There are many different ways of seeing a town for the first time. One of them is to walk around it, guide-book 16 hand. Of course, we may 17 with our guide-books the history and
18 developments of a town and get to know them. 19 then, if we take out time and
20 in a town for a while, we may get to know it better. When we 21 it as a whole, we begin to have some 22 , which even the best guide-books do not answer. Why is the town just
23 this, this shape, this plan, this size? Why do its streets 24 in this particular way, and not in any 25 . Why?
Here even the best guide-book 26 us. One can’t find in it the information about how a town has developed to the 27 appearance. It may not describe the original (最初的) 28 of a town. However, one may get some idea of what it 29 look like by walking around the town. One can also imagine 30 the town was first planned and built. Then one can learn more about in what direction the town 31 to develop.
What is the 32 of studying towns in the way? For me, it is 33 that one gets a greater depth of pleasure by visiting and seeing a town with one’s own eyes. A 34 visit to a town may help one better understand why it is attractive 35 just reading about it in a guide-book.
16. A. in B. at C. by D. on
17. A. write B. study C. tell D. remember
18. A. strange B. similar C. separate D. special
19. A. But B. Before C. Since D. Until
20. A. march B. work C. stay D. wait
21. A. look at B. look after C. look for D. look up
22. A. ideas B. opinions C. feelings D. questions
23. A. of B. for C. like D. as
24. A. open B. run C. begin D. move
25. A. one B. more C. other D. such
26. A. helps B. tricks C. fails D. satisfier
27. A. old B. normal C. first D. present
28. A. capital B. meaning C. design D. change
29. A. used to B. seemed to C. had to D. happened to
30. A. what B. how C. when D. where
31. A. stops B. appears C. starts D. continues
32. A. point B. view C. problem D. difficulty
33. A. nearly B. simply C. generally D. hardly
34. A. costly B. formal C. group D. personal
35. A. from B. than C. through D. with