International travelers, whether traveling for business or pleasure, will find themselves solo from time to time. Here are a few ways to meet new people and perhaps even get new travel chances.

Make yourself friendly

Be relaxed and polite. Remember to put yourself in social activities. Restaurants, shops and parks are all great places to meet people. If you want to make local friends in a country, stay near the place the locals often visit.

Show your photo album(影集)

Keep a small photo album in your bag when you travel. Photos of family, friends and pets will help your new friends learn more about you and give you things to talk about. They will share their own stories with you, and it will help you learn more about your new friends.

Share something special

Can you help your new friends improve their Chinese? Can you cook a traditional Chinese meal? By sharing your skills, you can have a close friendship with your new friends that they won’t soon forget.

Give some gifts

Many foreigners love Chinese goods but have to pay a lot when buying them in their homeland, so you’d better prepare some gifts such as silks, tea and works of art. They are always popular.

Exchange flats

If you and your new friends get along well, you can give them your information and plan to exchange flats for your next trip. Then you can visit their countries and stay in their houses while they stay in yours. In this way you will improve your friendship and live like a local abroad, but pay less for traveling.

1.The underlined word “solo” in the passage means “__________”.

A. free B. alone C. worried D. close

2.In which way can’t a photo album help you?

A. Giving you a topic to talk about.

B. Clearing your worries about your pets.

C. Helping your new friends to learn more about you.

D. Encouraging (鼓励) your new friends to talk about themselves.

3.From the passage we can learn that __________.

A. exchanging flats is popular in China

B. goods in foreign countries are cheaper

C. sharing your special skills can help you develop friendship

D. international travelers always get into trouble

4.This passage is mainly about how to ___________.

A. travel more often both at home and abroad

B. improve friendship with foreigners

C. make friends when traveling in foreign countries

D. prepare for a business trip

The timer is running. These people have 60 minutes to escape (逃脱) from a room they paid to be locked inside.

It is a game with clues (线索) that are spread in the room. And there is no starting point. You start wherever you feel like. It is up to you to put the clues together in order to find the key to get out.

A popular room offered by Timothy Smith in Washington D.C. is designed to mimic (模仿) the Oval Office in the White House. It is built like the office of the American president. The fun part of Escape the Oval Office is that anything here could be a clue to solving the puzzle. An old typewriter from the 1930s. Or the small table in the corner. Or the map of Washington D.C. on the wall. And then there are hidden messages that can only be seen under a black light.

Sometimes, the telephone rings. “Would you guys like a clue?” The boss controls the game progress on a camera and calls to offer hints (提示) when needed.

Teams can be made up of classmates, families, tourists, or a group of six friends and two strangers who just meet before the game starts.

It’s said that there are more than 800 Escape Room adventures in Washington D.C.. Each experience has different themes and stories. The rules for playing are similar, and solving the puzzle needs social, physical abilities and quick, creative thinking.

It was a little stressful. Some of the clues seemed really complex (复杂的). But it was a lot of fun, and the players had no idea what to expect.

Escape Room adventure is popular because it gives any person a chance to be a detective or to be a James Bond. However, like most team sports, this game is really all about being a good teammate and having a good time.

1.Escape the Oval Office is a popular room in __________ .

A. Chongqing B. Washington D.

C. C. Beijing D. Hong Kong

2.The underlined word in the last paragraph means__________ .

A. 侦探 B. 律师 C. 医生 D. 政客

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

A. All game clues are easy to find. B. Nobody can give any hints during the game.

C. Strangers can’t play the game together. D. Players need to work together to escape successfully.

4.This passage is probably from a(an)_____________.

A. newspaper B. medicine box C. story book D. movie poster

Monday morning is an important time at our school. All of the students go to the playground. We listen to music, and we________the national flag (国旗) go up.

Usually, one student gives a talk on Monday mornings. One Monday last year, a boy gave the talk. He was________and excited! When I saw him, I wanted to have a try, too.

Can I really do it?

Last week, our teacher said our class should give the talk. My teacher________me, “I know you want to have a try. Next Monday, you can give the talk. Go and write something down. Get ready for it. I’m sure you’ll do well. ”

“Thank you,” I answered. It was such a great________for me! When I got home, I was excited. I wrote two pages for the talk. I read them again and again. When I read, I asked my parents________. I wanted to make my teacher happy.

Monday morning came. I began to feel________. When did I last give a talk to so many people? Never! This was my first time. Could I really do it? Maybe I couldn’t finish the talk.

When I got to school, we all went out to playground. I________in front of everyone. I opened my mouth, but I couldn’t say anything.

“Take it easy,” I said to________. “Don’t be nervous. You can do it. ”

Just then, I looked down at everyone. I saw about 1,000 eyes. They were all looking at me! I couldn’t even stand up.

I looked at their eyes more carefully. Their eyes were saying, “You can do it! Don’t be afraid, just talk!”

I________a big breath(呼吸). Then I began to talk. It wasn’t hard. It was easy.

I don’t know________I finished my talk. But I did it. I felt so good that day. I showed myself to everyone what I can do.

1.A. watch B. see C. notice D. look at

2.A. surprising B. proud C. amazed D. careful

3.A. asked B. asked for C. said to D. showed

4.A. chance B. news C. time D. message

5.A. to listen to B. to listen C. listen to D. listen

6.A. excited B. happy C. nervous D. surprised

7.A. stand B. stood C. was standing D. have stood

8.A. me B. my class C. myself D. my parents

9.A. took B. held C. put D. left

10.A. when B. how C. why D. whether

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