1. Yu Xia is tired of the hot summer days in Guangzhou. She wants to visit somewhere cool with clean air and blue sky in China in the coming summer holiday. 2. Leo is from the USA and he is interested in climbing and skiing. He plans to travel to Europe and have a good time in the mountains. 3. Francis in from France. He is going to visit China and wants to stay in a modern and wonderful city for fun. 4. Kate is interested in Russian culture. She is planning to visit a city in Russian which has a rich history. 5.James is an English man but he is interested in Indian culture. He wants to visit some places of interest in India. | A. Shanghai is one of the biggest and busiest cities in China. It is modern and offers many wonderful places of interest to people at home and abroad to enjoy themselves. B. St. Petersburg may be only 310 years old, but it has a history as rich as any ancient city in the world. This Russian city is full of culture, which can help you understand its past. C. Tibet is one of the most popular places that tourists look forward to going to. It offers blue sky, clean air and amazingly tall mountains. The weather is cool in summer and cold in winter. D. The Alps is one of the great mountains in Europe. The mountains were there over tens of millions of years ago. Many people go there to enjoyskiing in winter. E. Maldives is a country of islands in South Asian. Its beaches are among the most beautiful ones in the world. It’s really a fantastic place to spend your holiday. F. Paris is the capital of France. It has a long history and has many well-known places of interest. People consider it as a city of romance(浪漫）. G. India, one of the most ancient countries in the world, has many famous gardens and palace. Taj Mahai is one of them. You can also visit the temples(庙宇）to know more about the country’s culture. |
Wu Yifang is a 21-year-old girl from Shantou, China. Now she studies in Britain. One day, when she was taking a train from London to Oxford, she heard loud noises on the train.
Before, the train had been very quiet. Some people were resting while others were reading books or listening to music. Suddenly, a group of Chinese people laughed loudly as they played a game of cards.
“I would usually be very happy to meet people from my own country. But at that moment, I wanted the ground to open up and swallow ( 吞没 ) me.” Zhang said.
As it becomes easier for Chinese people to get visas( 签证) to foreign countries, more and more of them are traveling abroad. However, their bad manners have given them a bad reputation.
A recent U.S. survey of 5,600 people five countries showed that Chinese people are the second worst tourists. The worst are American tourists.
Chinese always talk loudly in places like cafes and museums. They also spit (吐痰 ) and litter whenever they want and jump queues. Some Chinese tourists also like to write or draw pictures on famous buildings. In Singapore, Chinese tourists are fined( 罚款) because they were smoking in Non-smoking areas.
Some people may say that they can do everything that they want because they spend money in the country. In fact, this is not true. Besides enjoying ourselves, we should respect local customs and take care of the environment.
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The country which Wu Yifang studies in | 1. | |
The game that the Chinese people played on the train | 2. | |
The thing that gives Chinese tourists bad reputation | 3. | |
The worst tourist in those five countries | 4. | |
The reason why Chinese tourists were fined in Singapore | 5. |