单项选择题
There are several ways you can find out about the countries and places you wish to visit. You can talk to friends who (41) to the places, or you can go and see a (42) film about them, (43) you can read travel books.
(44) would seem that there are three kinds of travel books. The first are those that give a personal, (45) account of travel which the author has actually (46) himself. If they are informative and have a good index, (47) they can be useful to you when you (48) your travel. The second kind are those books (49) purpose is to give a purely objective (50) of things to be done and seen. If a (51) , cultured person has written such a book, then it is even more useful. It can (52) as a selective guide book. The third kind are those books which are called a "guide" (53) some place or other. If they are good, they will, (54) their factual information , give an (55) or an interpretation. Like the first kind, they can be inspiring and (56) , but their primary function is to (57) the reader who wishes to plan in the most practical way.
Whatever kind of travel book you choose, you must make sure that it does not describe everything (58) marvellous, fabulous or magical. You (59) also note its date of publication, because travel is a very (60) affair and many things change quickly in the 20th century. Finally you should make sure that the contents are well-presented and easy to find.
A.in spite of
B.in addition to
C.on account of
D.in the event of