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There are many different ways of seeing a town for the first time. One of them is to walk around it, guide-book in hand. Of course, with our guide-books we may ________ the history and special developments of a town and get to know them. But then, if we take our time and stay in a town for a while, we may get to know it better. When we look at it as a whole, we begin to have some ________ which even the best guide-books do not answer. Why is the town just ________ this, this shape, this plan, this size? Why do its streets run in this particular （特别的）way, and not in any other way?

Here even the best guide-book ________ to tell us. One can’t find in it the information about how a town has developed to the ________ appearance. It may not describe the original （最初的）design of a town. However, one may get some idea of what it ________ to look like by walking around the town. One can also imagine ________ the town was first planned and built. Then one can learn more about in what direction the town ________ to develop.

What’s the point of studying towns in the way? For me, I’m sure one can get greater ________by visiting and seeing a town with one’s own eyes. A personal visit to a town may help one better understand why it is attractive ________ just reading about it in a guide-book.

1.A. write B. study C. tell D. remember

2.A. ideas B. opinions C. feelings D. questions

3.A. of B. for C. like D. as

4.A. fails B. helps C. wants D. prefers

5.A. old B. normal C. first D. present

6.A. used B. seemed C. had D. happened

7.A. what B. how C. when D. where

8.A. stops B. appears C. starts D. continues

9.A. success B. pleasure C. hope D. suffering

10.A. from B. through C. than D. with

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