Jack is from America. Jack is 【小题1】 (spend) his holiday in Beijing with his parents now. Beijing is a beautiful city with many places of interest, 【小题2】 [ sʌtʃ] as the Summer Palace, the Beijing Park and so on. It is one of the most important 【小题3】 (city) in the world. In the daytime, they 【小题4】some beautiful parks and places. And they enjoy some delicious 【小题5】. Jack likes Beijing Roast Duck very much. They are having a good time.

It is the end of summer now, and the weather in Beijing is very cool. It’s sunny, but it is not hot, so people can enjoy 【小题6】 [ð(ə)m'selvz] in the sun and do many outdoor activities. But today it’s 【小题7】. He’s not happy 【小题8】 [bɪ'kɒz] he can’t go out. They are in the hotel. They are looking out of the window. It’s raining hard. They can see many people 【小题9】 in the street. He thinks maybe it is interesting 【小题10】 (stay) in the rain. Jack hopes the weather will be fine soon.

Last week my grandpa called me. He asked me 【小题1】 (spend) my vacation with him. He lives in a village in the countryside. It’s small but it’s pretty cool there in summer. 【小题2】 July 5th, my parents and I went shopping and bought some delicious food for my grandpa. The next morning, my father took me to the train station. My parents 【小题3】 (not go) with me, so it was the first time for me to have a train trip alone (独自). I found the farms and villages very beautiful along the way. The trip was so interesting 【小题4】 I couldn’t sleep on the train. I thought I could have a good time 【小题5】 (visit) him there.

There are two special days for parents in America. One is Mother’s Day 【小题1】 the second Sunday of May, and 【小题2】 other is Father’s Day on the third Sunday of June. On these two days, American children often give gifts 【小题3】 their parents or take them out for lunch or 【小题4】. Common gifts are flowers or cards for mothers 【小题5】 shirts or ties for fathers. In China, it is becoming more and 【小题6】 popular to celebrate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. Children in China also give some similar gifts to 【小题7】 parents. I believe 【小题8】 there are many ways to show our love, actually we don’t have to 【小题9】 a lot of money. It is also a good idea to help parents to 【小题10】 some housework instead.