Beach vacations are fun—the shining sun, the relaxing waves, and the beach wind blowing through your hair.
But there is a lot more to beach vacations than just picking a beach with sand and packing up the car. So you should plan and prepare it well.
Beach vacations take place mostly outside on the beach, so you may not be too relaxed during January beach vacations where it is too cold to swim or enjoy the beach.
Certain times of the year, beach vacations are filled with people, such as during the week of college spring break. During spring break, the beaches are full, there is too much traffic, and hotels are hard to come by. Unless you want to join the party, avoid the weeks of college spring breaks.
And if you want childfree beach vacations, avoid the summer months when children are out of school.
You will have the perfect beach vacations if you keep the time of year in mind when you are planning.
To avoid overcrowding, look for beach vacations in uncommon areas. Popular beach vacations are always overcrowded.
People with small children may want to avoid popular beach vacations as well. A vacation with small children is busy enough without the added stress of overcrowding.
In general, inland(内陆) beaches can fit nicely. Not everyone who loves beach vacations likes inland beaches. Hotels are usually cheaper at inland beaches, too.
The most popular beach vacations are in California, Florida, Long Island, and North Carolina.
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1.Beach vacations mainly happen .
A. in the ships B. in the sea
C. outside on the beach D. in the hotels on the beach
2.The fourth paragraph mainly talks about .
A. beach vacation during college spring break
B. how to choose the beach vacation time
C. how to avoid the weeks of college spring breaks
D. the time of beach vacations
3.The underlined word "childfree" means .
A. 小孩自由自在 B. 小孩免费的 C. 无小孩的 D. 小孩无忧无虑的
4.The writer thinks looking for can avoid overcrowding.
A. popular beach vacations
B. beach vacations in uncommon areas
C. Ebook and MP3 about Beach Vacations
D. beach vacations filled with people
5.What is the best title of this passage?
A. Information About Beach Vacations
B. Perfect Vacations
C. My Beach Vacation
D. Beach Vacation Plans
Our family went to the Yellow Stone National Park last summer vacation. Our son, Tom, wanted to see bears there. And what an experience(经历)it was!
When we got there, we put up our tent(帐篷) and went to explore(探险). As we returned, we heard our daughter Susie cry out. And then we saw a bear go into our camp.
Tom wanted his father to chase(追赶)him away. His father said, “No. It’s dangerous to chase a bear. And don’t let him chase you. ”Susie said, “What shall we do? Maybe we should climb a tree. ”Tom said, “No. We have to get him out of there. He might go to sleep in our tent. ”“Maybe we could make him leave if we put some honey outside for him to eat. ”Susie suggested. Then I said, “How are you going to get the honey? It’s in the tent. ”We watched the bear go into the tent and heard him upset(翻倒; 弄翻)everything inside. “It’s foolish for us to try to chase him away. ”said my husband, “Leave him alone and wait for him to come out. ”We waited, but the bear stayed inside. We had to sleep in the car that night.
1.Tom wanted to go to Yellow Stone National Park to see .
A. tigers B. wolves C. bears D. birds
2.Where did the family go on vacation last summer?
A. They went to the Central Park. B. They went to Yellow Stone National Park.
C. They went to a zoo. D. They just stayed at home.
3.Who do you think saw the bear first?
A. Susie. B. Tom. C. The writer. D. The writer’s husband.
4.What did they do when they saw a bear go into their tent?
A. They chased the bear away. B. They stayed outside the tent and did nothing.
C. They climbed up a tree. D. They put some honey outside for the bear to eat.
5.What did the bear do in the tent?
A. He ate the honey. B. He chased the people away.
C. He drank the beer. D. He turned things upside down.
This week, I asked my classmates about their vacations. Here are some of their answers.
Linda___to Sydney, Australia. The___was sunny and the people___friendly to her. She went there by___and the air trip was relaxing. She went to Sydney Opera House. It’s wonderful. She had a___vacation.
Alice went___her aunt. At first the weather was___and wet, she had to stay at the house. She watched TV___the TV shows were boring. Later on the weather got better. So she went shopping with her aunt. The shop assistants were all___and kind. She bought something nice for herself.
Peter stayed at home. First he did his homework. It was a little difficult. Then he____computer games. They were interesting. He thought his vacation was OK.
1.A. go B. goes C. went D. going
2.A. place B. weather C. museum D. beach
3.A. were B. was C. is D. are
4.A. bike B. train C. bus D. plane
5.A. bad B. terrible C. great D. boring
6.A. to visit B. visiting C. visited D. visits
7.A. sunny B. rainy C. windy D. wind
8.A. but B. because C. or D. with
9.A. friend B. impolite C. unfriendly D. friendly
10.A. play B. played C. listened D. wrote
—I'm going to spend my summer holiday in Hawaii.
—What a lucky boy! ________ And don't forget to send me a postcard.
A. That sounds good.
B. Have a great trip!
C. Good luck！
D. Can I go with you?
—Is your friend Michael still in Australia?
—I don’t know. I have information about him because we haven’t seen each other for years.
A. a little; a few B. little; a few
C. a few; a little D. few; a little
--- was their vacation?
--- It great.
A. What; was B. How; was C. How; is D. Where; was
