Paris in the springtime was , is and always will be , something rather special . Why not experience it for yourself with this excellent break for four days ? This attractive city has something to offer to everyone and with prices at just £129.

     Your break begins with comfortable bus transfer from local pick-up points and travel to Paris is via cross-channel ferry , arriving at your hotel in the evening . The Ibis is an excellent quality hotel with private equipments in all rooms : satellite TV, radio , telephone and alarm clock . It has a bar and restaurant and is situated about two miles south of Notre Dame enabling you to explore Paris with ease .

     The following day , after continental breakfast (included), the bus takes you on a comprehensive sightseeing tour of the city , during which you will see the Eiffel Tower , Champs Elysees , L’Arc de Triomphe , the Louvre ,in fact almost every famous landmark you have ever heard of . You then leave Paris and take a short drive to the magnificent Palace of Versailles , the home of Louis XIV. The tour ends mid-afternoon back in Paris where you will have the remainder of the day at your leisure . In the evening there is a “ Paris by Night” tour showing you the beautiful buildings with bright lights .

     Day three takes you to Montmarter , Perhaps the most attractive quarter of Paris and home of the Sacre Coeur and the Moulin Rouge . In the afternoon you are free to explore this beautiful city as you wish , perhaps a pleasure voyage on the River Seine , wander around the beautiful gardens or look among the antique shops （古董店）. In the evening you will have the opportunity to visit the best nightclub in the city , the splendid Paradis Latain . On the final day it’s back to the UK via channel ferry .

Included in the price of £129 per person :

●Return comfortable bus travel to Paris

●Return ferry crossings

●3 nights housing in a twin bedded room in a Central Paris hotel with private facilities

●Continental breakfast during your stay

●Guided sightseeing tour of “Paris by Day” and Paris by Night”

●Visit to the Chateau of Versailles (admission not included )

●Tour around Montmartre

●Services of experienced bi-lingual tour guide at all times

1.What is the purpose of this passage ?  

    A.To show the price of traveling to Paris .　　         B.To tell tourists the routs to Paris .

C.To introduce the city of Paris .                     D.To attract tourists to Paris

2.During the stay in Paris , the tourists will_________.

A.have free time for half a day 

B.live in a hotel two miles away from Paris

C.have a “Paris by Night” tour on he first evening                 

D.have a pleasure voyage on the River Seine together

3.What does the underlined word quarter mean in the passage ?

A. A period of 15 minutes .

B. An area of a town .

C.A coin used in the US and Canada worth 25 cents .

D.One of four equal parts into which something can be divided .

4.According to the passage , which of the following is TRUE?

  A.The Palace of Versailles is not in the center of Paris .

 B.The tourists can telephone in the Ibis without paying .

 C.It will take you a long time to got to Montmartre from Paris.

 D.The tourists will spend the night in the antique shops on the third day .

Water costs money. In some places water is hard 31. What 32 when a town has these problems? A small town in California found a happy 33.

　　Very 34 rain ever fell there. The town had no water 35. The water it used was 36 from a river 300 miles away. As more people 37 live in the town, 38 water was needed. Now water 39 to be brought in from 600 miles away. All these cost 40 money.

　　The town 41 a plan. It found 42 to clean its “dirty” water. Once the cleaned water was reused 43 many ways. Five 44 lakes were built. Here people could swim and fish and go 45. They 46 have picnics in their new parks. Farmers had more water 47 their crops. New factories can be built, now that they have the promise of 48.

In most places, water is used and thrown 49. The town that saved 50 water has saved the town！

Water costs money．In some places water is hard  36 ．What  37 when a town has these problems？A small town in California found a happy   38 ．

　　Very 39 rain ever fell there．The town had no water  40 ．The water it used was  41  from a river 300 miles away．As more people  42  live in the town，   43   water was needed．Now water  44  to be brought in from 600 miles away．All these cost  45  money．

　　The town 46 a plan．It found 47   to clean its “dirty” water．Once the cleaned water was reused  48  many ways．Five 49  lakes were built．Here people could swim and fish and go 50 ．They  51  have picnics in their new parks．Farmers had more water  52  their crops．New factories can be built，now that they have the promise of  53 ．

　　In most places，water is used and thrown 54 ．The town that saved  55  water

has saved the town！

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HOLIDAY HOMES IN MALLORCA
Holiday houses in Mallorca sailing and fishing port - quiet even in summer season．Beautifully situated houses with sights of sea and mountains, yet near to shops and restaurants．Cars and bicycles for hire．Sailing and sports clubs nearby．
ITALY IN COMFORT
Luxury coach trips of Italy, out of normal holiday season．21 days to visit five Italian cities starting from London 1st May, 1st September．The trips are guided by Professor Martin Davis, Head of Italian Studies, London University．See the arts and culture of historic Italy．
KIBBUTZ HOLIDAYS IN ISRAEL
Working holidays on a kibbutz （co-operative farm） in Israel．All nationalities welcome for one to three months, if prepared to work morning with kibbutz members．Accommodation, food and trips to historic sights all provided free - you pay only for the special low-cost return flight．
TWO WEEKS ON A CARIBBEAN ISLAND
Two-week holidays in the Hotel Splendid, on a lovely beach with golden sands and deep-blue sea．Tennis, golf, sailing and all water sports, trips around the island arranged．Near to town of Castries with lively evening entertainment - dancing．
1st November - 31st March =￡720 per person
1st April - 30th October =￡850 per person
Jack and his wife Mary, who have recently retired, want to see places of cultural and historic interest abroad, but Mary hates flying．
Peter and Maria, university students, want to travel as far as possible on little money, and would like to get to know a country by working there for three months with other young people．
Michael, a young computer programmer, has been working hard and needs a holiday to relax in winter．He would like to go somewhere warmer and sunny, where he can swim in the sea, and he enjoys sports and dancing．
Henry and Kate, both teachers, and their two sons, have to take their holiday during the school summer holidays．There must be plenty for the boys to do, although Harry and Kate just want to have beautiful scenery, good food and wine- and peace．
57．Michael would most probably go to _______ for his holiday．
A．Italy　　　     B．Israel         C．Mallorca　　 D．a Caribbean island
58．The best holiday for Jack and Mary would be _______．
A．the 21 - day coach trip of Italy
B．the 2 -week stay in the Hotel Splendid
C．the 14 -day trip around a Caribbean island
D．the working holidays for 1 -3 months on a kibbutz in Israel
59．Henry and Kate and their sons would like _______．
A．a holiday working on a kibbutz in Israel
B．a holiday visiting cities by coach in Italy
C．a holiday house in the fishing port in Mallorca
D．a holiday hotel on a lovely beach on a Carribean Island
60．You can find this passage most probably in _______．
A．a school library　    B．a tourist agency     C．the post office       D．the museum

Water costs money．In some places water is hard  1  ．What  2  when a town
has these problems？A small town in California found a happy  3．
　　Very little rain ever fell there．The town had no water of its own．The water it used was 4 from a river 300 miles away．As more people  5  live in the town，  6   water was needed．Now water 7  to be brought in from 600 miles away．All these cost 8  money．
　　The town  9  a plan．It found a way to clean its “dirty” water．Once the cleaned water was reused  10  many ways．Five man-made lakes were built．Here people could swim and fish and go  11  ．They could have picnics in their new parks．Farmers had more water  12  their crops．New factories can be built，now that they have the promise of 13  ．
　　In most places，water is used and thrown 14  ．The town that saved  15  water
has saved the town！