This summer, my parents took Amy and me to different parts of China. It was a new, exciting experience for us to take Chinese Gao Tie. It was the     1     (safe), fastest way to travel around, and my parents took us to a lot of     2     (city), so I never had to say goodbye to the trains.

What I like about trains are     3     views you don’t get on planes. My favorite was Shanghai at night. The tall buildings and bright lights reminded me     4     New York.

When we were in Beijing, we visited Dad’s university, Tsinghua University. It was big and beautiful just like Beijing     5     (it). And the food was even more fantastic. Sure, food in America is really good especially for unpicky eaters like me, but     6     (actual) I like Chinese food better. I     7     (puzzle) why everything is so amazing. The answer immediately rushes into my mind—hard work pays. Things     8     (develop) rapidly in China now. China has changed for the better     9     everyone is working very hard     10     (create) a better future.

【推荐3】As part of Yangzhou culture, Yangzhou cuisine (美食) is the best known for its long history. Since the a    1     times, Yangzhou has been the center of Huaiyang cuisine. The earliest known r    2     can be found in The Book of History (尚书). Huaiyang cuisine appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period, d    3     in the Han and Tang Dynasties, and flourished (繁盛) in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

For many years, Yangzhou snacks have been well known for their great variety with different fillings and beautiful s    4    . Some of them are like balls, stars and so on. By the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Yangzhou city was praised as “a place whose pastry shops were the finest under heaven”. Yangzhou snacks won high praise from visitors b    5     at home and abroad.

Among the famous masters during the middle of the Qing Dynasty, Beauty Shaw in Yizheng was the b    6     at making Yangzhou snacks. The snacks she made were said to be as v    7     as gold because they are all small, cute and as white as snow and they are hard to buy. Beauty Shaw is also c    8     as one of the top ten masters of ancient China.

Fuchun Teahouse was built in Yangzhou in 1885. It has b    9     a famous Chinese restaurant for its long history and high quality. It is also famous for i    10     self-made tea Kuilongzhu.

If you come to Yangzhou, don’t miss Yangzhou cuisine!