Get a Taste of UK card-The Taste of the UK card offers up to 50％ off at selected restaurants．You don't need to be an English to get the card，and you needn't pay the first month's membership fee，which is perfect for most travelers．

　　Take a free walking tour-Many major cities in England offer free walking tours accompanied by some guides．They usually last a few hours and are a great way to see the cir．

21．Compared with London，Oxford is____________．

A．more appealing B．1ess crowded

C．smaller in size D．richer in history

22．Why is eating in local pubs suggested?

A．The price of food is low． B．The chance of meeting stars is high.

C．The service is excellent． D．The dining atmosphere is perfect．

23．What can be known about England from the text?

A．All museums are of charge． B．Traveling by bus is recommended．

C．Some cities provide free walking tours． D．Visitors can't get taste of UK cards．

　　My dad used to be a couch potato．But following all inflexibility of one leg，he bought a small farm in the country，just enough to grow food for the family．He planted vegetables，fruit trees and even kept bees for honey．

　　Every week he cleaned Old Man McColgin's chicken house in exchange for manure(肥料) ．The smell really burned the inside of your nose．When we complained about the terrible smell，Dad said the stronger manure went along way towards producing better crops．For example，one of his cantaloupes(哈密瓜)generated a flagrance filling the entire house，and the taste was incredibly sweet．

　　As the vegetables started coming in，Dad threw himself into cooking．One day，armed with a basket of vegetables，he announced he was going to make stew(炖菜)．Dad pulled out a pressure cooker and stuffed it with cabbages，eggplants，potatoes，corns，onions and carrots．For about half an hour，the pressure built and the vegetables cooked．Finally，Dad turned off the cooker，it begin to cool and the pressure relief valve(阀)burst out a cloud of steam．If we thought Dad's pile of chicken manure was bad，this was 10 times worse．When Dad uncovered the pot，the smell nearly knocked us out．

　　Dad carried the pot out and we opened doors and windows to air out the house．Just how bad was it? The neighbors came out of their houses to see if we had a gas leak!

Determined， Dad loaded our plates with steaming stew and passed them around，it didn't look that bad，and after the first wave had shut down my ability to smell，it didn't offend the nose so much．I took a bit．It would never win a prize in a cooking competition．but it was quite