TaiwanwillfinalizeaplanbytheendofJunetoopenuptheislandtotouristsfrommainlandChinathoughnodatehasbeenfixedforformalimplementation（执行）anofficialattheMainlandAffairsCouncil（MAC）saidonMonday．

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Taiwan will finalize a plan by the end of June to open up the island to tourists from mainland China though no date has been fixed for formal implementation（执行） an official at the Mainland Affairs Council（MAC）said on Monday．

The official said the reports in the local press on Monday that the MAC has decided to postpone its plan to announce the implementation of the new plan on July 1 were inaccurate．

The official said cooperation between different organizations was still underway．The United Daily news quoted the director of the MAC’s legal affairs department Liu Thehsun as saying the plan to open up to mainland tourists would not be implemented as scheduled due to a lack of cross-strait communication．

Although relevant authorities including the Bureau of Immigration and the Tourism Bureau have complete reports on how to deal with visitors from mainland China the decision has been taken not to press ahead with announcement of the plan’s implementation on the first of July Liu was quoted as saying．

The report also said that while no restrictions would be imposed on the mainland visitors in terms of age or residence in China the visitors would need to hold a steady job or have more than 50 000RMB（about 6 000 U．S．dollars）in bank savings before they would be eligible（有资格的）to visit Taiwan．

In addition Taiwan bound mainland tourists would have to come as part of a tour group and would be allowed to stay a maximum of 10 days each time．

The number of mainland tourists allowed to enter the island would also initially be limited to 1 000 people a day．

Although most people from Taiwan are free to travel to China only a small number of mainland Chinese have been able to visit the island due to restrictions imposed by both sides of the Taiwan Strait after the end of a civil war in 1949．

1.At the moment according to the passage       ___________ ．

    A．no mainland Chinese can visit Taiwan now

    B．any mainland Chinese can visit Taiwan now

    C．many mainland Chinese have ever visited Taiwan since 1949

    D．a few mainland Chinese have ever visited Taiwan since 1949

2.When Taiwan opens up the island to tourists from mainland China _____________．

    A．there will be no restrictions to mainland visitors

    B．mainland visitors who want to travel in Taiwan must have at least ￥50 000 in the bank savings account

    C．there will be no age restrictions to the mainland visitors

    D．mainland visitors will be free to travel to Taiwan

3.We can infer from the passage that ______get（s）involved in the implementation of the plan．

    A．MAC                              B．United Daily

    C．several organizations            D．Bureau of Immigration

4.Which of the following statement is TRUE?

    A．The implementation of the plan has not been fixed．

    B．It was originally fixed on July 1 to announce the plan’s implementation．

    C．For lack of cross-strait communication the plan will not be officially completed until July．

    D．When the plan is finalized it will be announced immediately．

 

 

Answer 1

1.D2. 3.C 4.C5. A