【正文】 er C. death D. areas 9. A. soon B. quickly C. immediately D. now 10. A. too B. also C. again D. still （ **） 三、 閱讀理解： (A) I had a summer camp with my classmates last year. Early in the morning. We gathered at the bus station. After saying goodbye to our parents, we got on the buses. It took us more than two hours to arrive at the campground. We got off the buses cheerfully. Laughing and shouting. We jumped and ran all over the place. It was the first time for us to be away from the parents. Some of us started to feel homesick（想家） . However, when the night party and dances began, the homesickness was gone. The next day, everybody rushed to the boating class, hoping to be at the head of the others. At first, my friends and I worked hard, but the boat wouldn’t listen to us and kept going round and round. Then the teacher taught us how to work together. After many tries, we did much better. Swimming class was my favourite. It was about the hottest time of a day and the best time to stay in the cool water. The swimming teacher was a funny man, and during the class he often made us laugh happily. During the week I learned a lot of new things and made many new friends. I also learned how to take care of myself. ( ) 1. They got to the campground__________. A. on foot B. by bike C. by bus D. by plane ( ) 2. The campground was __________ from their homes. A. quite near B. not far C. very long D. quite far ( ) 3. Why swimming class was the writer’s favourite? A. Because it was good to stay in the cool water when the weather was hot. B. Because the writer felt quite relaxed during the class. C. Because the swimming teacher was interesting. D. Because of all the above ( ） 4. Which statement is NOT true? A. The children were happy to be away from Dad and Mum. B. Their homesickness lasted for long. C. It was teamwork to boat. D. They camped for a week. ( ) 5. Which is the best title for the passage? A. I Learnt a lot. B. Boating and Swimming. C. On the Campground D. My First Summer Camp (B) “Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings. “Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything. When you see a famous car in the street， maybe you will say， “It’s cool. ”You may think，“He’s so cool, ”when you see your favourite footballer. We all maximize（擴大） the meaning of “cool”. You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”. Here’s an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall（瀑布） they had visited. On one student’s paper was just the one sentence， “It’s so cool.” Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt. But the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏） of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility（可信性） . Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”？ I can. And I think they are also very cool. 6. We know that the word “cool” has had ________. A. only one meaning B no meanings C. many different meanings D. the same meaning 7. In the passage， the word “express” means“________”. A. see B. show C. know D. feel 8. If you are _______ something， you may say, “It’s cool.” A. interested in B. angry about C. afraid of D. unhappy with 9. The writer takes an example to show he is ________ the way the word is used. A. pleased with B. strange to C. worried about D. careful with 10. In the passage， the writer suggests（暗示） that t