Experience the Colorado River the Hualapai Way!

River Runners offers the ONLY One Day Whitewater trip ANYWHEERE at the

GRAND CANYOU!

    Since1973，Hualapai River Runners has been conducting whitewater rafting journey to the Colorado River. Our experienced guides expertly sail along the river and share the history of the Canyon and the Hualapai people with you.

    Visitors experience the excitement of whitewater rapids and then stop to enjoy the impressive beauty of Travertine Falls and a tasty lunch．No charge for children 2 years and under.

One-Day Trip

Retail$249.00+$79.00(helicopter and round-trip ground transportation)

    Whitewater rafting tours begin in Peach Springs．Hualapai River Runners transports you to Diamond Creek, which is the starting point for the 37 mile rafting tour. Lunch is included and upon arrival at the rafting tour termination point(终点)，fly out of the Grand Canyon by helicopter （直升机）to Grand Canyon West．

Two-Day Trip

Retail$549.00+$79.00(helicopter and round-trip ground transportation)

    Two-day rafting trips with one night on the Colorado River. All supplies and meals are included. Two days in the Grand Canyon，on the Colorado River allows more time to explore one of the Seven Wonders of the World。

Tours Include：

●Round-trip transportation from Peach Springs to the starting point and from the termination point back to Peach Springs．  

●Snack，drinks and lunch(vegetarian meals available upon request)

●Waterproof dry bags for storing your cameras, sunscreen, dry clothes, etc．

●The helicopter part of transportation is weather permitting. If the helicopter transportation is cancelled because of bad weather, the raft will continue an additional two hours to South Cove and a maximum（最大量）$20.00 per customer will be given back.

Special Website booking rate 15% off rafting in April 2010. So book now!

Call us Toll Free Today! Tel: 1-888-868-9378

1. Where do whitewater rafting tours start?

    A. Travertine Falls                     B. Peach Springs

    C. Diamond Creek                        D. Grand Canyon West

2. We learn from the passage that _______.

    A. Hualapai River Runners provides dry clothes

    B. you will get $20 back if you are dissatisfied

    C. the trip is free of charge for children under 2

    D. online booking has a better offer all year round

3. What is the purpose of the passage?

    A. To attract people to the sights B. To explore the Hualapai culture

    C. To explain how to make a rafting trip   D. To introduce the history of the Colorado River

 

 

Group buying is one of the fastest growing trends in South Africa today. Industry leaders are confident the growth potential remains strong since group buying is location-specific. Start-up costs are low and profit room remains high, so many sites continue to receive invested money despite widespread criticism and Facebook’s decision to phase out of deal business due to privacy concerns.

In the early stages of all industries, some companied fail because they cannot compete with stronger companies in difficult economic conditions. To deal with difficult conditions, an alarming number of businesses are developing group buying websites in places like China and India, so the increase of group buying in South Africa is nothing more than a natural progression into the international mainstream.

The group buying concept is fairly new and consumers have accepted this concept because they can now make full use of the rich information available on the Internet. Group buying is convenient and easy so it works. Anyone can view a site, join a mailing list, subscribe to RSS or print out a coupon(优惠券). The current group buying structure offered by the industry leaders works although there are still challenges to overcome.

Perhaps, the future of group buying is tied to the joining together of social media and mobile devices. Mobile devices are with us wherever we go and almost everyone is using some type of social media site like Facebook or Twitter to stay informed. Using GPS and social media technology to provide real time location-specific promotions would be beneficial to every consumer looking for the best deals in town.

Pause for a moment and think about it! What is better than signing on to your phone while having fun in town and you receive a real time information that your favorite shop across the street is offering a killer dial?

The future of the group buying in South Africa is bright and we can expect to see more advanced approaches to this concept in the future. In addition to the technological advances consumers will see the range of promotions expand to include new products and services.

1.What does the underlined phrase “phase out of” mean in the passage?

A．Gradually stop

B．Gradually increase

C．Begin to develop

D．Continue to enlarge

2.The author sets China and India as examples to show that      .

A．China and India are powerful countries

B．China and India are in difficult economic conditions

C．group buying is successful worldwide

D．group buying is an international trend

3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．People have accepted group buying because it’s a new concept

B．Social media and mobile devices have been joined

C．GPS and social media technology will be helpful in group buying

D．Shops usually offer a killer deal when their customers are having fun

4.The author’s attitude towards the future of group buying is     .

A．pessimistic

B．optimistic

C．objective

D．subjective

5.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．The history of group buying

B．Group buying in South Africa

C．The feature of group buying

D．The group buying concept

 

Experience the Colorado River the Hualapai Way!

River Runners offers the ONLY One Day Whitewater trip ANYWHERE at the GRAND CANYOU!

Since1973，Hualapai River Runners has been conducting whitewater rafting journey to the Colorado River. Our experienced guides expertly sail along the river and share the history of the Canyon and the Hualapai people with you.

Visitors experience the excitement of whitewater rapids and then stop to enjoy the impressive beauty of Travertine Falls and a tasty lunch．No charge for children 2 years and under.

One-Day Trip

Retail$249.00+$79.00(helicopter and round-trip ground transportation)

Whitewater rafting tours begin in Peach Springs．Hualapai River Runners transports you to Diamond Creek, which is the starting point for the 37 mile rafting tour. Lunch is included and upon arrival at the rafting tour termination point(终点)，fly out of the Grand Canyon by helicopter （直升机）to Grand Canyon West．

Two-Day Trip

Retail$549.00+$79.00(helicopter and round-trip ground transportation)

Two-day rafting trips with one night on the Colorado River. All supplies and meals are included. Two days in the Grand Canyon，on the Colorado River allows more time to explore one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

Tours Include：

●Round-trip transportation from Peach Springs to the starting point and from the termination point back to Peach Springs．  

●Snack, drinks and lunch(vegetarian meals available upon request)

●Waterproof dry bags for storing your cameras, sunscreen, dry clothes, etc．

●The helicopter part of transportation is weather permitting. If the helicopter transportation is cancelled because of bad weather, the raft will continue an additional two hours to South Cove and a maximum（最大量）$20.00 per customer will be given back.

Special Website booking rate 15% off rafting in April 2010. So book now!

Call us Toll Free Today! Tel: 1-888-868-9378

1.Where do whitewater rafting tours start?

A．Travertine Falls     B．Peach Springs      C．Diamond Creek     D．Grand Canyon West

2.We learn from the passage that _______.

A．Hualapai River Runners provides dry clothes

B．you will get $20 back if you are dissatisfied

C．the trip is free of charge for children under 2

D．online booking has a better offer all year round

3.What is the purpose of the passage?

A．To explore the Hualapai culture

B．To attract people to the sights

C．To explain how to make a rafting trip

D．To introduce the history of the Colorado River

 

We are bothered that the kids aren’t old enough but we’ll be more  1  when they  are．After that we’re  2  that we have teenagers to deal with．We will 3  be happy when they are out of that stage．

We always tell ourselves that our life will be  4   when our spouse（配偶）gets his or her act together, when we get a nice car, and are able to go on a nice vocation when we   5  ．The truth is，there’s no better time than 6  ．If not now, when? Our life will always be filled with  7  ．It's best to admit this to ourselves and decide to be happy   8 　．

One of my  9  quotes comes from Alfred Souza．He said “for a long time it had  Seemed to me that life was about to begin—real life．But there was always some  10 in the way, something to be  11  first, some unfinished business，time still to be served，a debt to be paid．’’

Then life would begin．12  ，it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life．This perspective has helped me to see that there is no   13  to happiness．Happiness is the way．So  14  every moment that you have．

And remember that  15  waits for no one．So  16  waiting until you finish schoo1．until you go back to school；until you get married，until you get  17  ；until you have kids；until you retire；until you get a new car or home；until spring；Until you are  18   again to decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy．

Happiness is a journey，not a（n）  19  ．So，work like you don’t need money，love like you’ve never been hurt,  20  dance like no one’s watching．

1．A．unhappy             B．content             C．upset                 D．enthusiastic

2．A．confused            B．determined        C．annoyed            D．amazed

3．A．fortunately         B．deliberately       C．surprisingly        D．certainly

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4．A．complete            B．ruined              C．broken              D．reasonable

5．A．refresh               B．work                C．retire                D．complain

6．A．ever                   B．before              C．right now          D．future

7．A．fancies               B．happiness         C．doubts              D．challenges

8．A．anyway              B．presently          C．occasionally       D．immediately

9．A．primary              B．favorite            C．personal            D．pessimistic

10．A．expectation       B．success            C．conflict             D．obstacle

11．A．gotten round    B．gotten down    C．gotten away       D．gotten through

12．A．Eventually        B．Abruptly           C．Regularly           D．Frequently

13．A．problem           B．way                 C．good                 D．need

14．A．admire             B．remember         C．treasure             D．appreciate

15．A．happiness         B．time                 C．1ife                   D．work

16．A．stop                 B．start                 C．keep                  D．continue

17．A．changed           B．divorced           C．tired                  D．discouraged

18．A．relaxed             B．delighted           C．born                  D．forced

19．A．experience        B．approach          C．suspicion           D．destination

20．A．and                  B．but                   C．nevertheless      D．yet