Walking is the UK's most popular sport. It has     1     interesting history. In April 1932, 400 people     2    (leave) Manchester and Sheffield in Northern England to walk across Kinder Scout in the Pennines. They fought     3     the fact that only rich people,     4    went there to kill birds, could visit this beautiful area. Because of the walk, National Parks in England and Wales finally began in 1949, as well as the Pennines Way, one of twenty long,     5    (wonder) paths.

You don't have to walk the whole way if you are on one of the long paths. And there     6     (be) a great number of shorter paths for you to choose. But there are a few basic     7    (rule) you should follow. Don't drop paper and plastic; close gates after you; keep dogs on lead(绳索) if there are farm animals in the area; stay on the path.

Also, remember that British weather can change very quickly,     8    (especial) in the hilly north and west of the country. If you are in Wales, Scotland     9     the north of England, carry plenty of food and water, as well as warm clothes. National Parks and footpaths are the best way     10    (enjoy).

Britain's glorious, varied countryside.

【推荐3】Home of the copper drum

Hechi’s copper drum culture goes back as far as the Han Dynasty (206 BC—AD 220),     1     the people living in the area considered copper drums sacred and Hechi is still one of China’s     2     (large) copper drum sites. A 2003 survey by cultural heritage departments     3     (find) more than 1, 400 copper drums in the area, with at least 1,300 copper drums     4     (be) used by local folk artists. In this way, ethnic groups in Hechi have produced a     5     ( unique) rich and diverse cultural form and customs for festivals, weddings, celebrations, funerals, and religious       6     (activity) of local people, with ballads and for rice-planting and frogs. That same year, a copper drum conservation project along the Hongshui River basin joined the Culture Ministry’s Top 10 conservation project list for ethnic and folk cultures.

In 2006, the Zhuang People’s Copper Drum Practices     7     (add) to the national cultural heritage list by the State Council. In 2008, the Culture Ministry declared Donglan county and     8     city of Hechi the “Home of Chinese Copper Drum Art”     9     in 2009, its “Copper Drum Practice” became a candidate for the Human Cultural Heritage. There are now more than 2,400 copper drums in the world, at least 1,400 of     10     (they) in Hechi, making it a Copper Drum Cultural and Ecological Reserve with recognition across Guangxi,