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AwimAway Thailand & Cambodia Tour Reference 109359 Seasons January – December Tour Length 9 days Destinations Cambodia, Thailand Activities Cultural Exploration Tour Operator AwimAway Start Price ￡1449.00 * Price per person (Half price for U-15s, Free for U-7s) * Land cost only - International airfare not included. Ratings Difficulty Comfort Exclusivity Thailand is a rush for your senses: a bustling, exotic(异国情调的), and vivid culture that never ceases to amaze visitors. On this cultural tour, you’ll visit Thailand’s gilded temples, one more gorgeous than the next, in the cities of Bangkok, Ayutthaya, and Chiang Mai. Other highlights include a cruise through Bangkok’s canals, a visit to a rural hill tribe village, riding elephants through the jungle and exciting shopping opportunities in Chiang Mai’s famous night bazaar.
Continue to Cambodia, where you’ll visit the bustling capital of Phnom Penh. Tour the Royal Palace with its dazzling Silver Pagoda. Then it’s on to Angkor Wat, where you have two days to explore the spectacular carved stone temples of this World Heritage site. Features of this trip:
Exclusive tour, guided privately by a multilingual guide throughout the trip. Customize your own itinerary（路线）to create a holiday of your dream.
Designed for 4 to 5 star luxury accommodation and services. Hotels can be changed to lower budget. Depart and return whenever you choose – shorten or lengthen the tour to suit your wishes.
Outstanding value, costing you 25-30% less than similar guided tours of the same flexibility and quality. Group discounts are available. Call 020 7430 1766
NOTE: Prices shown are effective as of date of publication of web page, and are subject to changes due to currency
fluctuations, changes in availability, seasonal increases or variations in local costing at the time of booking. 6. This ad is most probably made for ___B___.
A. a private guide B. a travel agency C. a country D. a hotel 7. In which of the following cities can a visitor shop in a night bazaar? C A. Bangkok. B. Phnom Penh. C. Chiang Mai. D. Ayutthaya. 8. Which of the following activities shouldn’t a visitor do in Cambodia? C A. Visiting the capital. B. Touring the royal palace. C. Riding elephants. D. Traveling to a world heritage. 9. Which of the following statements is true? D
A. Pity this cultural tour is limited to only 10 days.
B. Start prices cover all the fees including accommodation, services and flight. C. Anyone who wants to get a discount may call 020 7430 1766. D. This tour is said to be fairly easy and comfortable.
10. Start prices are influenced by the following EXPECT ___A__. A. the local living conditions B. currency fluctuations C. changes in availability D. variations in local costing
The greatest recent changes have been in the lives of women. During the twentieth century there was an unusual shortening of the time of a woman’s life spent in caring for children. A woman who got married at the end of the 19th century would probably have been in her middle twenties, and would be likely to have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which custom, chance and health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women get married at a younger age and have fewer children. Usually a woman’s youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five and is likely to take paid work until retirement at sixty. Even while she has the care of children ,her work is lightened by household appliances（家用电器）and convenience foods.
This important change in women’s way of life has only recently begun to have its full effect on women’s economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left school at the first opportunity and most of them took a full-time job. However, when they got married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school-leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women tend to get married young, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Many more return afterwards to a full-time or part-time job. Such changes
have led to a new relationship in marriage, with both husband and wife accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfaction of family life, and with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money and running the home, according to the abilities and interest of each of them. 11. We are told that in an average family about 1890___D____.
A. many children died before they were five
B. the youngest child would be fifteen years younger than the oldest
C. seven of eight children lived to be more than five D. the child death rate was rather high 12. When she was over fifty, the late 19th century mother____D___. A. would expect to work until she died B. was usually expected to take up paid employment C. would be healthy enough to take up paid employment D. was unlikely to find a job even if she is now likely 13. Many girls, the passage says, are now likely to ___D____. A. get married so that they can get a job B. leave school as soon as they can C. give up their jobs for good after they are married D. continue working until they are going to have a baby
14. According to the passage, it is now quite usual for women to ___C___. A. stay at home after leaving school B. marry men younger than themselves C. start working again later in life D. get married while still at school 15. The best title for this passage is ____A______.
A. Great Changes in Women’s Life B. 19th-Century Family
C. Modern Girls’ Choice D. Equal Duties in Family Life
The fourth Thursday in November is called Thanksgiving Day. In the United States, it is an annual (每年的) occasion to show thanks to God for his goodness.
As a historical, national and religious holiday, Thanksgiving Day began with the English in Plymouth Colony. As far back as 1621, after a long bitter winter and the gathering of the first harvest, these early settlers shared a feast with the local Indians and offered prayers of thanksgiving. President Washington proclaimed (宣布) the first national Thanksgiving Day to be celebrated on November 26, 1789. President Lincoln revived the custom in 1863.
It was not until 1941 that the US Congress adopted a resolution, setting the fourth Thursday of November as an annual Thanksgiving Day. Thus what began as a religious celebration of the harvest has since become a nationwide holiday.
Today Thanksgiving Day is usually a family day, celebrated with a traditional turkey dinner and a happy reunion. Schools are closed on Thanksgiving Day and the day after. Many people, including students studying in another state, often travel long distances to spend the holiday at home. 6. The passage is mainly about ____D______. A. how the Americans spend their Thanksgiving Day B. what the Americans do on Thanksgiving Day
C. Thanksgiving Day is an American holiday D. how Thanksgiving Day became a nationwide holiday 7. Thanksgiving Day was first celebrated in 1621 by __A___ of the Plymouth Colony.
A. English settlers B. American settlers C. the local Indians D. President Washington 8. What is the meaning of the underlined word “feast” in paragraph 2? C A. gathering B. harvest C. meal D. prayer 9. In 1941 ______C___________________.
A. the first national Thanksgiving Day was celebrated
B. the custom of Thanksgiving Day was brought back to the Americans. C. the date for Thanksgiving Day was set by law
D. people began to celebrate Thanksgiving Day by spending the day at home
10. Which of the following statements is true about the celebration of Thanksgiving Day? B A. Thanksgiving Day started as an occasion for family members to show thanks for one another. B. On Thanksgiving Day, school children usually have a couple of days off.
C. The celebration of Thanksgiving Day was a European custom introduced to America. D. The most popular way of celebrating Thanksgiving Day is travel with friends.
Education is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life.
In some modem countries it has for some time been fashionable to think that by free education for all — one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough; we find in such countries a far larger number of people with university degree; they refuse to do what they think “low” work; and, in fact, manual work is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries. But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor; we can live without education, but we die if we have no food. If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our houses, we should get terrible diseases in our towns.
In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever work suited to his brains and ability and, secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that is very bad to be ashamed of one’s work. Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society.
11. The writer of the passage thinks that __D____.
A. education can resolve most of the problems in the world. B. free education for all will probably lead us to a perfect world C. free education won’t help solve problems
D. not all of the social problems can be solved by education 12. The writer wants to prove that __A____. A. our society needs all kinds of jobs B. our society needs free education for all
C. a farmer is more important than a professor D. working with hands is more important than anything else 13. According to the passage D . A. manual work is dirty and shameful B. manual work is considered low
C. manual work is the most important D. we can’t regard manual work as low 14. The purpose of education is ___B___.
A. to choose officials for the country B. to prepare children mainly for their future work C. to allow everyone to receive education that fits him/her D. to build a perfect world 15. The passage tells us about ___C___ of the education. A. the means B. the system C. the value D. the type
With the steady increase in the amount of leisure time that people enjoy today, the importance of businesses that deal with leisure products and services is also steadily increasing. Among them, tourist industry is one of the biggest industries of this kind. Providing transportation and accommodations for tourists — and guides, brochures, souvenirs — is one of the major industries in many countries. Since people are now having longer vacations and are more and more interested in seeing other parts of the world, this business will no doubt continue to grow.
Another industry obviously devoted to leisure is entertainment. Movies, TV shows, concerts and plays are usually intended for our leisure. The same can be said of most books, except textbooks. Professional sports make money because people pay to watch them in their free time. This list could be greatly extended. But even among these industries, we have mentioned only part of the picture. The people who make the TV sets and build the theatres and tourist hotels are as much a part of the leisure industry as the singers or the hotel clerks.
6. What makes leisure business important according to the passage? A
A. People’s leisure time is increasing. B. More people are interested in seeing other parts of the world. C. Improved transportation and accommodation conditions. D. Longer vacations are offered than before. 7. According to the passage, the reason that tourist industry will continue to develop is ___D____. A. transportation is more convenient, B. accommodation is more comfortable C. guides are offering better services D. people are more willing to travel 8. What do we know about entertainment from the passage? B A. Entertainment is the largest leisure industry.
B. Movies, TV shows, concerts and books are usually intended for our leisure. C. People are usually reluctant to pay to watch professional sports.
D. Making TV sets and building theatres are also part of entertainment industry. 9. The list of entertainment industries in paragraph 2 ______C_________. A. covers all the aspects of these industries B. includes textbooks into entertainment C. is not a complete picture of leisure industry D. excludes those who work behind the scene of leisure industry
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