旅行，发现未知的风景（二）

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A

Four things that you cant miss in Macao

Go bungee jumping at the Macao Tower

The Macao Tower， 338 meters tall， is the worlds 10th highest tower， with kinds ofactivities， such as eating and entertainment. One of the activities is the bungee jump. TheMacao Tower Bungee Jump is 233 meters high， making it a Guinness World Record as thehighest commercial bungee jump in the world. Raise your arms and off you go！ If you arenot daring enough to jump that height， you can try the sky walk on the 57th floor—its stillamazing. Take this chance and tick off this item on your list.

Enjoy a traditional Portuguese dinner

Portuguese culture has deeply affected Macao. Many Portugueses settled and openedPortuguese restaurants here， but it is more adaptable to Chinese people.

Visit a museum

Macao， a little city with only an area about 32.8 square kilometers， has 23 eye⁃catching museums. Due to its special history， both Eastern and Western historical relicscan be found. Many of them are preserved for cultural relics， tourist spots or museums，such as the Grand Prix Museum， Maritime Museum and Wine Museum.

Go into an entertainment place

Well known as the“Las Vegas of the Orient”， Macao has 33 entertainment places.You can find different themed entertainment places with their hotels and attractions aroundevery corner of Macao， especially on Taipa Island. Among all， the Venetian is the mostpopular. With a huge shopping mall and Vegas⁃style design， it is a must⁃go place for bothtourists and locals to shop and enjoy free time. So when you come to Macao， just walkaround and you will still be amazed.

1. What can visitors do at the Macao Tower？

A. Visit a museum.

B. Try an extreme sport.

C. Enjoy a traditional Japanese dinner.

D. Challenge the Guinness World Record for jumping.

2. What can we learn about Macao from the text？

A. Visitors can do nothing but shopping.

B. Portuguese culture has no longer existed in Macao.

C. The Macao Tower is the highest tower in the world.

D. Visitors can enjoy both Eastern and Western historical cultures in Macao.

3. What is the author's purpose of writing the text？

A. To advertise coming events.

B. To encourage people to do sports.

C. To tell the history of Macao.

D. To introduce something attractive in Macao to visitors.

B

I had never thought how much fun I would have on the trip prior to my arrival inSalamanca， Spain， but when I am writing this case study now， a huge flood of memoriesfrom that exciting week come！

My placement （实习工作） was at a nursery and that in itself was hardly“work”—playing with children， reading to them and taking them to see local childrens performerswas by far the most enjoyable work I have ever undertaken. In the afternoons it doubled asan English⁃teaching after⁃school club of sorts， which was incidentally a brilliant way for meto learn Spanish while the pupils picked up some English.

On Monday during the siesta （午休）， I went with friends to an amazing restaurant forlunch， where we enjoyed delicious Spanish food and drink. In the evening， we visited localrestaurants and cafes and had a brilliant time！ This was a pattern that I tended to followthroughout the week.

Besides the social activities， I also made good use of my camera and used it to capturethe stunning beauty of many of Salamancas buildings.

The trip was definitely an invaluable experience—the large amount of independencethat we were given taught me to be more responsible， and the few people that were initially（起初） homesick got over it almost immediately. Having now visited Spain， I can honestlysay it is by far the best way to learn a language as you are immersing yourself in it by beingin a situation where you are effectively being forced to speak the language， thus improvingyour speaking skills.

The week⁃long trip benefited me linguistically as my speaking and listening skillsimproved considerably as a result of everyones positively speedy talking. Culturally， Ilearnt a great deal more about Spanish culture， and I made plenty of friends.

In a word， the trip was brilliant because I was not just learning the language—I wasalso learning about the people and culture behind the language and even better， I made lotsof new friends along the way！

4. What's the benefit of teaching in an after⁃school club to the author？

A. Picking up Spanish. B. Making lots of new friends.

C. Having fun with students. D. Earning some extra money.

5. Which of the following social activities is unmentioned？

A. Going to an English corner.

B. Taking pictures of Salamancas buildings.

C. Visiting local restaurants and cafes on Monday evening.