Needless to say, the trip to the Great Barrier Reef (大堡礁) was a great experience.

The first day     1     (begin) early at a dive (潜水) shop in Cairns.     2     took a few hours to get to the first reef, so we had a good chance     3     (meet) the people we’d be hanging out with.

Diving was great. Even from the surface of the water, I had a(n)     4     (wonder) view of the reef. Between the fish     5     the endless coral (珊瑚), there was something interesting and beautiful to look at in every     6     (direct). When the sun hit the reef, everything seemed even more bright and alive.

As we swam around, tons of colorful fish were diving in and out of the coral and I also saw starfish dancing in the waves as sharks swam past. I couldn’t believe how     7     (relax) I felt! Everything moved slowly. It was so enjoyable.

I still remembered that day     8     I dove deep into the Great Barrier Reef with great courage. Going diving for my last Australian adventure was the     9     (good) decision I made. If I had to describe the experience in one word, I’d say diving in the Great Barrier Reef was     10     (simple) unbelievable.

If one travels to Chengdu for the first time, Chunxi Road is a place that should not be missed. Chunxi Road     1     (build) in 1924 to connect two commercial (商业的) centers. It provides lovely food choices,     2     (attract) sightseeing, and a lot of shopping chances for visitors. It is     3     (real) an excellent place to have fun and experience the life of Chengdu locals.

Standing at the north end of Chunxi Road     4     (be) some statues. An old man     5     (dress) in traditional Chinese clothes holds a snuff (鼻烟) bottle in his hand. Not far from him, a modern young lady in fashionable clothes is walking in     6     hurry. A stone lock statue lies between them. It shows the time 00:00 on February 10,2002, the date     7     the rebuilding was finished. The old man stands for the businessmen from the past, while the lady stands for the modern young people.

Chunxi Road is a paradise (天堂) for shopping with all kinds of stores selling goods from international high-end things     8     cheap ones. Besides, the traditional Chengdu food here will make your mouth water. Famous local     9     (snack), such as Zhong Dumplings, Lai Tangyuan and Han Baozi, are delicious and cheap,     10     (get) popularity among visitors across the world.

Qinling Mountains is a geographical dividing line between Northern China and Southern China. They run west to east,     1    (stretch) across Gansu Province, Shaanxi Province and Henan Province. Qinling Mountains is covered by large-scale plants,     2     are home to many wild animals such as giant pandas and golden monkeys.

Qinling Mountains was formed about 200 million years ago,     3    (identify) as an important ecological security barrier. Because of the geographical differences in the north and the south of Qinling Mountains, Qinling-Huai River Line     4    (become) the most important north-south boundary of Chinese geography so far. In winter, Qinling Mountains can block the cold wave from entering the south and in summer, the moist sea breeze     5    (block) from entering the northern region.

While the Qinling Mountains have long been known as the northern edge of giant panda habitat,     6     was only in 2005 that the Qinling panda was recognized as     7     distinct subspecies of giant panda. The Qinling panda is distinguished by its    8    (slight) smaller size and fur that is brown rather than black, with about 270 distributed in 7 areas, like Taibai Mountain and Qingmuchuan. As the     9    (high) peak in the Qinling Mountains, Taibai Mountain is quite popular among mountain climbers. Many climbing enthusiasts like to spend a whole night reaching its peak to record its beautiful sunrise and enjoy the hot spring for     10    (relax).

This gateway town to Yellowstone National Park has become     1     dead end and a sufferer of the extremely serious flooding that tore through one of America’s most beloved natural     2     (attraction) and swept away roads, bridges and homes.

The unprecedented (前所未有的) flood has affected the entire park     3     forced the evacuation (撤离) of 10,000 visitors. And towns like Red Lodge that lead to Yellowstone’s northern entrances and rely on tourists passing through could suffer all summer.

Officials have said the park’s southern part, which     4     (feature) Old Faithful, can reopen as soon as next week. But the north end,     5     includes Tower Fall and the bears and wolves of Lamar Valley, can stay     6     (close) for months after sections of major roads inside Yellowstone were washed away or buried in rockfall. Roads     7     (lead) to the park also have widespread damage that it can take months     8     (repair).

Red Lodge is facing a double disaster: It will have to clean up the damage     9     (do) by the flood and also figure out how to survive without the summer business that     10     (normal) supports it for the rest of the year.

In Sarek National Park above the Arctic Circle, I wake up with the wind       1     (buffet) the cloth of my tent. It is 7:30 in the morning, and I walk over to     2     edge of the mountain, watching Rapa River flowing through the valley below.

Sarek's mountains, which used to be covered by vast     3     (sheet) of ice, are home to reindeer and the Sami. The Sami lived off reindeer for hundreds of years, so they would follow their reindeer     4     the move into valleys, living in their old tents and enjoying their traditions. Today, most Sami live a modern life in villages near Sarek,     5     (mere) leaving their traditions in the mountain valleys instead.

In order to keep the land in its     6     (nature) state, Sarek was made a national park in 1909,     7     no one else can live except the Sami. Within park boundaries, all new development     8     (ban). It is hoped that the Sarek National Park will always remain as it is, natural and beautiful.

After breakfast, I set out again     9     (explore) this unique territory. Being in such a beautiful and wild place which is almost unknown to the outside makes me feel so     10     (bless) to be alive.