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　　When it comes to hotel rooms, skip the middleman and book directly with the hotel．Consumer Reports found that three out of four times, booking with the hotel saved money over using a travel website．Booking the four-diamond Hotel Vintage Plaza in Portland, Oregon, through the hotel's website would have cost two people

＄139 per night, ＄10 less than if they booked through Hotels．com．Granted, that ＄10 savings amounts only to roughly 7％of the higher room rate, but why throw away that ten-spot?You stand to save even more at some chains．The Radisson, for instance, guarantees you'll find the best room rates at its site-or it will match the lower Internet price and knock off another 25％．

　　The best hotel deals for parents who value their privacy are those that offer a second room for the kids at a discounted rate．You'll find these at select Wyndham, Four Seasons and Hyatt hotels, among others．We're not talking pullout sofas here; Wyndham's family suites have bunk beds and art tables．What's more, Wyndham's weekend 50/50 program offers 50％off either the second room or a second night．

　　There is a policy-Home Away From Home．For nearly free lodging, forgo the hotel altogether and join a home exchange network．through organizations such as HomeLink(www.homelink.org), Intervac(intevac-online.com)and(HomeExchange.com), you can swap(交换)homes with other families around the world．Fees for joining and gaining access to their listings cost ＄30～＄120, depending on the level of membership．For that low annual fee, you'll have housing and often the use of a car．At HomeExchange．com, we spotted a four-story town house within walking distance of Boston's Copley Square and the spectacular shopping on Newbury Street．Compare that to spending ＄405 a night for a family double room at the Copley Square Hotel．Even before tax, one week's stay would cost more than ＄2,800．But if you're not keen on forking over your house keys to strangers, simply rent．HomeExchange also lists rentals, or try contacting a vacation rental agency local to your destination．This can still be cheaper than hotel accommodations, and an available kitchen means not every meal will come at restaurant prices．

(1)

If you book Hotel Vintage Plaza through website with ＄139, then how much will you probably spend by booking with the hotel?
[　　]
A．	＄149．
B．	＄129．
C．	＄130．
D．	＄ 70．

(2)

The following information about the Radisson in Poland is correct except that ________．
[　　]
A．	the price is as low as it is on the Internet
B．	it will be discounted by another 25％
C．	it offers the lowest price there
D．	it offers you the best room

(3)

What's special about Wyndham's family suites?
[　　]
A．	They have pullout sofas．
B．	They don't offer art tables．
C．	Parents and their children can share the same room．
D．	If the usual price there for a second room is ＄100 per day, it is ＄ 50 for Saturday．

(4)

Which statement is false about the plan Home Away From Home mean?
[　　]
A．	You can change your house with other families．
B．	It is free to change your house with others'．
C．	You can have housing and use the car．
D．	It is cheaper to rent than to stay in hotels．

Many years ago in a small German town, a Jewish businessman had the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to the moneylender. The moneylender, who was old and ugly, fancied the businessman’s beautiful daughter. So he proposed a bargain.

The moneylender told them that he would put a black pebble and a white pebble into an empty bag. The girl would then have to pick one pebble from the bag. If she picked the black pebble, she would become the moneylender’s wife and he would forgo her father’s debt. If she picked the white pebble, she need not marry him and her father’s debt would still be forgiven. But if she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown into jail.

They were standing on a pebble-strewn path. As they talked, the moneylender bent over to pick up two pebbles. The sharp-eyed girl noticed that he had picked up two black pebbles and put them into the bag. He then asked the girl to pick a pebble from the bag. No doubt she was caught in a dilemma.

What would you have done if you were the girl? Careful analysis would produce three possibilities:

1.The girl should refuse to take a pebble.

2.The girl should know that there were two black pebbles in the bag and expose the money-lender as a cheat.

3.The girl should pick a black pebble and sacrifice herself in order to save her father from his debt and imprisonment.

The above story is used with the hope that it will make us appreciate the difference between lateral (横向的)and logical thinking.

Read on…

The girl put her hand into the moneybag and drew out a pebble. Without looking at it, she fumbled and let it fall onto the pebble-strewn path where it immediately became lost among all the other pebbles. “Oh, how clumsy of me!” she said. “But never mind, if you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to tell which pebble I picked.” Since the remaining pebble is black, it must be assumed that she had picked the white one. And since the moneylender dared not admit his dishonesty, the girl changed what seemed an impossible situation into an extremely advantageous one.

1.The underlined word “forgo” in paragraph 2 may mean ________.

A. pay off B. run out C. take over D. give up

2.Which of the following indicates lateral thinking?

A. The girl refused to take a pebble and fled at once.

B. The girl exposed the cheat and found another way.

C. The girl picked one pebbles and made it disappear.

D. The girl picked a black pebble and accepted the result.

3.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A. The girl dropped the pebble onto the path on purpose

B. The girl dropped the pebble onto the path by accident

C. The girl didn’t know there were two black pebbles in the bag

D. The girl replaced a black pebble in the bag

4.What lesson can we learn from the story?

A. Keeping calm when facing a difficult situation.

B. Thinking about a complicated problem in another way.

C. Thinking twice before making a final choice.

D. Coming up with a clever answer is easy.

Many years ago in a small German town, a Jewish businessman had the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to the moneylender. The moneylender, who was old and ugly, fancied the businessman’s beautiful daughter. So he proposed a bargain.

The moneylender told them that he would put a black pebble and a white pebble into an empty bag. The girl would then have to pick one pebble from the bag. If she picked the black pebble, she would become the moneylender’s wife and he would forgo her father’s debt. If she picked the white pebble, she need not marry him and her father’s debt would still be forgiven. But if she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown into jail.

They were standing on a pebble-strewn path. As they talked, the moneylender bent over to pick up two pebbles. The sharp-eyed girl noticed that he had picked up two black pebbles and put them into the bag. He then asked the girl to pick a pebble from the bag. No doubt she was caught in a dilemma.

What would you have done if you were the girl? Careful analysis would produce three possibilities:

1. The girl should refuse to take a pebble.

2. The girl should know that there were two black pebbles in the bag and expose the money-lender as a cheat.

3. The girl should pick a black pebble and sacrifice herself in order to save her father from his debt and imprisonment.

The above story is used with the hope that it will make us appreciate the difference between lateral (横向的)and logical thinking.

Read on…

The girl put her hand into the moneybag and drew out a pebble. Without looking at it, she fumbled and let it fall onto the pebble-strewn path where it immediately became lost among all the other pebbles. “Oh, how clumsy of me!” she said. “But never mind, if you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to tell which pebble I picked.” Since the remaining pebble is black, it must be assumed that she had picked the white one. And since the moneylender dared not admit his dishonesty, the girl changed what seemed an impossible situation into an extremely advantageous one.

72. The underlined word “forgo” in paragraph 2 may mean ____________.

A. pay off B. run out C. take over D. give up

73. Which of the following indicates lateral thinking?

A. The girl refused to take a pebble and fled at once.

B. The girl exposed the cheat and found another way.

C. The girl picked one pebbles and made it disappear.

D. The girl picked a black pebble and accepted the result.

74. It can be inferred from the passage that ___________.

A. The girl dropped the pebble onto the path on purpose

B. The girl dropped the pebble onto the path by accident

C. The girl didn’t know there were two black pebbles in the bag

D. The girl replaced a black pebble in the bag

75. What lesson can we learn from the story?

A. Keeping calm when facing a difficult situation.

B. Thinking about a complicated problem in another way.

C. Thinking twice before making a final choice.

D. Coming up with a clever answer is easy.

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