After the First World War, a small group of old soldiers returned to their village in Britain．Most of them managed to 　　1　　 fairly well, but one-Francis Binstering, who had been wounded and never recovered his 　　2　　－was unable to work regularly．　　3　　 he became very poor．Yet he was too 　　4　　 to accept anything from the people in the village．

　　Once these old soldiers held a reunion dinner in the home of Jules Grandin, who had made 　　5　　 money．Grandin produced a curiosity(稀奇的东西)－a large old 　　6　　 coin．Each man examined it with 　　7　　 as it passed around the long table．All, 　　8　　, had drunk wine freely and the room was full of noisy talk, 　　9　　 the gold piece was soon forgotten．Later, when Grandin 　　10　　 it and asked for it, the coin was gone．

　　One of them suggested everyone be searched, 　　11　　 which all agreed, except Blustering．“You 　　12　　, then?” asked Grandin．Blustering said with a red face, “Yes, I cannot allow it．”

　　One by one, the others turned out their pockets．When the coin was 　　13　　 to appear, attention was ?focused? on poor Blustering．Under the 　　14　　 stares of his friends, he walked out and returned to his home．

　　A few years later, Grandin had his house repaired．A workman found the gold coin．　　15　　 in dirt between planks(板)of the floor．Hurrying to Blustering’s home, Grandin apologized to him．

　　“But why didn’t you allow yourself to be 　　16　　?” Grandin asked．

　　“Because I was a 　　17　　,” Blustering said brokenly．“For weeks we had not enough to eat and my pockets were full of 　　18　　, that I had taken from the table to 　　19　　 home to my wife and 　　20　　 children．”

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　　Travelers to new cities are often told to start their trip with a bus tour．The thinking is that they can then return to the places that 　　1　　 them．Nonsense! What you see from the 　　2　　 of a moving bus is 　　3　　 and completely removed from the real sights, sounds, and 　　4　　　 outside．Be adventurous! The best 　　5　　 to experience any place is on foot and with absolutely^①no travel plan．　　6　　 go wherever your feet and your interests 　　7　　 you．You finally will get to the 　　8　　 sites that are on the bus tour－the museums, the monuments, city hall－but you will have seen much more．You will have 　　9　　 the present life of the city．

　　“But what if I get lost?” people might ask．No one ever gets 　　10　　 lost in a major city．At first, you can find your way back to a(an)　　11　　 location．If it 　　12　　 you to be “lost”, just find a taxi and go back to where you started, however, the 　　13　　 things can happen if you get lost．You 　　14　　 at a sidewalk café to sit and relax．You ask instructions of a local people at the next table．And 　　15　　 they don’t speak your language, your trip becomes more memorable^②because of the 　　16　　．Here are a few more ways to get the most out of your travel．

　　Know before you go．　　17　　 a few hours before your trip learning about the history and culture of your destination(目的地)．This will help you understand what you’re seeing．

　　Move around like a local．Use the subways and buses of the city you’re 　　18　　．You will not only save money, but you’ll also learn how people really live．

　　Check the bulletin boards．Sometimes you can find advertisements for free concert, and 　　19　　 fun activites on bulletin boards around universities．

　　So the next time you see a poster advertising an introductory^③bus tour, save your money．Instead, wander 　　20　　 I promise you a time you’ll remember with great pleasure．

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　　After the first World War, a small group of old soldiers returned to their village in Britain．Most of them managed to 　　1　　 fairly well, but one－Francis Binstering, who had been wounded and never recovered his 　　2　　 was unable to work regularly．　　3　　 he became very poor．Yet he was too 　　4　　 to accept anything from the people in the village．

　　Once these old soldiers held a reunion dinner in the home of Jules Grandin, who had made 　　5　　money．Grandin produced a curiosity(稀奇的东西)－a large old 　　6　　 coin．Each man examined it with 　　7　　 as it passed around the long table．All, 　　8　　, had drunk wine freely and the room was full of noisy talk, 　　9　　 the gold piece was soon forgotten．Later, when Grandin 　　10　　 it and asked for it, the coin was gone．

　　One of them suggested everyone be searched, 　　11　　 which all agreed, except Blustering．“You 　　12　　, then?” asked Grandin．Blustering said with a red face, “Yes, I cannot allow it．”

　　One by one, the others turned out their pockets．When the coin was 　　13　　 to appear, attention was focused on poor Blustering．Under the 　　14　　 stares of his friends, he walked out and returned to his home．

　　A few years later, Grandin had his house repaired．A workman found the gold coin 　　15　　 in dirt between planks(板)of the floor．Hurrying to Blustering’s home, Grandin apologized to him．

　　“But why didn’t you allow yourself to be 　　16　　?” Grandin asked．

　　“Because I was a 　　17　　, ”Blustering said brokenly．“For weeks we had not enough to eat and my pockets were full of 　　18　　, that I had taken from the table to 　　19　　 home to my wife and 　　20　　 children．”