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 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.
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 ￡f62.95.
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 f 420 for five days in late September, with room for four adults.
1.At Whatsonwhen.com, you can ________.
A. find a room close to the station
B. find a room which costs less
C. know how to kill time
D. know when and where there will be events
2.“Farringdon” in Paragraph 5 is most probably ________.
A. an ideal holiday destination
B. the name of a railway station
C. a hotel away from the train station
D. the tube line to Covent Garden
3.The passage shows that the O’Neill Flat _________.
A. lies on the ground floor
B. provides cooking facilities for tourists
C. is located in central London
D. costs over f100 on average per day in late September
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1.这些花每隔一周需要浇一次水．
2.Tom需要学习德语，因为他即将去德国工作． （原因状语从句）
3.当我到达电影院时，电影已经开演约半个小时了．（by the time）
4.直到他走进教室我才认出他来．（强调句）
5.自行车被偷，她只好坐公交车回家．（with复合结构）
6.窗边坐着一个年轻人，手里拿着一本杂志．（完全倒装句）
7.众所周知，当冬天到来时，白天变得越来越短．（it形式主语从句）
8.他伤心又疲惫，睡了一整天．（形容词做状语）
9.我无法忍受人们吃饭时抽烟．
10.这是她第一次去Hong Kong旅游．（the first time）
下列句中各有一个错，请把错处改正．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号 （___），并在其下面写出该加的词．删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．
1.The meat will go badly if you leave it in the sun．
2.On either side of the road were green fields and some farm house．
3.All he wants to do is go to abroad after he graduates from university．
4.He was about to go to bed while there was a knock on the door．
5.Do some fitness training or you will become stronger and healthier．
6.My opinion is similar in his when we are discussing how to get good grades．
7.The books on the desk， of which covers are shiny， are gifts for us from our teacher．
8.It is reported in the newspaper，talks between the two countries are making progress．
9.Under the environment of fierce competition， the only way Jim could imagine deal with stress was to get tougher by making great efforts．
10.Soon after I placed the order on the Internet， I received the dress as expected without get out of my room．
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Yu Rong， a Chinese artist， thinks of a new way to introduce 1. ancient story of Hua Mulan in her picture book． In the book， I Am Hua Mulan， she tells the story by2.（combine） paper﹣cutting with international artistic styles． She places Shaanxi paper﹣cuts over western﹣style pencil sketches（素描）3.（create） a typical presentation of Chinese elements （元素），which turns out to be a 4.（success） and impressive breakthrough．
Hua Mulan，5. story has been told by generations in China， is a fighter from the Northern Wei Dynasty（386﹣534）． As a devoted daughter， she dressed herself as a man to serve in the army6.place of her father． Mulan's characteristics， such as courage， kindness and a disinterested attitude toward fame and fortune， made7. （she） one of the most respected historical Chinese heroines． Mulan's story has been adapted8.（ frequent） in modern media， including TV shows， video games and literature． For example， in 1998， Disney produced a film named Mulan， which 9.（consider） a great success by critics and the public．
To better tell the story， Yu Rong takes inspiration from her several 10.（visit） to sites of ancient battles and Henan province's Yuju Opera． After years of preparation she finally makes this extraordinary work．
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1.It is no use_____（argue） with our parents because they seldom change their minds no matter what we say．
2.﹣Did you go somewhere on winter vocation？
﹣I_____（hope） to go to Tibet， but I didn't sign up for the tour in time．
3.Personal computers are of_____（universe） interest because of their convenience．
4._____（give） a wrong password， I couldn't log on to the system．
5.Dear Sam，_____（congratulate） to you on your winning the prize．
6.Britain as well as many other industrial countries，_____（experience）major changes over the last 100years．
7.He preferred the way_____his mother once repaired the car to fix his motorbike．
8._____is it that he wants to look for？ He has been searching the storeroom for nearly three hours．
9.On the road to success， he failed_____his first attempt but he didn't give up，which led to his success．
10.Hardly had he reached his house_____he realized that he left the key in the office．
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1.Einstein was a great scientific g_____， who published more than 300 scientific papers and 150 works of non﹣science through his whole life and had the theory of relativity considered as his most important contribution．
2.This musical will be performed first in Beijing， and will then t_____the rest of the cities in China．
3.In this play only the names belong to the old age but the characters are modern and c_____．
4.They held a d_____party where guests enjoyed themselves singing and dancing happily that night．
5.The CEO of the company said he would a_____ effective methods to ensure food safety．
6.On top of the mountain， the view is beautiful beyond e_____! In the light of a calm and golden sunset the village becomes so lovely．
7.Although as a student ，Tim is only an a_____basketball player at college， he is a first﹣class player in International Basketball League．
8.There is not enough e_____ to prove that the disappearance of bees is related to mobile phone use． Scientists still work on it．
9.Microsoft f_____by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4， 1975 is a global technology operation．
10.The movie Mr Bean is a very successful c_____on YouTube， which brings great fun to people's boring life．
