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Travel bookings to Turkey by Chinese tourists have went up greatly as Turkey’s currency(货币) has depreciated rapidly, according to Ctrip.

Tour packages to Turkey have risen 150 percent on the website since Sunday, according to Ctrip. The depreciation of the Turkish lira even brought domestic travel agencies offering a payment choice in lira to suspend that payment channel.

Xu Lingjuan, a tour guide from Ctrip, recently finished a nine-day group tour from Shanghai to Turkey on Thursday. She said that the falling exchange rate attracted more travelers to buy luxury goods there. “Many luxury goods were sold out. Some travelers even changed their sightseeing schedules to go shopping,” she said.

Zou Qingling, director of oversea tourism of another online travel agency, said those who pay with lira at the destination would see the best bargains. “Depreciation of the Turkish lira may not affect its tourism market greatly in the short term, but the market would be boosted if the currency decline lasts for a long time,” she said.

Flights from China to Turkey were in short supply for the Mid-Autumn Festival and the National Day holiday in October, due to an increase in tourist numbers caused by the weakening lira. Prices for organized tours to Turkey are expected to decrease by another 20 to 30 percent after China's National Day holiday, with hotels and flights becoming cheaper.

1.Lira is ______.

A money used in China

B money used in Turkey

C money used on Ctrip

D a discount ticket used in travel

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据第一段Turkey’s currency has depreciated rapidly和第二段The depreciation of the Turkish lira可以推测里拉是土耳其的货币，故选B。

2.Why did many Chinese people rush to Turkey for travel?

A Because shops in Turkey sell goods cheaper to Chinese.

B Because many luxury goods are produced in Turkey.

C Because the depression of lira made travel in Turkey cheap.

D Because Turkey has completely different attractions from China.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第四段第一句Zou Qingling, director of oversea tourism of another online travel agency, said those who pay with lira at the destination would see the best bargains.可知用里拉付款更便宜，由此推测人们蜂拥去土耳其是因为土耳其货币里拉贬值导致人们在土耳其买东西更便宜，故选C。

3.What can we learn from the fourth paragraph?

A People pay with RMB in Turkey could get a bigger discount.

B Lira is still declining for a long time.

C Currency depression had a bad effect on Turkey’s travel market.

D Long term currency depression will boost Turkey’s tourist market.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第四段第二句“Depreciation of the Turkish lira may not affect its tourism market greatly in the short term, but the market would be boosted if the currency decline lasts for a long time,” she said.可知里拉短期贬值对其旅游市场不会有大的影响，但是长期贬值则会振兴其旅游市场，故选D。

4.How much will you save if you go to Turkey after October 8th?

A 5%-10%.

B 10%-20%.

C 20%-30%.

D 30%-40%.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句Prices for organized tours to Turkey are expected to decrease by another 20 to 30 percent after China's National Day holiday, with hotels and flights becoming cheaper.可知国庆之后（10月8日之后）去土耳其旅游的费用会下降20%-30%，故选C。

5.In which column of a newspaper can you see this passage?

A International News.

B Education.

C Shopping.

D Science.

解析：选A。推理判断题。根据本文内容土耳其里拉贬值导致很多中国人蜂拥而至去土耳其旅游可知这应该属于国际热点，应该出现在国际板块上，故选A。