【推荐1】New York, London, Paris and other big cities are exciting places to l    1     in. There are many i    2     things to see and to do. You can go to different k    3     of museums and see plays and films. You can also go to s    4     to buy things from all o    5     the world.

But there are many problems in big c    6    , too. There are to many people move to cities to find jobs, and to study at good schools. But sometimes these people can’t f    7     work or a good place to live i    8    . Also, too many people in a small place make it hard to keep the cities safe and clean. So before people have to move t    9     big cities, they should think a    10     the problems of living there.

I live in Denver, a city in the state of Colorado (美国科罗拉多州). I love living in Colorado. It is famous for the Rocky Mountains. There are many fun o    1     activities to do here. People often go hiking, camping, skiing and snowboarding.

To get from Denver to the mountains in a car, it takes about thirty minutes. Many people come to attend college in Colorado, so they can go skiing and camping in the mountains on the weekends. On Friday evening, after class, they l    2     college together in one or two cars. It is a great time.

When I don’t work or have fun in the mountains, I often walk my dogs around town. Denver is a great place to walk dogs. The sidewalks (人行道) are very clean. There are many parks and people are quite f    3    . I usually take my dogs to Cheesman Park, which is a ten-minute walk from my house. There are always lots of people walking their dogs, and the dogs can sometimes p    4     together.

Colorado is a safe place to ride a bike, and there are many famous races here. There are also a lot of biking paths. Although there are many cars or buses in the street, the d    5     are very respectful (对…尊敬) of the bikers and the pedestrians (步行者). Personally, I enjoy running with my brother. We run a few miles every day, and we o    6     took part in a marathon (马拉松) last year. Colorado is great for enjoying life.

China is in Asia. There     1     many beautiful cities, like Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and so on. Beijing is the capital of China. It’s in the north of China. You can go to Tian’an men Square, the Palace Museum and the Great Wall.     2     you like old buildings, Wangfujing Street is     3     most famous street in Beijing and you can go there.

Guangzhou is in the south of China. It is famous     4     the scenery (风景) and food. The kapok(木棉花) is the city flower. If you want to have a better view of the city, you can take a lift     5     reach the top of Canton Tower. And you can eat a lot of delicious food in Guangzhou, such as tea and all kinds of dim sum(点心).

China is perfect for everyone. Just come and visit!

【推荐1】Among the stories about the Mid-Autumn Festival, the story of Chang’e is the most     1    . Chang’e was Hou Yi’s beautiful wife. Hou Yi got some magic medicine after     2     down the nine suns.     3     took this could live forever. Hou Yi planned to     4     it with Chang’e.     5    , a bad man tried to steal the medicine when Hou Yi was not home. Chang’e refused to give the medicine to     6     bad man and took it all. She became light and flew up to the moon. Hou Yi was sad and called out her name to the moon every night. One night, the moon was so bright and round that Hou Yi     7     see his wife there. He quickly laid out her favorite fruits and desserts.     8     he missed Chang’e! The story touched Chinese people a lot.     9     then on, people started the     10     of admiring the moon on the Mid-Autumn night.

A Chinese knot（中国结）is a knot that is woven（编织）from a single rope to be different     1    （shape）. People believe that each knot has     2    （it）own meaning. Now, you can see it as a decoration（装饰品）or a gift for friends. People can use ropes of different colors to weave a Chinese knot, but they usually choose red     3     it means good luck.

Chinese knots have     4     long history. At first, people made them to record some events and send messages before they     5    （begin）to use words. It is well-known that the knots were used for decoration and to express thoughts and feelings in the Tang Dynasty. Later in the Qing Dynasty, this art     6    （accept）by more common people.

Even today, Chinese knots hold their value and carry different information. For example, the “double happiness knot” is given and used at weddings（婚礼）    7    （express）each other’s love and wishes     8     growing old together. Besides that, knots are also used when people make     9    （tradition）clothes in China. They can play the role of buttons（纽扣）and now silk is     10    （wide）used to make these clothing knots.

It’s surely a good choice for tourists to buy Chinese knots as gifts for their friends during their trips.