There are lots of famous cities to visit in Henan. One of the most famous cities to visit     1     Luoyang, which lies in the west of Henan Province. Luoyang is the eastern starting point of the Silk Road in China. According to the records, since China’s first dynasty—the Xia Dynasty set up its capital here, Luoyang served as the capital city in different times by thirteen dynasties（朝代）in China’s history.

Luoyang is known for     2     peonies（牡丹花）. You can     3     the peony during the Peony Culture Festival of Luoyang China. The peony is elegant（典雅的）and beautiful. It is the symbol of wealth,     4     and prosperity（繁荣）. The Peony Culture Festival of Luoyang China is     5     every April. It also attracts a large number of international     6    . During the festival, people can learn     7     about what the peony culture of Luoyang is. What’s more, it is a good chance to show the     8     culture of Henan. And it can let people know how     9     the Henan people are. Every April, the roadsides, parks and gardens are     10     of peony flowers. People all over the city seem to be happy and excited to live in a sea of flowers.

What a wonderful city Luoyang is!

Sometimes the easiest way to get somewhere is on the back of a bike. More and more people are using cars in many places in Africa today. However, things are     1     in Malawi. Bikes are the most     2     in this African country.

Bike riding is a way of life in Malawi. People use them to carry heavy things. They also use bikes to carry people, especially tourists. These years,     3     a “bicycle taxi” to travel around Malawi has become quite popular among tourists from all over the world.

If you go to Malawi, you will find a lot of bike taxis     4     on the sides of the roads.

The riders make the bikes     5     for passengers to sit on. You can jump on a bike taxi and get around at a very low cost.

Alice is a 21-year-old student from Canada. She enjoys the special bike riding a lot. “I     6     like the bike taxi,” she says. “It’s easy and cheap.” Alice     7     pays just $1for going shopping in town.

28-year-old Panjira Khombe began to ride a bike taxi two years ago. The young man enjoys this job. “I used to make boats for a living, but that’s a(n)     8     job. Being a bike taxi rider is easy for me and I don’t mind carrying heavy people,” he says.

Mona Island is an amazing place. You may enjoy     1     the scenery there. Some of the animals living there can’t be found anywhere else in the world. There are fascinating beaches and caves to explore (探险). The sea has colourful fishes.

Mona Island is very small. The government of Puerto Rico (波多黎各)     2     care of the island and     3     it a nature reserve for years. That means the island’s animals and plants     4     from being harmed by people. Mona Island is different from most places because people are not allowed to live here. Only a few park workers are able to stay there.

The park workers’ job is     5     Mona Island safe and wonderful. Rules must be followed on the island. One rule is that only 100 people at a time     6     the island. That way, the park workers can make sure the land and animals remain safe.

On the island, visitors can go to see Mona Island iguanas (美洲蜥蜴) which live only on Mona Island. Look, they     7     for food now.

Also, visitors can come to the island     8     a close look at many kinds of fishes. They can dive (潜水) far below the surface. They use special tools to be able to breathe under the water. Through the clear water, visitors can see the bright colours of the fishes.

Visitors can also explore caves. Some of the caves even have paintings on the walls. These paintings were made by some Indians who     9     on the island hundreds of years ago.

After a full day of fun activities, visitors can take a rest, and watch the stars in the huge sky. The stars are easier to be seen. Visitors     10     that watching the stars is amazing. It’s perfect.

Where was your ______ home? I was ______ in a small ______. It was on the east _______ of China. There was a big house ______ a kitchen, two bedrooms and a big ______. I was ______ when I was in primary school, so my parents were very ______ with me. I did my homework every afternoon after school. But when I was ______, I could play in the garden with my friends. It was ______ to play there.

I’m Erie. I love my     1     —California. That place has many sweet childhood     2     for me. When I was a small boy, I had to get up before sunrise (日出) to work on the farm. At sunrise I could see a house     3     golden windows far away from the farm. Every day I     4     it with interest and wondered what the house looked like inside. To be     5    , I really wanted to live there! I often said to myself, “Some day I will     6     a house like that.”

One day I walked to the house with the golden windows. I walked for a(n)     7     and then I stopped in front of the house. To my surprise, there were no     8     golden windows.

I was very     9    . Later I learned that the windows were not golden at all. It was the sunrise that     10     them look golden.

Mr. Dean lives in a big house with his family. The house has a big garden and four bedrooms. There is a big living room and a big kitchen. But the house is     1    . So Mr. Dean wants to sell it and buy a new one.

He asked a     2     to help him sell the house last month. He read an ad in a newspaper yesterday. The ad was about his house. His friend wrote the ad so well.     3     he read the ad, Mr. Dean called his friend and said, “John, I don’t want to sell my house.” His friend was surprised and asked, “Why do you change（改变）your     4    .”

Mr. Dean said, “reading the ad, I want to live in the house     5     my life!”

I am Mike. I     1     on Green Street. It is a good place     2     fun. You can see a hotel, a supermarket, a bank, a bookstore and a zoo on it. It is a very busy street. There     3     always lots of people and cars in it. My house is across from the hotel. The hotel is between the bookstore and the bank. My favorite place is the bookstore. I often spend long time     4     there. If you want to see animals, you can go to the zoo. It is next to the supermarket. There is also a big restaurant near the supermarket. It is clean and quiet. You can     5     your lunch in it. Welcome to Green Street.

A big storm came. Everyone in the neighborhood was     1    . Ben’s dad put pieces of wood over the windows while his mom put some candles on the table.

Ben helped his mom to     2     dinner when it began to rain against the windows. After dinner, they tried to play a card game, but it was hard to have fun when the wind blew     3     outside. Everyone was afraid of the     4     weather.

Ben could not sleep at     5    . He felt scared. Then he fell asleep when the wind stopped at around 3:00 a.m. When he woke up, it     6     sunny. He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood in a mess (杂乱). Fallen trees, broken     7     and rubbish were everywhere. They     8     the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together. Some of     9     picked up the rubbish on the street while others cleaned the chairs in the park. Although the storm broke many things, it made the relationship (关系) between families and neighbors become     10     than before.