Cook immediately saw the potential of a convenient "off-the-peg" holiday product in which everything was ..included . in one cost.
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Cook was paid a share of the fares charged to the passengers, as the railway tickets couldn't ... issued at his own price.
II. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the following passage.MY HOME TOWNI was born in one of the most interesting cities in Malaysia. It has a rich, colourful history and many parts of the city have hardly changed at (1) .......................... during the last five centuries. However, nowadays, it is (2) ......................... longer the trade centre that it once (3) ....................... . It is difficult to imagine that at one time its harbour (4) .....................
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II. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the following passage.
MY HOME TOWN
I was born in one of the most interesting cities in Malaysia. It has a rich, colourful history and many parts of the city have hardly changed at (1) .......................... during the last five centuries. However, nowadays, it is (2) ......................... longer the trade centre that it once (3) ....................... . It is difficult to imagine that at one time its harbour (4) ....................... to be visited by over 2,000 ships a week, and that the huge warehouses along the quayside would have (5) ......................... full of spices and silks, jewels and tea.
The old city centre is small, which (6) ......... it very easy to explore (7) ....................... foot. A river neatly divides the town, (8) ....................... only physically but in spirit, too. On one side, you find many grand houses, but on crossing the river, you find yourself in ancient Chinatown, where you really take a step back into the past.
It is great fun to wander through the colourful, noisy backstreets. As well as having shops that sell a wide range of clothes and shoes, some of these streets are also famous (9) ............................ high quality antiques. Unfortunately, most of the bargains disappeared many years ago. However, (10) ........................ you look around carefully, you can still come across an interesting souvenvir.
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He organised the first package ... in history.
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He arranged for the Midland Counties Railway to charge one shilling per person for a group of campaigners ... from Leicester to a rally in Loughborough, eleven miles away.
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Thomas Cook (1808-1892) is ... considered to be the father of modern mass tourism.
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He founded the ... agency Thomas Cook & Son (popularly nicknamed Cook's Tours), which became Thomas AG before eventually becoming Thomas Cook Group in 2007.
I. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage. Christmas is a Christian holiday. It commemorates the __________ (1) of Jesus Christ more than 2,000 years ago. Christian churches hold ___________(2) services to celebrate Christmas ______(3) midnight on Christmas ____________(4), most churches hold special candlelight services.But Christmas is also a social and family____________(5). It is a festival of goodwill, a time____________ (6) family, friends, food, a...
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I. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage.
Christmas is a Christian holiday. It commemorates the __________ (1) of Jesus Christ more than 2,000 years ago. Christian churches hold ___________(2) services to celebrate Christmas ______(3) midnight on Christmas ____________(4), most churches hold special candlelight services.
But Christmas is also a social and family____________(5). It is a festival of goodwill, a time____________ (6) family, friends, food, and gift-giving.
Many Americans share Christmas cookies, decorate their home, and place presents ____________(7) the family Christmas tree. Children often hang up stockings for Santa Claus to fill _________(8) small gifts. __________ (9) to tradition, Santa comes on a sleigh pulled by reindeer. Presents are ____________(10) opened on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.
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Afterwards, he pioneered ... holidays both in Britain and on the European continent (where Paris and the Alps were the most popular ...).
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There ... been railway excursions before, but this one included entrance to an entertainment held on private grounds, rail tickets, and food during the train ...