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　　Tourism probably started in Roman times．Rich Romans visited friends and family who were working in another part of the Roman empire．But when the empire broke down, this kind of tourism stopped．

　I　n the early 17th century, the idea of the “Grand Tour” was born．Rich young English people sailed across the English Channel(英吉利海峡)．They visited the most beautiful and important European cities of the time, including Paris in France, and Rome and Venice(威尼斯)in Italy．Their tours lasted for two to four years, and the tourists stayed a few weeks or months in each city．The “Grand Tour” was an important part of young people’s education－but only for the rich．

　　In the 18th century, tourism began to change．For example, people in the UK started to visit some towns, such as Bath to “take the waters”．They believed that the water there was good for their health．So large and expensive hotels were built in these towns．

　　In the 19th century, travel became much more popular and faster．When the first railways were built in the 1820s, it was easier for people to travel between towns, so they started to go for holidays by the sea．And some started to have holidays in the countryside as cities became larger, noisier and dirtier．

　　Traveling by sea also became faster and safer when the first steamships were built．People began to travel more to far away countries．

　　The 20th century saw cars become more and more popular among ordinary people．Planes were made larger, so ticket prices dropped and more people used them．

　　Thus tourism grew．In 1949, Russian journalist Vladimir Raitz started a company called Horizon Holidays．The company organizes everything－plane tickets, hotel rooms, even food－and tourists pay for it all before they leave home．The package tour and modern tourist industry was born．

　　The first travel agency in China was set up as early as 1949．But tourism did not take off until 1978．In 2002, the industry was worth 500 billion yuan and became an important part of China’s social development．

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　　While Andrew was getting ready for work one Friday morning, he announced to his wife that he had finally decided to ask his boss for a salary raise．All day Andrew felt 　　1　　 as he thought about the upcoming showdown(摊牌)．What if Mr．Larchmont 　　2　　 his request? Andrew had worked so hard in the last 18 months and 　　3　　 winning a contract which was difficult to get for Braer and Hopkins Advertising Agency．　　4　　, he should get a salary raise．

　　The thought of walking into Mr．Larchmont's office left Andrew weak 　　5　　 the knees．Late in the afternoon he was finally 　　6　　 enough to approach his superior．To his delight and 　　7　　, the ever-frugal(一惯节省的)Harvery Larchmont 　　8　　 to give Andrew a raise!

　　Andrew arrived home that evening－despite breaking all city and state speed limits－to a beautiful table 　　9　　 with their best china, and candles lit．His wife, Tina, had prepared a delicate meal including his favorite dishes．Immediately he 　　10　　 someone from the office had told her the news．

　　Next to his plate Andrew found a beautiful 　　11　　．It was from his wife．It read：“Congratulations, my love! I knew you'd get the raise! I prepared this dinner to show 　　12　　 how much I love you．I am so 　　13　　 of your achievements!” He read it and stopped to reflect on how sensitive and caring Tina was．

　　After dinner, Andrew was on his way to the kitchen to get dessert when he noticed that a second card had 　　14　　 out of Tina's pocket onto the floor．He bent forward to pick it up．It read：“Don't 　　15　　 about not getting the raise! You do 　　16　　 one! You are a wonderful provider and I prepared this dinner to show you how much I love you 　　17　　 you did not get the increase．”

　　Suddenly tears welled in Andrew's eyes．Total 　　18　　! Tina's support for him was not 　　19　　 upon his success at work．

　　The fear of 　　20　　 is often softened and we can face almost any difficulty when we know someone loves us regardless of our success or failure．

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　　While Andrew was getting ready for work one Friday morning, he announced to his wife that he had finally decided to ask his boss for a salary raise．All day Andrew felt 　　1　　 as he thought about the upcoming showdown(摊牌)What if Mr．Larchmont 　　2　　 his request?Andrew had worked so hard in the last 18 months and 　　3　　 winning a contract which was difficult to get for Braer and Hopkins Advertising Agency．　　4　　, he should get a salary raise．

　　The thought of walking into Mr．Larchmont's office left Andrew weak 　　5　　 the knees．Late in the afternoon he was finally 　　6　　 enough to approach his superior．To his delight and 　　7　　, the ever-frugal(一惯节省的)Harvey Larchmont 　　8　　 to give Andrew a raise!

　　Andrew arrived home that evening－despite breaking all city and state speed limits－to a beautiful table 　　9　　 with their best china, and candles lit．His wife, Tina, had prepared a delicate meal including his favorite dishes．Immediately he 　　10　　 someone from the office had told her the news．

　　Next to his plate Andrew found a beautiful 　　11　　．It was from his wife．It read：“Congratulations, my love!I knew you'd get the raise!I prepared this dinner to show 　　12　　 how much I love you．I am so 　　13　　 of your accomplishments!”He read it and stopped to reflect on how sensitive and caring Tina was．

　　After dinner, Andrew was on his way to the kitchen to get dessert．when he noticed that a second card had 　　14　　 out of Tina's pocket onto the floor．He bent forward to pick it up．It read：“Don't 　　15　　 about not getting the raise!You do 　　16　　 one!You are a wonderful provider and I prepared this dinner to show you how much I love you 　　17　　 you did not get the increase．”

　　Suddenly tears welled in Andrew's eyes．Total 　　18　　!Tina's support for him was not 　　19　　 upon his success at work．

　　The fear of 　　20　　 is often softened and we can face almost any difficulty when we know someone loves us regardless of our success or failure．