Last summer,I had just enough money (1)savedsaved(save) to buy a golden ticket---- a 3-month train pass that would take me to the furthest reaches of Europe,Excited for my journey,I packed all the necessities--- (2)exceptexcept the guidebook.
While the convenience of the Internet was definitely (3)aacontributing factor to my decision not to carry the few expensive kilograms of out-of-date information in my suitcase,this was not the only reason I decided to fly solo.
To be honest,my main problem with the guidebook is that I find it limits a journey---like a bossy aunt (4)whowhois always telling you what to do,although she doesn't always know what is best.Sometimes it's better to read outside the lines.Sometimes it's better not to read any lines at all.
Experience has taught me that there is a distinction between a tourist and a traveler. (5)WhileWhilewaiting in a queue to see Michelangel's David in Florence,I met a man who had a checklist.He showed me his list of "Top 20 things to do in Italy" and boasted that he had seen everything Italy had to offer in just four days.The problem that I had with this man's approach to (6)travelingtraveling(travel) was that he was focused on ticking the boxes which were provided by his guidebook.He (7)was lostwas lost(lose)in the list of the "must-sees" and blind to all that was happening around him.
Guidebook-less(8)asaswe were,my companion and I tasted the joy of being a traveler when visiting Estonia,the Baltic country bordering Russia.Arriving on noting more than a whim(突發(fā)的念頭),we had no option but (9)to approachto approach(approach) some friendly faces for advice.We introduced ourselves and asked them what was happening around town.When this resulted in an invitation to a beautiful Estonian home by a river (10)wherewherewe enjoyed a 110-degree wood stove sauna(桑拿?。?,locally picked forest-mushrooms and the good company of our five new found Estonian friend,we sure were glad we had left our bossy aunt at home.
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【答案】saved;except;a;who;While;traveling;was lost;as;to approach;where
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