3 . This winter, the city of Harbin has become one of     1     (popular) places in China. The government tried its best     2     (show) sincerity and creativity to entertain tourists from all over the world.

Nowadays, people describe the city     3     a generous big brother and it does everything possible to entertain guests. To “rescue (营救)” tourists     4     are not used to the cold weather, the city built many temporary heated rest rooms for them, providing warm drinks for free. Frozen pears     5     (cut) into the shapes of flowers so that tourists could enjoy them conveniently. The city even flew a big artificial moon over the Saint Sophia Cathedral     6     tourists could take stylish pictures.

The government stands in the shoes of tourists. It pays special attention to the comments under the videos published on social media     7     (platform). Whatever tourists complain about, it moves and improves     8     (rapid). Touched by the city’s “small details”, tourists share their heart-warming moments online, showing     9     an amazing city Harbin is.

Because of the effort, during the recent holidays, Harbin received     10     (million) of tourists, creating a revenue of 5.9 billion yuan. Harbin’s tourism boom (旅游热潮) also proves China’s growing enthusiasm for winter sports, with the city set to host the 2025 Asian Winter Games.

My hometown is a beautiful place. The spring is often from     1     (二月) to May. There are flowers and trees in a big park. Children like to play soccer in the park when they are     2     (空闲的).

In summer the water in the river is clear and     3     (凉爽的). In the morning, people wash clothes by the river. In the     4     (晚上), people drink tea and chat on the river bank.

In autumn, ginkgo (银杏) leaves fall from the trees in Xijiao Park. They look like little fairies (仙子) in yellow. We can     5     (观看) them dancing in the air. Children pick up the leaves and put them in their     6     (笔记本) as bookmarks.

In my hometown, there is an     7     (古老的) street with a history of 1,800 years. In winter, heavy snow covers the street. It becomes white     8     (到处). Adults like to sit in front of the stores talking with each other. You can also see children with thick     9     (毛衣) making snowmen. Everyone is happy there.

Now, you see my hometown is     10     (真正地) a wonderful place. I love the four seasons of my hometown.

Tibet, which is famous for its special culture and food, lies in the southwest of China. It is home to about 3.2 million Tibetans, making it one of the country’s     1     (large) minorities (少数名族). Recently, it     2     (receive) tons of attention from all over the world. Tibet, which includes some of the world’s tallest mountains, attracts many hikers and mountain climbers     3     want to climb Mount Everest.

To discover more about the cultural traditions of Tibet, it is     4     (high) advised to visit the Zangxiang Village Tea House and have a traditional Tibetan meal. If you plan to visit Tibet, it’s important to know how to rent an apartment and you can go there by plane as well. Moreover, besides credit cards (信用卡), Wechat pay and Alipay,     5     is necessary to bring some cash (现金).     6     (visitor) can buy some handicrafts (手工艺品) in markets and shops, which greatly develops Tibet’s economy.

A trip to Tibet can offer us     7     special travel experience, which is filled     8     rich cultural traditions and beautiful natural scenery. And it will bring great     9     (happy) to us. Also, it will offer us a chance     10     (find) out that having and keeping our differences is important.

7 . Fan Zhaoyi is a hotel owner at “Snow Town”. In the past, most people there     1     (make) a living by cutting down trees. But it was difficult to take the wood out of the farm because the snow was too heavy. The snow season at the farm can last up to seven     2     (month) a year. Many workers had to find other jobs     3     (slow).

“At that time, these workers     4     (encourage) to work in the tourism area, but many people were afraid to try. Few families were brave enough     5     (provide) hotels, but I was a brave one.” Fan said.

He turned out to be right. The high mountains, thick forest and proper temperature make snow there     6     special that more and more visitors go to visit the farm.

“I prepared four rooms in     7     first year and started to make money later,” Fan said. His success also encouraged other people. The “Snow Town” has also been trying     8     (it) best to provide better service for the tourists. It is going to make itself one of     9     (popular) places for visitors.

Last year, the winter tourist season at the “Snow Town” began, and 100,000 tickets were pre-sold. The white snow and red lanterns have won the hearts     10     thousands of tourists from all over the world.

I’m Hugo. I would like to tell you about the place where I     1     (生活). It is called Llandudno and it’s in the     2     (北方) of Wales. What do you think of the     3     (名字)? That’s probably unusual for you because it’s Welsh. I was born here and so it’s     4     (容易) for me to speak Welsh well.

Llandudno is one of the most     5     (著名) places for holidays in Wales. It’s by the sea and we have lots of     6     (沙滩). You can swim in the sea if you want to, but it’s quite cold most of the year, especially in     7     (十二月). You can also take a chair lift to a cafe at the top of a     8     (小山). And I strongly suggest you go to the concert hall if you love     9     (音乐) because great bands play there. There’s also a youth club and I usually enjoy     10     (我自己) there every Friday night.

So come and visit when you’re free. I believe you’ll have a good time here.

I recently planned a coach trip to London for my dad and myself. And that day in August of last year was     1     (real) bright and warm.

We were taken first to Greenwich where my dad had grown up. It was so much     2     (clean) than he remembered and, of course, there were many changes, mostly for the better. Alongside the National Maritime Museum we stopped     3     a coffee in a lovely open air café with views over the River Thames.

Soon we     4     (call) by the guide to join a “city cruiser”, together with other members of the trip. Once we set sail, the first famous building we could see was Queen Anne’s House     5     is set at the foot of the Royal Greenwich Park. We spent the whole time sitting on the top deck (甲板) and enjoying the many sights     6     we were sailing slowly.

The final destination (目的地) was the London Eye. Our prepaid tickets meant that we didn’t have to stand in line with the other     7     (tourist). We looked out over the whole city,     8     (include) Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament. We could even see Buckingham Palace in the distance.

Upon leaving the London Eye, we only had to take     9     short walk across the park to where our coach was waiting to take     10     (we) back. Our trip to London proved to be a quite lovely and memorable day out—my dad especially enjoyed every minute of it.

Hangzhou, together with five other     1     (city) in Zhejiang, has hosted the 19th Asian Games     2     Sept. 23 to Oct. 8. Before the Games, Hangzhou     3     (use) many ways to make their city look better. The city also tried its best to make traffic better. The city now has much     4     (wide) roads and lighter traffic.

“The Small Lotus” is one of the main places for sports events. On the top of it, there are eight petals. They can open and close     5     (easy). It takes 15 minutes for each petal     6     (open) and close.

Self-driving buses were used during the Games, too. The smart buses start     7     (run) only by themselves. Surprisingly, the highest speed of them can be as far as 50 kilometers in     8     hour. With the help of artificial intelligence sensors (人工智能传感 器), the buses know     9     to take athletes to right places and where to stop.

    10    , the buses can only carry at most 20 passengers (乘客).