1 . Shenzhen is an ideal shopping place for visitors. The following is a list of the most popular shopping areas in the city.
North Huaqiang Area
The most prosperous shopping area in Shenzhen, it is home to dozens of market places for electronic products, clothing and jewelry. Some market places each house hundreds of shops, from flagship stores selling big brands to small shops where you can bargain.
It is also a great place to dine, with plenty of restaurants offering various Chinese dishes and foreign brands like Pizza Hut, Hagen Dazs and AijiSen.
Dongmen Area
One of the oldest commercial centers in Shenzhen, this area highlights a walking street flanked by humming stores. It is a good place to buy clothes, handbags, fashion accessories, jewelry, handicrafts, toys and small electronic gadgets.
MixC Shopping Mall
It is the city’s largest shopping mall and one of the most luxurious, selling clothes, cosmetics and fashion accessories. There is a large indoor ice skating rink, a movie theater and a supermarket selling many imported goods. You can also find quite a few foreign restaurant brands here, including Pizza Hut, Starbucks and a Japanese noodle house.
Shekou
Sitting by a beautiful cove in Western Nanshan District, this quiet place is frequented by many expatriates living in Shenzhen. There are stores selling antiques, collectibles, handicrafts and souvenirs, as well as bars and restaurants offering western food.
1. What can you do at North Huaqiang Area？| A．Skate. | B．Enjoy Chinese food. |
| C．Watch a film. | D．Buy antiques. |
| A．In North Huaqiang Area. | B．In Dongmen Area. |
| C．In MixC Shopping Mall. | D．In Shekou. |
| A．A text book. | B．A museum guide. |
| C．A news report. | D．A travel magazine. |
2 . Come to Austria!
Soll is a village in the mountains in western Austria, and the Hotel Post, run by a local family, is clean and not expensive. From the hotel you can see the whole village, the forest and the mountains. Temperature in summer is usually from 20℃ to 25℃ in the daytime, but much cooler by evening.
Enjoy Thailand!
When you visit Bangkok in Thailand, don't miss the early morning river boat trip to the Floating Market just outside the city. There you will find many kinds of fruits and vegetables. There you can buy and pay for them when you sit in your boat. Don't forget your hat: the sun can be strong and it may be as hot as 40℃ at midday!
Visit Hawaii!
Maybe the most beautiful place in Hawaii is Kauai. You can visit its long, sandy beaches in the south and the west of the island, and mountains and forests in the north, but be careful: there are many mosquitoes（蚊子）, and don't be surprised if it rains in the center of the island. Daytime temperatures there are usually from 24℃ to 26℃ by the sea, and only a little cooler by late evening.
1. Which of the following about Soll is TRUE?| A．Soll is a mountain village in Austria. |
| B．From the Hotel Post you can see the whole forest and the mountains. |
| C．The Hotel Post is clean but expensive. |
| D．It is a little cold in summer. |
| A．in the middle of Bangkok | B．on the river |
| C．famous for the boats | D．full of vegetables and fruits |
| A．Kauai is one of Hawaii's islands. | B．The weather is neither too hot nor too cold. |
| C．It doesn't often rain in Kauai. | D．There are forests and mountains in Kauai. |
| A．Soll and Bangkok | B．Thailand and Kauai |
| C．Soll and Hawaii | D．Bangkok and Kauai |
| A．Ona map. | B．In a fashion magazine. |
| C．In a textbook. | D．In a travel guide. |
