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　　Travelers to new cities are often told to start their trip with a bus tour．The thinking is that they can then return to 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^①no travel plan．　　6　　 go wherever your feet and your interests 　　7　　 you．You finally will get to the 　　8　　 sites that are on the bus tour－the museums, the monuments, 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(an)　　11　　 location．If it 　　12　　 you to be “lost”, just find a taxi and go back to where you started, however, the 　　13　　 things can happen if you get lost．You 　　14　　 at a sidewalk café to sit and relax．You ask instructions of a local people at the next table．And 　　15　　 they don’t speak your language, your trip becomes more memorable^②because of the 　　16　　．Here are a few more ways to get the most out of your travel．

　　Know before you go．　　17　　 a few hours before your trip learning about the history and culture of your destination(目的地)．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 will not only save money, but you’ll also learn how people really live．

　　Check the bulletin boards．Sometimes you can find advertisements for free concert, and 　　19　　 fun activites on bulletin boards around universities．

　　So the next time you see a poster advertising an introductory^③bus tour, save your money．Instead, wander 　　20　　 I promise you a time you’ll remember with great pleasure．

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　　One night I was sitting in my kitchen half-listening as my 15-year-old brother Tommy antagonized(招惹)my 12-year-old brother Kevin．I didn’t pay attention when Kevin 　　1　　 up the stairs with the hurt on his face．

　　About 20 minutes later, I heard Kevin crying inside the 　　2　　．I knocked on the door and asked, “Hey, Kev, do you want a talk?” No response．So, I grabbed some index(索引)cards and a pencil and wrote, “If you don’t want to 　　3　　, we can write notes to each other．”

　　An hour later I was still 　　4　　 on the floor outside the bathroom with two piles of index cards in front of me．One was 　　5　　 and one was cards from Kevin on which he had translated all his unpleasant feelings into words．　　6　　 I read one Kevin’s notes, tears came to my eyes．It said,“　　7　　 in this family cares about me．I’m not the youngest, and I’m not the oldest, and I’m not 　　8　　．Tommy thinks I can do nothing and Dad 　　9　　 he had the other Kevin as a(n)　　10　　 because he’s better at basketball．And you’re never around to even 　　1　　 me．”

　　It was 　　12　　 what he had said about me．I wrote back “I really do love you and I’m 　　13　　 I don’t always show it．I am here for you and you are 　　14　　 in this family．”

　　There was no 　　15　　 for a while, but then I heard a 　　16　　 sound coming from inside the bathroom．Kevin, who had 　　17　　 cards wrote on a torn-up paper cup, “Thanks．”

　　Since then, I try my best to never 　　18　　 half-notice my family members anymore．Kevin and I have a closer 　　19　　 now, and sometimes when one of us notices that the other is 　　20　　, we’ll smile and say “Write it on a paper cup．”

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　　I always felt sorry for people in wheelchairs．Some people, old and weak, cannot 　　1　　 by themselves．Others seem perfectly healthy, 　　2　　 in business suits, and wheel themselves around with strong determination．But whenever I saw someone in a wheelchair, I only saw a 　　3　　, not a person．

　　Then I fainted(晕倒)at Euro Disney 　　4　　 low blood pressure．This was the first time I had ever fainted, and my parents said that I must 　　5　　 for a while after First Aid．I agreed to take it easy, but 　　6　　 I stepped toward the door, I saw my dad pushing a(n)　　7　　 in my direction!Feeling the colour burn my cheeks, I asked him to wheel that thing right back to 　　8　　 he found it．

　　I could not believe this was happening to me．Wheelchairs were 　　9　　 for other people but not for me．As my father wheeled me out into the main street, people 　　10　　 began to treat me differently．

　　Little kids ran in front of me, 　　11　　 my father to stop the wheelchair suddenly．　　12　　 set in as I was thrown back and forth．“Stupid kids－they have perfectly good 　　13　　．Why can't they watch where they're going?”I thought．People 　　14　　 down at me, pity in their eyes．Then they would look away, maybe because they thought the 　　15　　 they forgot me, the better．

　　“I am just like you!”I wanted to scream．“The only 　　16　　 is that you've got legs, and I have wheels．”

　　People in wheelchairs are not 　　17　　．They can see every look and hear each word．Looking out at the faces, I finally understood：I was once just like them．I 　　18　　 people in wheelchairs exactly the way they did not 　　19　　 to be treated．I realized it is some of us with two healthy legs who are 　　20　　 disabled．