Get Yourself Lost
Travelers to new cities are often told to start their trip with a bus tour. The thinking is that they can then ____
1____ to the places that interested them. Nonsense! What you see from the____
2____ of a moving bus is unreal and completely removed from the authentic sights, sounds and ____
3____ outside.
Be adventurous! The best way to experience any place is ____
4____ and with absolutely no travel ____
5____. Simply go wherever your feet and your ____
6____ lead you. You eventually will get to the same sites that are on the bus tour - the museums, the monuments city hall- but will have ____
7____ much more. You will have felt the contemporary life of the city.
“But what if I get lost?” People might ask. No one gets ____
8____ lost in a major city. Eventually, you can find your way back to a well-known location. If it frightens you to be “lost”, just find a taxi and go back to where you____
9____. However, the nicest things can happen if you get lost. You stop at a sidewalk café to ____
10____ and relax. You ask instructions of the local people at the ____
11____ table. And even if they don’t speak your language, your trip becomes more ____
12____ because of the experience.
So next time you see a poster advertising an introductory bus tour, ____
13____ your money. Instead, wander on your own. I ____
15____ you a time you’ll remember with great pleasure.
| 小题1: | | A．return | B．come | C．walk | D．drive |
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| 小题2: | | A．backside | B．inside | C．outlook | D．outlet |
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| 小题3: | | A．grasses | B．flowers | C．smells | D．feelings |
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| 小题4: | | A．by car | B．on foot | C．by bike | D．by plane |
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| 小题5: | | A．plan | B．map | C．money | D．ticket |
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| 小题6: | | A．nose | B．mouth | C．habits | D．interests |
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| 小题7: | | A．observed | B．touched | C．seen | D．watched |
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| 小题8: | | A．uncertainly | B．unluckily | C．carelessly | D．hopelessly |
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| 小题9: | | A．started | B．went | C．enjoyed | D．left |
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| 小题11: | | A．next | B．window | C．front | D．back |
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| 小题12: | | A．forgettable | B．memorable | C．reasonable | D．acceptable |
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| 小题13: | | A．get | B．spend | C．save | D．Waste |
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| 小题14: | | A．However | B．So | C．Instead | D．Take it easy |
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| 小题15: | | A．wish | B．give | C．hope | D．promise |
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