Guide to four of the most exciting new adventure trips for 2008:
Tribal (部落的) India
Attractions: Myths and Mountains
Length: 17 days
Details: For the travelers who has already visited the best-known India sites, this new trip visits a relatively unexplored state in central India ruled by the Vindhyachal Range and known for its wildlife, waterfalls, ancient sites and tribal culture.
Departure Time(出发时间): Feb. 17
Price: $7,530
Information: 800-670-6984; myths.com
Across Patagonia: From the Andes to the Ocean
Attractions: Boundless Journeys
Length: 8 days
Details: The newest route across Patagonia starts high in the Argentine Andes and follows the Futaleufu River into Chile all the way to the Pacific Ocean. Travelers start by trekking along the river, changing to rafts before taking up kayaks for the final leg.
Departure Time: March 5
Price: $2,995
Information: 800-941-8010; boundless.com
Sahara
Attractions: International Expeditions
Length: 18 days
Details: Remember the movie Ishtar? Now you, too, can spend days wandering in the desert, just like Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman. Designed for rugged travelers, the camping expedition crosses 1,500 miles of Niger’s Sahara in four-wheel-drive vehicles.
Departure Time: Nov. 17
Price: $3,998
Information: 800-633-4734; ietravel.com
Dalmatian Coast Biking
Attractions: Backroads
Length: 7 days
Details: The company’s first foray into Croatia follows scenic roadways across four islands between Dubrovnik and Split.
Departure Time: May 7
Price: $2,298
Information: 800-462-2848; backroads.com
1.The passage is mainly about _______.
A. suggestions on the adventure trips in America in 2008
B. the guide to several adventure trips around the world
C. the attractions in India
D. the prices of four most exciting adventure trips next year
2.A trip across Patagonia starts _______.
A. on Feb. 17 B. on March 5
C. on Nov. 17 D. in January
3.Which trip costs the least?
A. Tribal India. B. Crossing Patagonia.
C. Sahara. D. Dalmatian Coast Biking.
There lived in the State of Qi a man who had a very bad memory. While walking, he would forget to stop; while sleeping, he would forget to get up. His wife was very much _______ this and said to him one day, “I’ve _______ that Master Ai is a very _______ man. He can even _______ the dying back to life. Why don’t you go and _______ him for advice?”
“Good idea!” the man agreed. So he _______ on horseback, bow and arrow in hand. Before he had _______ a distance of about 30 li he felt a call of nature (想解手). He got off his horse and, after sticking the arrow into the ground and tying the _______ to a tree, crouched down (蹲下) to hide himself. This done, he _______ and looked to the left and then caught sight of the __________.
“Wow!” he cried. “What a narrow escape! I wonder __________ that arrow came from. It __________ hit me.” Then, looking to the __________, he saw the horse.
“Well, well!” he said with joy. “__________ I’ve been badly frightened, I’m now __________ with a horse.” Whipping his horse, he took the __________direction. Not long afterwards, he arrived __________ pacing up and down in front of __________ own house, he said to himself, “Whose house is this? Can this be the house of Master Ai?” __________ this moment, his wife saw him. Guessing that his memory must have gone wrong again, she said dirty words to him. Very much upset, the man __________, “I’ve never seen you before in my life. Why did you say something like that to me?”
1.A. excited about B. angry with C. worried about D. surprised at
2.A. heard B. known C. understood D. told
3.A. kind B. stupid C. strange D. learned
4.A. bring B. take C. get D. lead
5.A. see B. tell C. ask D. look
6.A. set out B. set up C. set aside D. set on
7.A. gone B. covered C. done D. passed
8.A. horse B. bow C. arrow D. hand
9.A. pulled up B. sat down C. stood up D. set up
10.A. arrow B. bow C. horse D. tree
11.A. which B. when C. why D. where
12.A. almost B. closely C. just D. only
13.A. front B. left C. sky D. right
14.A. Even B. Though C. Once D. As
15.A. rewarded B. punished C. fined D. given
16.A. direct B. right C. front D. wrong
17.A. home B. house C. village D. city
18.A. her B. his C. their D. Master Ai’s
19.A. During B. On C. At D. In
20.A. complained B. smiled C. felt D. laughed
— Sorry, I got a bad cold yesterday.
— Every time you are absent, you _______ an excuse.
A. take up B. give up
C. send up D. make up
— How did the blind man go home yesterday?
— ______
A. I don’t want to. B. Can you do me a favor?
C. You’d better not. D. With the help of a dog.
Life is a thing one can’t live all to oneself, but a thing one ______ others.
A. talks with B. likes with
C. shares with D. loves with
We’ll take a honeymoon trip to Venice. Would you like to _____ my dog for me while we are away?
A. look at B. search for
C. watch over D. care about
