1 . A Swedish couple on holiday were traveling around Italy, and wanted to go to Capri. Capri is an island in the south of the country,_______ for its beautiful coastline and a popular tourist destination (目的地). The couple put their destination into their car’s GPS (全球定位系统), _______ they made a spelling mistake. They _______typed CARPI instead of CAPRI. There is a real place called Carpi in Italy, but it is a small town in the_______of the country.
The couple followed the GPS directions. Although they were traveling to an island, it didn’t_______them that they didn’t even cross a bridge or see the sea. When they arrived in Carpi, they went to the tourist office. They asked _______ they could go to the Blue Grotto, a well-known sea cave in Capri. Of course, the office worker there couldn’t _______ them. He thought they wanted to go to a _______ called the Blue Grotto for dinner.
When the man realized that the couple thought they were in Capri, he _______ their mistake. The couple got back into their car and started driving south. The office worker said, “They were________, but not angry.”
It was a spelling mistake that took the couple 600 kilometres from their destination.
1. A.suitable | B.useful | C.good | D.famous |
2. 3. A.slowly | B.carelessly | C.patiently | D.clearly |
4. A.north | B.south | C.east | D.west |
5. A.satisfy | B.relax | C.worry | D.touch |
6. 7. A.refuse | B.control | C.doubt | D.understand |
8. A.museum | B.restaurant | C.station | D.library |
9. A.continued | B.accepted | C.explained | D.repeated |
10. A.interested | B.surprised | C.excited | D.pleased |