8. Many things were stolen and the theft _________ unreported. A. became B. left C. got

9. She advised us _____ carefully in her class.

A. listen B. listening C. to listen D. listened

10. Would you explain _____?

A. the meaning to us

C. us to the meaning

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BRITAIN is a popular tourist place. But tours of the country have pros and cons. Good news

Free museums: No charge for outstanding collections of art and antiquities(古董). Pop music: Britain is the only country to rival(与……比敌)the US on this score.

Black cabs: London taxi drivers know where they are going even if there are never enough of them at weekends or night.

Choice of food: Visitors can find everything from Ethiopian to Swedish restaurants.

Fashion: Not only do fashion junkies love deeply and respect highly brand names such as Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen; street styles are justly loved, too.

Bad news

Poor service: ―It‘s part of the image of the place. People can dine out on the rudeness they have 1 B. us the meaning D. the meaning us

experienced,‖ says Professor Tony Seaton of Luton University‘s International Tourism Research Center.

Poor public transport: Trains and buses are promised to defeat the keenest tourists, although the over-crowded London tube is inexplicably(不可解的) popular.

Lack of language: Speaking slowly and clearly may not get many foreign visitors very far, even in the tourist traps.

Rain: Still in the number one complaint).No air-conditioning: So that even splendidly hot summer become as unbearable as the downpours.

Overpriced hotels: The only European country with a higher rate of tax on hotel rooms is Denmark.