1 . I’m Mary. I like t    1     to China. Shanghai is my favourite, because it is one of the largest c    2     in China. There are some tall m    3     buildings. I also like the Oriental Pearl TV Tower. At night, it l    4     up the sky in every direction. In addition, I like to visit Yichang by ship. People can enjoy the night b    5     there. I like these places very much. And the Chinese people are very kind and friendly, too.

Have you ever been to Hong Kong? Hong Kong is a beautiful place to travel. It lies in the southeastern part of China. She r    1     to our motherland in 1997. If you go to Hong Kong by air, you will arrive at Kai Tak Airport, because there was not enough land. This airport was build out into the sea. It is in the part of Hong Kong called Kowloon. Kowloon is one of the two big cities in Hong Kong. The other city is Hong Kong itself. It is on an i    2    . You can get there by ship or through a tunnel under the sea. Much of Hong Kong is farmland and mountains.

The population of Hong Kong is over six million. People from all over the w    3     travel to Hong Kong every year. You can watch horse racing or motor racing. Some places are quiet and beautiful. When you are hot and tired, there are small cool gardens to rest in. There are also a lot of buildings to live in. Hong Kong is also a good place for Chinese f    4    . You can enjoy many kinds of cooking. For example, fish, meat and vegetables. Beijing duck is famous. There is certainly a lot to see and to do in Hong Kong.

When you are in Hong Kong, you must be very careful in the streets because the traffic drives on the left. It is d    5     from that in other areas of China. If it’s your first time to Hong Kong, you must look to the right side and then the left before you cross the street. When you go by bus in Hong Kong, you have to be careful, too. You must always remember the traffic moves on the l    6    . So you must be careful. Have a look first, or you will go the wrong way.

St Patrick’s Day（圣帕特里克节）is one of the most important festivals in Ireland. It is on March 17. It is not only an important holiday in Ireland but also a day when everyone wants to be Irish. It b    7     a public holiday in 1903. The first St Patrick’s Day celebration took place not in Ireland, but in the United States. The first American celebration of St Patrick’s Day was in Boston in 1737. St Patrick’s Day is a t    8     to wear green and hold parties.

People will usually think of the color of green when they talk about St Patrick’s Day in m    9     times. Green is the color of spring and Ireland. People wear green and carry little green leaves. They b    10     that these can bring themselves good luck. Some people even color their hair green for the celebration. And they look really funny.

It’s a t    11     for families to go to church in the morning and celebrate the festival in the afternoon. Today, people celebrate St Patrick’s Day in America, Canada, Australia and some other countries.

Have you e    1     been to Singapore? Singapore is both the name of country and its capital. It is the s    2     country in Asia. Look at the picture, it’s the symbol of Singapore. It’s half a fish and half a lion. People in Singapore call it Merlion. You can see it all over Singapore.

For many Chinese tourists, this small island in Southeast Asia is a wonderful place to take a holiday. On the one hand, more than three quarters of population(人口) are C    3    , so you can simply speak Chinese a lot of time. On the other hand, Singapore is an English-speaking country, so it’s also a good place to p    4     your English.

There are a lot of beautiful gardens and parks in Singapore, so Singapore is called the “Garden City”. One of the most interesting places to visit in Singapore is the Bird Park. There are hundreds of beautiful birds. They are from many different countries of the world. It takes about two hours to see all the birds.

One great thing about Singapore is that the temperature (温度) is almost the s    5     all year round. This is because it is so n    6     the equator(赤道).

7 . Beijing, Bangkok and Tokyo are all g    1     cities in Asia. They are all the c    2     of their countries. Beijing is n    3     of Shanghai. We can find many m    4    , palaces and parks. T    5     always visit the Great Wall. People in Beijing e    6     eating dumplings. Tokyo is north-east of Shanghai. We can go s    7     in Tokyo because there are so many department s    8     in the streets. Bangkok is famous for its temples and b    9    . Visitors can enjoy diving and s    10     at the nice beaches.

Have you ever been to Hong Kong? Hong Kong is a beautiful place to travel. It lies in the southeastern part of China. She r    1     to our motherland in 1997. If you go to Hong Kong by air, you will arrive at Kai Tak Airport, because there was not enough land. This airport was build out into the sea. It is in the part of Hong Kong called Kowloon. Kowloon is one of the two big cities in Hong Kong. The other city is Hong Kong itself. It is on an i    2    . You can get there by ship or through a tunnel under the sea. Much of Hong Kong is farmland and mountains.

The population of Hong Kong is over six million. People from all over the w    3     travel to Hong Kong every year. You can watch horse racing or motor racing. Some places are quiet and beautiful. When you are hot and tired, there are small cool gardens to rest in. There are also a lot of buildings to live in. Hong Kong is also a good place for Chinese f    4    . You can enjoy many kinds of cooking. For example, fish, meat and vegetables. Beijing duck is famous. There is certainly a lot to see and to do in Hong Kong.

When you are in Hong Kong, you must be very careful in the streets because the traffic drives on the left. It is d    5     from that in other areas of China. If it’s your first time to Hong Kong, you must look to the right side and then the left before you cross the street. When you go by bus in Hong Kong, you have to be careful, too. You must always remember the traffic moves on the l    6    . So you must be careful. Have a look first, or you will go the wrong way.