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　　Tourism probably started in Roman times．Rich Romans visited friends and family who were working in another part of the Roman empire．But when the empire broke down, this kind of tourism stopped．

　I　n the early 17th century, the idea of the “Grand Tour” was born．Rich young English people sailed across the English Channel(英吉利海峡)．They visited the most beautiful and important European cities of the time, including Paris in France, and Rome and Venice(威尼斯)in Italy．Their tours lasted for two to four years, and the tourists stayed a few weeks or months in each city．The “Grand Tour” was an important part of young people’s education－but only for the rich．

　　In the 18th century, tourism began to change．For example, people in the UK started to visit some towns, such as Bath to “take the waters”．They believed that the water there was good for their health．So large and expensive hotels were built in these towns．

　　In the 19th century, travel became much more popular and faster．When the first railways were built in the 1820s, it was easier for people to travel between towns, so they started to go for holidays by the sea．And some started to have holidays in the countryside as cities became larger, noisier and dirtier．

　　Traveling by sea also became faster and safer when the first steamships were built．People began to travel more to far away countries．

　　The 20th century saw cars become more and more popular among ordinary people．Planes were made larger, so ticket prices dropped and more people used them．

　　Thus tourism grew．In 1949, Russian journalist Vladimir Raitz started a company called Horizon Holidays．The company organizes everything－plane tickets, hotel rooms, even food－and tourists pay for it all before they leave home．The package tour and modern tourist industry was born．

　　The first travel agency in China was set up as early as 1949．But tourism did not take off until 1978．In 2002, the industry was worth 500 billion yuan and became an important part of China’s social development．

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　　A young man, a student in one of our universities, was one day taking a walk with a professor, who was commonly called the students' friend, for his kindness to those who waited on his instructions．

　　As they went along, they saw 　　1　　 in the path a pair of old shoes, which they supposed to belong to a poor man who was employed in a field close by, and who had 　　2　　 finished his day's work．

　　The student 　　3　　 the professor, saying, “Let's play the man a(n)　　4　　：we will hide his shoes, and we stay behind those bushes, and wait to see his 　　5　　 when he cannot find them．”

　　“My young friend,” answered the professor, “we should never 　　6　　 ourselves at the expense of the poor．You are 　　7　　, and may give yourself a much greater pleasure by means of helping the poor man．Put a 　　8　　 into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch how the 　　9　　 affects him．”

　　The student did so, 　　10　　 they both placed themselves behind the bushes close by．

　　The poor man soon finished his work, and came 　　11　　 the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes．While 　　12　　 his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling something 　　13　　, he bent down to feel what it was, and found the coin．

　　Astonishment and wonder were seen upon his face．He gazed upon the coin, turned it round, and looked at it again and again．He then looked around 　　14　　 on all sides, but no person was to be seen．He now put the money into his pocket, and went on to put on the other shoe; but his surprise was 　　15　　 on finding the other coin．

　　His feelings 　　16　　 him; he fell upon his 　　17　　, looked up to heaven and let out a sincere thanksgiving, in which he spoke of his wife, sick and 　　18　　, and his children without bread, whom the timely giving, from some unknown hand, would save from dying．

　　The student stood there deeply affected, his eyes filled with tears．“Now,” said the professor, “Are you not much better pleased than if you had played your 　　19　　 trick?” The youth replied, “You have taught me a lesson which I will never forget．I feel now the 　　20　　 of those words, which I never understood before：‘It is more blessed to give than to receive．'”

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　　Robert Moody, 52, is an experienced police officer．Much of his work involves dealing with 　　1　　 an gang(团伙)problems in the schools of his community．Knowing that many kids often 　　2　　 trouble, he decided to do something about it．So in 1991 he began to invite small groups of kids to go fishing with him on his day 　　3　　．

　　Those fun trips had a(n)　　4　　 impact．A chance encounter in 2000 proved that．One day, 　　5　　 working security at a school basketball game, Moody noticed two young guys 　　6　　．He sensed trouble between them．　　7　　 one of them headed toward Moody and gave him a hug．”I 　　8　　 you．You took me 　　9　　 when I was in fifth grade．That was one of the 　　10　　 days of my life．”

　　Deeply touched by the boy's word, Moody decided to create a foundation(基金会)that 　　11　　 teenagers to the basics of fishing in camping programs．“As a policeman, I saw 　　12　　 there was violence, drugs were always behind it．They have a damaging 　　13　　 on the kids,”says Moody．

　　By turning kids on to fishing, he 　　14　　 to present an alternative way of life,“When you're sitting there waiting for a 　　15　　,”he says,“you can't help but talk to each other, and such 　　16　　 can be pretty deep．”

　　“Talking about drugs helped prepare me for the peer(同龄人)pressures in high school,”says Michelle, 17 who 　　17　　 the first program．“And I was able to help my little brother 　　18　　 drugs．”

　　Moody faces 　　19　　 in three years, when he hopes to run the foundation full-time．”I'm living a happy life and I have a responsibility to my 　　20　　 to give back,”Moody says．”If I teach a kid to fish today, he can teach his brother to fish tomorrow．”