| Two travelers engaged in a warm dispute
about the color of the Chameleon. One of them affirmed it was blue, that he had
seen it with his own eyes upon the naked branch of a tree, feeding on the air in
a very clear day. The other strongly asserted it was green, and that he had
viewed it very closely and minutely upon the broad leaf of a fig tree. Both of
them were positive, and the dispute was rising to a quarrel; but a third person
luckily coming by, they agreed to refer the question to his decision.
"Gentlemen," said the Arbitrator, "You could not have been more lucky in your
reference, as I happen to have caught one of them last night; but, indeed, you
are both mistaken, for the creature is totally black." "Black, impossible."
"Nay," said the Umpire, with great assurance, "the matter may be soon decided,
for I immediately enclos A. looks are deceiving B. never judge a book by its cover C. truth changes with time D. every yea has its nay [单项选择]Travelers flying across time zones often find themselves exhausted because human bodies can't make an immediate （） to new time schedules.
A. adjustment B. change C. difference D. modification [单项选择]Travelers usually （ ） those whose travels require the use of overnight accommodation and those whose trips last less than one day.
A. classify into B. classifies into C. are classifying into D. are classified into [单项选择] American travelers plan to take 10 million more trips this summer than last, despite increases in hotel rates, airfare, car-rental costs and gasoline prices. Thanks to high consumer confidence, people will travel more often, stay longer and spend more money on their vacations this year.
"It’’s going to be a record travel season," says Jason Ader, a senior analyst with in vestment bank Bear, Stearns & Co. "The economy’’s strong. Consumers feel good. The stock market’’s up. And the prices we’’re seeing are as high as they’’ve been since we’’ve been keeping records, and that’’s since the fifties."
In all, American vacationers will take more than 270 million trips this summer -- 4 percent more than last year, according to the travel association. The top 10 destinations are Florida, California, Hawaii, Colorado, New York, Texas, Nevada, Arizona, Washington state and Washington.
During such trips, a family of four will spend $ 213 a day for meals and lodging -- an increase of
A. increased prices B. more expensive wallets C. higher taxes D. higher levels of anxiety 我来回答: 提交
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