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Want to save money when travelling by train? Here are some ways.
Day Returns
This ticket can save you up to 45% on the standard fare (车费). You have to travel after the rush hour period Mon—Fri, but can travel at any time on Sat or Sun. Big City Savers
These are special low priced tickets on certain trains. You have to book in advance—at the latest by 16:00 the day before you travel. It’s first come, first served. Weekend Returns
Weekend Returns are available (有售) for most journeys over 60 miles. Go on Fri, Sat or Sun, and return the same weekend on Sat or Sun, and save up to 35% on the standard fare.
Monthly Returns
These are available for most journeys over 65 miles. Go any day and return within a month. Monthly returns save you up to 25% on the standard fare.
Family Raileard
For ￡ 20 this railcard allows you to take a second adult (成人) and up to 4 children
for only ￡3 each when you buy single or return tickets. You can travel as often as you like until the card becomes out of date.
1. Which is the best ticket to buy if you live in London and want to go to a small town 80 miles away for four days?
A. Big City Savers B. Monthly Re~urns
C. Weekend Returns D. Day Returns
2. A man bought himself a ticket of ￡ 15 and three tickets for his family with a fam-ily railcard. How much did he pay?
A. ￡44. B. ￡29. C. ￡24. D. ￡15.
答：1. B 2. C
解析：
1．是一道分析判断题。如果你住在伦敦这样的大城市，想要去80英里开外的一座小慎，买哪种票才是最佳选择?C项虽然省钱多，但只限于星期五、星期六、星期日三天，而题干中要走四天。因此D项捧除。2．是一道计算题。一个人自己买票花了￡15，再加上用family card买了三张票，每张票￡3，故￡15+￡3×3＝￡24。
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We made it!
There was an exhilarating (使人高兴的，令人振奋的) feeling in the air last night in Beijing.
When retiring President of the International Olympic Committee (lOC) Juan Antonio Samaranch announced that Beijing had won the 2008 Summer Olympic Games hid yester-day in Moscow, Chinese people know their dream to host modern Olympic Games had fi-nally come true.
The victory is a source of pride not only for Beijing but for all Chinese. It was nation wide support that sustained the bid effort and led it to its final success. |
