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II．阅读 21. With any adult London Pass, you can ______. A. get discounts in all restaurants and shops in London B. have someone to help you plan your trip C. enter Pass attractions without waiting in queues D. travel on all public transport in London for free 22. If an adult with a child wants to buy London Passes for a two-day tour of London, they will have to pay ______. A. ￡ 67.50 B. ￡ 96.30 C. ￡ 109.80 D. ￡ 135 23. If you have a London Pass, you will save the most on your visit to ______. A. Tower of London, London Bridge Experience and Westminster Abbey B. Thames River Cruise, Tower Bridge Exhibition and Westminster Abbey C. St. Paul’s Cathedral, London Bridge Experience and Thames River Cruise D. Tower Bridge Exhibition, Thames River Cruise and St. Paul’s Cathedral (B) What a load of old cobblers. The notion (观点) that you can’t make new friends after the age of 30 is silly.I’m over 50 and my wife and I have made lots of new friends since we arrived in China. OK, I can understand that it becomes more difficult to meet new folk and make friends if you are stuck in a rut (一成不变) or have a demanding job.I’m not suggesting you go abroad to work if you want to make new friends. That’s a bit radical (过激的). But the notion that in midlife your ability to make friends goes is absurd.On the contrary, with greater self-confidence and experience, you are no longer shy about getting into conversation with strangers. And you are more discriminating (有识别能力的) in your choice of potential friends.A word of advice: do your own thing and you will meet like-minded people. For example, I’ve made friends, German and Chinese, through swimming in the lake at Houhai in Beijing. Last month a Chinese swimmer asked where I came from and how old I was. We were of similar ages. He told me about his teens experience in Inner Mongolia. I soon heard his life story. Each week we meet and chat. OK we’re not BFFs (Best Friends Forever), but swimming buddies (伙伴). Likewise at the g