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A. Business people are very busy, you know. B. I like planes very much. C. In that way I can travel. D. But I'm always thinking “busy” is better than “free”. E. I change my idea now. F. Maybe I'll be a businessman. G. But I would rather live in one place. |
Tom: What are you going to do after leaving school?
Bill: I'm thinking about becoming a plane driver.
Tom: So you like traveling, don't you?
Bill: Of course, I do. I like to visit different places, make different friends and know different things.
Tom: That sounds good.
Bill: What do you want to be in the future?
Tom: I like to go into business and make money.
Bill:
Tom: You're right.
Bill: Yes, I agree with you.
Lofton (洛夫顿) is a little village not far from Manchester (曼彻斯特). Like many 1 villages near towns or cities, it's clean and quiet. Not many families 2 there, so the people all know 3. Most of them are friendly and helpful. Their homes are in Lofton, 4many people have jobs in Manchester. Some work in big factories. 5 work in shops or offices. Most of these people go to work by train. It usually takes them about 6 to go from Lofton to Manchester.
In the evening a lot of people enjoy 7 TV. If they want to see a film or to listen to a concert, they 8 go to Manchester. There are no cinemas in Lofton.
Life in Lofton may not be so exciting as life in the 9 cities, but it can be just as 10 as that in them. That's why people in Lofton love their village.
A
An Englishman was showing a foreign visitor around London.“What's that strange building?” asked the visitor.“That's the Tower (塔) of London.”“I see. How long did it take to build it?”“About 500 years.”“In my country we can build it in a few months.”said the visitor. After they came to St. Paul's Cathedral (大教堂), the visitor asked the same question. “Nearly forty years,”said the Englishman. “In my country we finish it in forty days at most,” said the visitor. This went on all day. They visited most of the best known buildings in the city. Every time they saw a new one, the visitor asked what it was and how long it took to build it. Then he said they could do the same thing much faster in his country. At last the Englishman got angry with the visitor though he tried not to show it. Several days later they came to the House of Parliament (议会) and the visitor asked his usual question, “What's that?” The Englishman answered, “I have no idea. It wasn't there last night.”
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B
Come to Austria！
Soll is a village in the mountains in western (西部的) Austria, and the Hotel Post, opened by a local family, is clean and not expensive. From the hotel you can see the whole village, the forest and the mountains. Temperatures in summer are usually 20℃ to 25℃ in the daytime, but much cooler by the evening.
Enjoy Thailand!
When you visit Bangkok in Thailand, don't miss the early morning river boat trip to the Floating (漂浮的) Market just outside the city. There you'll find many kinds of fruit and vegetables. There you can pay for them when you sit in your boat. Don't forget your hat：the sun can be strong and it may be as hot as 40℃ at noon!
Visit Hawaii (夏威夷)!
Maybe the most beautiful place in Hawaii is Kauai. You can visit its long, sandy beaches in the south and west. And there is land, mountains and forests in the north (北方), but be careful: there are many mosquitoes (蚊子). And don't be surprised (惊讶) if it rains in the middle of the island. Daytime temperatures there are usually around 24℃ to 26℃ by the sea, and only a little cooler by late evening.
