江苏省镇江市实验高级中学2022-2023学年高一上学期阶段考试英语试卷（含答案）

这是一份江苏省镇江市实验高级中学2022-2023学年高一上学期阶段考试英语试卷（含答案），共11页。试卷主要包含了5 分，满分7， B，5 分,满分37等内容，欢迎下载使用。

(考试时间：120分钟 总分150分)
注意事项：所有试题的答案均填写在答题纸上，答案写在试卷上的无效
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30 分）
第一节 （共5 小题；每小题1.5 分，满分7.5 分）
When will the man arrive at the party?
A. At 7:30. B. At 8:00. C. At 8:30.
Hw des the man help the wman?
By filling ut the frm fr her.
By telling her his persnal infrmatin.
By reading the infrmatin n the frm.
What is the wman ging t d?
A. Pay fr the shes. B. G t the she shp. C. Brrw mney frm the man.
What is the relatinship between the speakers?
A. Teacher and student. B. Dctr and patient. C. Classmates.
What are the speakers talking abut?
What the man’s hbby is.
Whether the man learned drawing.
When the man went t high schl.
第二节 （共15 小题；每小题1.5 分，满分22.5 分）
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
What did Jena frget t d?
Tell the wman abut the man’s call.
Make an appintment with the man.
Take her cell phne with her.
What will the wman d n Saturday?
A. G and visit Jena. B. Have dinner with the man. C. Make a phne call t her sister.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
What d we knw abut the man?
A. He is hard-wrking. B. He likes making things. C. He paid $50 fr the bkcase.
What did the man d in the end?
A. He tld a jke. B. He made a future plan. C. He asked the wman fr help.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
What are the speakers ding?
A. Discussing their schedule.B. Packing fr a jurney. C. Deciding n a present.
11. What des Jacques like ding?
A. Swimming. B. Playing basketball. C. Reading bks n mdern art.
What will the speakers mst prbably d next?
A. Find a basketball. B. Leave hme. C. Call a taxi.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
When did the man’s bss call Jeff?
A. In the mrning. B. In the afternn. C. In the evening.
1Hw did Jeff explain everything?
A. Over the phne. B. By e-mail. C. In persn.
Why didn’t Jeff cme t the ffice n Tuesday?
A. He was sick. B. He was ff the day. C. He was wrking smewhere else.
Hw des the wman sund in the end?
A. Excited. B. Angry. C. Surprised.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
Why did the speaker g n the tur?
It was the prize f a cmpetitin.
Jhn asked her t g with him.
It was her travel plan.
What did the speaker dislike abut the htel?
A. The drinks. B. The fd. C. The waiters.
What did the speaker think f the trip t the museum?
A. Disappinting. B. Amazing. C. Terrible.
What did the speaker d in the secnd week?
A. She rde an elephant. B. She went t the muntains.C. She relaxed in the htel.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,共 50 分)
第一节(共15 小题;每小题2.5 分,满分37.5 分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
Dg are man’s best friend. If yu plan n buying a dg, try t put in a little bit f research. Yu
will find ut that there are plenty f dg breeds (品种) t chse frm, but sme are mre expensive than thers. Nt just in terms f the price, but als grming (梳理) and medical expenses.
In this list, we will cver the mst expensive dg breeds in the wrld that yu can buy. We’ll even include the dg’s price tag, washing expenses, and average health care csts.
Kerry Blue Terrier
With a price at $ 600, this dg might be inexpensive. Hwever, due t their many health
cncerns, health care csts can reach up t $7,000. If taken gd care f, they can live up t 15 years.
Great Dane
The Great Dane breed is a big dg with an average price f $ 800. This breed has a life
expectancy (期限) f 7 t 10 years. The average health care csts are expected t be arund $7,100.
Bernese Muntain Dg
The purchase price fr ne f these huge 120-pund dgs is arund $ 800. This breed has many health cncerns which will cst yu arund $ 6,500. .
German Shepherd
Knwn fr their cleverness as a sheepherder , the price fr ne is arund $ 800. Althugh they
can live fr up t 13 years, their health care csts up t $20,500. What causes their health care t be s expensive is treating cmmn health cnditins.
What is imprtant t a life length f a Kerry Blue Terrier?
A.Enugh fd. B.Gd care. C. Prper exercise. D. Daily cmpanin.
What is special abut German Shepherd?
A. It is the strngest dg. B. It is the cheapest t get.
2C. It can live up t 15 years. D. It csts the mst t care.
Which wuld yu buy if yu want t spend less than $ 7,500, including health care cst?
A.Bernese Muntain Dg. B. German Shepherd.
C. Kerry Blue Terrier. D. Great Dane.
B
My sn Jey was brn with club feet. The dctrs assured us that with treatment he wuld be able t walk nrmally — but wuld never run very well. The first three years f his life, he had several peratins n the feet. By the time he was eight, yu wuldn't knw he had a prblem when yu saw him walk .
The children in ur neighbrhd ran arund as mst children d during play, and Jey wuld
jump right in and run and play, t. We never tld him that he prbably wuldn't be able t run as well as the ther children. S he didn't knw.
In seventh grade he decided t g ut fr the crss-cuntry team. Every day he trained with the
team. He wrked harder and ran mre than any f the thers — perhaps he sensed that the abilities that seemed t cme naturally t s many thers did nt cme naturally t him. Althugh the entire team runs, nly the tp seven runners have the ptential t scre pints fr the schl. We didn't tell him he prbably wuld never make the team, s he didn't knw.
He cntinued t run fur t five miles a day, every day — even the day he had a 103-degree
fever. I was wrried, s I went t lk fr him after schl. I fund him running all alne. I asked him hw he felt. "Okay," he said. He had tw mre miles t g. The sweat ran dwn his face and his eyes were glassy frm his fever. Yet he lked straight ahead and kept running. We never tld him he culdn't run fur miles with a 103-degree fever. S he didn't knw.
Tw weeks later, the names f the team runners were called. Jey was number six n the list.
Jey had made the team. He was in seventh grade — the ther six team members were all eighth-graders. We never tld him he shuldn't expect t make the team. We never tld him he culdn't d it. We never tld him he culdn't d he didn't knw. He just did it.
What des the underlined wrd in Para.1 mean?
A. a game B. a disability C. a stick D. an assciatin
Why didn’t the parents tell Jey the truth?
A. Because they frgt t tell him the truth. B.Because they liked cheating him.
C. Because they didn’t want t hurt him. D. Because he didn’t want t hw.
What is the best wrd t describe Jey?
A. lazy B.intelligent C. determined D. dependent
Which f the fllwing culd be the best title fr the text?
A. The Great Parents B. The Rad t Success
C. The Club Feet D. He Didn’t Knw
C
A hme cmputer nt nly helps children master the ld ways f learning, but als pens up pssibilities that simply aren't available in traditinal educatin. Sme sftware, fr example, allws kids t make decisins and see the results in different situatins. The Wrld Wide Web encurages yung minds t mve easily frm link t link, tpic t tpic. The best sftware draws children int learning by making them curius — what if I click n this picture, drag this ver here, visit that website?
Knwing hw t use a cmputer als encurages a child's cnfidence. Kids figure ut
3quickly that cmputers are pwerful, and mastering the machine makes them feel grwn-up. In turn, feeling cnfident n a cmputer ften translates t academic (学术的) cnfidence. Researchers have fund that attitudes tward writing, fr example, imprve when students write n a cmputer.
Perhaps mst imprtantly, cmputers can enrich family life. Frget the idea that cmputer
kids are separated. Children like t use the cmputer with adults and ther kids, asking questins and cmparing results. “The Internet is a unique pprtunity t bring resurces hme,” ntes
Susan Haugland, PhD, Cape Girardeau, M., authr f Cmputers and Yung Children: A Wrld
f Discvery.
Althugh the benefits f cmputers are real, they have disadvantages, t. Kids can lse their way, wasting hurs n mindless sftware r vilent games. Just as parents have always helped children make gd chices abut everything frm friends t fd, bks t TV, nw we must make sure they get the best ut f cmputers.
Which f the fllwing is NOT an advantage f a hme cmputer?
A. It prvides new ways f learning. B. It encurages children's cnfidence.
C. It can enrich family life. D. Kids can play vilent games n it.
What effects d cmputers have n family life?
They reduce the cnnectin between family members.
They destry the relatinship between parents and kids.
They prvide mre pprtunities f cmmunicatin.
They make all the family members study tgether.
What can we learn frm the last paragraph?
Parents shuld let children use cmputers freely.
Parents shuld frbid children t use cmputers in their spare time.
Parents shuld permit children t use any sftware they like.
D.Parents shuld help children make gd use f the cmputers.
What is the text mainly abut?
The disadvantages f children's using cmputers
The advantages f children's using cmputers
The rles f cmputers in studying at hme
The fear f cmputers making children lse their way
D
The sun is setting, brightening yur kids’ faces as they play in the waves. Yu reach fr yur phne fr this perfect mment. But befre yu d, here’s a bit f surprising science: Taking phts is nt the perfect way t keep memry as yu think.
Taking t many pictures culd actually harm the brain’s ability t keep memries, says
Elizabeth Lftus, a psychlgy prfessr at the University f Califrnia, Irvine. S we get the pht but kind f lse the memry.
Phtgraphy “utsurces” memries. It wrks in tw ways: We either shake ff the
respnsibility f remembering mments when taking pictures, r we’re s distracted (分散注意力 的) by the prcess that we miss the mment altgether.
The first explanatin is the lss f memry. Peple knw that their camera is recrding that
mment, s they dn’t try t remember. Similarly, if yu write dwn smene’s phne number, yu’re less likely t remember it ffhand because yur brain tells yu there’s just n need. That’s
4all well and gd — until that piece f paper ges missing.
The ther is distractin. We’re distracted by the prcess f taking a pht — hw we hld ur phne, cmpsing the pht, such as smiling faces, the backgrund t ur liking and clear image, all f which uses up ur attentin that culd therwise help us memrize.
Hwever, taking phts can benefit memry — when dne mindfully. While taking a pht
may be distracting, the act f preparatin by fcusing n visual (视觉的) details arund has sme upsides. When peple take the time t zm in (拉近镜头) n specific things, memries becme
strengthened.
Anther benefit is that we recall mments mre accurately (准确的) with the phts. Memry
has been reshaped with the help f new infrmatin and new experiences. Thus, phts r vides help us recall mments as if they really happened.
Memries die away withut a visual recrd backing them up. Therefre, a pht is an excellent
tl t help remember when dne purpsefully, which is wrth explring further.
What is the purpse f the first paragraph?
A.T shw the interest in taking phts. B. T make us think f similar experience.
C. T intrduce readers t the tpic. D. T call n readers nt t take phts.
Why des phtgraphy “utsurce” memries?
Peple depend mre n phts t remember than their brains.
Phts are mre detailed and attractive than memries.
Taking phts is helpful fr us t memrize what we like mst.
Many surces influence peple’s memries during pht-taking.
What may likely be discussed next?
When distractin is mst likely t happen.
Hw t use pht-taking t memrize better.
Hw t stay fcused while taking phts.
Situatins when taking phts is better.
What is the text mainly abut?
We shuld remember the mment and take phts prperly
Phtgraphy des help us memrize the mment
The fewer phts we take, the better we will remember
Taking pictures culd actually harm the brain’s ability t keep memries
第二节(共5 小题;每小题2.5 分,满分12.5 分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Hw t make friends at a new schl
Starting with a new schl can be difficult．Everything seems t be different，and yu dn't
even knw where t g fr yur wn classes． 36 Hwever，if yu use the fllwing skills，
yu can quickly turn sme f thse strangers int friends．
Be yurself．
If sme peple dn't accept yu，they're nt the kind f friends yu need．Peple ften
stay tgether because they have similar interests．Fr example，smene wh des a lt f sprt may make friends with thse wh als run r swim a lt．

5Remember t be nice t the peple yu meet at yur new schl．If yu think that yu will say smething that may make them feel sad，d nt say anything and just nd yur head if they talk t
yu．Als，remember t be as helpful as pssible!
Believe in yurself．
A smile ges a lng way．When yu walk in the halls，dn't keep yur eyes n the flr．Raise
yur head and make eye cntact （目光接触）with ther peple． 39 Intrduce yurself．Tell
them yur name and where yu're frm．
Remember peple's names．
Yu like it when peple use yur name，and s d ther peple． 40 Besides，ask them in
a kind way if they have a nickname （昵称）．Yu'd be surprised hw ften this might cme in handy．
A．Be friendly t thers．
B．Making new friends can be hard，t．
C．Jin in after-schl activities yu like．
D．Never change wh yu are t try and fit in．
E．If yu see smene yu knw，smile r say"Hi"．
F．Peple may becme angry if yu just begin by saying"Hey"each time．
G．Dn't sit at the back f the classrm where ther peple dn't ntice yu!
第三部分英语知识运用 (共两节,满分30 分)
第一节完形填空(共15 小题;每小题1 分,共15 分)
When she was 13, Girgia began t suffer a severe skin disrder.It started ut n her arms and
face and cntinued t 41 . Sn the angry,red rash(皮疹)cvered nearly 97% f her bdy at
times and culd be extremely uncmfrtable.
But fr Girgia,the mst pain was 42 she was treated by thers simply because f her
physical appearance.Peple wuld stp and stare at her in the street,as if she was 43 .She felt
s self-cnscius abut the cnditin that it was 44 her life.
That seems nt 45 enugh n its wn.Girgia als unexpectedly lst her father.She felt
like her wrld went t 46 .They were s clse when she was grwing up,and she culdn’t
47 lsing him.
Frtunately,Girgia had a strng and beautiful spirit inside.She realized she had a 48 ：she
culd shrink back frm what she received r she culd find the 49 t lve herself and the
way she was made. Girgia 50 her bdy and decided she’d n lnger try t 51 her
skin.It was part f wh she was. She started a pht series 52 displaying her natural self.She
hpes that thers struggling with their bdy image will gain 53 and inspiratin frm the
pictures she shares.
“We might have 54 that make us lk different frm ther wmen,but we are still
beautiful.I knw my dad wuld be prud f me fr my 55 .Nw I’ve cme t terms with my
disease,I want t help thers d the same. ”
A. flash B. spread C. bther D.decline
A. why B. when C. whether D.hw
A. wnderful B.disgusting C. interesting D. valuable
A. damaging B.clsing C. leading D. wasting
A. dangerus B. fantastic C. stressful D.familiar
6A. aspects B. parts C. pieces D. blcks
A. bear B. admit C.mind D. risk
A. plan B. prmise C. duty D. chice
A. truth B. curage C. supprt D.pririty
A. cntrlled B. destryed C. examined D.accepted
A. break dwn B. get under C. take ff D.cver up
A. bravely B. gratefully C. seriusly D.regrettably
A. strength B.knwledge C. ability D. experience
A.affairs B.cnditins C. elements D. qualities
A. dream B. kindness C. genersity D. attitude
第二节(共10 小题;每小题1.5 分,满分15 分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填人1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
President Xi Jinping has underlined 56 key rle f China’s wrking class and wrking
peple in eliminating pverty(消除贫困) and building a relatively prsperus sciety, 57 is
critical(关键) t China’s mdernizatin. He made the remarks at a gathering at the Great Hall f the Peple in Beijing t hnur mdel wrkers and individuals.
On behalf f the CPC Central Cmmittee and the State Cuncil, Xi 58 (sincere)
cngratulated the awarded mdel wrkers and individuals, and 59 (extend) greetings t the
cuntry’s wrking class fr 60 (they) utstanding cntributins t refrm and pening-up as
well as scialist mdernizatin.
Scialism 61 (build) up thrugh actin, and the new era will be n different, he said,
nting that mdel wrkers are elites f the natin, rle mdels fr the peple and 62 (her) f
the Peple’s Republic f China. And the Party and the State have always been 63 (imprtance)
t mdel wrkers and individuals.
Xi firmly suggested 64 (carry) frward the spirit f mdel wrkers and that f craftsmen
as they prvide a pwerful surce f encuragement 65 the entire Party and peple f all
ethnic grups t mve frward despite difficulties.
第四部分 基础知识检测 (共三节,满分25分)
第一节单词拼写(共10 小题;每小题0.5 分,共5 分)
66.Anther way f setting realistic ____________（目标）is t analyze yur shrt and lng term bjectives, keeping in mind yur beliefs, values and strengths.
67.Amazing scientific ____________ (进步) have made the impssible pssible.
68.His ___________(论点) was that public spending must be reduced.
69.This vyage was ne f the mst exciting ____________(冒险经历) f their lives.
70.They wanted _______________(设计) a machine that was bth attractive and practical.
71.I was late fr the club activity. F_____________ fr me, the activity was late t.
72.Nw that yu are a cllege student, yu shuld learn t be i ____________f yur parents’ help. 73.T prepare effectively fr the IELTS test, yu shuld get p____________advice frm a teacher. 74.Take r___________ exercise and yu will be mre healthier.
75.He deals with e____________ quickly because he used t be a dctr.
第二节用所给短语的恰当形式填空(共10 小题;每小题1 分,共10 分)
7have n ptin but t
sht up
rise t
make a difference t
think thrugh
76.He was such a determined persn that he ____________ every challenge in his life.
77.True happiness ____________ the jy f achievement rather than the pssessin f mney.
He culdn’t understand hw she ____________ the diet fr a lng time.
It’s a cmmn sense that a false step ____________ yur future.
Last year, he ____________ accept the pay cuts fr emplyment pressure.
81.She didn’t ___________ fr she was aware that she was right.
82. He __________when he was in senir high schl.
83.Mther ____________father n where we wuld g fr ur vacatin.
84.The girl _________ all the mney ____________the bank accunt.
85.It was a gd pprtunity fr her____________ the ptential dangers f the plan.
第三节单句语法填空(共10 小题;每小题1 分,共10 分)
It is surprising that it has taken peple s lng t take advantage _________what is a win-win pprtunity.
The rainfrest is disappearing at an_________(alarm) speed.
This is the very plan fr the summer hliday _________was suggested by his father.
89.When he wke up in the mrning, he fund himself_________(lie) in a hspital.
90.By the windw _________ (be) my best friend Jim, wh wre a red hat .
91.When she fund herself cheated by her best friend, she tried t hld back her_________ (angry). 92.Plice said they were _________ (cncern) abut the by’s safety.
93.His pr methd f learning made him unable t deal with the prblems _________(flexible).
94.The physically attractive individuals are mre likely _________ (treat) well by their parents. 95.James was called t see the prducer and gt the jb _________ the spt.
第五部分 应用文写作(满分15分)
假如你是李华，你的好友Sam 给你写信说最近在中文学习上遇到了一些困难，心情很沮
丧。请你写封回信，内容包括:
表示理解:
提出建议(不少于2 点) ;
给予鼓励。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80 左右;
可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;
书信格式已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Sam, _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________
Yurs,
Li Hua
8see eye t eye with
lie in
stick t
f...
back dwn
听力
1-5 CCBCA 6-10ABBAB 11-15CBABC 16-20CABAC
阅读理解
21-23 BDA 24-27 BCCD 28-31DCDB 32-35CABA
七选五
36-40 BDAEF
完形填空
41-45BDBAC 46-50CADBD 51-55DAABD
短文填空
the 57.which 58.sincerely 59.extended 60.their
61.was built 62.heres 63.imprtant 64.carrying 65.fr
单词拼写
66. gals 67.advances 68.argument 69.adventures 70.t design
71.Frtunately 72.independent 73.prfessinal 74.regular 75.emergencies
短语填空
76. rse t 77.lies in 78.stuck t
79. will make/makes a difference t 80.had n ptin but t 81.back dwn
82. sht up 83.saw eye t eye with f
t think thrugh
单句语法
f 87.alarming 88.that 89.lying 90.was
92.cncerned 93.flexibly 94.t be treated 95.n
应用文写作
Dear Sam,
I’m srry t hear yu’ve encuntered sme setbacks in learning Chinese. I can ttally relate t
yur feelings.
In my experience, pririty shuld be given t develping an interest, which can serve as yur
biggest mtivatin in learning a secnd language. Therefre, Chinese TV series and mvies are
highly recmmended. Of secndary imprtance is a language partner, with whm yu can imprve
yur Chinese thrugh daily cmmunicatin.
Cheer up! I’m psitive yu’ll rise t all the challenges as lng as yu find the prper ways.
Yurs,
Li Hua
听力原材料
Text 1
W: What time des the party start?
M: It starts at 8 ’clck. I think I’ll arrive half an hur late because I have t wrk late tday.
Text2
W: Excuse me! Can yu read ut this frm fr me? I’ve frgtten my glasses.
M: Of curse, ma’am. First, yu shuld write dwn yur name and address, and then yur telephne
number.
Text3
W: Yur shes lk really nice. Hw much did yu get them fr?
M: They nly cst me abut frty dllars.
W: I’m ging t get a pair fr my husband. Let me see if I’ve gt enugh mney.
Text4
W: I didn’t g t schl yesterday because I was sick.
M: I’m srry t hear that. D yu want the ntes and hmewrk frm English class?
W: That wuld be nice, thank yu.
9M: N prblem. I hpe t see yu at schl tmrrw.
Text5
W: Tell me, what d yu enjy ding in yur spare time?
M: I enjy drawing.
W: I didn’t knw yu culd draw.
M: I learned back in high schl.
Text6
W: Hell, Mary speaking.
M: Hi, Mary. This is Jack. I called yu yesterday, but yu were nt at hme. Didn’t yur sister Jena
tell yu?
W: N, she prbably frgt. She is busy preparing fr her exams these days.
M: I tried yur cell phne, but yu didn’t answer.
W: Actually, I didn’t have my cell phne with me. Anyway, what did yu want t tell me?
M: I wanted t invite yu t dinner n Saturday. S d yu have any plans then?
W: N nt at all. See yu then.,
Text7
W: What’s this suppsed t be?
M: It’s my new bkcase. I just have t put it tgether.
W: Why didn’t yu buy ne which was ready?
M: T begin with, I like making things.
W: I knw, but this is a lt f wrk. Is it wrth it?
M: Of curse! I saved $50.
W: Ww, I had n idea.
M: Yu knw what? The next thing I want t make is a car. Will yu help me build it?
W: What? Yu’re crazy!
M: Relax. I’m nly kidding!
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W: Jim, yu did put the suncream in the case, didn’t yu?
M: Yes, f curse, Cindy. I think we’ve gt everything. Oh, hang n. Yu have packed ur swimming
things, haven’t yu?
W: Srry, I frgt. I’ll d that nw.
M: We shuld take a present fr Jacques, shuldn’t we?
W: Yes, we shuld, and I already thught f that. I bught him a beautiful bk n mdern art. Yu
knw, he always buys bks abut that. Nw, what abut yur basketball? Yu like playing
basketball. D yu want t take it with yu?
M: I’d rather just be by the pl, reading and swimming.
W: Well, I want t g climbing with Jacques. Yu wuldn’t mind, wuld yu?
M: Of curse nt! I might even cme with yu. Nw, we shuld get ging. Let’s get everything int
the car.
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M: Jsie, d yu remember Jeff in my ffice?
W: Yeah. I have seen him befre at yur party, and yu have tld me smething abut him.
M: He left last week.
W: Left? Really? D yu knw why?
M: He didn’t cme in by Tuesday, s n Tuesday afternn I called t see whether he was ff the day
r he was sick.
W: And what did he say?
M: N answer. I talked t my bss, and it seems that he tried t call Jeff the mrning befre me. But
he culdn’t get thrugh either.
W: Strange.
M: Anyway, by the end f the day, Jeff sent an e-mail explaining everything.
10W: An e-mail? S, why did he leave?
M: Well, he fund a new jb last mnth, but he frgt t tell us abut it.
W: Yu’re jking! Hw can anyne d that?
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W: Well, my name is Cindy and recently, I’ve finished a tur which is nt the type f thing I’d usually
g fr. But because we wn it, we didn’t have t pay anything. We didn’t get ff t a gd start,
thugh, because the bus frm the airprt t the htel was awful. It tk ages. The trip was
all-inclusive, s all drinks and meals were included in the price. The drinks were fantastic! The htel
fd was either tasteless r t ht, but the waiters were all friendly and knwledgeable at least. Jhn
decided he wanted t take a trip t a museum, s I went alng. Actually, I didn’t really like it. It was
pretty disappinting. I surely preferred being near the cean. The beach was amazing and I went
there several times. In the secnd week, Jhn went ff n his wn int the muntains, but I stayed in
the htel. I nce tried ging n an elephant ride, but it was terrible. Elephants frightened me, s I gave
up. The tw weeks went by s quickly. We gt back last night and, all in all, I think it was a great trip,
really relaxing. I’m s glad we entered the cmpetitin.