Before you leave for the airport

Ensure that you have your passports (and any necessary visas), tickets and money in your hand luggage.

If packing medicines, ensure that they are in their original packaging as this will avoid delays or prevent them from being taken away at customs.

Do not wrap presents as they may have to be unwrapped by security staff or customs. 

The Department of Health has devoted a section of their site to health advice for traveling abroad.

Getting to the airport

Always allow plenty of time to reach the airport. You should arrive there 2 hours before the take-off for international flights and one hour before the take-off for domestic flights.

If you are driving to the airport, ensure that you have booked airport parking in advance.

If you are being driven by a friend who wants to see you off, ensure that he / she knows where the short stay parking is located.

If taking a taxi, ensure that the firm you intend to use has taxis available at the time you wish to travel.

At the airport

Be aware that increased security has considerably lengthened the time it takes to go through check in and security.

Make sure you keep your baggage with you at all times and alert any member of airport staff to any unattended package.

Never look after baggage belonging to other people or carry anything onto the aircraft for someone else.

Keep a close eye on the display boards announcing which gate flights depart from.

In the air

If on a long flight, move your feet around, or get up and walk around regularly if you can.

Avoid dehydration (脱水) by drinking plenty of water or other non-alcoholic drinks.

Don’t eat too heavily before or during a long flight as this will help to avoid indigestion and hypertension (高血压).

To reduce jet lag (时差反应), have some extra sleep before the trip, get some sleep during the flight and try to make mealtimes the same as the time of meals at your destination.

1.Before leaving for the airport, you should NOT ______.

2.You should ensure that you have booked the airport parking in advance if _______.

3.When waiting for your flight at the airport, you should pay the most attention to _______.

4.During the flight you should follow the following advice EXCEPT _______.

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  45   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 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 last, 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, the   13   things can happen if you get lost. You   14   at a sidewalk cafe to sit and relax. You ask instructions of the local people at the next table. 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 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. 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 bulletin boards. Sometimes you can find advertisements for free concerts and   19   fun activities on bulletin boards around universities.

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

1．A．encouraged           B．disappointed         C．interested            D．pleased

2．A．inside                    B．front                   C．back                   D．center

3．A．real                       B．true                     C．unreal                 D．common

4．A．views                   B．cities                   C．towns                 D．smells

5．A．idea                      B．way                    C．thought               D．thinking

6．A．Simply                  B．Particular             C．Generally             D．Especially

7．A．lead                      B．move                  C．tell                      D．help

8．A．different                B．wrong                 C．right                   D．same

9．A．left                       B．felt                      C．lived                   D．led

10．A．terribly                B．possibly               C．hopelessly           D．finally

11．A．unknown             B．well-known         C．strange                D．familiar

12．A．frightens             B．supposes             C．delights               D．surprises

13．A．worst                  B．hardest                C．nicest                  D．happiest

14．A．reach                  B．get                      C．arrive                  D．stop

15．A．in case                B．as a result            C．in fact                 D．even if

16．A．experience           B．conversation       C．talk                     D．trip

17．A．Take                   B．Spend                 C．Pay                     D．Use

18．A．seeing                 B．visiting                C．going                  D．walking

19．A．the other             B．another                C．others                 D．other

20．A．of your own        B．of yourself           C．on your own        D．for yourself