Revenge Travel in Taiwan: Say "Not Today!" to COVID-19

 quizlet 

     Earlier in 2020, the Taiwanese public lived for weeks ___ (in/on) a constant state of fear that the COVID-19 pandemic (: an infectious disease) would ___ (sudden/suddenly) explode (: blow off) around (: throughout/all over) the island.  However, by June, it ____ (had/would) become clear (: evident) that the Taiwanese government's strategy for ___ (containing/including) the pandemic had ___ (x/been) so effective that a rapid increase (: a surge) in cases was ___ (high/highly) unlikely.

     ___ (Despite/Although/Regardless of/In spite of) no official(: formal) lockdown was ever ___ (imposed/exposed/proposed/reposed) in Taiwan, in early spring, the public was repeatedly (: over and over again/again and again/over and over) reminded to stay alert (保持警戒). Social-distancing measures (: actions) were established (: taken), hand sanitizer was provided in many public places, and people were ___ (urging/urged) ___ (to not/not to) travel.

     ___(Therefore/Moreover/Nevertheless), in advance of the Dragon Boat Festival weekend in ___ (late/lately) June, the government began to encourage domestic travel in Taiwan ___ (in/on) an attempt to kick-start (啟動) the country ___ (economy/economics).  That's because the situation seemed or appeared  (to be) ____ (safe/save/safely/safety) and (appeared to be) under control.　___ (That/What) followed was a phenomenon known as revenge travel.

     The idea of revenge travel is simple (: easy/uncomplicated 不複雜的): People engage in tourism to ___ (make/take) revenge on the coronavirus ___ (kept/keeping) their lives ___ (in/on) hold for ___ (severe/several) months.    Whether it is surfing in Kenting ___ (or/and) hiking around the glorious mountains of Alishan, public outdoor activities in Taiwan once again (: one more time) became all the rage (風靡一時的).  Furthermore (: Besides/Also/Plus/Additionally/On top of that/Moreover/In addition), the country's night markets began to see the crowds (: swarms/schools) of consumers that (子句主詞) in normal times are characteristics ___ (of/off) them.

     If you are a ___ (resident/inhabitant) of Taiwan frustrated at not ___ (be/been/being) able to go abroad (: go overseas), (you) consider 考慮___ (give/to give/to be given/giving) domestic revenge travel a ___ (try/trial).  Such domestic tourism could further (: adv. 程度上; 抽象上更進一步地) ___ (prevent/prevail/promote/prescribe) Taiwan's ___ (形象: image/imagination) ___ (as/for/to/by) a global leader in how to (: people living in Taiwan can) handle (: tackle/manage; deal with/cope with) a public health crisis (危機).