阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
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Special breaks: four UK’s creative places
Chair-making, Leicestershire
Spend a week in the National Forest woodlands learning to make your own chair. People having different levels of experience are welcomed. Beginners can make a single Windsor chair, while the more advanced learners can design their own chairs or try a child’s chair.
Price: £ 650 per person (including accommodation)
Dates: 21-27 Jun., 31 Jul.-6 Aug., 23-29 Aug., 4-10 Oct.
Drawing, North Yorkshire
Learn how to create beautiful pen and ink drawings on this four-day art holiday in the North York Moors. Aimed at beginners, it teaches a range of styles and techniques to build confi dence and improve various drawing skills. The course is mainly based at Larpool Hall, a Georgian house with views over the Esk Valley.
Price: £ 405 per person (including accommodation and meals)
Dates: 25-28 Sept.
Celtic woodturning (木工车床加工), County Armagh
Guests stay at Bluebell Lane Glamping at the foot of Slieve Gullion in the Ring of Gullion area of outstanding natural beauty, near Newry. The three-night break includes a full-day beginners’ woodturning workshop, where participants make their own bowl from locally sourced wood, learning how to use a lathe (车床), sharpen tools, sand and fi nish. There is also a break for a guided walk through the 11-hectare woodland surrounding the site.
Price: £ 238 (including meals)
Dates: 21-23 Aug.
Wildlife photography, Dorset
Red squirrels are now very rare in England, but Brownsea Island has a large population of red squirrels. On this two-night trip, guests will explore the island and learn how tophotograph the creatures in the woodlands. Led by Emma Healey and Sean Weekly, the course is an opportunity to take advantage of the best light of the day to take wildlife photographs.
Price: £ 475 per person (including accommodation, meals and student fees)
Dates: 14 -15 Sept.
21. Which place will you choose if you want to enjoy a four-day vacation?
A. Dorset. B. Leicestershire. C. County Armagh. D. North Yorkshire.
22. What should you avoid doing if you don’t want to pay extra for meals?
A. Drawing. B. Taking wildlife photos.
C. Experiencing chair making. D. Learning Celtic woodturning.
23. What do the four activities mentioned above have in common?
A. They are all aimed at beginners.
B. They are all based at woodlands.
C. They all have professional leaders.
D. They all help improve people’s practical skills.