In the past, ice used to ______ used to ______ the air in a room.

A．be ;cooling

B．be; cool

C．being; cool

D．being; cooling

 

Hong Kong was so busy over the Spring Festival that all the hotel accommodation was full. She phoned several hotels but none of them had a _________ room.

A．cheap

B．nice

C．separate

D．vacant

 

1. Jiang Wei has a three-week vacation from next Monday. He wants to go to Shanghai by bus and then go home by train. He wants to find a hotel near the railway station, for he plans to spend two days visiting Nanjing Road and the Chenghuang Temple in Shanghai.

2. Mr. Sun is a manager of a big company in Beijing. Next month, Thomas, an American consultant, will pay a visit to his company. Mr. Sun is responsible for looking after Thomas. This will be Thomas’ first visit to Beijing. Mr. Sun decides to choose a hotel which is very typical of China and is convenient for him to get a quick tour of the capital.

3. Mr. Lee is a sales manager in a company in Shanghai. Last year he got married and this Saturday will be his wedding anniversary. He met his wife while he was taking a walk along the West Lake. He has decided to celebrate their first anniversary at the place that saw the beginning of their love.

4. Mr. Xu is a mathematics professor. Next Sunday, the International Mathematics Annual Meeting will be held in Renmin University of China. Mr Xu was invited and has asked his assistant to book a room. A hotel near the university is preferred.

5. Ms. Wang is a mother of two children. Running a shoe shop, she lives a comfortable life. They live in Hangzhou, and have never seen the sea with their own eyes. The summer vacation is coming and Ms. Wang wants to take her children to Yantai to see the sea.

A. Xinqiao Hotel is an international four-star hotel in Hangzhou. The hotel is perfectly located in the business center of Hangzhou City with the West Lake only a few minutes away. It is the tallest building near the West Lake. The hotel has 409 rooms and suits in different styles.

B. Home Inn is next to the North Square of Shanghai Railway Station and is near the Hutai Road Bus Station. It provides standard rooms, business rooms, and superior rooms. Twenty-four-hour hot water, TVs, telephones, free broadband Internet and free parking are all available.

C. Yantai Hongkou Hotel is located at the center of the new coastal scenery area. The hotel is just 2.5 kilometers from the train station, and 26 kilometers from the airport. After a short walk, guests can enjoy the fresh sea breeze and the soft sandy beach. It offers different classes of guest rooms, such as standard rooms and business suits.

D. The Four Seasons Hotel Shanghai is a five-star hotel and is located in downtown Shanghai. Nanjing Road and Huaihai Road are only a five-minute walk from the hotel. It is four kilometers away from the railway station. All the rooms are well-designed. Room service is available at all hours.

E. Beijing Hotel is located on East Chang’an Avenue, the heart of Beijing. It has a long history of more than one hundred years. It made history as the Olympic Family Hotel by hosting distinguished guests from all over the world during the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Its services include dining, business, tickets and entertainment.

F. Yanshan Hotel is located in the Zhongguancun High-tech Zone of Beijing. It is a business hotel and is surrounded by a number of famous universities including Peking University, Renmin University of China and Tsinghua University. Besides superior rooms, it also offers standard rooms.

 

Planning a visit to the UK? Here we help with ways to cut your costs.

AVOID BIG EVNENTS big sporting events, concerts and exhibitions can increase the cost of accommodation and make it harder to find a room. A standard double room at the Thistle Brighton on the final Friday of the Brighton Comedy Festival(19 Oct.) cost ￡118.15.

If you can be flexible and want to know dates to avoid—or you're looking for a big event to pass your time­check out sites such as Whatsonwhen.com, which allow you to search for events in the UK by city, date and category.

STAY AWAY FROM THE STATION If traveling to your destination by train, you may want to find a good base close to the station, but you could end up paying more for the sake of convenience at the start of your holiday.

Don't be too choosy about the part of town you stay in. Booking two months in advance, the cheapest room at Travelodge's Central Euston hotel in London for Saturday 22 September was ￡95.95. A room just a tube journey away at its covent Garden hotel was ￡75.75. And at Farringdon, a double room cost just ￡62.95.

LOOK AFTER YOURSELF Really central hotels in cities such as London, Edinburgh and Cardiff can cost a fortune, especially at weekends and during big events. As an alternative consider checking into a self­catering flat with its own kitchen. Often these flats are hidden away on the top floors of city centre buildings. A great example is the historic O'Neill Flat on Edinburgh's Royal Mile, available for ￡420 for five days in late September, with room for four adults.

GET ON A BIKE London's ‘Boris bikes’ have attracted the most attention, but other cities also have similar programmes that let you rent a bicycle and explore at your own pace, saving you on public transport or car parking costs.

Among the smaller cities with their own programmes are Newcastle (casual members pay around ￡1.50 for two hours) and Cardiff (free for up to 30 minutes, or ￡5 per day)．

56．The Brighton Comedy Festival is mentioned mainly to show big events may________．

A．help travelers pass time

B．attract lots of travelers to the UK

C．allow travelers to make flexible plans

D．cause travelers to pay more for accommodation

57．“Farringdon” in Paragraph 5 is most probably ________．

A．a hotel away from the train station

B．the tube line to Covent Garden

C．an ideal holiday desinationo

D．the name of a travel agency

58．The passage shows that the O'Neill Flat ________．

A．lies on the ground floor

B．is located in central London

C．provides cooking facilities for tourists

D．costs over ￡100 on average per day in late September

59．Cardiff's program allows a free bike for a maximum period of ________．

A．half an hour　　　　　　　 B．one hour

C．one hour and a half  D．tow  hours

60．The main purpose of the passage is ________．

A．to tell visitors how to book in advance

B．to supply visitors with hotel information

C．to show visitors the importance of self­help

D．to offer visitors some money­saving tips

Planning a visit to the UK? Here we help with ways to cut your costs.

AVOID BIG EVENTS  Big sporting events, concerts and exhibitions can increase the cost of accommodation and make it harder to find a room. A standard double room at the Thistle Brighton on the final Friday of the Brighton Comedy Festival (19 Oct.) cost £169.15 at Booking.com. A week later, the same room cost £118.15.

If you can be flexible and want to know dates to avoid—or you’re looking for a big event to pass your time—check out sites such as Whatsonwhen.com, which allow you to search for events in the UK by city, date and category.

STAYAWAY FROM THE STATION If traveling to your destination by train, you may want to find a good base close to the station, but you could end up paying more for the sake of convenience at the start of your holiday.

Don’t be too choosy about the part of town you stay in. Booking two months in advance, the cheapest room at Travelodge’s Central Euston hotel in London for Saturday 22 September was £95.95. A room just a tube journey away at its Covent Garden hotel was £75.75. And at Farringdon, a double room cost just £62.95.

LOOK AFTER YOURSELF Really central hotels in cities such as London, Edinburgh and Cardiff can cost a fortune, especially at weekends and during big events. As an alternative consider checking into a self-catering flat with its own kitchen. Often these flats are hidden away on the top floors of city centre buildings. A great example is the historic O’Neill Flat on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, available for £420 for five days in late September, with room for four adults.

GET ON A BIKE London’s ‘Boris bikes’ have attracted the most attention, but other cities also have similar programmes that let you rent a bicycle and explore at your own pace, saving you on public transport or car parking costs.

Among the smaller cities with their own programmes are Newcastle (casual members pay around £1.50 for two hours) and Cardiff (free for up to 30 minutes, or £5 per day). (358 words)

1.The Brighton Comedy Festival is mentioned mainly to show big events may __________.

A．help travelers pass time

B．attract lots of travelers to the UK

C．allow travelers to make flexible plans

D．cause travelers to pay more for accommodation

2.“Farringdon” in Paragraph 5 is most probably __________.

A．a hotel away from the train station          B．the tube line to Covent Garden

C．an ideal holiday destination                D．the name of a travel agency

3.The passage shows that the O’Neill Flat __________.

A．lies on the ground floor

B．is located in central London

C．provides cooking facilities for tourists

D．costs over £100 on average per day in late September

4.Cardiff’s program allows a free bike for a maximum period of __________.

A．half an hour                           B．one hour

C．one hour and a half                      D．two hours

5.The main purpose of the passage is __________.

A．to tell visitors how to book in advance

B．to supply visitors with hotel information

C．to show visitors the importance of self-help

D．to offer visitors some money-saving tips