1 ,(+0*/)!-1'.$&%#" Before graduating from university, I decided to spend part of the summer traveling through Europe with friends. However, I realized that there were a few problems with this plan. The biggest problem was that I didn’t have a lot of money. I had a part-time job at a fast food restaurant, but I hadn’t been able to save enough money for such an expensive trip because most of my pay was needed for my living costs, such as rent and food. For the trip, I was going to need money for transport, food, places to stay, and entertainment. Fortunately, friends and family members then gave me some money as gifts after my graduation from college. This would help pay for the trip. I also decided to move back to my parents’ house for three months in the spring before going to Europe. This allowed me to avoid paying rent on an apartment, so that I could keep all the money from my job for the trip. Once I moved back, I also got another job working for a family friend for three months helping to build houses. I would have rather stayed in my college town with my friends, but I knew that I had to do this. It was the only way for me to save a lot of money in a short time. The biggest cost for the trip was the airplane ticket from Seattle to London. There was no way to avoid buying it or to get it more cheaply. However, I found several good ways to save money while traveling in Europe. For example, I bought a railway pass, which allowed me unlimited travel for one month in Western Europe. This pass wasn’t cheap, but it cost much less than buying tickets for every separate trip. This was especially true since we visited twelve countries in six weeks. Sometimes we saved money on rooms by traveling by train at night. Often we slept on the seats in the train because we couldn’t afford to pay for the sleeping-car. At other times, we stayed in guesthouses rather than hotels. Most of these places weren’t as comfortable as hotels, but they were great places to meet other young travelers from around the world. Most guesthouses included a free breakfast as part of the room charge. It was usually bread and butter with jam on the side, as well as coffee or tea. For lunch we would buy bread, cheese, and meat to make sandwiches. So, dinner was the only meal we would need to spend much money on. We also took any chance we could to visit famous buildings and museums that tourists could see for free. Some of my best memories come from just taking a walk through the beautiful cities of Paris and Amsterdam. We soon discovered that some countries were much more expensive than others, which affected our travel decisions as well. Most of the Northern European countries were more expensive than those in the south and east. Fortunately, we were lucky enough to stay with friends for free in France and Germany. This was particularly helpful and enjoyable. These friends not only gave us places to sleep, but also cooked for us and provided us with entertainment by showing us around their towns. Without their support, we would not have been able to visit those countries at all. However, we found cities like Prague and Budapest to be wonderful places where we were able to see things without spending a lot of money. The scenery was amazing and the food delicious. I didn’t know as much about the culture of these places, but that meant everything I saw was new and exciting. So, in the end, I had more fun there than I expected. =5D#[email protected]*2-1<7B>375:$#(5A+8;0/0?63,)! D What did the author do his last summer before graduating from university? $"Looked hard for a full-time job. %"Worked at his part-time job. &"Helped his parents move. '"Had fun with his college town friends. ("Went sightseeing in foreign countries. ' Which of the following ways did the author use to get money for visiting Europe? "!He worked for one of his parents’ friends. #!He started working at a fast food restaurant. $!He borrowed money from his parents. %!He saved money from working at university. &!He asked family members for cash. ( Why did the author move back to his parents’ house? "!To avoid paying for hotels. #!So that he had more money to spend. $!Because he wanted to visit a family friend. %!Because he had lost his part-time job. &!To be with his friends before going abroad. ) When did the author go to Europe? "!Before graduating from university. #!After graduating from university. $!After working for a year. %!After finding out about Budapest. &!Just before going to university. * What was the most expensive part of the trip? "!Getting to Europe. #!Staying in hotels. $!The railway pass. %!Breakfast at guesthouses. &!Eating out in restaurants. ' Where did the author NOT sleep while traveling in Europe? "!On trains. #!In Germany. $!In guesthouses. %!With friends. &!In train stations. ( Where did the author visit his friends’ homes? "!Prague and Budapest. #!Paris and Amsterdam. $!Germany and France. %!Seattle and London. &!France and England. ) What did the author discover about Europe? "!Germany and France are surprisingly cheap to visit. #!Prague and Budapest are very expensive places to visit. $!Northern Europeans are friendlier than people in other countries. %!The cost of living is higher in the north. &!Prague is more beautiful than Amsterdam. * How did the author save money on food? "!By making his own sandwiches for lunch. #!By taking free food from breakfast to eat at lunchtime. $!By going on a diet. %!By not eating breakfast at guesthouses. &!By eating out for dinner. 英語(2月1日)[全学科共通]‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥‥ 1 2 3 4 4
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Before graduating from university, I decided to spend part of the summer
traveling through Europe with friends. However, I realized that there were a few
problems with this plan. The biggest problem was that I didn’t have a lot of
money. I had a part-time job at a fast food restaurant, but I hadn’t been able to
save enough money for such an expensive trip because most of my pay was
needed for my living costs, such as rent and food. For the trip, I was going to
need money for transport, food, places to stay, and entertainment.
Fortunately, friends and family members then gave me some money as gifts
after my graduation from college. This would help pay for the trip. I also
decided to move back to my parents’ house for three months in the spring before
going to Europe. This allowed me to avoid paying rent on an apartment, so that
I could keep all the money from my job for the trip. Once I moved back, I also
got another job working for a family friend for three months helping to build
houses. I would have rather stayed in my college town with my friends, but I
knew that I had to do this. It was the only way for me to save a lot of money
in a short time.
The biggest cost for the trip was the airplane ticket from Seattle to London.
There was no way to avoid buying it or to get it more cheaply. However, I
found several good ways to save money while traveling in Europe. For example,
I bought a railway pass, which allowed me unlimited travel for one month in
Western Europe. This pass wasn’t cheap, but it cost much less than buying
tickets for every separate trip. This was especially true since we visited twelve
countries in six weeks.
Sometimes we saved money on rooms by traveling by train at night. Often
we slept on the seats in the train because we couldn’t afford to pay for the
sleeping-car. At other times, we stayed in guesthouses rather than hotels. Most
of these places weren’t as comfortable as hotels, but they were great places to
meet other young travelers from around the world. Most guesthouses included a
free breakfast as part of the room charge. It was usually bread and butter with
jam on the side, as well as coffee or tea. For lunch we would buy bread, cheese,
and meat to make sandwiches. So, dinner was the only meal we would need to
spend much money on.
We also took any chance we could to visit famous buildings and museums
that tourists could see for free. Some of my best memories come from just
taking a walk through the beautiful cities of Paris and Amsterdam. We soon
discovered that some countries were much more expensive than others, which
affected our travel decisions as well. Most of the Northern European countries
were more expensive than those in the south and east. Fortunately, we were
lucky enough to stay with friends for free in France and Germany. This was
particularly helpful and enjoyable. These friends not only gave us places to sleep,
but also cooked for us and provided us with entertainment by showing us
around their towns. Without their support, we would not have been able to visit
those countries at all. However, we found cities like Prague and Budapest to be
wonderful places where we were able to see things without spending a lot of
money. The scenery was amazing and the food delicious. I didn’t know as much
about the culture of these places, but that meant everything I saw was new and
exciting. So, in the end, I had more fun there than I expected.
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� What did the author do his last summer before graduating from
university?
�#Looked hard for a full-time job.
$#Worked at his part-time job.
%#Helped his parents move.
&#Had fun with his college town friends.
�#Went sightseeing in foreign countries.
� Which of the following ways did the author use to get money for visiting
Europe?
��He worked for one of his parents’ friends.
��He started working at a fast food restaurant.
��He borrowed money from his parents.
��He saved money from working at university.
��He asked family members for cash.
Why did the author move back to his parents’ house?
��To avoid paying for hotels.
��So that he had more money to spend.
��Because he wanted to visit a family friend.
��Because he had lost his part-time job.
��To be with his friends before going abroad.
When did the author go to Europe?
��Before graduating from university.
��After graduating from university.
��After working for a year.
��After finding out about Budapest.
��Just before going to university.
� What was the most expensive part of the trip?
��Getting to Europe.
��Staying in hotels.
��The railway pass.
��Breakfast at guesthouses.
��Eating out in restaurants.
� Where did the author NOT sleep while traveling in Europe?
��On trains.
��In Germany.
��In guesthouses.
��With friends.
��In train stations.
Where did the author visit his friends’ homes?
��Prague and Budapest.
��Paris and Amsterdam.
��Germany and France.
��Seattle and London.
��France and England.
What did the author discover about Europe?
��Germany and France are surprisingly cheap to visit.
��Prague and Budapest are very expensive places to visit.
��Northern Europeans are friendlier than people in other countries.
��The cost of living is higher in the north.
��Prague is more beautiful than Amsterdam.
� How did the author save money on food?
��By making his own sandwiches for lunch.
��By taking free food from breakfast to eat at lunchtime.