11. The entire tourism industry rests on a base of_______.

　　A. national economy

　　B. natural resources

　　C. hotel and transportation

　　D. government policy

　　12. Tourism has the _____ to help bridge the psychological and cultural distances that separate people.

　　A. potential

　　B. profit

　　C.benefit

　　D. energy

　　13. Standardization and rigidity are very clear characteristics of ____ tours offered on al arge scale.

　　A. international

　　B. in-bound

　　C. package

　　D. business

　　14. The realization of one's desire to travel depends on many complex social and political factors, including the social _____ of the destination.

　　A. change

　　B. awareness

　　C. policy

　　D. stability

　　15. There is great potential in China for specialized tourism, focusing on ethnic roups and _______ adventure.

　　A. environmental

　　B. minority

　　C. mountain

　　D. rural

　�、�. Reading comprehension: (2×10=20)

　　Directions: Read the following passages and make your proper choices.

　　(1)

　　Some seven or eight hundred years ago, Hangzhou, known as Ling'an then, was the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty. At that time, watching the tidal bore was already a grand occasion in town when the whole population would turn out for the spectacle. The best time to do this was from the 15th to the 18th of the eighth month of each year. But beginning from about the tenth day of the month, that part of the river bank that offered the best vantage point for ride watching would already be a busy gathering place for little open-air booths and stalls where vendors piled

　　colourful wares on their carts or boxes. There would be all kinds of snacks and cooked meats in shining pots and pans. The taverns and restaurants would put up mulfi-coloured lanterns and flags or pennants, displaying meanwhile an attractive array of meat and vegetable dishes with a lot more exotic delicacies on the menu. In the tea-houses would be hung painting scrolls and calligraphy scrolls by famous artists while the antique vases would be filled with flesh flowers. In addition, there would be vendors displaying plasters and medicinal herbs for sale on the ground, roving artists with their monkeys for variety, shows or folk artists ready to entertain the crowds. Even before the days of the tidal bore, these people would be gathered on the river bank doing whatever they could to attract pleasure-seekers. Meanwhile, tens of thousands of people, visitors from other towns as well as local residents of Ling' an, would be hustling and bustling about, clogging up the way and making traffic impossible. In the large riverside mansions that lined the banks, there would be opulently dressed men and women, some leaning against the windows or the balconies looking into the distance and some looking down gazing fixedly at something going on down below.

　　16. In the Southern Song Dynasty, people ______ to watch the tidal bore.

　　A. were used

　　B. used

　　C. were anxious

　　D. were extremely eager

　　17. At that time people came to watch the tidal bore _____ of the eighth month of each year.

　　A. from 15th to the 18th

　　B. starting around 10th

　　C. from 15th to the end

　　D. at the middle

　　18. The vendors were selling their wares _____.

　　A. along the bank

　　B. at the best vantage point

　　C. in piles

　　D. using pots and pans

　　19. The crowds coming to watch the tidal bore were also entertained by ____.

　　A. painting scrolls

　　B. displaying plasters

　　C. folk artists

　　D. pleasure-seekers

　　20. The best vantage point for tide watching was _____.

　　A. large riverside mansions

　　B. distant balconies

　　C. taverns and restaurants

　　D. the tea houses(2)