5．Paris shocks tourists
AH，Paris!The city d'amour （愛），where loved ones walk by the River Seine，kiss under the Eiffel Tower，and enjoy （36）B candle-lit dinners at the famous Le Meurice restaurant．Across the city，"love locks"，（37）Aof a couple's love are put on its famous bridges to stay there forever．But in the city of love，all is not as it seems．
Instead of romantic streets，there are dirty ones； instead of world-class service，there are（38）Cwaiters； and instead of carefully watched attractions，there are pickpockets．
These are some of the（39）Aof tourists visiting the French capital who have been shocked after（40）Da kind of Paris very different from the one seen in the popular films Chocolat and Amélie．
The"Paris syndrome （綜合癥）"，as it is known，describes the feeling of disenchantment （覺醒） after building up a romantic view of the city．
As there are expensive Louis Vuitton，Hermes，and Cartier stores on the famous Champs-Elysées，it is easy to see why 60percent of Chinese tourists（41）Cin Paris．But because they are often carrying large amounts of money，many Chinese tourists are being（42）Aby the city's pickpockets．
"Sometimes，Chinese tourists try to （43）Dan ice cream with a 500-euro （3，867-yuan） bill，"Jean-Francois Zhou，president of the Chinese association of travel agencies in France，told Bloomberg．"They usually change large amounts of yuan to （44）Bmoney-changing fees，and the use of credit cards isn't as （45）Ain China as it is in Europe，"he （46）B．
However，stories of rude Parisians have long been told （47）DEurope．The British have been teasing the French for being unfriendly for a long time，and even many French people outside of Paris admit that Parisians can be a little bad-tempered．But dig deeper than the general nice tourist interactions and you'll find a （48）Cside to Paris and Parisians．If you're willing to go to places that you might not see in postcards，there are many incredibly （極為） beautiful and surprising （49）Ahidden all around the city that will give you a taste of the romance you （50）D．Paris is simply a proud city that sometimes gets a little tired of tourists．
| 36．A．tasty | B．romantic | C．delicious | D．wonderful |
| 37．A．symbols | B．signals | C．signs | D．marks |
| 38．A．friendly | B．helpful | C．rude | D．enthusiastic |
| 39．A．concerns | B．conditions | C．concepts | D．consciousness |
| 40．A．expecting | B．examining | C．exploring | D．experiencing |
| 41．A．share | B．stay | C．shop | D．stop |
| 42．A．targeted | B．stolen | C．mentioned | D．observed |
| 43．A．pay off | B．pay out | C．pay up | D．pay for |
| 44．A．ask | B．limit | C．charge | D．demand |
| 45．A．common | B．possible | C．ordinary | D．soon |
| 46．A．answered | B．added | C．apologized | D．advised |
| 47．A．besides | B．outside of | C．around | D．throughout |
| 48．A．unbelievable | B．negative | C．pleasant | D．rough |
| 49．A．spots | B．parks | C．churches | D．restaurants |
| 50．A．travelled | B．interested | C．passed | D．imagined |
