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UNIT 1　 The Summer Holidays 　　These people, getting ready to travel across the desert to look for a new place to live in, must water their camels. The camel driver tries to get each camel to drink as much water as possible because the little water that these people take along will be needed by themselves. 　　A very big camel can hold more water than some cars can hold gasoline. That's why the camel can go for many days without having to drink. It's a good thing that comel can do this, because it may have to in the great , dry desert. 　　Nomads never keep their homes in one place very long. They're always moving. That's what nomads are — people who wander around instead of living in one place. 　　Every time the Arab nomads set out across the hot, sandy desert, it is a new adventure. They must find food for the animals, or the amimals will die.

1. The water the camel has drunk can be enough for _______ A. only one day B. some time C. about a month D. a moment 2. People who move their homes here and there are called_________. A. Arabs B. nomads C. camel drivers D. adventures 3. Camels drink as much water as possible before going to another place because _________ A. the drivers will need water B. they are thirsty C. they will cross great, waterless desert D. they are animals 4. To those who travel across the hot and sandy desert, the travel is __________. A. hard and dangerous B. an interesting thing C. something new D. pleasant and exciting 5. The nomads wander from one place to another because______. A. they want to train their camels B. they are used to such a way of life C. they have to feed their camels D.they want to look for better jobs

On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi'an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel hall before though they lived in "the kingdom of bicycles". 　　Robert Friedlander, An American, arrived in Xi'an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India. 　　When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years, he was on the Silk Road in Xi'an and his early dreams were coming true. 　　Robert Friedlander's next destinations were Lanzhou, Dunhuang Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.

6. The best headline for this newspaper article would be ______ A. The kingdom of Bicycles B. Beautiful Hotel in Xi'an C. Marco Polo and the Silk Road D. An American Achieving His Aims 7. The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because__________ A. he asked to see the manager. B. he entered the hall with a bicycle. C. the manager had to know about all foreign guests. D. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him. 8. Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order;________ A.China, India and Pakistan B. India, China , and Pakistan C. Pakistan, China, and India D.China, Pakistan, and India 9. What made Friedlander come to China? A. The stories about Marco Polo B. The famous sights in Xi'an C. His interest in Chinese silk D. His childhood dreams about bicycles. 10. Friedlander can be said to be _________ A.clever B.friendly C.hard working D.strong-minded