Travelers to new cities are often told to start their trip with a bus tour.It is said that they can then get a full view of 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 no travel plan. 6 go wherever your feet and your interests 7 you.You finally will get to the 8 sites as you are on the bus tour-the museums, the monuments, the 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(n) 11 location.If it 12 you to be“lost”, just find a taxi and go back to where you started.However, 13 things can happen if you get lost.You can 14 at a sidewalk café to sit and relax.You can ask the local people at the next table about the directions.And 15 they don’t speak your language, your trip becomes more memorable because of the 16 .Here are a few more ways to get most out of your travel.
Know before you do. 17 a few hours before your trip learning about the history and culture of your destination.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’ll not only save money, but you’ll also learn how people really live.
Check the bulletinboards(布告牌).Sometimes you can find advertisements for free concerts and 19 fun activities on bulletin boards around universities.
So next time you see a poster advertising an introductory 20 tour, save your money.Instead, wander on your own.I promise you a time you’ll remember with great pleasure.
As my wife greeted me one evening, her voice came through the door,“Guess what?”
I always take a deep 1 on this very leading question.“What?”I asked.
“I just won a sales contest at work and the 2 is dinner for two at the new fancy restaurant down by the river-front!”
She was so 3 .We knew the restaurant was extremely good.“See?I told you there would be a 4 for me to wear my new spring outfit,”she shyly reminded me.
“ 5 can play at that game,”I responded.“I will wear my gray suit, my Borsalino imported straw hat and a new silk tie.We will be well 6 .”
It was early 7 and nearing dusk as the waiter took us to a table by a window, with a(n) 8 of the river.And the table was 9 set, with a smoke-gray tablecloth and bright colored napkins.
A delicious meal 10 in such an atmosphere should be remembered a long time.As it 11 , this will probably never be forgotten.
As the shadows lengthened, the 12 rocking by the riverbank, I murmured,“Why not take a walk?”
Hand in hand, we walked by the stores.People smiled and nodded.“I 13 realized there were so many 14 people as we have seen this evening, dear,”I observed.
“Probably your new straw hat or your 15 ,”she said.
After receiving many smiles, we 16 ourselves back at the restaurant, looking at ourselves in the 17 .It was then that I saw the 18 for all the smiles.
Caught in the fly of my trousers and 19 down for all to see was a bright red 20 from the restaurant!
When I was a little girl, every Sunday my family of six would put on our best clothes and go to Sunday School and then church.The 1 in elementary school would all meet together to sing songs, and then later divide into 2 based on their ages.
One Easter Sunday, all the kids 3 with big eyes and big 4 about what the Easter Bunny(复活节小兔)had brought. 5 all of the kids shared their stories with 6 , one young boy , whom I shall call Bobby, sat 7 .One of the teachers , noticing this, said to him, “And what did the Easter Bunny 8 you?”He replied, “My mom 9 the door by accident so the Easter Bunny couldn't get 10 because he hadn't got a key.”
This sounded like a 11 idea to all of us kids, so we kept on going with the stories.My mom knew the true story, 12 .Bobby's mom was a single parent , and she suspected(怀疑)that they just couldn't 13 the Easter Bunny.
After Sunday School was over, everyone went off to 14 .But my mom announced that we were going home 15 .At home, she explained that to make Bobby feel 16 , we were going to pretend(假装)to be the Easter Bunny , make a basket of our candies for him and 17 it at church.We all donated(捐赠)some to the basket, and 18 back to church.There, mom hung the basket over the hanger(挂钩)and attached(附上)a(n) 19 :
Dear Bobby,
I'm sorry I 20 your house last night.Happy Easter.