2 . Years ago,when we first went to Canada, we were driving through Montana to Colorado with our two children. We thought we’d find a hotel on the way without _________ ahead of time. As it was getting late, we started looking for a hotel, only to find that all the hotels were full.

_________, around 9 p.m., we stopped at a gas station. My husband told the woman behind the counter that we were _________ to find a hotel. She told us it would be _________ at such late time in a busy season. Noticing that we were worried, she said we could spend the night at her home near.

Though surprised at her _________, we gladly accepted it. She then called her son to come and lead the way, since she had to work until midnight. Soon a pick-up vehicle arrived and we _________ it. When we reached her home, her husband _________ us. He invited us to have coffee and we chatted when _________ his wife. She came past 12. We asked if we could leave _________ in the morning so as not to disturb them. They said we were now guests and we’d have to have breakfast with them.

The next morning, around the table were a mass of people, and we were ____________ that they were total ____________ from different countries. After breakfast, when we were ____________, my husband asked if he could offer some ____________. But they said no. Then we left. We kept in ____________ for many years. Later we lost contact, but over the years we have never forgotten their ____________.

3 . What we know about other cultures comes to us in many different ways.The opinions we have might have been _________ in school，or the images we have seen in the media.One of the most _________ ways we form these opinions is by meeting people from other countries.

Think of the behaviors of others that you don't like：the loud，rude or mean people that sometimes can _________ your day；people who think they know everything，and will not _________ any other opinions；people who make fun of the way you look，talk or dress.When the people who act like those are tourists，then the impressions and _________ feelings we have can be even greater.

These examples should help _________ your own behavior any time you find yourself a visitor in a different city or country.The way you act will leave a lasting _________．In many cases，your behavior can either polish up or tarnish (损害) the image of your country.

In Canada，I have _________ a few tourists who tell me about the many faults they see in my country.They don't like our _________ of food or our cold climate.They think Canadians are too __________，and often say that we are not an important country because of our small population.They want me to know that their country is much better.When I __________ such things I become defensive，and in many cases I decide very __________ that I don't really like that person.It's not hard to imagine that I feel worse about that person's country，__________ I try my best to think that most tourists are not like them.

Next time when you are travelling abroad，be polite and show __________ to other people and cultures.__________ to be goodwill ambassadors (大使) for your country.You are the person others will use to make judgments about all the people in your country.Help make a good impression.

6 . When I was 25 years old, I had a big dream in my mind. I wanted to travel around Africa with my _______. So I left my hometown with great confidence and arrived in Cape Town, not really _______ what to do next._______, before my trip actually started, I met a kind, old Nigerian man. He gave me the best travel tips I had ever received. “Be like a(n) _______ on your way around the world.”

It sounded _______, but it really changed my idea about travelling. He helped me _______ that travel is about learning and observing local _______. It’s far too easy to go into a new country and believe your ways are better. “But if you study, ask questions, and try to _______ the locals, you’ll have far richer _______.” he promised me.

On other vacations, ________ I was on my tour way to Cancun, I was ________ a tourist. I only stayed there for a week to see the sights and place of interest and then left. The culture didn’t ________ me. I left the cities and towns without really knowing a anyone or anything that existed (存在) in those places to which I had paid a visit.

This time, I promised to myself that I would a ________ traveler. After seven months of ________ backpacking in Africa from Cape Town to Cairo, I realized that having a student-like mindset (观念模式) helped extend my trip and helped me learn a lot, which ________ me more than any other trips ever did to me.

8 . My husband and I just spent a week in Paris. Our aim was to see if we could live, in some way, like real Parisians. So the first thing we did was _______ a fantastically expensive sixth-floor apartment the _______ of a cupboard. It was so tiny that we had to leave our suitcases in the hallway.

The place wasn’t _______ authentic, though. Unlike a _______ Parisian apartment, the plumbing (水管) worked. There was a nice kitchen and a _________ bed. Our _________ even had a tiny lift with a female voice that said perfect French.

Parisians are different from you and me. They never look lazy or untidy. As someone once _________, they eat great food and never gain _________. The food is so delicious that you don’t need much of it to be happy. French strawberries do not taste like cardboard. Instead, they _________ in your mouth like little flavor bombs. That’s not the only reason why the French eat less than us. On our first morning in Paris, I went to the food market to __________ some groceries. I bought a handful of perfectly ripe strawberries and a little sweet melon. My husband and I agreed they were the best fruit we had ever eaten. But they cost $18!

In France, __________ of life is much more important than efficiency. You can tell this by cafés life. French cafés are always __________. Many customers are locals. When do these people __________? The French take their 35-hour workweek seriously — so seriously that some labor unions recently __________ a deal with a group of companies __________   the number of hours that independent contractors(承包商) can be on call.

9 . Sending an urgent message in a bottle would not typically be considered a sensible strategy. However, it magically _________ for three hikers from California.

In June 2019, for Father's Day weekend, the Whitsons decided to go backpacking along the central California's Arroyo Seco River. Things went _________ for the first two days. On June 16, Whitson, who was _________ with the area, led the trip to the Arroyo Seco narrows(峡谷).

However, when the hikers reached the waterfall in the narrows, Whitson realised that _________ his previous trip through the area, the water currents were too strong to pass. “My heart _________ when I realised that,” Whitson told CNN (Cable News Network). Whitson and his son tried to _________ other routes to get around it, but their efforts proved _________ .

With food running out and no cellphone reception to call for help, he decided to carve a“GET HELP” message on the side of his water bottle and threw it downstream in the _________ that someone would find it. Then they went back up the river to a small beach to camp out for the night.

Sometime after midnight, the three adventurers were _________ by a welcome sound—a California Highway Patrol helicopter flying overhead. Since it was too dark to conduct a(n) __________ ,the officials promised to send a team the following day.

Shortly after being __________ on the morning of June 17, 2019, Whitson __________ that two hikers had tripped on their water bottle and upon seeing the urgent __________ reported the issue to the officials. Whitson says, “They didn't leave their names or phone numbers. They just did what was right in their hearts, and most importantly they took it __________ .”Whitson and his family hope the two good hikers will reveal their __________ so that they can express their gratitude in person.

10 . It was a hot day in Bangkok. I was walking out of the busy Grand Palace. Some Thai teens were _______and started asking me questions. Noticing that I was _______, they were interested and wanted to know more.

"Oh, so lonely!" they said to me when they learned I was, indeed, _______by myself for the long journey. I just smiled. They didn't know I've hardly been alone.

I'm surprised by how much more _______I've become. Instead of putting my _______down and taking no notice of the person who may be _______me on the sidewalk, now I smile and say hello. The only bad thing is the fleeting (短暂的) nature of the relationship one builds on the _______. I've felt sad more than a couple of times over _______a fellow traveler. But there are always _______friends and possibilities just in the next town.

Part of the ________of taking this trip was the knowledge that I'd be doing this alone. At first, I tried to get friends to ________with me for the journey. I asked close friends, then even not-so-close friends, then ________realized that I might never travel if I ________around for a time when a friend of mine would be free to ________me. If I was really going to do this, it would have to be alone.

As it turns out, traveling alone is the best ________I could have made. You always have to make special ________for others when you travel with others. Sometimes, you have to do things you don't feel like doing.

Traveling alone is ________. And really, unless I want and seek out ________, I am never alone. I always have a group. I never feel ________. Sometimes, being alone forces you to get along with people you might not otherwise have ever ________.

So don't fear traveling alone. It's the best thing.