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1、Directions:Thereareseveralpassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.PassageOneQuestions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.France,famedforitsfinecookingstyle,choiceofexcitin
2、gcities,andrichlandscapes,makesforanenticingdestination.Oneofthemostvisitedcitiesintheworld,Parisisalsoanimportantbusinessandculturalcentre.Theworld'smostromanticcityliesnestledalongtheSeineRiverandoffersthemostrenownedmuseumsandmonumentsintheworld.NovisitherewouldbecompletewithoutseeingtheCh
3、ampsélyséeswiththeArcdeTriomphe,themagnificentNotreDame,andtheEiffelTower.Alsoafamediconofthecity,theLouvreMuseumisburstingwithmasterpieces.Apopularholidaydestination,NiceisthecapitaloftheFrenchRiviera.VieuxNice,theoldtown,offersanItalianatmosphereandisdottedwithgalleries,boutiquesandrestaura
4、nts.ThedailyflowerandvegetablemarketontheCoursSaleyaisparticularlyimpressive.Alsofamousamongsun-worshippersareresorttownsofAntibes,CannesandSaintTropez,alongtheCoted'Azur.NearbyCannesisbestknownforitsfamousfilmfestival;whileAntibesofferssparklingbeachesandfinehotels.SaintTropezisapriceybutstu
5、nningresort.Playgroundofthewealthyandfamous,MonacooffersabundantattractionssuchastheGrandCasino.ThisBelleEpoquebuilding,enclosedbyformalgardens,affordsanimpressiveviewoverthearea.OtherinterestingsightsincludethePalaisduPrince,theMuseeOceanographiqueandtheJardinExotique.Boastingagoodmixofcultu
6、resfromitscloselinkstotheMiddleEastandNorthAfrica,Marseillesisavibrant,cosmopolitancity.Alternatively,takeadaytripfromParistotheEure-et-Loir,thegatewaytoNormandyandtheLoireValley.MajorattractionshereincludethechateauxinAnet,Chateaudun,MaintenonandNogent-le-Rotrou.Alsoworthavisit,Chartresboast
7、sacathedrallistedasaUNESCOWorldHeritagesite.Burgundyishometoaplethoraofvineyards,cellarsand,ofcourse,wines.Atthecoreoftheregion,Morvanoffersapristinesettingforwalking,sailingandrafting.Alsogoodforoutdoorlovers,Chatillonnaisandthegentleslopeso