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The coast in the south of Thailand is a luxurious tropical paradise. Towering limestone cliffs shelter incredible beaches，and the most beautiful is Railay Beach.

泰國(guó)南部的海岸是一個(gè)繁華的熱帶天堂。高聳的石灰?guī)r懸崖庇護(hù)著令人難以置信的海灘，其中最美麗的是萊利海灘。

Railay Beach in Thailand is one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. People love its clean blue water and bright white sand.

泰國(guó)的萊利海灘是世界上最美麗的海灘之一。人們喜歡它清澈的藍(lán)色海水和明亮的白色沙灘。

Railay Beach is not easy to get to. There are large stones that block the beach from the mainland. So the only way to get to Railay Beach is by boat. There are no roads on Railay Beach.

去萊利海灘并不容易。一些巨大的石頭阻隔了海灘與大陸。所以去萊利海灘的唯一途徑就是乘船。萊利海灘上沒有公路。

But that does not stop people from going there. Many people visit to swim in the clear water and lie on the warm sand.

但這并不能阻止人們?nèi)ツ抢?。許多人去那里是為了在清澈的水中游泳，在溫暖的沙灘上躺著。

There is more to do than just sit on the beach， though.Nearby， tall rocks straight up from the water. Some people visit just to climb these rocks. From the top， they get a great look at the wonderful Railay Beach.

不過，除了在海灘上坐坐，還有更多的事情可以做。在附近，高高的巖石聳立水中。有些人來這里就是為了攀爬這些巖石。從巖石的頂部，他們可以欣賞到美麗的萊利海灘。

Notes：

Thailand （ 國(guó)名） 泰國(guó)

luxurious adj. 繁華的

tropical adj. 熱帶的

paradise n. 天堂

towering adj. 高聳的

limestone n. 石灰?guī)r

cliff n. 懸崖

shelter v. 庇護(hù)

incredible adj. 令人難以置信的

block… from… 將……與……阻隔

stop… from… 阻止……去……

straight up 聳立

I. True （√） or False（×）？ Read the passage again and judge.

II. Read the passage once more， and fill in the blanks with the

correct words， of which the first letters are given.

1. Railay Beach is in the south of Thailand. （? ）

2. Railay Beach in Thailand is one of the most beautiful in the world. （? ）

3. Some large stones block Railay Beach from the mainland. （? ）

4. People can only get to Railay Beach by boat. （? ）

5. People visit Railay Beach only for swimming. （? ）

1. Railay Beach in Thailand is one of the most b__________beach.

2. People love Railay Beach， because the water is c__________and the sand is w__________.

3. It is not so e__________ for people to get to Railay Beach.

4. Many people go to Railay Beach， for they like to l________on the sand.

5. A lot of people visit Railay Beach not only for s__________ but also for c__________ the large rocks.

（ 參考答案見本期第33頁(yè)）