There are many different ways of seeing a town for the first time. One of them is to walk around it, guide-book __1__ hand. Of course, we may __2__ with our guide-books the history and__3__developments of a town and get to know them. __4__ then, if we take out time and__5__in a town for a while, we may get to know it better. When we __6__ it as a whole, we begin to have some__7__, which even the best guide-books do not answer. Why is the town just__8__this, this shape, this plan, this size? Why do its streets__9__ in this particular way, and not in any __10__ way?

     Here even the best guide-book__11__us. One can’t find in it the information about how a town has developed to the__12__appearance. It may not describe the original __13__ of a town. However, one may get some idea of what it__14__look like by walking around the town. One can also imagine_15__the town was first planned and built. Then one can learn more about in what direction the town__16__to develop.

     What is the__17__of studying towns in the way? For me, it is__18__that one gets a greater depth of pleasure by visiting and seeing a town with one’s own eyes. A__19__visit to a town may help one better understand why it is attractive__20__ just reading about it in a guide-book.

1.  A. to              B. in             C. by                D. on

2.  A. write       B. tell             C. study             D. remember

3.  A. separate      B. strange         C. similar            D. special

4.  A. Since           B. Before          C. Until             D. But

5.  A. stay            B. march          C. work              D. sail

6.  A. look after    B. look at         C. look for           D. look up

7.  A. feelings     B. questions        C. ideas             D. opinions

8.  A. of              B. like            C. as                D. for

9.  A. run             B. open           C. begin             D. move

10.  A. one        B. such           C. more              D. other

11.  A. fails    B. tricks           C. helps             D. satisfies

12.  A. old        B. present          C. first              D. normal

13.  A. design     B. meaning         C. capital            D. change

14.  A. had to     B. seemed to       C. used to        D. happened to

15.  A. what            B. where           C. when             D. how

16.  A. continues    B. appears          C. starts             D. stops

17.  A. problem    B. view            C. point             D. difficulty

18.  A. simply    B. nearly           C. generally          D. badly

19.  A. costly      B. personal         C. group             D. formal

20.  A. from     B. with            C. through            D. than

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There are many different ways of seeing a town for the first time．One of them is to walk around it，guide-book  36  hand. Of course，we may  37  with our guide-books the history and   38   developments of a town and get to know them.

  39  then，if we take our time and   40  in a town for a while，we may get to know it better. When we   41   it as a whole，we begin to have some  42  ，which even the best guide-books do not answer．Why is the town just   43   this，this shape，this plan，this size? Why do its streets   44  in this particular way, and not in any

  45  way?

Here even the best guide-book   46   us．One can’t find in it the information about how a town has developed to the  47  appearance. It may not describe the

original（最初的）  48  of a town．However，one may get some idea of what it

  49   look like by walking around the town. One can also imagine   50   the town was first planned and built．Then one can learn more about in what direction the town  51  to develop．

What  is  the   52   of studying towns in this way？For me，it is   53  that one gets a greater depth of pleasure by visiting and seeing a town with one’s own eyes．A   54   visit to a town may help one better understand why it is attractive

  55   just reading about it in a guide-book．

36．A．in                        B．at                        C．by                        D．on

37．A．write                B．study                C．tell                      D．remember

38．A. strange                  B．similar                 C．separate              D．special

39．A．But                      B．Before                 C．Since                    D．Until

40．A．march                 B．work                   C．stay                     D．wait

41．A．look at                 B．1ook after        C．1ook  for            D．1ook up

42. A．ideas                  B．opinions               C．feelings                D．questions

43．A．of                       B．for                      C．1ike                    D．as

44．A．open                    B．run                      C．begin                    D．move

45．A．one                     B．more                   C．other                    D．such

46．A．helps                B．tricks                C．fails                     D．satisfies

47．A．old                      B．normal                 C．first                  D．present

48．A．capital                 B．meaning               C．design                   D．change

49．A．used to                B．seemed to           C．had to                    D．happened to

50．A．what                   B．how                    C．when                   D．where

51．A．stops                B．appears                C. starts                          D．continues

52．A. point                  B．view                    C．problem                 D．difficulty

53．A．nearly                  B. simply                C．generally             D. hardly

54．A. costly                B．formal                 C．group                    D．personal

55. A. from                       B．than                     C．through                  D．with