While traveling in Ssesse Island，Uganda，I came across a basket weaver. Weaving basket designs is a complex craft that 36 much skiu and cleverness. To see an expert work is so 37 that I had watched this particular lady for hours. What Was astonishing， 38 ，was that a young African man had also become 39 as the basket weaver performed her craft.
. 40 whether the young man was more interested in the basket weaving or the weaver，I 41 the unexpected couple. On being asked about his 42 in weaving，the wise young man looked at me with complete puzzle and 43 that he didn't know how to weave so he was watching because people call always 44 something from one another.
Of all the lessons I've learned during my travels. one of the finest is that 45 has nothing to do with wealth and little to do with 46 education! Wisdom can be 47 in every village，every. town，every city，country，and continent in every . 48 of the earth. Moreover，the wisest are often not those who aye the most outspoken but， 49 ，those who are quiet and modest.
The young man on
As I watch what is 53 in our world today. I find myself wishing that more people had the wisdom of my young African friend. Much time has 54 since I met the young man but I have carried his wisdom in my heart 55 . And I believe that it doesn't matter who we are，we can always learn something from one another.
36. A. asks | B. takes | C. costs | D. deserves |
37. A. encouraging | B. moving | C. fascinating | D. touching |
38. A. however | B. otherwise | C. anyhow | D. therefore |
39. A. inspired | B. excited | C. delighted | D. engaged |
40. A. Thinking | B. Knowing | C. Wondering | D. Accepting |
41. A. walked | B. approached | C. reached | D. met |
42. A. hobby | B. doubt | C. advantage | D. interest |
43. A. replied | B. told | C. spoken | D. remarked |
44. A. borrow | B. learn | C. understand | D. take |
45. A. thought | B. knowledge | C. wisdom | D. opinion |
46. A. Drivate | B. special | C. usual | D. formal |
47. A. found | B. invented | C. discovered | D. created |
48. A. side | B. space | C. comer | D. district |
49. A. though | B. instead | C. meanwhile | D. hesides |
50. A. example | B. figure | C. model | D. symbol |
51. A. meant | B. predicted | C. planned | D. expected |
52. A. certainly | B. naturally | C. surely | D. definitely |
53. A. appearing | B. turning | C. happening | D. showing |
54. A. passed | B. disappeared | C. lost | D. missed |
55. A. ever after | B. before long | C. long since | D. ever since |
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Young women are more adventurous than young men when travelling abroad in gap years. One in three female backpackers visits more than three countries during a year out and travels alone, according to new research.
By contrast, the majority of their male counterparts visit only one country and tend to travel in groups, says a survey by the Gap Year company, which provides information and services for students considering taking a year out.
More women than men say that their prime reason for taking time off is to see the world and experience different cultures. Men were more likely to rank “having fun” higher on their list of priorities. Women were more likely to value the challenge of a foreign trip, and many cited reasons such as learning a language and meeting new people.
The more adventurous gap years taken by women seem to work to their benefit: more than three quarters of those surveyed reported increased confidence, self-reliance and inde??pendence, whereas only half of the men had that experience.
The research also showed that women were more likely to do voluntary work while trav??elling, with more than one in ten helping with teaching or development projects. One of the reasons given for this is a wish to see the country in an authentic light.
A greater proportion of women than men faced objections or criticism from their fami??lies over their gap-year plans. Among the men surveyed, lack of money was the main barrier to travel.
Carolyn Martin, a doctor from London, was a typically confident female traveller.
Starting in Cape Town, she travelled around southern Africa and Australia with a string of
unusual and sometimes dangerous jobs.
“I had one job chasing elephants off the runway in Africa by banging a stick against a pan,” she recalled. “It was OK but one day I did get chased by one.”
She said that she had travelled alone because “you meet more people”.
46. By referring to “gap year” the writer means ______.
A. a gap you come across after leaving high school
B. a time when you are caught in a dilemma between work and study
C. a period before you find a job upon your graduation from college
D. a year off between high school and college for certain purposes
47. According to the article, ______.
A. most of the women students will travel abroad during the summer holidays
B. one third of the women students will travel abroad in a year
C. women students are more likely to travel abroad alone
D. women students are willing to travel abroad in a group
48. In the third paragraph, the underlined word “priorities” most probably means ______.
A. selections B. attractions C. preferences D. projects
49. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Men students will travel less during the gap year because of their part-time jobs.
B. Women students will travel more but face more objections.
C. The article suggests that women travelling alone will have dangerous experi??ences.
D. Men students prefer to travel inside their own country to going abroad.
50. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Girls Get the Best out of Gap Years B. Boys Lack Courage in Gap Years
C. For Fun or for Adventure? D. Young Women Are More Adventurous
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