British families started going on holiday to the seaside around the middle of the 19th century. The （invent）of the railways made this possible. The first holidaymakers
(be) quite rich and went for their health and education. The seaside was a place to cure people of illness. And doctors recommended bathing in the sea and drinking sea water. At that time ordinary working people had very little time off work.
, in 1871, the government introduced for “Bank Holidays”, that is national holidays. This allowed people
(have) a day or two out now and then,
gave them a taste for leisure and seaside. At first, they went on a day trip, taking advantage
special trip tickets on the railways. By the 1880s,
(rise) incomes meant that many ordinary workers and their families could have holiday ant the seaside. Welfare was reduced and cheap hotels
(build) for them. Holidaymakers enjoy
(sit) on the beach, bathing in the sea and eating ice cream. Cheap entertainment was on offer and holidaymakers went to have fun. Today
English seaside remains popular with more than 18 million holidays taken there each year.
I was on my way to the Taiyetos Mountains. The sun was setting my car broke down near a remote village. Cursing my
(fortune), I was wondering where I was going to spend the night when I realized that the villagers who had gathered around me
(argue) as to who should have the honour of receiving me
a guest in their house. Finally, I accepted the offer of
80-year-old peasant woman who lived alone in a little house. While she was getting me settled into a tiny but clean room, the head of the village was tying up his horse
my car to pull it to a small town some 20 kilometers away
there was a garage.
I had noticed three hens (run) free in my hostess courtyard and that night one of them ended up in a dish on my table. Other villagers brought me goats cheese and honey. We drank together and talked
(merry) till far into the night.
When the time came for me to say good
bye to my friends in the village, I wanted to reward the old woman for the trouble I (cause) her. But she refused.
Do you like travelling? Staying (health) while
(travel) can help to ensure your trip is a happy and enjoyable one.
you are travelling abroad, here are the tips you need to make your trip much
(easy):
Make sure you have got signed passport and visas. Also, before you go, fill in the emergency information page of your passport! Make two copies of your passport identification page. This will help a lot if your passport(steal). Leave one copy at home with friends or relatives. Carry the other
you in a separate place from your passport.
Read the Public Announcements or Travel Warnings for the countries you plan to visit. Get yourself familiar with local laws and customs of the countries to you are travelling.
Leave a copy of your itinerary(旅行日程) with family or friends at home so that you can be contacted in case of an emergency.
Do not accept packages from strangers. Do not carry too much money or (necessary) credit cards. If we make enough
(prepare), we will succeed. Have
good time!
The Internet is an amazing information resource. Students, teachers, and researchers use it as ___ investigative tool. Journalists use it to find information for stories. Doctors use it to learn more about unfamiliar diseases and the
_ (late) medical development. Ordinary people use it for shopping, banking, bill-paying, and communicating with family and friends. People all over the world use it to connect with individuals from
countries and cultures. However, __
____there are many positive developments __
__ (associate) with the Internet, there are also certain fears and concerns. _
__ concern relates to a lack of control over__
__ appears on the Internet. With television and radio there are editors to check the accuracy or appropriateness of the content of programs, and with television there are
(restrict限制) on what kinds of programs can
_ (broadcast) and at what times of the day. With the Internet, parents cannot check a published guide to determine what is suitable __
__ their children to see.
We may find ourselves in many situations, where we discover or learn something that matters for us. But somehow, it really makes no___(different). So what can be done？__
__(benefit) from each experience in a learning environment, you need to answer these 3 questions：
What have I learnt or discovered? Most of us___(easy) answer this question. We just list__
__learning points that matter to us. At this stage we are rarely sure of why，_
__we simply don't express it.So what does it mean to me? This question _
__(help) us to express how important the learning points are and why_
__are important.
And now what do I do with this? This last question is the__important because this is the one that helps us to use the learning. It turns the theory into practice.
___doing so, you'll surprise yourself how much these simple questions change the way you learn greatly. Over the coming weeks and months, you'll notice how much you immediately apply __
_you've learnt and also how much it opens up your perceptions(洞察力) of everyday life.
In our life, we have rarely expressed our gratitude to the ones who have lived with us. In fact, we don’t have to wait ______ anniversaries to thank the ones close to us----the ones so
______ (easy) overlooked. If I have learned anything about giving thanks, it is to“give it now!” Saying thanks is such
______ easy way to increase the world’s happiness.
Of course, there are times ______ you can’t express gratitude immediately. In that case don’t let embarrassment sink you into
_______ (silent) ----speak up the firs
t time you have the chance.
Once a young minister, Mark Brian, ______ (send) to a remote parish of Kwakiutl Indians in British Columbia. The Indians, he had been told, did not have a word for “thank you”. But Brian soon found that these people had exceptional generosity. Instead of
______ (say) thanks, it is their custom to return every favor with a favor of their own, and every kindness with an equal or superior kindness. They do their thanks.
I wonder ______ we had no words in our vocabulary for thank you, would we do a
_______ (good) job of communicating our gratitude? Would we be more sensitive, more
_______ (include) ourselves.