【推荐2】Have you ever tried mountain climbing? I had my first experience on Jade Dragon Snow Mountain with my ________ in Yunnan.

This was the first time I had traveled so far without my parents. I was very ________ and discussed the plan with my friend almost every week before the trip. Unluckily, not everything went as we planned.

When we arrived at Lijiang, the ________ was not good. It was a cloudy day. My friend and I ________ not to go by ourselves but book a tour through a local travel company.

The next morning, we ________ with our guide and driver. On our way to the mountain in the car, we just wore shirts. However, the temperature changed so fast and it was ________ cold outside. Getting off the car at the foot of the mountain, we could only see mountains and the sky. When we ________ an altitude(海拔) of about 3,800 meters, I started to feel a bit sick. This made it ________ to enjoy the beautiful sights. The guide gave me good advice. He said, “Watch your step ________ thinking about how many steps you have to take.” It was not easy, but I did it at last. It was nice to see the whole valley(山谷) from the top of the mountain when we finished the trip.

This experience was ________ for me. I learned that life is like the trip, troubles will get in our way, just keep walking and try to get over them.

【推荐3】Last Sunday was my 15th birthday. I was very excited. I couldn’t wait to know what presents I would ________ from my parents and my brother.

After supper, I walked into the living room with a big smile on my face, but ________ noticed. Mom and Dad were ________ their newspapers, my brother was watching TV. They didn’t say a word! “They must forget my birthday!” I said to myself ________. I walked out of the living room. Suddenly, I ________ a noise. So I went back to see ________ it was. I couldn’t believe my eyes! There were some ________ on the table. “Surprise!” When I turned around, I saw my parents and my brother! They were singing Happy Birthday ________ me and Mom was holding a big cake. We shared the ________ and opened the presents happily.

It was really a ________ day! I’ll never forget it!