1 . Italian Lakes and Greek Islands( 12 Days)
Prices starting from $ 1,999
Your tour begins in Milan, Italy, and moves on to the Italian Lake District and the attractive places of interest in Stresa, your home for two nights. Collette Vacations has carefully chosen the Costa Victoria as your home for your 7-night journey along the waterways of the Mediterranean.The cruise ship is filled with the warmth and culture of Italy and is richly designed with entertainment areas and very good living conditions, It will take you to the places of your dreams.
You'll spend 4 days touring Greek cities you’ve always heard about. In Katakolon, you will have the only unguided tour to nearby Olympia on the whole journey. Then with a local guide you will visit the Greek islands of Santorini, which is often related to the story of the lost city of Atlantis ,and Mykonos, a wonderful island with beautiful beaches.
Your journey ends in Verona, home of the love story Romeo and Juliet, with a fun-filled Good-bye dinner-a perfect ending to a pleasant Journey.
| Day 1 Days 2-3 Days 4-10 Day 11 Day 12 | Overnight flight to Italy Regina Palace, Stresa, Italy Costa Victoria( Costa cruises) Hotel Leopardi, Verona, Italy ave for home |
| Leaving date | Price for one person |
| April 7 | $2.099 |
| June 2 | $2,199 |
| October 6 | $2,099 |
| November 3 | $1,999 |
| A．It starts and ends in Greece. | B．It starts and ends in Italy. |
| C．It starts in Italy and ends in Greece. | D．It starts in Greece and ends in Italy. |
| A．$5,997. | B．$6,927. |
| C．$6,297 | D．$6,597 |
| A．Stresa. | B．Mykonos. | C．Olympia. | D．Verona. |
2 . A hybrid electric vehicle (混合动力车) or HEV is a vehicle driven by the combination of petrol engine and electric motor. Terrence has been driving a HEV for five years. He really doesn’t understand why more people aren’t accepting them. “I probably spend about $ 7 a day on petrol,” the taxi driver told news. com. au. In his previous conventional vehicle Terrence said he was spending up to $ 30 a day on petrol, meaning he saves almost $ 6000 every year.
The Toyota spokesman said this was quite a high saving and official tests estimate (估计) an average driver would only save about 33 percent off their current bill. This means a driver paying $ 30 a day on petrol would see their bill drop to about $ 20 using the hybrid. “A taxi driver that drives in built-up areas and spends little time on highways will notice a higher fuel saving,” he said. “Low speeds allow the electric motors to be used more and the petrol engine used less.”
While some people are skeptical about how reliable hybrids are, Terrence said he had never run out of power. His Camry cost about $ 34,000 and so after five years, it’s nearly paid for itself. “For cab drivers, it’s a real advantage because of the cost-effectiveness,” he said. Terrence has no complaints about the car. “I love it, the calm and quietness of it, the simplicity of it—you just jump in and go. The maintenance（保养）is really low. But the only difficulty is finding someone to service the car as there are not many experienced mechanics（机修工）.”
Terrence said it’s “extraordinary” that more drivers aren’t buying more hybrid electric vehicles and that governments are not encouraging this more. “I think people have a view that you have to plug it in, which is not true. A lack of information about the cars may be stopping people from taking the plunge. It’s not promoted at all for the public to understand—it’s simplifying the actual owning of a car—you don’t have to do so many things to own it and run it, it’s just so much simpler. Why wouldn’t the government promote such a thing?”
1. How much does an average driver save each day by driving a hybrid, according to the Toyota spokesman?| A．$ 30 | B．$ 20 |
| C．$ 10 | D．$ 7 |
| A．speed | B．power |
| C．price | D．service |
| A．understandable | B．wonderful |
| C．doubtful | D．unbelievable |
| A．The difficulty in servicing the car. |
| B．The restriction of the government. |
| C．The lack of information about HEV. |
| D．The inconvenience with charging the car. |
