As winter comes, many people travel to the south of China to spend holidays. But there is no doubt that Harbin was the     1     tourist city during the last Spring Festival. Harbin’s name comes from Manchu (满语) that means a place for     2     (dry) the fishing nets (渔网). It’s the capital city of Heilongjiang province in northeast China. The city now is famous for     3     (it) Ice and Snow Festivals. Thousands of     4     come from all comers of the world for many kinds of ice and snow activities. The city also has many traditional     5     buildings, such as Sophie Church and Center Street. Much delicious food can be     6     (find) in Center Street. You will feel the city is totally     7     from your hometown.

How was your May Day holiday? I had an enjoyable holiday. As you know, we had five days off this year, so     1     (go) on a trip was my family’s choice (选择). I was excited from the     2     (one) day. My family went to Xi’an. It is not far     3     my city. And we spent about three hours    4     the road. The trip went     5     (good) except (除……外) a small accident—I lost my ID card!     6     (Lucky), someone found it and called the police. A tall policeman     7     (take) it to our hotel.

The next day, we went to Shaanxi History Museum first. My father booked (预定)     8     (ticket) on the Internet and we got there early. There     9     (be) several people waiting outside. Because of COVID-19, many people    10     (stay) at home so the museum was not so crowded as before. And it was not difficult to find somewhere to park our car. We didn’t need to wait all the time during the holiday. It was really great!

Yours,

Sun Ying

I am so glad that you will come to Nanjing during the holiday. You said you wanted to know something about     1     (travel) in Nanjing. Well, here is some advice     2     how to travel around Nanjing.

The     3     (fast) way to come to Nanjing is by plane, of course. The underground in Nanjing     4     (be) in use since 2005. You can take Line 1 to your hotel. It’s fast.

I wonder how long you     5     (stay) in Nanjing and what places you are interested in. Maybe you want to travel around the city. It’s     6     good idea to hire（租用）a taxi. And the driver will tell you more about the city. And you said you planned to go to Shanghai as well. You can go there     7     a train. The trip from Nanjing to Shanghai will take less than two     8     (hour). You can also go there by coach, but it will take     9     (much) time.

In Hong Kong, there are some double-deckers     10     (run) around the city, but you can see few of them in Nanjing. Nanjing is developing fast. A report says the government will build a light rail（轻轨）connecting the airport and the downtown.

Yours,

Jack

【推荐2】Do you know Yiwu Wetland (湿地) Park? It is    1    interesting and beautiful park    2    Shancheng Avenue (大道) and Yinhai Road, next to Futian Market. In the middle of it there is a big lake    3    clear water and lovely fish. On the right of the lake there are many small wooden    4    (house), but no people live in    5    . There are four seasons here, the weather in spring and autumn is really nice. The trees    6    (be) tall and green all over the year. There are many birds    7    (sing) in the trees. The flowers are in different    8    (colour), such as red, white, blue and so on. People enjoy walking and running in the park, because they are good for their    9    (healthy).

If you want    10    (have) a good time, please come to Yiwu Wetland Park.

In the past 10 years, my hometown     1     (change) a lot in many ways. The     2     (big) change is the environment. The air is fresh and the streets are clean. Many people don’t live in the old houses anymore. Builders have set up     3     (thousand) of buildings of different styles. I think my hometown is becoming more and more beautiful. I think you should think about     4     (visit) the beautiful city. I’m sure you     5     (love) it.