I will have a holiday next week and I can't decide what to do. I have a lot of work to do 1 and this would be a good chance 2. But I don't like 3 the holiday in such a way.I can work at home all the rest of the year.

    Last year I went 4 to the mountains. 5 there was beautiful， but it is too cold this time of a year. And it's really6 far to go for a short holiday. I decide 7 this isn't a good time to8the mountains.But I9to go somewhere else.Perhaps this would be a good chance to go to the beach（海滨）.I like to go for walks10the seashore 11the warm sunshine and watch the water. It's only eight miles away and I could get there 12about two hours. After thinking it13，I am sure that this is a 14time for the seashore than15.

    Oh， here is a 16from Jim. He 17 he is going to his house in the mountains for the18，and he19me to go with him.20 giving it some more thought， I wrote back to Jim and thanked him for that.

据《申报》载：“鄂垣祸起仓卒。呜呼，川乱未已，鄂乱又起，何今日祸变之多耶？夫春间乱犹在沿海，此次川乱偏于西隅，今则革党势力已蔓延于长江流域矣，其情形之危更非川粤乱可比。”这一记载反映了（    ）

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    材料一：美国大美百科全书中说：“我们所知道的最早的考试制度，是中国所采用的选举制度，及其定期举行的考试。”

    材料二：明清思想家顾炎武曾说：“八股之害，等于焚书，而败坏人才，有甚于咸阳之郊所坑者四百六十余人也。”

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