Are you hesitating where to travel during this summer holiday or the coming National Holiday? Are you still making your family travel budget? We all know that traveling is never a small expenditure. Here’s a piece of good news for you.

In order to attract more Chinese to travel there, Thailand has canceled the visa fee for tourists from mainland China and Taiwan. This policy started from August 9, 2014 and it will last about three months. 

China was Thailand’s largest source of tourists last year. In the first five months of 2014, the number of Chinese visitors to Thailand reached 1.47 million. And with the help of this visa policy, more people in China will choose Thailand to spend their holiday.

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1.When did the author write this text?

A In summer holiday.

B In winter holiday.

C In Spring Festival.

D In the National Holiday.

解析：选A。A 推理判断题。从文章第一句话Are you hesitating where to travel during this summer holiday? 可判断出，本文是作者在这个暑假执笔的，故选A。

2.Why did Thailand cancel the visa fee?

A To attract people’s attention.

B To attract more people to travel there.

C To make more people know Thailand.

D To show its friendliness.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。从第2段第一句话In order to attract more Chinese to travel there可知，故选B。

3.How long will this visa policy last?

A About one month.

B About three months.

C About one year.

D About three years.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。从第2段最后一句话This policy started from August 9, 2014 and it will last about three months可知， 取消签证费用这一政策将持续3个月，故选B。

4.According to the text, which of the following is NOT true?

A Traveling cost people much.

B Thailand canceled it’s visa fee from April 9, 2014.

C Lots of Chinese traveled to Thailand in 2013.

D In the first five months of 2014, the number of Chinese visitors to Thailand is over one million.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。从第2段最后一句话This policy started from August 9, 2014 and it will last about three months可知B选项时间错误，故选B。

5.We can know from the text that ____.

A Chinese people like to travel to Thailand best

B less Chinese will travel to Thailand in the coming months

C more Chinese will travel to Thailand in the coming months

D it will cost people more to travel to Thailand

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。从最后一段And with the help of this visa policy, more people will choose Thailand to spend their holiday可判断出在接下来的旅游黄金时间，更多的中国游客将选择去泰国游玩，故选C。