More often than not, the person sitting next to you on a plane or sleeping in the next hotel room has paid more or less than you did for the same services. Each day, airlines give more than several hundred fares (票价) for flights between the same two cities and hotels charge different rates for the same room. So how do you find the best rates? Here are some tips:

▲ Sign up for fare special e-mails. When airlines get into a fare war, the cost of a plane ticket can fall overnight and the discounted fare may be sold out by noon the next day. Get on the mailing list of airlines and other travel Web sites so you can be told immediately if fares drop.

▲ Buy your tickets at least 21 days in advance. There are usually four different timetables for advance tickets: 21-day, 14-day, 7-day, and 3-day. The further in advance you book your flight, the lower the fare you will find.

▲ Consider another airport. Find out about all the airports that are near your destination city. You might be able to fly into a smaller airport or neighboring city at a much lower rate.

 ▲ Stay over a Saturday night. Airlines give the highest fares to business travelers, who fly during the week and spend their weekends at home. If you plan to leave for your trip on a Wednesday and return on Saturday, your fare would be a lot higher than you stay until Sunday morning.

 ▲ Fly on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. Some airlines offer cheaper fares on different days of the week. Generally, it’s the cheapest to fly on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Remember, though, that a Saturday stay is necessary to receive the lowest rate.

 ▲ Pick a flight with plenty of open seats. Seats in a flight are divided into “classes”, and each class has its own price. Since the cheapest classes sell first, the fewer seats that are left on a plane, the more expensive they are.

72. This passage is mainly about ______.

A. how to keep yourself safe during your flight

B. how to choose a better and more comfortable airline

C. how to spend less when traveling by air

D. how to book your air ticket in advance

73. If you are a business traveler, you want to save money. What should you do?

A. Ask the manager of the air company to cut down the price of the ticket.

B. You’d better stay one more night and not go home on Saturday

C. You’d better fly during the week and spend your weekends at home.

D. Never go abroad on business during the weekend alone.

74. Which is NOT the cheapest way to travel by air according to the passage?

A. Check travel web sites often so that you can buy the lowest-price ticket in time.

B. Choose a flight with same “classes” seats every time you travel.

C. The further in advance you book your ticket, the lower the price you will find.

D. Compare different airports so that you can reach your destination at the lowest rate.

75. Which of the following can be the best title of the whole passage?

A. Fly light. B. Fly safe.      C. Fly cheap.     D. Fly often.

When you have good friends you really feel special and want to share in the spirit of friendship. You try to do pleasing and exciting things for each other. You could go on a friendship holiday, which would be very joyous. There are many places that you can go for a friendship holiday.

First, let us look at some of the things that you will enjoy when you go on holiday with your friends. You will get a chance to relax and forget your hectic life. You can relax and forget about dealing with lots of different things every day. Also, such a holiday is an opportunity to have fun with your friends as you explore different places. Moreover, there is no better way to get a true friendship; you have to spend time with people so that you can fully understand each other.

I cannot insist enough on the importance of looking for enough time to share, and you can do this through a friendship holiday. You will have to look for a place that you all enjoy and feel comfortable in. Taking a friendship holiday does not have to be expensive. You can look for a good place where you can spend the weekend. The idea is to go away for some time so that you can be alone together. Besides knowing which place to go to, you need to know the activities that you are going to take part in while you are on holiday. If you are using a travel agency, let it guide you to some of the things that you will really like. Go for the activities that you will enjoy. It is pretty exciting how you can enjoy yourself with friends. You won’t want to go back home.

68. Which of the following is NOT a benefit (收获) of going on a friendship holiday  according to the author?

A. You can relax on the holiday.

B. You will enjoy exploring different places.

C. You can understand your friends better.

D. You can have a good chance to make new friends.

69. According to the author, to make real friends, you should ______.

A. spend time together to fully understand each other

B. go on many holidays to meet new people

C. not stay at home, but go on holiday with your family

D. spend time alone and away from your friends

70. The underlined word “hectic” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to “______”.

A. tiring        B. boring       C. busy           D. relaxing

71. When you go on a friendship holiday, ______.

A. you must go to a travel agency before you go

B. you needn’t plan the activities that you will take part in

C. you have to spend a lot of money with your friend

D. you must find a place that you all enjoy and feel comfortable in

Something woke me at four in the morning and it’s a good thing it did. A polar bear was about to attack the tent right above my head. As claws (爪) started to rip the fabric, I kicked and screamed. That woke my brother, Eric, who charged after the bear with a camp shovel. In the chaos (混乱) I managed to find our shotgun, fire in the air a couple of times, and scare off the bear for good.

Eric and I were attempting the first kite-skiing crossing of the frozen Northwest Passage. We had set off in March 2012 from Tukoyaktuk, in Canada’s Northwest Territories and hoped to end on Baffin Island, Nunavut, where we had grown up. Our parents are adventure guides, so we spent weekends on dog-sleds learning to have fun in the cold. As teenagers we took up kite-skiing—catching the strong polar winds with a kite to pull us over the ice and snow. Now we’re showing how it can open new routes by moving expeditions quickly over long distances.

On this trip the native Inuit tracked (追踪) our progress through the radio interviews we did along the way. When we got to a town, they were always waiting for us. After 85 days and 2,050 miles, we pulled into Pond Inlet, on Baffin Island, where people welcomed us with a square dance. There was only one thing for us to do. We took off our skis and joined in.

We believe what we are doing is of meanings: to inspire the youths to get outdoors and get active, promoting a healthy lifestyle and love of nature.

64. What happened one morning during their adventure?

  A. A polar bear was killed by them.

  B. A polar bear was to attack the tent.

  C. A polar bear was about to enter their life.

  D. A polar bear began to escape from the tent.

65. How did the two brothers travel in the ice and snow?

  A. Some dogs drew their sled.

  B. Kites were put in use in pulling the sled.

  C. They flew the kites together with the wind.

  D. The two brothers drew the sled in the wind.

66. Why did the two brothers carry out the adventure?

A. Because they wanted to try to open new routes.

  B. Because their parents asked them to try again.

  C. Because they wanted to show off their courage.

  D. Because they wanted to warn the danger of polar adventure.

67. Which of the following can serve as the best title of the passage?

  A. Two brave brothers.                          B. Across the Polar Ice.

  C. Meeting with polar bears.            D. A way to enjoy cold together.

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