Ifyou’replanningontravelingthereareafewsimplerulesabouthowtomakelifeeasierbothbeforeandafteryourjourney.

Firstofallalwayscheckanddouble-checkdeparture(起程)time.Itisamazinghowfewpeoplereallydothiscarefully.OnceIarrivedattheairportafewminutesafterten.MysecretaryhadgottheticketformeandIthoughtshehadsaidthattheplaneleftat10:50.WhenIarrivedattheairporttheclerkatthedeparturedesktoldmethatmyflightwasclosed.ThereforeIhadtowaitthreehoursforthenextoneandmissedanimportantmeeting.

Thesecondruleistorememberthateveninthisageofcreditcardsitisstillimportanttohaveatleastalittleofthelocalcurrency(货币)withyouwhenyouarriveinacountry.Thiscanbenecessaryifyouareflyingtoaplacefewtouristsnormallyvisit.OnceIarrivedataplaceatmidnightandthebankattheairportwasclosed.TheonlywaytogettomyhotelwasbytaxiandbecauseIhadnodollarsIofferedtopayinpoundsinstead.“Listen!Ionlytakerealmoney!”thedriversaidangrily.LuckilyIwasabletoborrowafewdollarsfromaclerkatthehotelbutitwasembarrassing.

Thethirdandlastruleistofindoutasmuchasyoucanabouttheweatheratyourdestinationbeforeyouleave.IfeelsorryforsomeofmyworkmateswhotravelinheavysuitandraincoatsinMaywhenitisstillfairlycoolinLondonorManchestertoplaceslikeAthensRomeorMadridwhereitisalreadybeginningtogetquitewarmduringtheday.

1.Whereisthewritermostprobablyfrom?

A.ItalyB.TheUSAC.BritainD.Greece

2.Accordingtothepassagethedriverwasangrybecause_______.

A.theauthorgavehimfalse(假的)money

B.theauthordidnotgivehimthelocalmoney

C.theauthorofferedtopaybycreditcard

D.theauthorhadnoenoughchange

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theauthortellspeopletochoosewarmplacesastheirtraveldestinations.

B.Youdon’thavetotakecreditcardswhentraveling.

C.Youshouldknowmoreabouttheweatheroftheplaceyou’llvisit.

D.It’sunnecessarytocheckthedeparturetimecarefully.

4.Thewritermainlytellsus______.

A.howtomakelifeeasier

B.howto