2 . A survey has been conducted by a travel agency these days. It asked students at senior high schools to name some E    1     cities they like best and give their reasons. The followings are the top four on the list.

Venice in Italy was c    2     because it is one of the most romantic cities. It is special because of its beautiful canals and bridges. Newly married honeymoon couples love to go for a ride in a gondola which is the s    3     of Venice. In the past, Venice was an important port. Marco Polo left from there when he travelled to China in 1271. It was also a great artistic centre during the Renaissance.

The capital of Spain, Madrid is situated in the centre of the country. Madrid is famous for its art galleries. Its famous museum has one of the world’s biggest art c    4     and paintings by Picasso are exhibited at the Reina Sofia. Many people are attracted to Madrid for its exciting nightlife. But the city is well-known with young people because it is home to the Real Madrid soccer team and its star players.

London is the capital and largest city of the United Kingdom. Its many historical landmarks, including the Tower of London and Buckingham Palace, are visited by millions of tourists. But London is also an exciting modern city and a great entertainment centre. A lot of plays, concerts, musicals and operas are c    5    and performed in the theaters of the West End.

The Italian capital, Rome, is one of the worlds’ richest historical cities. The ancient city was the capital of the Roman Empire and tourists are e    6    attracted by ancient monuments. Its most famous landmark is the Colosseum, a Roman amphitheatre built in 75AD. Another attraction is the Pope’s residence, the Vatican, and its beautiful Sistine Chapel, which was painted by Renaissance artist Michelangelo.

3 .

A.performances       B.architecture   C. offer     D. served     E.buildings

The Huangpu River is a must-see for most tourists. You enjoy the “museum of international    1    on the Bund” and the skyline of Lujiazui in Pudong. You can have a close look at the famous Shanghai Oriental TV Tower and the magnificent Jinmao Building. You can also see videos, sing songs or watch wonderful     2    on the boat. Tea and coffee are    3    during the trip. The tour guide will tell you something about Shanghai’s today and yesterday both in Chinese and in English. We     4    there different boat tours along the river everyday. You are sure to have a good time.

4 . What does travelling mean? Visit, enjoy and discover.

Every year hundreds and thousands of people come to the UK. And London, the c    1     city, is usually their first stop. What can they see? What can they experience (体验)?

Getting around in London is not difficult. There is the underground train, the oldest in the world, or the traditional double-decker bus. A boat trip along the River Thames t    2     you to Tower the London.

Going around the city center on foot is easy. The maps in the streets will show you what is around you in five-minute walk. You can get a great v    3     of the city from 135 meters up on a huge wheel, the London Eye. Look across the river and you will see the Houses of Parliament and the famous clock tower, Big Ben.

There are over 240 museums in the capital, but the two most popular are in South Kensington and c    4     nothing to get into. In the Natural History Museum, the key word is Big. Next to it is the Science Museum. It has those great British i    5    , the history of flight and exploration (探索) of space.

5 .

He was just an ordinary p_________. Day after day, he went regularly across the village. For him, life was without waves.

One day, he was delivering mails as usual. When he looked up in the sky, he s_________lost his balance（平衡）. It was a little stone that caught his feet. He found it strange but beautiful. He then placed the stone in his bag carefully. Because of this stone’s arrival, his day was lightened. He had a thought—I can b_________a castle with such beautiful stones. How wonderful it will be!

His ordinary life started to be different since then. He still delivered mails, but he collected every stone he could find along the way. All those dusty stones, in his eyes, shone like diamonds. After collecting e_________stones, he started. During the daytime, he passed along the dreams of others; and during the night time, he had his own dream. No one was willing to join in. But he was still happy b_________he knew the dream and the castle only belonged to him.

After 20 years of working day and night, his dream castle was finally completed. It was a wonderful castle just as he i_________.

This is a real story. His name is Xue Waller. The stone castle has become one of the most famous tourist a_________in France. At the entrance of the stone castle, there is a sentence—“I want to know how far a dream stone can go.”

1. p_________
2. s_________
3. b_________
4. e_________
5. b_________
6. i_________
7. a_________

6 . Complete the passage with the words in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词前的字母填入空格。每个单词只能填一次)   

A. toys     B. watched        C. excited   D. popular   E. snacks   F. with

Disneyland is a    1    theme park (主题乐园). This summer holiday, my family and I went to Shanghai Disneyland. We had a good time there.

When I entered Disneyland, I was very    2    . There were many famous Disney cartoon characters (角色) standing at the gate. A lot of children queued up to take pictures     3    them. I enjoyed some amazing rides (供乘骑的游乐设施) at Disneyland. There were many kinds of    4    in the park. I ate a Mickey Mouse ice cream sandwich. It was very delicious. At night, my family and I    5    the firework display in the park and we took many pictures. I had a great day at Disneyland. I will remember it forever.

7 . Fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）

I live in Denver, a city in the state of Colorado (美国科罗拉多州). I love living in Colorado. It is famous for the Rocky Mountains. There are many fun o    1     activities to do here. People often go hiking, camping, skiing and snowboarding.

To get from Denver to the mountains in a car, it takes about thirty minutes. Many people come to attend college in Colorado, so they can go skiing and camping in the mountains on the weekends. On Friday evening, after class, they l    2     college together in one or two cars. It is a great time.

When I don’t work or have fun in the mountains, I often walk my dogs around town. Denver is a great place to walk dogs. The sidewalks (人行道) are very clean. There are many parks and people are quite f    3    . I usually take my dogs to Cheesman Park, which is a ten-minute walk from my house. There are always lots of people walking their dogs, and the dogs can sometimes p    4     together.

Colorado is a safe place to ride a bike, and there are many famous races here. There are also a lot of biking paths. Although there are many cars or buses in the street, the d    5     are very respectful (对…尊敬) of the bikers and the pedestrians (步行者). Personally, I enjoy running with my brother. We run a few miles every day, and we o    6     took part in a marathon (马拉松) last year. Colorado is great for enjoying life.

8 . Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words （在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）
Today I want to tell you something about Qingdao. I like Qingdao because of the beautiful v    1    . The beaches in Qingdao are good. They are clean. They are c    2    with people during national holiday. Many tourists come here. Laoshan is famous for its mountain. Taiqing Palace is in the southeast of the mountain. It is the oldest temple in Laoshan. Ba Da Guan is one of the 3. b    3    places to visit. You can s    4    many different buildings there. Every year, lots of t    5     spend their holiday there. Welcome to Qingdao!

9 . Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)

Every town in the United States has a post office. Some are very small, and you may also find them in the corner of a shop. O    1     are larger buildings. They are open five days a week and on Saturday mornings. From Monday through Friday they are usually open five days a week and on Saturday mornings. From Monday to Friday they are usually open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

If you know how much the postage is for your letter, you can buy stamps a    2    any window. In some post offices you can buy stamps from machines. Stamps are sold at many different prices, from one cent to many dollars. If you are not s    3    how much postage is for your letter, you may ask the man or the woman in the post office for help. He or she will give you the stamps you n    4    . If you are sending your letter far away, you should use airmail envelopes. Remember that postage will be more expensive for a letter that you want to send to foreign countries.

At a post office you can also buy postcards. A postcard is c    5     than a letter. Usually the price of postage for a postcard is about half that of a letter. The postcard you buy at a post office do not have pictures. However, they are also not to be sent outside the countries. Letters are an easy and cheap way to keep in touch with people in many different countries.

10 . Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. (在短文的内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每格限填一词，首字母已给)

There are many cities in most countries. But every country has one special city --- the capital. For example, China’s capital city is Beijing. The capital of UK is London.

The capital city is very important. It is home to a country’s central government (中央政府). Leaders of a country w    1       and live there. It is often the centre of a country’s economy (经济) and culture too.

The capital city is very special, so countries do not often change it. But Indonesia (印度尼西亚) is going to b    2     a new capital on the island of Borneo. Jakarta, the capital is sinking (下沉) into the sea now. The city has taken out too much groundwater.

People cannot change the capital city easily in a few months. It will take around 10 y    3     and cost about $32 billion (十亿).

There are some interesting things to know about capital cities around the world.

◎ Capitals are u    4     large cities, but not always the largest city in a country. For example, Canberra (堪培拉) is the capital of Australia, but the largest city in Australia is Sydney.

◎ Some countries have over o    5     capital. For example, South Africa has three and Bolivia has two.

◎ Some s    6     countries take the whole country itself as the capital, such as Singapore (新加坡) in Asia. It just has an area of 719 square kilometers, while Beijing is 16410 square kilometers.