Travelling around the Sydney district (地区) is a wonderful experience.

The sightseeing options (选择) are     1     (end), but most travelers begin on the harbor at the Sydney Opera House.    2     (know) as one of the wonders of the world, it is a photographer's dream.

There is a huge     3     (choose) of accommodations available in the city and its surrounding area. Darling Harbor is famous     4     its restaurants and four-star hotels. Under the famous Sydney Harbor Bridge is the Rocks shopping district, which     5     (call) “the heaven of shoppers”. You can spend at least a half day     6     (wander) through the alleys and side streets to take in everything the shops offer. On the other side of harbor     7     (lie) another must-visit spot, the Taronge Park Zoo. With an exciting collection of native animals, including lions and giraffes,    8     is rare to find a zoo with a view of Darling Harbor and the city skyline.

The Royal Botanic Garden is within walking distance of the Opera House, and is an absolutely perfect place for a picnic lunch. After lunch, take a walk to Sydney Tower,    9     you can get 360-degree     10     (forget) views of the city.

【推荐2】The house where I lived before was near a railway station. I had become so familiar with the sound and sight that I took little interest in     1    . However, when my father decided to take up a new    2    (appoint) in another town, he intended to travel by train. It was only then     3    I discovered how pleasant a journey by train might be.

We     4    (board) the train one afternoon. As the train moved out of the station, I began to think of the days I had spent in our old house, which soon went out of sight.

The train was now moving quite fast. The first thing that impressed me was the beauty of the landscape. There were green valleys. Tropical plants could     5    (see) everywhere, which reminded me of the geography lessons I had in the classroom.

About four hours     6    (late), it became dark. The moon appeared and the landscape looked romantic. I felt a thrill     7    admiration for the great artistry of nature.

After passing several stations, I felt    8    (sleep) and closed my eyes. When I opened them, I saw the dim light of the dawn. Looking outside, I saw mist-covered plants. The air was fresh, and birds     9     (fly) about.     10    a beautiful scene! I was lost in admiration of it.

My name is Wang Kun. Ever since middle school, my sister and I     1     (dream) about     2     (take) a great bike trip. When we graduated     3     college, we finally got the chance to do it. It was     4     (I) sister who first had the idea to cycle along the Mekong River from where it begins to     5     it ends. The Dai live near the Lancang River,     6     Chinese part of the river that is called the Mekong River in other     7     (country). Wang Wei soon got them     8     (interest) in cycling too. She insisted that we should find the source of the river. She gave me a determined look. Once she has made     9     her mind, nothing can change it.     10     (final), I had to give in.