【推荐1】Have you ever     1     (be) to Wuyuan? It is in the northeast of Jiangxi Province. People call it “the hometown of books”, “the hometown of tea” and “the     2     (beautiful) village in China”.

I     3     (go) there with my friends in April last year. We had a wonderful experience. We visited Changxi village, a place famous for making green tea. People live     4     quiet and simple life there. Next we passed through the oldest lane (空中走廊) to experience the beautiful Rainbow Bridge. Although it was built 800 years ago, it stands as strong as ever.     5     (final), we had a look at the Yuanyang Lake. Along the lake is a forest with about 185 kinds of plants that are green all year round.

【推荐2】Travel can teach kids more than a textbook. Travelling with kids is good f    1     them. They can find new interests. Travel makes information alive for kids, and makes it m    2     more exciting than studying textbooks or doing experiments in the laboratory. While travelling, they learn h    3     to deal with new situations, and communicate with other people. They learn patience, because sometimes i    4     takes a long time to get to some exciting or interesting places.

I've been travelling since I was seven years old. For me, to stop travelling would be like taking something a    5     from my soul(灵魂). I can't live without travelling. Some people think it's d    6     to travel after having kids. But in my opinion, when people become parents, it doesn't m    7     they can't travel any more. My children have been travelling since they were three weeks old.

Bringing a new life into the world comes w    8     many responsibilities(责任)and I'd love to be a good mother. One of my responsibilities is to educate my children. I'm so thankful that my parents took me on family trips when I was y    9    . I've learned that he outside world is more colorful than the little one I was living in. Of course, I want to pass these travel experiences onto my children. I value the memories I have travelling with my children. I'm s    10     they will always remember them in their lives.

Jane got to Penang in Malaysia with her parents on Monday, July 15th. The weather was great and they went to the beach. She tried paragliding     1     her sister there. It was so exciting. Then they had some delicious Malaysian yellow noodles for lunch. In the afternoon, they     2     bicycles to Georgetown and saw many wonderful buildings there. She enjoyed walking around the town,     3     .

The next day Jane and her father went to Penang Hill. It was     4     , so they didn’t walk up. Instead, they decided to     5     the train to the top of the hill. It was raining hard on top of the hill. What’s worse, they didn’t take     6     umbrella with them. They     7     cold and wet. It was so terrible. Because of the bad weather, they couldn’t see anything below. They didn’t have enough     8     to buy food, so they just had a bowl of rice and some fish. But Jane thought     9     was the best food she had ever tasted. Why?     10     she was so hungry!

【推荐1】These days, cities are becoming greener. There are many ways to make cities greener and we’ll look into two of them.

Green buildings

Have you ever seen buildings like that in the picture? These buildings often interest people     1     they are different from the other buildings around. These buildings are covered with many different     2     (kind) of plants, unlike most other buildings in cities.

What are the benefits (益处) of having plants on buildings? First, the buildings covered with plants are     3     (beautiful) than the common ones to look at. Second, just as we find peace in nature, the plants help us to feel peaceful. Third, plant-covered buildings are good     4     our health.

City farming

These days more and more people are becoming city farmers and they often grow enough food     5     (feed) their whole family. They grow their fruits and vegetables on their rooftops or in their empty yards and provide food for     6     (them). This can help to save energy and reduce air pollution     7     (easy). City farming has another benefit, too. It can help to improve     8     relationships among people in the neighborhood. While working together on their farms, people become friends.

City farms in the future

As a city     9     (grow) bigger, it will need more food. Large cities, such as New York, Chicago, and London,     10     (start) city farming projects already. City farms are not a far-off dream. You are going to see them in your cities sooner than you think.

【推荐2】Lofton is a small village in England. It is not f    1     from the city of Manchester. There are not many f    2     in the village, so people here know each o    3    . Most of them are friendly and h    4    .

Though (尽管) their homes are in Lofton, many people have jobs in Manchester. S    5     work in large factories there. A few work in shops or offices. Most of them go to work by train. It usually t    6     about half an hour to get to Manchester.

In the evening, a lot of people like watching TV. If they want to see a film, they have to go to Manchester. Here are n    7     cinemas in Lofton.

Like many other villages near towns or cities, Lofton is clean and q    8    . Life here may not be so exciting as that in big cities, but it is c    9    . That is w    10     the people in Lofton love their village.

【推荐3】I’m in London with my friend Karen. We are staying here for four days. Yesterday was sunny and warm,     1     today it’s windy and a little cold. I’m drinking tea in our hotel room and Karen is out shopping. We’re having a great time in London. There are many interesting places of       2     here. My favorite places are the British Museum and Hyde Park. There are many beautiful old buildings here. We really enjoy     3    .

I’m looking out of my window at the street. It’s raining     4     outside. There are a lot of cars and buses going slowly. The people are walking fast or running. Everyone is holding     5     umbrella. I hope the rain will stop soon. I can’t wait to visit many places in London.