Hello Sandy,

We have just returned from our holiday. We went with our friends Edward Smith and his wife Tina to the Yorkshire Moors. This is a  beautiful place. It is a natural park. There are lots of places to walk on the tops of the hills, miles of grassland with no people, but sheep and birds.

Edward, who had just come out of hospital, could not walk as far  as he used to. However this meant that we walked in the mornings, and then stopped at a cafe for lunch each day, before returning to the place we live. Edward and I slept in front of the fire all afternoon,  while the ladies went for another walk. Very pleasant!

I have taken lots of photos from the place we live, across the valley（峽谷）below us, of the morning sunrise, and the mist in the  valley. Also, in England,the old steam powered trains（蒸汽火車）are very popular. I have taken many photos of the train and from it.

Yesterday we had the first snow of this winter. It is very early （we usually expect snow in January）. It rained all day, then snowed in the evening.

Today we have bright sunshine!

Both Jenny and I are well I don’t know if I told you, in the last e-mail, that Jenny is now working in a hotel. Although she has to work hard, people there are nice and she is enjoying the work.

Please write to us to tell us your news.

                                                           Yours,

Victor

1. What kind of place is the Yorkshire Moors?

A. A hotel.            B. A natural park.     C. A hospital.       D. A cafe.

2. When did the ladies take a walk?

A. Only in the morning.            

B. Only in the afternoon.

C. Both in the morning and in the afternoon.   

D. In the evening.

3. They had ______ snow this winter.

A. an early            B. a late                 C. a usual         D. a big

4. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. The valley.         B. Travel.               C. The mist.        D. The train.

5. What do we know from this passage?

A. This is the first time Victor wrote an e-mail to Sandy.

B. Edward didn’t go traveling because he bad just come out of hospital.

C. Jenny’s new job in a hotel is an easy one.

D. People in England like the old steam powered trains very much

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