Do you want to go out of town for a bit of rest and relaxation? Before you start packing, visit these best travel sites for vacationers. In my opinion, they help people deal with common problems that pop up during a trip.

Oyster.com

  Based on the advertised photos, the hotel you are considering appears to be clean and modern. Take a second look through the eyes of Oyster.com. Their representatives inspect resort areas and post the real images uncovering marketing lies. You see ACTUAL pictures of the rooms, attractions and beautiful beaches.

Skyscanner.net

  Are you planning to travel on a budget? Discover the best deals for flights, hotels and car rentals at Skyscanner.net. They offer reasonable and comprehensive travel comparison. The best part is that their services are free. You don’t have to sign up, provide personal information or go through a social network.

Virtualtourist.com

  Chat with someone other than a travel agent about a location. At Virtualtourist.com, fellow travelers and locals talk about their experiences in specific areas. This site is set up like a forum(论坛), so you can ask questions and get answers in the comfort of your own home. Find out where to eat, play and get pleasure in a place without getting food poison or robbed by criminals.

Travel.state.gov

  Unfortunately, Americans get into trouble abroad sometimes. Prepare for possible emergencies by visiting Travel.state.gov. There, the Bureau of Consular Affairs offers advice on how to handle the bad things that happen to good people in other countries. You learn what to do in the case of child abduction(绑架), a lost passport and illness. In addition, these officials post travel warnings regarding dangerous regions and why foreigners should avoid them.

  Are you ready to do your homework? Prepare for your departure by checking out these best travel sites for vacationers. Learn what you need to know now before walking out of the door.

68. What is the characteristic of Oyster.com?

   A. It offers you a lot of travel information.

   B. It tells tourists where the cheap hotels are.

   C. The photos on the site are really reliable.

   D. The representatives of Oyster.com are enthusiastic.

69. What is the biggest benefit of your visiting Skyscanner.net?

   A. You can accept their services for free.

   B. You can book the most modern hotels.

   C. You can make many friends through the social network.

   D. You can find the cheapest tour description and direction.

70. We can learn from this passage that _____.

   A. Virtualtourist.com gives you a chance to chat with a travel agent

   B. you’ll get answers to your travel questions at Virtualtourist.com

   C. the Bureau of Consular Affairs is in charge of Travel.state.gov

   D. if you lose your passport you’ll get help from Virtualtourist.com

Roberta appeared on the stage.She took a deep breath and began to   16   .Now she was Portia,a strong-willed   17    in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.The theater was filled with people.She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced,the words flowing

   18    from her.

  19  .Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition(选拔试演).She  20    being in front of other people.She was very   21    at school.She had never thought she was good enough at anything to  22   much attention.She stayed mostly to herself,making  23   friends.She had excellent grades,   24    she always thought that something was missing.

Two weeks before the audition,Roberta’s mother had heard about it and   25    her to join in.

“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to   26    the part.Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?”

Roberta looked down.“I’m not interested.”

Her mother wouldn’t let the   27    drop.“You’re just a little scared(害怕).Everyone gets scared.You know you   28   do it.The trick is to look past the   29    to find the love of what you’re doing.”

So Roberta had made an appointment(预约)with the head of the Drama Club.She had read the play and found herself excited by the  30  of speaking such rich words.In secret she practiced Portia’s part,  31   the lines by repeating them over and over.It wasn’t hard;she  32    every minute of it.Every time she spoke the words,she had a new  33    of the lines,as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.

On the day of the audition,she   34    two of Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors.When she had finished,the head of the Drama Club announced the   35    was hers.

A.sing                       B.dance                      C.speak                        D.report

A.member                  B.actress                       C.player                       D.character

A.weakly                   B.rapidly                      C.smoothly                   D.slowly

A.At first                   B.In fact                       C.After all                    D.In all

A.hated               B.enjoyed                     C.appreciated                D.regretted

A.honest                    B.shy                           C.polite                        D.patient

A.avoid                     B.focus                        C.pay                           D.attract

A.few                        B.a few                        C.several                      D.many

A.or                          B.so                             C.for                            D.but

A.forced                  B.requested                   C.encouraged                D.reminded

A.accept                   B.play                          C.offer                         D.learn

A.role                      B.matter                       C.interest                      D.grade

A.can                       B.must                         C.may                          D.should

A.anger                    B.pain                          C.sadness                      D.fear

A.purpose                B.way                          C.idea                          D.importance

A.memorizing                 B.organizing        C.checking     D.improving

A.disliked                B.loved                        C.expected                    D.bore

A.consideration       B.description   C.selection     D.understanding

A.practiced               B.planned                     C.performed                 D.delivered

A.part                      B.play                          C.speech                       D.position

Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to 16 .  Now she was Portia, a strong –willed 17  in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. The theater was filled with people. She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced, the words flowing 18 form her.

19, Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition （选拔试演）. She 20 being in front of other people. She was very 21 at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to 22 much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making 23 friends. She had excellent grades, 24 she always thought that something was missing.

Two weeks before the audition, Robertsa’s mother had heard about it and 25 her to join in.

“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to 26 the part. Remember all the plays you used to act our for us?”

Her mother wouldn’t let the 27 drop. “You’re just a little scared (害怕) . Everyone gets scared. You know you 28 do it. The trick is to look past the 29 to find the love of what you’re doing. ’’

So Roberta had made an appointment (预约) with the head of the Drama Club. She had read the play and found herself excited by the 30 of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portia’s part, 31 the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasn’t hard; she 32 every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new 33 of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.

On the day of the audition, she 34 two of  Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the 35 was hers. 

16. A. sing                          B. dance              C. speak                             D. report

17. A. member             B. actress             C. player                            D. character

18. A. weakly               B. rapidly                    C. smoothly                  D. slowly

19. A. At first               B. In fact                     C. After all                         D. In all

20. A. hated                        B. enjoyed                   C. appreciated                     D. regretted

21. A. honest                B. shy                  C. polite                             D. patient  

22. A. avoid                 B. focus                       C. pay                         D. attract

23. A. few                          B. a few                      C. several                           D. many

24. A. or                             B. so                   C. for                          D. but

25. A. forced               B. requested                  C. encouraged              D. reminded

26. A. accept                B. play                        C. offer                       D. learn

27. A. role                   B. matter                     C. interest                   D. grade

28. A. can                           B. must                       C. may                        D. should

29. A. anger                B. pain                        C. sadness                    D. fear

30. A. purpose              B. way                        C. idea.                              D. importance

31. A. memorizing        B. organizing                C. checking                 D. improving

32. A. disliked             B. loved                      C. expected                         D. bore

33. A. consideration      B. description               C. selection                  D. understanding

34. A. practiced            B. planned           C. performed               D. delivered  

35. A. part                          B. play                 C. speech                            D. position  

 (07·天津)

Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to   16  .  Now she was Portia, a strong–willed   17   in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. The theater was filled with people. She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced, the words flowing   18   form her.

19  , Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition (选拔试演). She   20  being in front of other people. She was very   21   at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to   22   much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making   23  friends. She had excellent grades,   24   she always thought that something was missing.

Two weeks before the audition, Robertsa’s mother had heard about it and   25   her to join in.

“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to   26   the part. Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?”

Her mother wouldn’t let the   27   drop. “You’re just a little scared (害怕) .Everyone gets scared. You know you   28   do it. The trick is to look past the   29   to find the love of what you’re doing.’’

So Roberta had made an appointment (预约) with the head of the Drama Club. She had read the play and found herself excited by the   30   of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portia’s part,   31   the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasn’t hard; she   32   every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new   33   of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.

On the day of the audition, she   34   two of  Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the   35   was hers. 

16.   A. sing             B. dance                      C. speak                  D. report

17.   A. member                 B. actress          C. player                    D. character

18.   A. weakly          B. rapidly          C. smoothly               D. slowly

19.   A. At first          B. In fact            C. After all                  D. In all

20.   A. hated             B. enjoyed           C. appreciated          D. regretted

21.   A. honest            B. shy               C. polite                 D. patient  

22.   A. avoid            B. focus           C. pay                    D. attract

23. A. few               B. a few           C. several                 D. many

24. A. or                  B. so                C. for                        D. but

25. A. forced          B. requested       C. encouraged            D. reminded

26. A. accept           B. play               C. offer                     D. learn

27. A. role             B. matter              C. interest                    D. grade

28. A. can                B. must                C. may                     D. should

29. A. anger              B. pain              C. sadness                  D. fear

30. A. purpose          B. way              C. idea                      D. importance

31. A. memorizing       B. organizing       C. checking                 D. improving

32. A. disliked          B. loved                C. expected                D. bore

33. A. consideration    B. description      C. selection                 D. understanding

34. A. practiced       B. planned          C. performed                      D. delivered  

35.   A. part               B. play              C. speech                         D. position  

    

Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to 1 .  Now she was Portia, a strong –willed   2  in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. The theater was filled with people. She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced, the words flowing   3 form her.  4, Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition （选拔试演）. She 5  being in front of other people. She was very  6  at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to   7   much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making   8   friends. She had excellent grades,    9   she always thought that something was missing.

Two weeks before the audition, Roberta’s mother had heard about it and    10 her to join in.

“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to   11   the part. Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?”

Roberta looked down. ”I’m not interested.”

Her mother wouldn’t let the   12   drop. “You’re just a little scared (害怕) .Everyone gets scared. You know you   13    do it. The trick is to look past the   14   to find the love of what you’re doing.’’

So Roberta had made an appointment (预约) with the head of the Drama Club. She had read the play and found herself excited by the   15   of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portia’s part,    16   the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasn’t hard; she 17 every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new   18  of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.

On the day of the audition, she   19   two of  Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the   20   was hers. 

1. A. sing               B. dance           C. speak            D. report

2. A. member            B. actress          C. player            D. character

3. A. weakly             B. rapidly         C. smoothly          D. slowly

4. A. At first             B. In fact          C. After all          D. In all

5. A. hated              B. enjoyed         C. appreciated        D. regretted

6. A. honest             B. shy             C. polite            D. patient  

7. A. avoid              B. focus            C. pay             D. attract

8. A. few               B. a few            C. several           D. many

9. A. or                B. so               C. for              D. but

10. A. forced            B. requested         C. encouraged       D. reminded

11. A. accept              B. play             C. offer             D. learn

12. A. role                B. matter           C. interest           D. grade

13. A. can                B .must             C. may             D. should

14. A. anger              B. pain              C. sadness          D. fear

15. A. purpose            B. way              C. idea             D .importance

16. A. memorizing         B. organizing         C. checking         D. improving

17. A. disliked            B. loved             C. expected          D. bore

18. A. consideration       B. description         C. selection          D. understanding

19. A. practiced          B. planned            C. performed        D. delivered  

20.A. part               B. play              C. speech           D. position