The research also shows that women are more likely to do voluntary work while travelling, with more than one in ten helping with teaching or development projects．One of the reasons given for this is a wish to see the country in an authentic light．

　　A greater proportion of women than men face objections or criticism from their families over their gap year plans．Among the men surveyed, lack of money is the main barrier to travel．

　　Carolyn Martin, a doctor from London, is a typically confident female traveller．Starting in Cape Town, she travelled around southern Africa and Australia with a string of unusual and sometimes dangerous jobs．

　　“I had one job chasing elephants off the runway in Africa by banging a stick against a pan，” she recalled．“It was OK but one day I did get chased by one．”

　　She said that she had travelled alone because “you meet more people”．

　　12．According to the article, ________．

　　A．most of the women students will travel abroad during the summer holidays

　　B．one third of the women students will travel abroad in a year

　　C．women students are more likely to travel abroad alone in gap years

　　D．women students are willing to travel abroad in a group

　　13．In the third paragraph, the underlined word “priorities” most probably means ________．

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