Holiday destinations for family fun
As TV's program "Where Are We Going, Dad?" hits screens, parents will be reminded of the significance of spending as much time as their children. With Spring Festival approaching, leading global travel search site Tioanxun.cn has selected three family friendly destinations for you to explore.
*Queensland
You can dive at the Great Barrier Reef and appreciate the creatures in the sea, or take a ship from Brisbane to discover Moreton Island with wild dolphins providing an escort(护送）.
A hot air balloon ride will provide a bird's view of Queensland and allow you to enjoy an amazing sunrise. A road trip around Fraser Island is well worth it with rainforests, freshwater lakes, and diverse rang of bats and birds guaranteeing an unforgettable scene.
*Los Angeles
The children, and young at heart, will love it! After exploring Disneyland Park, with its many attractions, an exciting adventure awaits at the Universal Studios Hollywood. The theme park allows you to experience world-class rides, such as 360 3-D and Transformers: The Ride-3D. As you catch your breath afterwards you can take photos with film characters Minions from the Hollywood blockbuster, like Despicable Me.
*Jeju Island
Halla Mountain is the highest in South Korea and the area around it is a national park. You can have a bite in a restaurant or teahouse halfway up the mountain to give you more energy.
Another place worth visiting is Jeju MIni Mini Land, which hosts more than 100miniature(微型的）versions of the world's most iconic(标志性的）structures, including Beijing"s Forbidden City and the Learning Tower of Pisa.
The Teddy Bear Museum exhibits lovely bears from all over the world, which are shown in different scenes and themes such as Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa.
1.What can you do in the Universal Studios Hollywood?
A. Enjoy an amazing sunrise. B. Experience world-class rides.
C. Climb the Halla Mountain. D. Go to the Teddy Bear Museum .
2.If your kids want to get close to nature, he probably will visit__________.
A. Teddy Bear Museum B. Jeju Mini Mini Land
C. the Great Barrier Reef D. the Universal Studios Hollywood
3.Where does the passage most probably come from?
A. A tourist map. B. A science textbook.
C. A library guide. D. A news rep[ort.
Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words or the proper forms of the given words.
As humans, we have five tools 1. help us explore the world around us. The first one is sight. You can watch a movie, see a beautiful sunset, or run and play outside because of your 2. (eye). The second important sense is hearing. Our ears allow us 3. (enjoy) things like talking with our friends and listening to music. 4. (be) able to hear also helps protect us from 5. (dangerous); for example, we can hear if a car is coming when we’re crossing the street. Smell is another important sense. 6. our noses we couldn’t enjoy things like our favourite meal or flowers. Our nose also helps us know 7. we’re eating. The 8. (four) important sense is taste. Our tongues (舌头) can pick out five types of tastes — bitter, sour, sweet, hot and 9. (salt). The last important sense is touch. Our skin is very sensitive (敏感的) to what it touches, allowing us to feel. Our sense of touch can also prevent us 10. (hurt).
When the news came _____ the war broke out, he decided to serve in the army.
A. that B. where
C. what D. when
Jerry didn’t regret giving the opinion but felt _____ he could have expressed it differently.
A. how B. which
C. what D. that
You will find taxis waiting at the bus station _____ you can hire to reach your host family.
A. which B. where
C. what D. when
When students learned on Wednesday that only one of the 13 workers having been trapped underground _____, they burst into tears.
A. survives B. had survived
C. has survived D. has been surviving
