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Laura and Max are twins. They live in London with their mum and dad. They always have interesting adventures on holiday. They visit different cities and countries.
This summer they are going to stay in a small cottage in the country. The cottage is in a village called Stonecross, near Salisbury. Max and Laura aren’t very happy.
“Boring!” says Max. He looks at the map, “The cottage is in the middle of a field. What can we do in the middle of a field?”
“Why are we going there?” asks Laura.
Their dad is very tired. He says he wants to relax and sleep a lot. Their mum loves the countryside. She wants to walk and paint.
“It’s a very beautiful part of England,” she says. “Full of culture, tradition, mystery ...”
“Mystery?” say Max and Laura together. “Mystery! OK, let’s go!”
The next day Uncle Stephen arrives with lots of bags. This year they are all going on holiday together.
Mum drives the family car. Dad sleeps ... Dad always sleeps! Uncle Stephen follows in his old car.
Two hours later they arrive at Stonecross and find their cottage in the middle of a field. There are green hills, beautiful cottages, flowers, sheep and cows everywhere ...
( From The Secret of the Stones )
Laura and Max are twins. They live in London with their mum and dad. They always have interesting adventures on holiday. They visit different cities and countries.
This summer they are going to stay in a small cottage in the country. The cottage is in a village called Stonecross, near Salisbury. Max and Laura aren’t very happy.
“Boring!” says Max. He looks at the map, “The cottage is in the middle of a field. What can we do in the middle of a field?”
“Why are we going there?” asks Laura.
Their dad is very tired. He says he wants to relax and sleep a lot. Their mum loves the countryside. She wants to walk and paint.
“It’s a very beautiful part of England,” she says. “Full of culture, tradition, mystery ...”
“Mystery?” say Max and Laura together. “Mystery! OK, let’s go!”
The next day Uncle Stephen arrives with lots of bags. This year they are all going on holiday together.
Mum drives the family car. Dad sleeps ... Dad always sleeps! Uncle Stephen follows in his old car.
Two hours later they arrive at Stonecross and find their cottage in the middle of a field. There are green hills, beautiful cottages, flowers, sheep and cows everywhere ...
( From The Secret of the Stones )
答案
middle；mystery
解析
1. 第一空可直接定位原文原句“The cottage is in the middle of a field.”，提取对应单词即可；2. 第二空根据原文情节，Laura和Max原本觉得去乡下度假很无聊，听到妈妈提到乡下充满神秘事物后立刻同意前往，可知二人期待在乡下找到一些神秘事物，对应原文线索词。
