I was off on a trip on my own. Yes! Alone! For years, I looked forward to visiting Europe to see some     1     (city). I really want to visit. It was great because I can choose whatever I want to do in each city and decide whether to further travel it or not. I traveled     2     train on the European rail.

July 10 Sunny

I felt relaxed because the train trip was really fast     3     the views of the countryside were amazing. Today I am in Salzburg, Austria. Mozart, the famous musician, was from here. I     4     (listen) to some of his classical music before.

July 11 Windy

The train ride     5     Amsterdam was a long one. Amsterdam is a fun city, full of     6     (friend) locals and many tourists. I spent the whole day     7     (visit) the art museums here.

July 13 Sunny

Copenhagen, Denmark, is a place where we can     8     (safe) enjoy ourselves. I spent a busy and nice day at the Tivoli Amusement Park. It is a huge park which even has concerts and dance shows. Hans Christian Anderson, a famous writer of     9     (child) books, was born in this city.

My travels alone are done! What     10     unforgettable trip it has been! I love it!

【推荐3】I sold my house and left my job in May 2015. There was one thing that I just could not leave behind: my cat Willow. I went on journey with my     1    （good） animal friend in my life!

In the past three and a half years, we have travelled over 70,000 kilometers around Australia. We     2    (see) forests and beaches together. This year, we spent three months in the desert. I'm happy to go back to the beautiful beach, but I'm not certain yet     3     Willow thinks.

Some people were     4    (surprise) to find that I was travelling with a cat. Once a backpacker even shouted, "Excuse me, a cat is trying to get into your van!"

The van is our home. I built it by     5     (I) with a bed, cupboards, a kitchen-and plenty of places for a little cat     6     (hide)! Willow doesn't like to go too far from our van. She loves to sit beside me to enjoy a great view. I post our     7     (photo) on social media and look forward to hearing     8     people all over the world who are following our adventures.

We are lucky. We always have each other and     9     whole Australia to see. I will treasure the memory for a lifetime.     10     Willow has taught me anything, it is that you don't need a lot to be happy, but a bit of food, shelter and love.

I live in Pennsylvania. It is a     1     (north) state of America, which is the 33rd     2     (large) state in America. You might know some of the cities, like Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Allentown. The state capital is Harrisburg. Now let me tell you a little more     3     my state.

Several Indian tribes (部落) lived in Pennsylvania before Europeans came. The Dutch (荷兰人) came first,     4     (follow) by Sweden (瑞典人). British started colonies (殖民地) later. After a few fights, they     5     (take) control of the land.

Pennsylvania     6     (give) to the Penn family later. That is how Pennsylvania got its name. Pennsylvania was the     7     (two) to join the nation. The city of Philadelphia     8     an important city since the colony was founded. It was even the capital of America, too! Today, Pennsylvania is sometimes regarded as the snack capital of the country. It is famous for snacks,     9     pretzels and chips, Heinz ketchup and sauces. There is also Hershey’s, which is well known as the chocolate company.

There are steel companies in the state, as well as a lot of colleges. There are plenty of things     10     (do) in Pennsylvania. There are several major (主要的) sports teams. Pennsylvania has 121 state parks. And hunting is popular here, too.

Three years ago, Maria and her family left their house in the countryside. Since then they     1     (live) in a building in Park Town. Park Town used     2     (be) a small village. Now it has developed into a big city.

However, Maria doesn’t like this city although it’s easy for her to find a good job. The environment isn’t good here. The air     3     (pollute). The litter     4     (throw) everywhere. And at midnight, she     5     (wake) up by loud noises from time to time because there are many big factories around their house.

Maria often thinks of her life in the countryside. One day Maria     6    (see) her neighbor, Mrs. Garcia, carrying a gardening tool and a bag of soil. Maria wondered how Mrs. Garcia could garden in the city. “My mom used to     7     (grow) vegetables. Now we don’t have a yard, so she can’t do it,” said Maria.

Mrs. Garcia laughed, “I’ll show you.” Maria thought that Mrs. Garcia might     8    (take) her to the park, but she took her to the roof (屋顶). When the door is open, Maria was surprised to see lots of flowers and vegetables on the roof. “What a wonderful garden! There are butterflies. And they     9     (fly)!” Maria cried.

“I     10     (plant) them on the roof for a long time. They can not only help to keep the air clean, but also help to keep the building cooler during hotter weather,” Mrs. Garcia said. “You can do the same thing. It will be great!”

What do you usually do on vacation? I went to Penang, Malaysia last month with my family. I enjoyed     1     (I) there. The weather was fine when we arrived, so we decided     2     (go) to the beach. My sister and I tried paragliding. I felt     3     I was a bird. It was so exciting! We     4     (have) some delicious Malaysian noodles for lunch. In the afternoon, we     5     (ride) bicycles to Georgetown. There were lots of       6     (building), and some of them were very old. In Weld Quay,     7     old place in Georgetown, we saw the houses of the     8     (China) traders from 100 years ago. I wanted to know     9     life was like here in the past. I really enjoyed     10     (walk) around the town.

【推荐2】My sister and I     1     paragliding. I felt like I was a bird. It was so     2    ! For lunch, we had something very     3     — Malaysian yellow noodles. They were delicious. In the afternoon, we rode     4     to George town...

Angela is an 11-year-old girl. She has a serious illness that affects her nervous system (神经系统). Her doctors said she would never be able to walk. But Angela was not a    1    . She told everyone that she was going to walk again someday.

Doctors e    2     her to imagine herself walking. They thought this would at least give her some hope, if nothing else. Angela imagined herself walking every day. Lying in her bed at night, she saw herself moving in her d    3    .

One day, as she was thinking about walking again, her bed started to move! It moved all around the room, in fact. Angela cried e    4    , “Look what I’m doing! Look! Look! I can do it! I moved, I moved!”

But at the time, everyone else in the hospital was screaming and running. An earthquake was shaking the hospital but no one told that to Angela. She believed that she had moved on her own. A few years later, she was able to r    5     to school, walking on her own two legs. She believed in herself and used her strong will to walk again.