An artist(画家) went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday and stayed with a farmer. Every day he went out with his paints(颜料) and brushes (画笔) and painted till evening. When it got dark, he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed.

At the end of his holiday, he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, "No, I don't want money. But give me one of your paintings(画作). What's money? In a week it will run out, but your painting will still be here."

The artist was very happy and thanked the farmer for saying such kind words about his paintings. The farmer smiled and answered,"It's not that. I have

a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes home next month,I'll show him your painting, and he will not want to be an artist any more, I think."

A. Read the information about Tom and Alice. Make notes about your last holiday.

B. Complete the questions about Tom's holiday and write short answers.

C. Complete the paragraph about Tom's holiday.

Last July, Tom  to Africa and  there for three weeks. He  by plane and  in a tent. He  photographs of wild animals. He  some elephants, lions and giraffes, but he  any zebras. He  the holiday very much.

D. Write a similar(相似的) paragraph about Alice's holiday.

E. Write about your last holiday.

    Hello, everyone. My name is Jane. Let me tell you something about my trip. I took the plane to Dalian with my parents last winter. We stayed there for five days. The beach there was clean and the sea was blue. During the trip, we swam every day in the sea. The seafood there was delicious, so we also had lots of seafood during our trip. We had a great time.

    I was unhappy about only one thing during the trip. When I went shopping. I found the things there were too expensive. So if you want to go shopping there, you should take much money with you. Then you can buy enough gifts for your family and friends. I spent about 300 yuan buying gifts for my cousin and friends.