Now’s the time to look forward to exploring new horizons and those places you’ve always dreamed of visiting.

Brighten up your winter by looking forward to a week in the sun in the lively and exciting city of Dubai. Aside from having the second most five-star hotels in the world, and also the tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, which is over half a mile tall, Dubai has beautiful beaches and more shops than you can shake a credit card at. For a deeper insight, take the Old and Modern Dubai City Tour with Dubai Frame Visit and Blue Mosque. Or perhaps go for the highly colourful city of Istanbul where east meets west. Take the Small Group Tour—Monuments of Istanbul to experience the historic monuments and palaces. Istanbul has a flourishing arts and music scene, with bars, clubs, art galleries and designer fashion outlets found everywhere.

If you feel like visiting somewhere a world away, visit Sydney. The perfect split between city and beach life of this exciting and very welcoming city will steal your heart away. Take the guided Sydney Harbour Discovery Tour that hugs the harbour to the east and west around amazing coves(小海湾), and over the Harbour Bridge, on a bike. Spend a day in the World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains Private Tour from Sydney at a pace designed to suit you. If you’re a wine lover, the Sydney Cellar Door Hosted Wine Tasting is for you. For yet another inspired holiday destination, visit Tokyo. Take a Private Tour of Traditional Food and Culture in an Old Shopping District, or a Tokyo Private Tour Using the Subway, created for you and your interests by a local guide. Tokyo is an almost good mixture of popular culture and Japanese traditional culture.

So, wherever you decide to head in spring 2023, be sure to sign-up and book through our website. We hope we’ve inspired you!

1.What is true about the city of Dubai?

A There is plenty of sunshine.

B It has the most five-star hotels.

C It’s a city where east meets west.

D You can only use credit cards there.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Brighten up your winter by looking forward to a week in the sun in the lively and exciting city of Dubai.”可知，迪拜这座城市阳光充足，A项正确。根据“Aside from having the second most five-star hotels in the world”可知迪拜拥有世界上第二多的五星级酒店，B项错误。根据“Or perhaps go for the highly colourful city of Istanbul where east meets west”可知伊斯坦布尔是东方与西方交汇的色彩缤纷的城市，C项错误。文中并未提及在迪拜只能使用信用卡，D项错误。 故选A。

2.What does the underlined word “flourishing” mean?

A Dying.

B Disappearing.

C Surrounding.

D Developing well.

解析：选D。D 词义猜测题。根据划线词后面的“with bars, clubs, art galleries and designer fashion outlets found everywhere”酒吧、俱乐部、艺术画廊和设计师时尚店随处可见，由此可知伊斯坦布尔的艺术和音乐发展非常繁荣。故选D。

3.What doesn’t the author suggest doing in Sydney?

A Taking a tour of the harbour.

B Cycling along the bridge.

C Having a taste of wine.

D Taking the subway around.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第三段的“Take the guided Sydney Harbour Discovery Tour that hugs the harbour”“over the Harbour Bridge, on a bike”以及“If you’re a wine lover, the Sydney Cellar Door Hosted Wine Tasting is for you”可知，在悉尼可以游览悉尼湾、沿着悉尼湾大桥骑行以及品尝红酒。D项乘坐地铁出行是东京的旅游建议。故选D。

4.What’s the purpose of the text?

A To educate.

B To advertise.

C To warn.

D To inform.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的“be sure to sign-up and book through our website.”可知，这是一篇广告，为了让人们进它们的网站预订旅游项目。故选B。