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1． A (Words.. 312 Suggested reading time: 4 min) When I lived in Spare, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. Before they left, they asked me for advice about how to find accommodation. I suggested that they should stay at ed and breakfast houses, because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family. My friends listened to my advice,' but they came back with some funny stories. We didn't stay at bed and breakfast houses, they said, “because we found that most families were away on holiday. I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and they thought VACANCIES meant holidays, because the Spanish word for holidays is vacaciones. So they did not go to house where the sign outside said VACANCIES, which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to house where the sign said NO VACANCIES, because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all full. As a result, they stayed at hotels! We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish, the word DIVERSION means fun. In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word DIVERSION on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun. Instead, the road ended in a large hole. English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris, when someone offered me some more coffee, I said Thank you in French. I meant that I would like some more. However, to my surprise the coffee pot was taken away! Later I found out that Thank you in French means No, thank you.
1. My Spanish friends wanted advice about____________ . A. learning English B. finding places to stay in England C. driving their car on English roads D. going to England by car 2. I suggested that they stay at ed and breakfast houses because_________ . A. they would be able to practice their English B. it would be much cheaper than staying in hotels C. it would be convenient for them to have dinner D. there would be no problem about finding accommodation there 3. NO VACANCIES in English means A. no free rooms B. free rooms C. not away on holiday D. holidays 4. If you see a road sign that says Diversion, you will _______. A. fall into a hole B. have a lot of fun and enjoy yourself C. find that the road is blocked by crowds of people D. have to take a different road 5. When someone offered me more coffee and I said Thank you in French, I________. A. didn't really want any more coffee B. wanted them to take the coffee pot away C. really wanted some more coffee D. wanted to express my politeness B (Words.. 200 Suggested reading time: 3 min) If your reservations are booked far enough ahead of time, the airline may offer to mail your tickets to you. However, if you don't receive the tickets and the airline's records show that they mailed them, you may have to go through some lost-ticket procedures. It is safer to check the telephone directory for a conveniently located travel agency or airline ticket office and buy your tickets there. As soon as you receive your ticket, make sure all the information on it is correct, especially the airports (if any of the cities has more than one) and the flight dates. Have any necessary corrections made immediately. It's a good idea to reconfirm your reservations before you start your trip. Flight schedules sometimes change. On international trips, most airlines require that you reconfirm your onward or return reservations at least 72 hours before each flight. If you don't, your reservations may be canceled. Check your tickets as you board each flight to ensure that only the correct coupon has been removed by the airline agent. 1. Numbering the paragraphs 1 through 4 as they now appear, choose the option that places them in chronological order. A. 2, 3, 4, 1 B. 3, 1, 2, 4 C. 3,2, 1,4 D. 1, 2, 3, 4 2. Notice that this manual is written in the second person, employing the you pronoun. Considering the purpose of the manual, is this the best choice and why? A. Yes, because it avoids the necessity to choose between male and female pronouns. B. Yes, because the people who will be doing the traveling are addressed directly. C. No, because not all people travel by plane. D. No, because it makes readers unnecessarily uncomfortable to be addressed directly. 3. Why is it suggested that you buy your tickets from a conveniently located agency or office? A. Because you can stop on your way to the airport to pick up your tickets. B. Because you can pick your tickets up rather than relying on the mail. C. Because the airlines themselves often make mistakes in issuing tickets. D. Because it is good to support local businesses. 4. Which is a possible result of not following the advice offered in the first sentence of paragraph 2? A. You might fly into the right city, but the wrong airport. B. You might miss your flight, because the date was improperly recorded. C. You might not be allowed to board your flight because the name on the ticket doesn't match that on your ID. D. Any of the above could happen as a result of not following the advice. 5. Whom is this manual probably written for? A. Salesman. B. Airline company. C. Traveler. &nbs
