Travelling is wonderful in many ways.
1. You' ll find a new purpose.
As you travel, you re exposed to new people, cultures and lifestyles. With all the newness in your life, you're also opened to new insights, ways of seeing the world and living, which often give people a purpose for their lives.
2. You'll appreciate your home more.
Each travel has its advantages. If you visit better countries, you may learn to improve your own.And if fortune carries you to worse ones, you may learn to enjoy your own. In some parts of the world, like India and Uganda, people don' t have as much access to clean drinking water. Travelling through areas like that really makes you appreciate what you do have.
3. You’ll realise that your home is more than just where you grew up.
As Lin Yutang said, no one realises how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow. The more you travel, the more you will realise that your home is much more than the town that you’ve grown up in. You will realise that your home is the world, and you become more conscious of how you can live and support one another.
4. You' ll realise how little you actually knew about the world
The world is like a book, and those who do not travel read only one page When you travel, you may notice that some of the things you’ve heard about the world end up being very different. You may also realise how kind and friendly strangers can be. They are even willing to take care of you with a place to sleep at night. Beyond that, you have the whole world to learn about with every place you discover, every person you meet and every culture you experience.
5. You’ll realise that it's extremely easy to make friends.
A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles. One of the first things I learnt from travelling is how easy it is to make friends. Something magical happens in how people can show up in a more honest and real way when they're out of their conditioned environment and open to express themselves without feeling judged.
1. What is the main idea of the passage? (no more than 10 words)2. How does travel make you appreciate your home more?(no more than 25 words)
3. The underlined expression "conscious of" can be replaced by “_______”.(2 words)
4. How do you understand the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?(no more than 20 words)
5. What do you think travel can bring you? Explain in your own words and give your reasons. (no more than 20 words)
A Tour in Singapore
July was a very wonderful month for me because I had a chance to go to Singapore.It was the first time I went to a foreign country.So I had a special experience.
As the old saying goes，“There is no best in the world，but there is better.” I knew it after I had been to Singapore.
Singapore is called “a Garden City”．The weather is warm the whole year.You can walk under the bluish－green(绿中带蓝的) sky with white clouds in it，and you will be intoxicated(陶醉的) with the sweet flowers and green trees and grasses.When you are having meals，a number of little birds will fly to your plate and share food with you.Singapore is a home for both human and animals.
The students in Singapore are talented.They are zealous(热心的)，polite，brave，united and healthy.In the process of making friends with them，we learnt a lot from each other，although we were from different countries and spoke different languages.
The most profound(深远的) thing to me is that the students from Human High School are honest.I still remembered the day that they had to write from memory.They didn’t look around though they sat next to each other.I think it was very good though it was a little thing.
This travel in Singapore made me know a lot.I will never forget it.
Questions：Have you ever been abroad? If so，can you say something about your experience?
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