2 . For your next vacation, why not consider     1     Paris? Paris is the capital of France and is one of the liveliest cities in Europe. It doesn’t have any beaches or mountains, but there are still many things to do there. For example, I has some fantastic sights, i    2     the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame Cathedral, one of the most famous c    3     in the world. T    4     around Paris by taxi can cost a lot of money, but it’s usually convenient to take the underground train to most places. In general, France is quite an expensive place. One thing that is not expensive in France, however, is the wine! Most people in France have l    5     English. But many people don’t like to speak English, especially in Paris. So unless you speak French yourself, it’s best to travel with someone who can translate things for you.

London is     1     (冠词) great city for shopping. Go to the large shops everywhere in the middle of the city, and you can     2     (buy) food and drink, clothes, furniture and things for your home, as     3     (good) as computers, all in the same     4     (build). London is famous     5     (介词) its clothes shops, for men and     6     (woman) and for young people.     7     (it) street markets are good fun too. You can buy bags, T-shirts, scarves and presents to take back home,     8     (连词) you can try food from all over the world. In fact, you can buy     9     (something) from anywhere around the world when you   go     10     (shop) in London.

While in middle school, I often visited the city of Hue(顺化) in the summer. It is     1     (I) hometown. I am very proud     2     this city.

Hue is not a large city but it is     3     (peace) and quiet. Every year thousands of     4     (tourist) visit Hue. They are very pleased with Hue’s beauties and people. The people who live in Hue are very friendly and open-hearted. Each of them     5     (have) a sweet voice. If you like traveling, visiting Hue city is a     6     (real) wonderful choice.

In the early morning,     7     (watch) the sun rise above the sea is very interesting. We can also enjoy the beauty of early morning a    8     breathe in the fresh air from the sea together. Besides, w    9     you visit Hue you can try many different kinds of delicious cakes. Hue is such     10     great city to live in!

On Monday morning, my family     1     Penang in Malaysia. It was     2     (sun) and hot, so we     3     (决定) to go to the beach near our hotel. My sister and I tried paragliding. I felt like I was a bird. It was so     4     (excite)! In Georgetown, there are a lot of new     5     (build) now. We also saw the houses of the Chinese     6     (trade) from 100 years ago. I really enjoyed     7     (walk) around the town. On Tuesday, it started     8     (rain), so we took the train to the top of the mountain, and we couldn’t see anything below. We had one bowl rice and some     9     (fish). I was     10     (hunger), so the food tasted great.

In China, different p    1     have different weather. In Heilongjiang, the weather is always     2     in winter and hot in summer.     3     in Hainan island, the weather is very warm in winter and hot in summer. Kunming is a     4    （春天）city. It’s     5    （温暖的）all the time.

In London, the weather c    6     very often. You can see a sunny day in the morning, and then a rainy day one or two     7     (hour) later. People always talk     8     the weather in London. They often talk to you, “If you don’t like the weather, it doesn’t m    9    . It will change in a minute.”

Now people can do many things about weather. It’s     10     (call) man-made（人造的）weather. We hope we can decide the weather one day.

10 . Do you know an old city     1     (call) “Pingyao” in Shanxi? It’s a town with a long history of more than two thousand years.     2     (thousand) of people come     3     (visit) the old town every year. They want to have a look at the Chinese traditional     4     (build) there.

The old city is not very large. And there are no tall buildings here. Most of the buildings have only two floors. And most of them     5     (make) of stones (石头). People all like to go     6     (walk) on the stone streets. There are many Chinese­style shops on either side (边) of the street.

Pingyao is a square (方的) city. The city has a wall around it. It’s about 6 kilometres long and 12 metres high.

Pingyao is not far from Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi Province (省). You can take buses or trains here. It’s less than two     7     (hour) bus ride from Taiyuan. It costs you only 20 yuan. If you take a train, it     8     (take) you only one and a half hours     9     (get) here. And it     10     (not cost) you too much.