We are staying in Hunan Province. I’m having a     1     (wonder) time here in Zhangjiajie. It’s famous     2     the strange shape of its tall rocks. Some of     3     (they) look like humans while others look like wild animals. Last night, some noise     4     (wake) everybody up. We thought it was     5     animal. We came out without     6     (make) any noise and found it was a hungry monkey. This morning, I walked along the path along the river. I pulled some     7     (leaf) off a plant, but Lingling said     8     it was wrong. Tomorrow we’re     9     (go) to Dongting Lake, the     10     (two) largest freshwater lake in China. Wish you were here!

Love

Betty

The London Eye is a tourist attraction in London, the UK. I have     1     there many times. There you can get into a capsule（密封舱）to enjoy a great view of the city of London.

Last summer, I     2     the London Eye again with a friend. My friend didn’t know where we were going. I just told him we would go     3     very special. As we arrived at Waterloo Station, he had worked out where we were going. He smiled happily. When we reached the London Eye, there was     4     very long line, so in order to     5     time, he stayed in the line while I went to buy the     6    .

We have to get into it quickly     7     the capsule doesn’t completely stop when people get on. Then the door of the capsule shuts. The view was wonderful. We took many photos of the view and of ourselves. It took     8     half an hour to go around by capsule.

If you are interested     9     going there, I’d like to give you some advice. To enjoy the view, you’d better go in the daytime. There are night rides,     10    . But you won’t see a lot. Sometimes the top of the wheel can be quite cool even though it’s sunny. So ladies, when you go there, don’t forget to take a scarf.

【推荐3】Do you know the Silk Road? It is the name of different roads that connected Europe, Africa and Asia long ago. People arrived at these different places along these     1     in the old days. Zhang Qian,     2     famous traveler of the Silk Road, was probably the first person to     3     back good information about the central Asian lands to China.

In 138 BC, Emperor Wu of Han sent Zhang Qian to Yue-chi to     4     for help to fight against Xiongnu. But on his way there, the Xiongnu people caught him. Zhang had to stay with them     5     about 10 years before he got away. When Zhang finally reached Yue-chi, he was     6     to find that the people there didn’t want to fight against Xiongnu. On his journey back to China, Zhang Qian found a lot of good things and brought     7     back.

Later, Emperor Wu of Han sent Zhang to the West     8    . Zhang’s journey to the West helped develop the international（国际的）business, especially in silk between China     9     the West. That’s the Ancient Silk Road.

Now the old Silk Road are still used, but they are crossed by trains, not by camels or horses. People along the road still do business with each other. Now it is     10     the New Silk Road. Another saying is One Belt, One Road（一带一路）.

I moved from Russia to China with my family 14 years ago. When I arrived, I couldn’t speak any Chinese, and it was very difficult for me     1     adapt （适应） to this new way of life. But soon the difficulty was gone.

In 2008, I attended a Chinese primary school     2     was the place where I started my journey of studying Chinese. At first, it     3     not easy. I often find myself speaking Russian to my Chinese classmates when I tried to express myself. But somehow we understood each other and became good friends.

Now when I speak, many people think I sound like     4     native person. What impresses me most about China is traditional culture and long even traditional Chinese medicine so I can truly experience Chinese culture and story. I’ve learned things     5     Chinese calligraphy, paper cutting and even traditional Chinese medicine so I can truly experience Chinese culture.

【推荐3】Susie and I are good friends. We study in the s    1     school but different classes. We usually go home together a    2     school, unless I have my volleyball practice. Both of us have many     3     (hobby) in common. We enjoy swimming, reading and listening     4     music. On Saturday, we usually read in the library     5     go to the concert.

Last Sunday we     6     (go) to a famous concert at the Victoria Concert Hall. Two girls sat behind us. They began to talk loudly when the concert started. Even we could not hear the music     7     (clear). The old man beside us turned around and looked at     8    (they) angrily. At that moment, they realized it was impolite to speak loudly. So they     9     (stop) talking after that.

Anyway, we enjoyed     10     (our) a lot. The music is really wonderful.