【推荐1】The dish, Saute Spicy Chicken（大盘鸡）, is popular in some parts of China, but it isn't     1     usual dish in my family, because it is difficult to cook. But today my mom, who's good at cooking, wants to cook the dish. She always says, “It's good     2     (try) new things.” Now she is shopping at the food market. She needs three     3     (tomato), one potato, one onion and one pepper. What else does she need? Oh, some     4     (chicken), of course. I am just waiting to eat it!

The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the Wonders of the Ancient World. It was b    1    more than 4, 000 years ago in Egypt. It is so p    2    that millions of tourists from around the world come to visit it every year.

In Egypt there are over 80 pyramids and the l    3    one is the Great Pyramid. It l    4    on the west bank of the Nile. In fact, all the pyramids along the Nile are on the west bank. The ancient Egyptians compared the rising of the sun to beginning of life and the setting of the sun to the end of life. That is w    5    their dead bodies were buried(埋葬)on the west bank of the Nile.

You can h    6    imagine how huge the Great Pyramid is. It has over 2 million blocks. Some are as heavy as five school buses. A    7    they were heavy, workers were able to put a block into the pyramid every three minutes.

The workers, Egyptian men and women, worked in teams. The teams had different t    8    . Some dug up the stones. Others moved them. Another team cut the stones. The last group put the stones into the pyramid. There were so many different teams, but the pyramid is perfect. No stone is in the w    9    position.

But how did the Egyptians move those heavy stones to the top w    10    any modern machinery(机械)? No one knows for sure. Many things about the Great Pyramid are still a mystery.

Sakchai lives in Bangkok (曼谷), the c    1     of Thailand (泰国).It’s a big c    2     with lots of new buildings as well as old temples. Sakchai works in a car repair shop. He doesn’t make a lot of money but he e    3     his life. Skachai lives with his parents and sister in a new f    4    . It’s f    5     from the city center. He s    6     his money on clothes and music. Bangkok is w    7     all the year around, so he doesn’t need thick clothes.

When he has a holiday, he goes with his friends to the seaside. Thailand has long golden b    8     with palm trees alone them. The sea is b    9     and the views are wonderful. V    10     from all over the world come here to spend holidays. It’s a good place for a holiday.

Spain(西班牙) is getting more and more popular for visitors to travel. Today let me tell you something     1     it.

Spain is one of the most beautiful     2     (country) in Europe and it is in the southwestern part of the European land. It is the     3     (three) largest country in Europe. There are about 45 million people in the country.

Spain has     4     /'plentɪ/ of historical towns and cities. Marid is the captial and     5     biggest city in Spain. There are some other major (主要的) cities including Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, and Malaga. They are all famous for     6     (they) fantastic dances. For example, bull fighting(斗牛) is one of such activities.     7    /ɔ:lˈðəu/ today it isn’t as popular as it was in the past, the Spanish people still love it. People who want to see this fight should first ask about the months     8     that they can book tickets ahead of time(提前).

If you     9     (visit) Spain in August, do take part in the Tomato Fight. Thousands of people take part in this festival every year and throw tomatoes at each other.

In a word, there are many fun things to do in Spain. You will be welcomed warmly by the     10    /ˈləʊkl/ friendly people. Come for a visit and you’ll have an unforgettable(令人难忘的) experience here.

The West Lake lies in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province and attracts lots of tourists from home     1     abroad every year. It is surrounded on three sides     2     mountains. Many tourist attractions there are well worth visiting, such as Sudi Causeway, the Broken Bridge and Leifeng Pagoda. They are     3     attractive places that visitors often lose themselves in it.

The West Lake has become famous     4     only because of its special scenery, but because of some beautiful poems that were written mainly by Bai Juyi and Su Dongpo. Besides, the area that surrounds the West Lake is     5     home of the famous Longjing Tea.