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我的暑假第八天：many japanese never take their vacations they should enjoy, but with the coming of “golden week”, a series(系列) of holidays following one after another in late april and early may, they pour out of the country by tens of thousands. the most popular place they go to is hawaii, but hong kong, singapore, south korea and taiwan are also favoured. the typical japanese abroad, as it is reported, travel for about a week and spends, as average, $2, 800 on airline tickets, hotels and gifts for friends and relatives. it may seem high, but its cheap for the japanese, who would have to spend a lot more if they spend a week touring (making a journey) their own country.1. many japanese _.a. dont enjoy taking vacationsb. enjoy touring in golden weekc. dont have vacationsd. enjoy staying at home2. the period in late april and early may is called golden week because _.a. the week is made of gold days b. it is warm for people to tourc. holidays come one after another in this periodd. it is still spring then3. which of the following is true?a. the japanese never enjoy travelling more than one week.b. the japanese like best to travel to some part in the u. s. by air.c. travelling at home cost less than abroad for the japanese.d. hawaii is the most beautiful place to visit in asia.4. which is the best title for the passage?a. vacations for the japaneseb. costs of travelling in japanc. places the japanese enjoy travelling tod. japanese in golden week (18)last week the manager of an old jewelers shop received a letter marked “personal”, so of course his secretary gave it to him unopened. as he was very busy, the letter lay on his desk till tea-time. then he opened it and a 10 note fell out onto his desk. with the note was a short letter. this is what it said:dear sir, in 1935 i got engaged. but unfortunately at that time there was a lot of unemployment and i lost my job. i was six months without a job and then i got work again. but of course was very short of money. i came to your shop to buy a wedding ring. the assistant brought some rings for me to look at, but she was called away for a moment, and i put one of the rings in my pocket. when she came back, i said i did not know the size of my girl-friends finger. so i left the shop without buying a ring.my wife died a short while ago and the fact that i never paid for her ring has been on my conscience (良心) all these years. at the time the ring cost 2 so i reckon (估计) that is about 10 at todays price. and i am sending you that amount. yours truly, a customer“well, well, well,” said the manager, “life is full of surprises!” 1. the best headline for this article would be _.a. a customer pays his bill b. an old jewelers shopc. the manager and the letter d. a letter with 10 2. why didnt the secretary open the letter? because _.a. he was very busyb. it was a personal letterc. there was a 10 note in itd. the letter was unimportant3. what happened to the writer of the letter in 1935?a. he was engaged to a girl.b. he was out of work for six months.c. he lost a ring.d. both a and b.4. what was true about