Great changes have taken place in many fields in the past ten years. At first, even passengers had     1     tickets online, paper tickets were still necessary. But now people can nearly     2     goodbye to paper tickets.

A passenger can swipe (刷) an ID card to     3     through the gate before taking a train. “I am a businessman and travel a lot by     4    . For me, time is money,” said a passenger from Guilin. “    5     e-tickets is much faster and easier. It     6     me much time.”

For passengers who need to change     7     return their tickets, they can change the tickets or get their money back through the Internet or at the ticket office. Since 2011, passengers have been able to swipe     8     ID cards at self-service machines to take the Beijing-Tianjin Railway and the Beijing-Shanghai Railway. Now in most cities across China, passengers can get on the trains by swiping their ID cards at railway     9    . Only in some far-away areas, passengers still need     10     tickets to take the trains.

There was a small hill not far away and Alice decided to walk to it. “I shall be able to     1     the garden better from the top of the hill,” she said.

She tried very hard to reach the hill, but it seemed     2     to get to it. She went first this way, then that way, but every time she turned a corner (转弯), she found     3     back at the house.

“I’m not going in again yet,” she told the house     4    . “I’ll have to go back through the looking-glass into the old room and that's the end of all my adventures then!”

She     5     once more, and this time she saw a large flowerbed (花圃). There was a tree growing in the middle.

“Oh, Tiger-lily,” Alice said to one of the     6    , “I wish you could talk!”

“We can talk if there is anybody interesting enough to talk to.” said the Tiger-lily. For a minute Alice     7       too surprised to speak. Then she said, almost in a whisper (耳语), “    8     all the flowers talk?”

“As well as you can.” said the Tiger-lily, “And please say much     9    .”

“It isn't polite for us to begin, you know,” said the Rose, “and I was really wondering when you would     10    .”

—Taken from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Now lots of parents will buy everything that their children want to have. If they go on doing that, their children won’t know the money     1     from hard work.

Some parents like to     2     birthday parties for their children. If they keep on doing this, their children will think it is     3     for them to enjoy birthday parties every year. Year after year, maybe they will forget their     4     birthdays and only remember their     5    . It is against traditional habits.

Many parents don’t let the children do     6    . They think children have only one thing to do. They should study hard and do     7     in their lessons. If parents go on doing this, the children will only learn to open their mouths to be fed and stretch out (伸出) their arms to be     8     every day. When the children grow up, they will be able to do     9    , and they won’t even find a job. Parents should teach the children     10     to do housework because it can help them start good habits of     11     by themselves.

Harbin, the capital city of Northeast China’s Heilongiang Province, welcomed     1     tourists during the past winter.

The city tried to provide tourists with the best experiences and     2    . Upon arrival, tourists found themselves welcomed with live performances at the airport. At Harbin Ice and Snow World, a lot of new     3     were provided, such as bicycles on ice and hot air balloons.

Local people showed their friendliness and hospitality (好客). They offered warm drinks and     4     snacks to tourists for free. Many private car owners also     5     tourists free rides .

    6     by these kind actions, tourists shared their heart-warming moments on social media platforms to show their thanks. Many of them are from southern China, where it seldom     7    . A guest left a note at the hotel, “Harbin is so fun and beautiful. And people here are very hospitable.”

Besides some interesting videos were also posted by tourists. Penguins wearing backpacks     8     the street. Tourists dressed in costumes of different styles posed for photos at the Saint Sophia Cathedral (索菲亚大教堂). Frozen pears were cut     9     the shapes of flowers for tourists to taste and enjoy. All of these pushed the city to be the hottest topic on the Internet.

Harbin drew so much     10     not only because of warm hearts and creative ideas, but also “small details”. The city stands in the shoes of tourists. This is the key reason for its success.

A deer, a bird and a mouse were good friends. One day, a turtle (乌龟) came and said, “I also want to become     1     friend.” “You’re most welcome,” the three friends said.

One day, when they were     2    , a hunter (猎人) came. The bird flew away and the deer and the mouse ran away. The turtle tried to run away, but it couldn’t run     3     quickly as the deer and the mouse, so the hunter caught it and put it into his bag.

The three friends were so worried     4     they got together and got a plan to save the turtle. First, the bird flew up high and found the hunter. Then the deer     5     on his path (路线).

When the hunter saw a deer lying on the ground, he was very     6    . He put down his bag and ran to it. At that time, the mouse gnawed (咬) through the bag and let the turtle     7     out. The hunter didn’t notice this.     8     he was near the deer, it suddenly got up and ran away.

The hunter had to turn     9     to collect the turtle, but he found that it was missing. He couldn’t     10     what had happened, so he was very frightened and ran out of the forest.

The four friends once again started playing happily.

Do you like traveling? If you don’t know where to go on vacation, here are some great places for you to     1     from.

Wuzhen, China

Wuzhen has a     2     of over 1, 300 years. If you travel to Wuzhen for the     3     time, you may get lost because there are lots of rivers and bridges in the water town.

Along the river banks, you can find old houses     4     white walls and gray roofs (屋顶). If you are a theater fan, you can go to the Wuzhen Theater Festival in late October. You will meet many good performers at the festival.

Reine, Norway

Reine is one of the most beautiful     5     in Norway. There are only 300 people in the village and people there live a comfortable and     6     life. Reine is a wonderful place for a     7     holiday. It is a fishing village, so visitors can taste fresh fish and enjoy     8     there.

Kontor, Montenegro

Kontor is a small town surrounded (围绕) by walls. The town is     9     of cafes so it is a great place for coffee lovers. You can see mountains everywhere around the town. One of the most special things you can do is to climb to the top     10     sunrise and wait for the sun to come up.