[EXERCISES]
①I____that our team won． 
②I____my brother twice a month． 
③I____her death last week． 
④Can you____some birds singing？
（Keys：①heard ②hear from ③heard of ④hear） 
◆ holiday(holidays),leave, vacation 这三个词都有“假日(期)”的意思，但含义用法并不相同。
◇ holiday(holidays)一般指“休假”
Tom and I are going to have a holiday.  我和汤姆准备去度假。
I've already had my holidays this year. 我今年已经度过假了。
During a holiday in Sweden, I found this note on my car.
在瑞典度假期间，我在我的车子上发现了这张字条。
Postcards always spoil my holidays.  明信片总是弄得我过不好假日。
My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any cards to my friends.
我的假日过的很快，但是我一张明信片也没有寄给朋友。