Thank you for your letter. I’m glad to     1     here. Would you like to know     2     my life（生活）in Nanjing, China? Now, let me     3     you.

I’m in a high school. My father often takes me to school in     4     car. I have many friends here. All my     5     and classmates like me. They help me with my Chinese. Now I can     6     some Chinese. I can have many kinds of food in China like Guangdong food, Sichuan food and Hunan food.     7     Nanjing food is my favorite. I often     8     out with my good friends after school. On Sunday, we     9     no classes. I play games and sing     10     with them. I love the life here. Why not come to visit China?

Yours,

Ann

Different people have different    1    . Some like    2     to music. Some like playing soccer. Others enjoy singing and dancing.     3     I spend most of time collecting stamps. Every time I look at my stamps carefully. These stamps are very exciting. And I can learn     4     new. Some of them are beautiful mountains, trees, animals and flowers. They can     5     me learn much knowledge of nature. I have a computer. I will try to     6     some information about the plants or animals on the     7    .

I make many     8     friends by stamps. They also like stamps. We talk     9     stamps and exchange（交换）stamps with each other in our     10     time. In a word, stamps bring me happiness, friendship and knowledge.

As 2020 is coming, students are heading into the new year with new resolutions to “ be a better me ”.

Alice, 16: As the     1    (著名的) saying goes, “ Books are the ladder of human progress.”

Reading more helps me learn better. So now I     2    (承诺) to read as many good books as possible in 2020.

Frank, 15: The new year is coming, and it’s me to learn from the past, I always had trouble in finishing my to-do list on time, and finally could     3    (几乎不) make my resolutions come true.   My   past     4    ( 经历 )   have   taught   me   that   I   should   make my   resolutions       5    (细致地). I hope everything will be better with each passing day.

David, 15: My resolution is about my own personal     6     (改进). I’m going to take up a new hobby. I’m going to learn to dance, and    7    (没有什么) can stop me.

Cindy, 16: As for the resolutions this year, I will go to bed early to get     8    (充足的) sleep every night. I think I will be    9    (能够) to study hard and do well at school.

When I am upset, I will solve my problem through    10    (分享) with my parents or friends and asking them for help.

Recently, a new kind of tourism has a    1     in China. Called special forces style tourism (特种兵式旅游), the characteristic of this new kind of tourism is visiting plenty of interests in a short period, m    2     often on weekends.

Most of these visitors are c    3     students, reported China Youth Daily. Yu Yinghua in Shanghai University is one of them. The 22-year-old started the “special forces style tourism” in March after she was attracted by such e    4     of Xiaohongshu travel bloggers.

“Confined to the school for almost three years because of the pandemic, I’m hungry to take trips in my spare time,” said Yu. “Now it’s time! Spring has come and we can go out to enjoy the beautiful n    5     sights.”                                

Most of her trips are started with an idea from her daily life, such as a place mentioned in a chat with friends. “But m    6     a plan carefully ahead is important,” Yu said.

She a    7     that as she selected every destination (目的地) in the city, she was able to find a lot of information and learn more about t    8     sites. That would help her save time when traveling and enjoy the attractions better.

Her most recent trip was to Shanghai. Starting at 7 a.m., the 22-year-old visited nine local attractions. “That day, I walked almost 30,000 steps.”Yu said, “T    9     it’s a bit tiring, I enjoy the trip as much as days-long trips. It still lets me have a b    10     understanding of the cities I go to.”

Have you ever been to Australia? It is one of    1    (unusual) places on earth. It is the sixth largest country in the world.    2    only a few people live there. Australia has strange animals that can't     3    (find) anywhere else. The country is perhaps most famous    4    its kangaroos. They jump on the back    5    (foot)and carry babies in a special pocket in the front of their bodies. About 40 million kangaroos are in Australia and there are no kangaroos in any other country. Because Australia is     6    island it is surrounded(环绕)by lots of interesting sea life. People come here from all over the world    7    (see)a special chain of rocks in the sea on the east side of the country. Visitors also love to visit    8     (it) beautiful beaches. It doesn't matter whether you like cities    9    country, water or desert,   Australia     10    (certain) offers something for everyone.

【推荐3】Shanghai is one of the largest cities in the world. If you like sightseeing, you’ll enjoy it. People’s Square is in     1     centre of Shanghai. There     2     birds, fountains and green grass in the large public area.

The Bund is where old Shanghai meets new Shanghai. You can see many old buildings     3     you walk along it. The Pudong New Area has many modern buildings. At night, these buildings light up the sky in every direction.

Yu Garden is a traditional garden     4     many beautiful buildings, bridges and ponds. You’ll love     5     if you enjoy history and natural beauty. You can also buy different snacks outside the garden.