

C. Place that you've ever visited.         D. Place that you've never visited.

23. Which is true according to the passage?

A. Fishing is a good activity for little kids.

B. It's good to cook by yourself while camping.

C. It's a good idea to carry some convenient food.

D. Camping isn't good for kids.

24. Where can you do outdoor activities according to the passage?

A. On the playground   B. In the forest

C. On the open space   D. By the sea

Read the advertisements carefully and answer the following questions.

25. Which hotel is the closest to the international Chicago airport?

A. Cosmos Hotel.   B. Jolly Alon Hotel.

C. Zimbru Hotel.    D. Arus Hotel.

26. What docs the underlined word "hospitality" mean?

A. Being helpful to friends.    B. Being friendly to visitors.

C. Being honest with friends.   D. Being      careful with everyone.

27. Which of the following would most probably    Cosmos Hotel?

A. A professor who plans to do some research.

B. A college student who is preparing for his exam.

C. A sports fin wants to practice playing football.

D. A rich man who wants to do business with foreigners.

28. We may read this article in          .

A. a newspaper      B. a storybook

C. a science report    D. a sports magazine

There was once a boy who liked nothing more in the world than to win. He loved winning at whatever it might be: football, cards, video games... And because he couldn't stand losing, he had become an expert in all kinds of tricks. He could play tricks in every situation without being noticed, even in videogames or pitying alone. He could win without ever being caught.

He won so many times that everyone saw him as the champion. It meant that almost no one wanted to play with him. One person who did play with him was a poor boy. He was a bit younger. The champion really enjoyed himself by making the boy look foolish.

But the champion ended up getting bored. He needed something more, so he decided lo apply for the national video games championship, where he would find some competitors worthy of himself. At the championship he was eager to show his skills, but when he tried using all those tricks he knew from a thousand different games, none of them worked. The judges had prevented（阻止）any of the tricks from working.

He felt embarrassed: he was a good player, but without his tricks, he couldn't beat a single competitor. Finally, the judges announced the name of the champion. It was the poor boy whom he had always beaten!

The boy realized that the poor boy had been cleverer than him. It hadn't mattered to the poor boy if he lost or got a good beating, because what he was really doing was learning from each of his defeats. And from so much learning he had become a real master.

29. Why could the boy manage to win at everything?

A. Because he was good at playing tricks.

B. Because he knew every situation well.

C. Because he was cleverer than others.

D. Because he had better skills than others.

30. At the championship,            .

A. the judges praised the boy for his skills

B. the judges stopped the boy from cheating

C. the boy was quite proud of his excellent skills

D. the boy defeated all the other competitors easily

31. What can we learn from the experience of the poor boy?

A. Pride goes before a fall.              B. A good beginning is half done.

C. Failure is the mother of success.   D. Never judge a book by its cover.

Here's something to think about the next time you ask your teacher for help: do schoolwork on your own can help you learn. According to a recent study, the more you struggle（努力）while you are learning new information, the better you can remember it later.

It might surprise you. When teachers arc presenting new information, they often give students lots of help. But a new study shows this may not be the best way to support learning. "Don't be too quick to get help when learning something new," education expert Manu Kapur said. "Try to work on it yourself even if it means trying different ways."

Kapur came up with the idea that struggling can lead to better learning. Then he tested it out on students in Singapore. He separated students into two groups. In the first group, students were asked to solve math problems with the teacher's help. In the second group, students were asked to solve the same problems by helping one another instead of getting help from the teacher.

With the teacher's help, students in the first group were able to find the correct answers. Students in the second group did not solve the problems correctly, but they did come up with a lot of good ideas.

The students were Chen tested on what they had learned. The group without any help from a teacher scored much higher than the group who had help. Kapur said working to find the answers helped students understand the process（过程）, not just the solution.

Kapur's advice for kids is to put a lot of effort into learning something new rather than going to your teacher for help. "Simply doing a little work or nothing at all won't work," says Kapur. "The struggle needs to be a real attempt（尝试）to figure out（想出）or solve a problem in as many ways as possible."

32. Which of the following is the best way to learn according to the passage?

A. Figure something out on your own.

B. Ask teachers for help in time.

C. Be given the solution to the problem.

D. Pay little attention to the process.

33. Kapur supported his idea by              .

A. showing causes     B. describing an activity

C. making a TEST     D. introducing a method

34. In the last paragraph. Kapur advised students to           .

A. make efforts to win help from others

B. use their head in an active way

C. make an attempt at something new

D. work out every difficult problem

35. What would be the best title for the passage?

36 One of the best things you can possibly do is to start your own club. It's great fun especially if you are the sort of person who feels there's never anything to do during the school holidays.

The first thing you need to come up with is an idea for your club. 37  Pets, clothes, pop music or dancing groups, sports, making things? The list is endless.

Next you need some friends to be in your club with you. 38 All you need is three or four other people who arc interested in the same thing as you.

39 You should all sit down somewhere together with lots of pieces of paper and write down every name you can think up. That'll keep you busy for ages. At your first meeting you should make up a rule book. And the first rule should be no grown-ups or little/big brothers or sisters! The best clubs are always secret!

Now you have just about everything you need, except membership cards. These are very important and again you can spend a lot of time making them. 40 Why not leave some spice for a photo of yourself? That will make the membership card really look like it.

So there you arc, get clubbing! Once you get started you'll think of loads of more interesting things to do!

A. That's easy.

B. Enjoy your own club!

C. Invite a designer to join you.

D. What are you interest in?

E. Summer vacation is just around the comer.

F. Then you need to pick a name for your club.

G. Use a bright thick pen to make a special design.