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Tour operators have seasonal deals on holidays to Canada, Australia and other countries in a new year.
Austravel
Holidaymakers can save up to 30% on a trip to Australia with the Austravel sale, which runs for about a month . It also includes a fourteen-day-long trip to Perth and a west coast self-drive trip from ￡795 per person including flights in May or July.
●austravel. com
Canadian Affair
The leading UK tour operator to Canada will be offering savings of up to￡140 pp during its winter sale. This includes a three-night city break to Toronto, including return flights, for just ￡399, if you book before 24 December. Other deals continue until 31 December.
●canadianaffair. com
Thomson and First Choice
Some deals are being launched this week by Thomson and First Choice, with early booking offers including free places for kids, lower deposits(押金) and up to ￡300 off per couple on a lot of destinations.
●thomson. co. uk, firstchoice. co. uk
Eurocamp
The camping company is offering thousands of Easter and May half-term holidays for under ￡350, such as an Easter break at La Baume on the French Riviera for just ￡25 a night, based on a stay in a two-bedroom holiday home. Early bookers can save up to 25% and secure a holiday with a deposit of just ￡99.
●eurocamp. co. uk
Kuoni
Running from Christmas Eve, the Kuoni sale includes a wide range of offers. These offers include ten nights full board in the Maldives from ￡1, 599 and seven nights in Phuket, Thailand from ￡999 pp—both including flights and transfers(换乘).
●kuoni. co. uk
【文章大意】本文是一篇应用文, 介绍了几个旅游公司提供的优惠活动。
21. How long may you stay in Perth with Austravel?
A. One month. B. Two weeks.
C. One week. D. Four nights.
【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据 Austravel部分中的“ It also includes a fourteen-day-long trip to Perth”可知, Austravel提供给游客为期14天的Perth之游。 fourteen-day-long意为“两周, 十四天”。所以选B。
22. What does the author say about Thomson and First Choice?
A. It requires no deposit.
B. It offers cheap return flights.
C. It is suitable for family travel.
D. It can save up to ￡300 per person.
【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据 Thomson and First Choice部分中的“including free places for kids, lower deposits and up to ￡300 off per couple”可知, Thomson and First Choice提供对孩子免费的地方, 以及针对夫妇的折扣。所以它对家庭出游来说很合适。所以选C。
23. What do Eurocamp and Kuoni have in common?
A. Both have various offers.
B. Both include flights.
C. Both offer a discount for early booking.
D. Both need a deposit to secure a holiday.
【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据 Eurocamp部分中的“ The camping company is offering thousands of Easter and May half-term holidays”可知, Eurocamp提供数千种假日出游选择; 根据Kuoni部分中的“the Kuoni sale includes a wide range of offers”可知, Kuoni也为游客提供各种各样的出游选择。所以选A。
